Cornwall will, along with the rest of the country, go to the polls on December 12 when the General Election will be held. We have asked all the candidates across Cornwall to tell us in their own words about themselves as well as their views on a number of different …
Read More »Chester newlyweds and teacher among winners of £3m Postcode Lottery
Champagne corks are popping all over Chester today as 457 people celebrated winning a share of £3m with the People’s Postcode Lottery. Lucky neighbours in the CH2 1 postcode received the news of their winnings today (Saturday November 2) with a knock at their door. The biggest prizes of the …
Read More »Spalding Gleed Boys’ reunion
Friends who hadn’t seen each other since their school days 35 years ago had a great time catching up at their first reunion in Spalding. Leo Fragale and his 180-strong cohort left Spalding Gleed Boys’ School (now Spalding Academy) for the final time in 1984, when life took them in …
Read More »Three tower blocks of student accommodation on Temple Island site recommended for approval
Plans to build three huge tower blocks for almost 1,000 students at Temple Quarter have been recommended for approval. Bristol University secured outline planning permission for a new £300million campus in 2018 on the site behind Temple Meads and part of Temple Island. The campus will include both residential and …
Read More »St Austell football scholarship lad is running a cannabis company in Canada
A Cornish lad who moved to Canada as a student on a football scholarship is now heading a cannabis company with orders from one of the largest online retailers already rolling in. As a keen football player, Adam Bromley, from St Austell , was never really into drugs. Even when …
Read More »‘My daughter should not have been allowed to live’
A grieving mother has spoken of the constant trauma still haunting her 27 years after the death of her daughter. Michelle was born at Hedon Road maternity hospital in May 1992, but passed away less than 12 weeks later at Hull Royal Infirmary. Michelle’s mother, Janet, was excited for her …
Read More »DFN Project Search is offering new service in West Lothian
A training partnership is leading the UK in creating job opportunities for young people with learning disabilities. DFN Project Search is working with West Lothian Council and West Lothian College to transform the employment prospects of young people with learning disabilities and autism, with 100 per cent of recent graduates …
Read More »Totterdown residents give verdict on University of Bristol’s campus plans near Temple Meads
The people of Totterdown came to see the University of Bristol’s plans for a new campus on their doorstep – and called on the planners to make sure they can cross the threshold. The university’s public consultation on its plans for the main campus buildings next to Temple Meads station …
Read More »Kent mum gate crashes her son’s maths class to stop him being rude to teachers
A mum took parenting to the next level this week when she gate crashed his maths class in a bid to teach him a valuable lesson. Becky Crandley walked into The Sittingbourne Community College in Swanstree Avenue and sat herself down next to her son as part of a “surprise” …
Read More »Details revealed for £300m university campus on former sorting office site
Bristol University has revealed more details about its plans to build a brand new £300 million campus on part of Temple Island. From today (Monday, September 9) it is consulting on the detailed design of the academic buildings which will be built on the site of the former Royal Mail …
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