Improvements have been made to a climbing hotspot in the Peak District to make it more accessible for people with disabilities. Changes at Horseshoe Quarry, near Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire, include the installation of a wheelchair-friendly gate and the removal …
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Plans have been submitted for two barges that could be used for bombing practice at a Ministry of Defence site in Lincolnshire. The boats would be based at Holbeach Air Weapons Range, near Gedney Drove End. The RAF and planes …
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Tributes have been paid by the cast of US comedy series Cheers after George Wendt – who starred as Norm Peterson – died at the age of 76. Ted Danson, who played bar boss Sam Malone, said he was "devastated …
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The event promised "a taste of Holland" – a country famous for its vast tulip fields – and also features Dutch street food and live entertainment. While the garden is open, so-called tulip guardians will maintain the fields while encouraging …
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A pedestrian has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash with an e-scooter, police have said. It happened on Wallisdown Road at the junction with Kinson Road in Poole at 04:40 on Monday. Dorset Police said the man, in his …
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A council has said it will pay about £2.3m in refunds after overcharging people for the cost of care. Southend-on-Sea City Council said there was a technical error when new software was set up in 2018. A total of 586 …
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A woman has been sexually assaulted by a man at Dover Castle, police said. The force is appealing for witnesses after the sexual assault in the wartime tunnels at about 13:30 BST on Sunday 6 April. Kent Police described the …
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Future residents of a new housing estate would be at risk of being struck by cricket balls from a nearby club if the development goes ahead, a council has been warned. Sport England has objected to plans for 295 homes …
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A manuscript once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world's most valuable documents'', according to UK academics. Harvard Law School paid $27.50 (then about £7) for it …
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Celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of Guernsey's Liberation Day will include an artist-led exhibition. Exile and Return was developed when artist Rosanne Guille and the Reverend Dr Adrian Datta, of St Pierre du Bois Church, met while swimming at …