Dumfries and Galloway Council apologies after complaints that Sanquhar Cemetery left like a bombsite
Community asset manager Nicola Simpson accepts there was a communications failure over a scheme to make the headstones safe
Douglas Swan, Ian Turnbull and Betty Burns beside the memorial stone for Minister James Richmond Wood after the council had carried out the work. (Image: Jim McEwan)
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Scots cemetery left like a bombsite as distressed families hit out over council safety work
Headstones were made safe at Sanquhar Cemetery in Dumfries and Galloway sparking fury among locals.
Douglas Swan, Ian Turnbull and Betty Burns beside the memorial stone for Minister James Richmond Wood after the council had carried out the work. (Image: Jim McEwan)
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Afterwards, Vertical Aerospace got in touch to share designs for flagship aircraft, the VA-1X.
Designs for the companies VA-1X model have been released The VA-1X would travel at 150mph, cutting the time it takes to travel from the capital to the coast, currently about two hours by car or an hour by train. Vertical Aerospace s James Richmond, an expert on advanced air mobility, said the new technology could be a reality by 2023.
The companies first prototypes, the POC and the Seraph The company s first prototype was the POC, this was followed a second prototype, the Seraph. Plans were then released for the VA-1X, which will boast cruise speeds of 150 mph with a useable range of up to 100 miles.
Flying taxis to be trialled in Bristol in two years
The project has just got Government backing
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Flying taxis that are effectively giant people-carrying drones could be taking to the skies over Bristol as soon as 2023, after the project to develop them got Government backing.