New wheeled sports area open in seafront park

A wheeled sports area in a new multi-million pound seafront park in East Sussex has opened. The new skatepark, pump track and roller areas are now in use at Hove Beach Park. The existing skatepark at Hove Lagoon will now close and the ramps will be removed from Monday. A …

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Nominations open for Grange and Cartmel council by-election

The Grange and Cartmel ward at Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking a new representative following the retirement of Councillor Sue Sanderson. The Notice of Election was published on Thursday, September 12, giving candidates until Friday, September 20, to submit their nomination papers. If more than one candidate stands, a …

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‘Absolute rip off’: Highland delivery charges action call

People living in the Scottish Highlands have vented their frustration over “rip off’ delivery charges for mail order and internet purchases that are on average 21% higher than the south west of Scotland and  25% higher than Glasgow.  Retailers are free to charge what they like for deliveries under the current laws (Image: …

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King Edward VIII and the coins that never were: As exhibition reveals monarch’s portrait and scrapped coinage, historian IAN LLOYD tells how ‘vain’ monarch fell out with the Royal Mint over his desire to sit looking left

King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity.  As a young man he flouted tradition by wearing the latest fashions, especially flannel trousers with sports coats, ‘turn-ups’ on his trousers and plus-fours for golf.  His distinctive way of fixing his necktie has gone down in the history books as the …

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