PLANS to extend a city centre bike and car ban have been called “embarrassing” by campaigners. Cars and bikes will now not be allowed to use pedestrianised areas of the city centre between 10am and 6pm – two hours longer than the current ban. Dan Brothwell, chairman of city cycling …
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There were 21 new cases confirmed in Fife overnight. Saturday’s Scottish Government figures show the total number of positive cases recorded in the health board region since the outbreak began is now 1091. The latest data was released the day after the principal of the University of St Andrews asked …
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More firefighters blaming the county council for missing out on their pension have come forward. It comes after Alan Clements, who worked as a retained firefighter at the Egremont station for 35 years, spoke out on the matter. He said that when the Government agreed to give people in such …
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Police are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision on Briddlesford Road near Newport last night (Thursday) in which a 19-year-old man remains in hospital. As previously reported by Island Echo, a blue Citroen C1 left the carriageway and landed upside down in a field between Downend and …
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Kate Middleton’s favourite handbag designer Aspinal of London looks to shut all UK stores – so why couldn’t a brand that trades on Britishness find success at home? Aspinal of London is looking at plans to shut all 10 city centre stores in the UK Brand is loved by Kate …
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Harvey Weinstein, who is currently serving a 23-year jail term for rape, received the honour in 2004 in recognition of his contribution to the British film industry. — Reuters pic LONDON, Sept 19 — Queen Elizabeth II has stripped Harvey Weinstein of the royal honour he was awarded before his …
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Queen Letizia of Spain stunned in a red dress yesterday as she joined her husband King Felipe at the Royal Theatre in Madrid. The royal, 48, donned a face mask and striking lace A-line dress as she attended the inaugural theatre opening for the 2020/21 season. The mother-of-two, who recently …
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The first wreck of a ship trading in Mayan slaves ever to be found has been identified in Mexican waters by researchers from the country’s National Institute of Anthropology & History (INAH). Some 100 fatalities were recorded when the Spanish vessel sank on 19 September, 1861, including 60 passengers and …
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry should complain to the U.K. press watchdog instead of mounting expensive lawsuits, the organisation’s chairman says. The Duchess of Sussex is suing the Mail on Sunday for privacy, copyright and data protection after it printed a letter she sent her father about the breakdown in …
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image copyrightNick Irving image captionGheorghe Bertlef raped the teenager in an alley on 13 November 2019 A man who stalked lone women walking home late at night has been convicted of raping a teenager in an alleyway. Gheorghe Bertlef, 32, of Pinhoe Road, Exeter had denied attacking the 18-year-old on …
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