Royal Navy bomb disposal expert made MBE

A Royal Navy expert who oversaw the safe disposal of a 500lb Luftwaffe bomb found at London’s King George V Docks has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. Under Lieutenant Commander Sean “Central” Heaton’s leadership, specialist divers from Portsmouth and Plymouth-based bomb disposal units have rendered …

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Pare back on public servant payroll, Taxpayers Federation urges N.L. government | Regional-Business | Business

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says the taxpayers of Newfoundland and Labrador simply can’t afford the current cost of the bureaucratic payroll. Renaud Brossard, interim Atlantic director for the CTF, told SaltWire Networks the salaries and benefits for government employees have consistently been the province’s biggest expense. At $3.9 billion, …

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Dunfermline’s hero children featured in tomorrow’s Press!

DON’T miss tomorrow’s Dunfermline Press, on sale as usual in the shops, as we celebrate the Dunfermline kids who have been honoured for the extraordinary things they’ve been doing to help improve the lives of others.  A total of 50 local children have been recognised in the Dunfermline Junior Hero Awards …

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