Siobhan Downes05:00, May 05 2021
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Top Paddock Music Festival in Gore. A concert featuring a line-up of local country music stars.
Want to go somewhere a bit different this winter? Whatever type of holiday you’re after, we have the destination for you. For festival fun try… Gore New Zealand’s country music capital comes to life in the winter months, with a host of events that draw visitors from all over the country down south. In June, toes will be tapping at the inaugural Tussock Country festival – a nine-day celebration of country music. Highlights include the iconic Gold Guitar Awards, where you can see the budding talent on display, and Top Paddock, a concert featuring a line-up of local country music stars. Entertainment will also be out in full force on the streets, as part of the “Freeze Ya Bits Off Busking” competition, culminating in a big street party.
Businesses across Caldicot, Chepstow, Magor, Undy and Rogiet have decorated their windows on the theme of a Christmas film or Christmas song, and families taking part have to work out the answers to be in with the chance to win some Christmassy prizes. Gareth Williams, from Kre8tive Theatre, said: “We had to cancel three productions this Christmas, The Jungle Book, Seussical The Musical and The Ghost Train. As we had already paid for the shows, to be able to keep and perform them next year we had to organise a fundraising event. “Our Magical Christmas Window Hunt stretches from Magor to Sedbury. There are 87 windows to find and work out with the Christmas film or song.
thank you. baltimore police say an officer caught on video beating a man has resigned. the video from saturday is disturbing. for 12 seconds, you can see the officer pummeling the man been h pinning him to the ground. this started when the officers approached him to speak to him. officers are required to do that anytime they make contact with a citizen. the situation escalated when the man refused to provide identification. baltimore s police commissioner is deeply disturbed by the incident. terrifying moments inside a las vegas clothing shop. a security guard fired a gun at the manager. police say it started over the weekend when the guard had an argument with his boss. he left the store and returned with a handgun. he tried to shoot the manager with no regard for anyone in the store. police shot the guard outside the store. no one in the store was injured. the guard is being treated for
is disturbed. terrifying moments inside a las vegas clothing shop. police say it started over the weekend when the guard had an argument with his boss. he left the store and returned with a handgun. he tried to shoot the manager with no regard for anyone in the store. police shot the guard outside the store. no one in the store was later. the guard is being treated for multiple injuries. more than 10,000 people displaced from their homes as the holy fire continues to rage through southern california. promising news for firefighters this morning. that s next.
to cope a recent report by human rights watch suggests lebanese officials are harassing refugees in an attempt to drive them away. reedus and her bruce has been looking for safety since the beginning of the syrian war fleeing the bombs he arrived five years ago here in lebanon. a tailor he found work at a clothing shop and rented a house he began to settle down but now he says local officials are bullion him trying to force him out. and what i would have not a situation now in lebanon has become really bad for us refugees in lebanon is pushing us to go back to syria we had to fill this application that we were asked of the area where we come from is now safe and we said it s not stable there they asked us if we want to go back i said no but they wrote down yes this could