Kirkbean s John Paul Jones Birthplace Museum and Visitor Centre receives funding boost
The attraction, dedicated to the man seen as the father of the US Navy has received nearly £20,000 from a coronavirus recovery fund
Susan Dixon from the John Paul Jones Museum near Kirkbean. (Image: Jim McEwan)
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HANOVER, Va., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ First Bank & Trust Company, a diversified financial services firm with $2.3 Billion in assets, today announced the opening of its newest full-service office in Hanover, Virginia.
The Hanover location marks the bank s 24th full-service location. It is the furthest eastern location in The First Bank & Trust Company s footprint, which is largely concentrated along the I-81 corridor, from Winchester, Virginia to Morristown, Tennessee and also includes six loan production offices.
The First Bank & Trust Company Hanover, Virginia Office at 13221 Hanover Courthouse Road. We are honored to be opening an office in Hanover County. As our bank continues to grow, we remain committed to delivering high-quality customer service, contributing solutions that will enrich the local business climate, and answering the banking needs of the community in a neighborly manner, stated Mark Nelson, President & CEO of The
Empire Yard project, Maryport, was part of Allerdale Council’s Future High Streets Fund bid to the Government TWO local leaders have welcomed a multimillion pound funding boost for their areas. Carlisle and Maryport are to be awarded £9,129,874 and £11,527,839 respectively as part of the Government’s Future High Streets Fund. The funding is aimed at supporting areas to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and to help give town centres a new lease of life. It is part of £168.8 million for high streets in the North West.Carlisle asked for a £16.6 million cut of the £1bn pot. The bid focussed on projects including: the repurposing of a number of properties on Castle Street; site preparation work on the former Central Plaza Hotel site ahead of redevelopment; remediation work on the Carlisle Riverside development site; and the redevelopment of the former Hoopers department store which was bought by Edinburgh Woollen Mill earlier this year.
Matt Hartley, Byron Bay
…And just like that, I felt for a moment what it might be like to be Fast Buck$.
Retired from political activity for some years, I nonetheless felt compelled to write to
The Echo pointing out the glaring difference between the rhetoric and reality of the political party that calls itself ‘The Greens’.
BANG! Next thing I knew, a letter from Council. An inspection! Supposedly a complaint had been received about ‘illegal works’ on my property!
A Council officer arrived, and asked about these works; installing a spa pool. Of course, there were no illegal works. The DA is approved, I await the Construction Certificate, so no, nothing has been done.