A CHARITY committed to improving workplace health and safety says it is “disappointed” that Lerwick Town Hall is not being lit up in purple for International Workers' Memorial Day this year due to a change in council policy. Scottish Hazards chief executive Ian Tasker said.
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A TALENTED golfer who got into the swing of walking with friends during lockdown, has raised more than £3,000 after completing a mammoth 30-mile walk. Sherrie Edwards climbed to six different trig points surrounding her home in Builth Wells last month – walking more than a marathon and ascending the equivalent of two of Britain’s tallest peaks. Sherrie undertook the tough trek as she wanted to celebrate her 40th birthday in style, while raising funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, a charity that’s close to her heart. Sherrie’s stunning effort was completed in a little under 11 hours, starting and ending at her front door on Saturday, May 22.
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A hedgehog in New Zealand. Photograph: Donald Iain Smith/Getty
A hedgehog in New Zealand. Photograph: Donald Iain Smith/Getty
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New Zealand aims to eradicate the humble hedgehog, introduced by British settlers (Killing machines: humble British hedgehog causes havoc in New Zealand, 8 May). This is a golden opportunity for the UK to set up a repatriation scheme to boost the declining indigenous population. It would be a vote-winner, especially among Beatrix Potter fans.