ScotRail fare increases will affect travelers from Monday, with ticket prices up 4.8%. It comes after a six-month tariff freeze, announced by the Scottish Government in January, expired in June. The increase excludes season tickets and flexible tickets – these will remain frozen at their current prices, in an effort to encourage regular use of … Read more
Tributes honored to remember loved ones at Hyndburn who recently passed away. Announcing the death of a family member has become a time-honored tradition for families and loved ones. We’ve collected the messages posted this week in one place. To view a complete list of death notices, anniversaries, and anniversary memorabilia, please visit Accrington’s section … Read more
By Laura Kuenssberg & Oliver Slow BBC news 2 July 2023, 10:36 WIB Updated 4 hours ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try another browser video caption, “Patients pay the price” for the strike, said NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard The head of NHS England has warned that the strike planned for … Read more
By Laura Kuenssberg & Oliver Slow BBC news 2 July 2023, 10:36 WIB Updated 12 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try another browser video caption, “Patients pay the price” for the strike, said NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard The head of NHS England has warned that the strike planned for … Read more
E-scooters being driven on public roads in Kent should be confiscated and destroyed, said the man in charge of supervising policing in the area. Electric vehicles are illegal to drive on any land that is not privately owned – except in towns or cities covered by government trials. Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott … Read more
A motion will be submitted to local authorities next week to investigate an “alternative form of government”. James Stockan, chairman of the Orkney council, said the island was not getting fair funding in its current relationship with Britain. READ MORE: The image of a perfect Scottish island hides a harsh reality The independent Stromness and … Read more
If you drive north on the A46 from Leicester, go 10 miles to Nottinghamshire then turn right and drive another ten miles towards Lincolnshire, something a bit odd happens. You pass a big sign saying: “Welcome to Leicestershire”. That’s because Leicestershire has a corner that runs farther north than Grantham and is part of a … Read more
A woman who suffered life-altering injuries in a crash that killed five people has denounced the “secret extradition” of the driver responsible to Italy. Morag Smith, 44, was returning home from line dancing with partner Evalyn Collie and two friends – Ted Reid and Audrey Appleby – when her vehicle was struck by Italian tourist … Read more
Achilles Lawrence Gate’te Achilles Lawrence Gat’te (Image: Newsquest) Achilles Lawrence Gate’te, 19 and of Cunningham Road in Norwich, was sentenced to seven and a half years for his ultra-violent rampage through the city club. The victim was so badly injured that part of his skull had to be removed to save his life. Michael Maylen … Read more
A man and a woman were found dead in a hotel in East London. Police were called to the Premier Inn at Mercury Gardens in Romford just before 1pm on Saturday (July 1) after two people were found unresponsive. Paramedics and firefighters also rushed to the hotel, but the couple were pronounced dead at the … Read more
The ‘criminalization’ clause that was exposed has been heavily criticized as the Scottish Government seeks to pursue proposals for a proposed National Treatment Service. Concerns have been raised that the National Nursing Services (Scotland) Bill provides that the minister could through regulation provide a scheme that allows care records to be shared so that services … Read more
Announcing the death of a loved one in the local news media is a long tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make this important announcement. Any notices published in newspapers and on our website also appear on cemetery-notices.co.uk – the UK’s No. 1 site for death notices and memorials. … Read more