VE stamp series will honour Newtonmore’s mighty WW2 warrior

TOMMY MACPHERSON CBE, MC, TD, DL, CROIX DE GUERRE, LÉGION D’HONNEUR (1920–2014): Colonel Sir Ronald Thomas (‘Tommy’) Stewart Macpherson was a Commando known for his audacious actions. These included being dropped by submarine in North Africa, where he sabotaged enemy positions before being caught. Escaping to Britain, he was parachuted …

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Football star locked up for killing ‘adrenaline junkie’ dad

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of ‘adrenaline junkie’ father Adrian Daniel Lucas Akins arriving at Leeds Crown Court(Image: PA) A professional footballer who knocked over and killed a cyclist has been jailed. Lucas Akins, 36, was driving his seven-year-old daughter to a piano lesson in Mercedes …

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