REVIEW: Daniel Holmes: A Rare Insightful Snapshot Inside Malta’s Prison
By Gabriel Schembri
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Despite not being your usual page-turner, Daniel Holmes gives readers a well-documented 8-year snapshot of life inside the notorious prison.
Writing memoirs from inside a prison is a tricky feat. It has been done thousands of times before and the author usually knows that his story is not weirder than any of his other inmates. Yet the book by Daniel Holmes, who was handed a 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, turned out to be good, satisfactory even.
A Memoir from Malta’s Prison by Daniel Holmes is not the usual page-turner. I did not crave some free time to sit alone with this book. And yet I somehow consumed it with impressive speed.
Wrexham Glyndwr University unveils electric vehicles as part of extensive decarbonisation projects
Wrexham Glyndwr University is continuing to move forward with environmentally-friendly solutions after securing a £1.6m major capital funding boost.
New electric vehicles have been rolled out as part of a raft of decarbonisation, green economy and digital learning Infrastructure projects at the university.
The university has secured £1.6 million of funding from the Welsh Government for the projects, which will address decarbonisation, green economy and digital priorities.
Facilities Manager Dennis Powell said: “This funding is a massive leap forward for our green agenda and has allowed us to replace our entire fleet with more environmentally sustainable vehicles”.
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Danielle Holmes - We already have a booking to The Canaries and we just have to wait and see what happens!
Ken Quinn - Just had to cancel our June 21st holiday to Turkey as they are on red. Re-booked for June 2022 at £100 cheaper.
Clare Lovatt - Gutted we changed our holiday to Madeira this year to Cyprus next year with £500 back. Jet2 were brilliant.
Steven Inglis - This is Portugal who are not letting in British tourists!
David Fred Thorp - Nah not worth the risk of getting a positive test and paying £2k to sit in a quarantine hotel.
GLYNDWR University has unveiled an entire fleet of electric vehicles after securing £1.6m of Welsh Government funding to continue driving forward with its environmentally-friendly solutions. The Wrexham-based university has rolled out the new electric vehicles as part of a raft of decarbonisation, green economy and digital learning infrastructure projects. The electric fleet consists of two Vauxhall Vivaro e-life minibuses, two Nissan e-NV200 maintenance vehicles, a pair of Nissan Leaf staff pool cars, and a site utility vehicle. Facilities manager Dennis Powell said: This funding is a massive leap forward for our green agenda and has allowed us to replace our entire fleet with more environmentally sustainable vehicles.
HM Courts Service for Worthing and Crawley: Results list for April 12 to 26, 2021
The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Worthing and Crawley from April 12 to 26, 2021.
Friday, 30th April 2021, 12:02 pm
Michael Bloom, 52, of The Crescent, Southwick, was fined £660 and must pay £66 victim surcharge, £90 costs, after being found guilty under the single justice procedure of failing to identify a driver when required by Sussex Police in Shoreham on November 5, 2020. His driving record was endorsed with six points.
Jake Jephson, 26, of Cove Road, Rustington, was fined £433 and must pay £43 victim surcharge, £90 costs, after admitting under the single justice procedure driving over the 30mph speed limit in Littlehampton Road, Worthing, on November 1, 2020. His driving record was endorsed with six points.