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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A triple murderer who killed three members of his family and was plotting a school shooting has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 49 years. Nicholas Prosper, 19, from Luton, who wanted to become a notorious mass murderer, was sentenced at Luton Crown Court on Wednesday. He …
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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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Martin Lewis is trying to help households save their cash once again in preparation for the current tax year coming to an end in April. It comes as council tax and water bills are set to rise, meaning families will have to tighten their belts even further as the cost …
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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 …
Read More »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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The King has expressed his admiration for the “thin green line” of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Charles told a roomful of officers in Belfast they are owed “an enormous debt of gratitude which can never really be paid enough”. The King and Queen began a visit to Northern …
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A Tesla driver has admitted causing a crash that killed a mum and daughter on the M4 in Wiltshire during Storm Babet. Cheryl Woods and Sarha Smith were crushed to death by a lorry when it overturned in October 2023 as a result of Firas Zeineddine’s careless driving. The 46-year-old …
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A school meal of macaroni cheese was boarded onto the flight from Oban Airport to Lochnell Primary School. Photograph: Kevin McGlynn. A “groundbreaking” project which trialled using drones to deliver school meals and mail in Argyll could be expanded to test heavier payloads and further distances To continue reading this …
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Archduchess Estelle of Austria has died aged 46, leaving European aristocracy in mourning. The Archduchess leaves behind her husband Archduke Carl Christian and their five children, Zita, 17, Anezka, 15, Anna, 12, Paola, 10 and Pier-Giorgia, four. Announcing the death in the Carnet du Figaro bulletin, the family, who live in Nice, …
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