pub beer garden given stamp of approval

Renovations are underway at a historic 1880s pub after plans for multiple beer gardens and hotel upgrades were given the tick of approval. The heritage-listed hotel is a landmark in Tewantin and has a rich history in the region’s Cobb and Co era. Plans for extensive restorations of the Royal …

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In this week’s The Orcadian

newsMarch 19, 2025 at 3:22 pm This week’s edition of The Orcadian is now available in shops and online. Not one of the 21 sitting Orkney Islands councillors have visited or made any enquiry about the Orkney Foodbank since election. This is the claim made in a scathing letter to …

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Date meets ZIP code is still a celebrated occasion

Philatelic Foreword by Jay Bigalke The worlds of postcard enthusiasts and postal historians collided Feb. 6 in Cobb Island, Md. Members of the Capitol-Beltway Postcard Club marked a special occasion when the calendar date aligned perfectly with Cobb Island’s ZIP code, creating an interesting “date meets ZIP code” event. Members …

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Kartar Singh Parhar obituary | Labour

My grandfather Kartar Singh Parhar, who has died aged 92, was a Royal Mail worker who became a Labour party councillor in Slough, Berkshire, in the early 1980s. He was deputy leader for a period, and mayor of Slough in 1988 and 1989, becoming the first person from a south …

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