Cinema plans passed for Forge Island

“GAME-changing” proposals for a cinema on Forge Island — a key part of the £150 million town centre masterplan — have been approved by Rotherham’s planning board. The eight-screen complex will be joined by a 69-bed hotel and food and drinks outlets on the 2.6-hectare plot flanked by water. Developers …

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Royal Ascot revellers don their finest gowns at home

Royal Ascot fans from across the globe continue to don their finest gowns and fancy fascinators as they take part in day two of the race meeting from the comfort of their own homes.  Wednesday at the Berkshire racecourse would usually begin when the gates open to tens of thousands …

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Caerleon Post Office celebrates Roman amphitheatre stamp

SHEILA and Spencer Basford can see Caerleon’s Roman amphitheatre from the back the town’s Post Office, which they have run for 15 years – and they are celebrating the landmark’s appearance on a new stamp which goes on sale today. A special window display marks the occasion – put together …

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NHS contact tracing app could be delayed until winter

The UK government cast fresh doubt over the future of its flagship contact tracing app on Wednesday after a health minister conceded it may not be launched until the winter and senior executives prepared to step back from the project. Lord Bethell said the launch of the NHS’s coronavirus app, …

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Coronavirus UK: Thousands of student nurses to be axed

Thousands of student nurses recruited to work on the front line against Covid-19 have been told their placements will be cut short, plunging some of them into financial despair. Nurses took to Facebook and Twitter to express outrage at a decision from NHS England that their paid placements will now …

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