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End of an era as old Dumfries and Galloway Standard building demolished
The property in Haugh s Close is being knocked down for the community-led Midsteeple Quarter project
The old Standard office is knocked down to make way for the redevelopment of The Oven building. (Image: Jim McEwan)
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Soldiers Develop Trade Skills In Cyprus
Woodbridge s airborne Sappers have been honing their trade skills on the island, renovating British Army infrastructure.
9th April 2021 at 11:39am
Airborne Sappers from 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment have been on Exercise Pinestick, training their trade skills in Cyprus.
The exercise is a regular deployment by a Royal Engineer squadron, tasking them with building and renovating infrastructure used by British military personnel based on the island and the wider Cypriot community.
Having been in Cyprus for six weeks from late January, troops have planned and carried out upgrades to RAF Akrotiri s force protection, built a new hut and repaired a track at the Dhekelia Scout Wood, and also worked on the renovation of the Episkopi Families Centre.
5 04 2021
Set in scenic surroundings in Singapore’s rustic north-eastern corner, the area we refer to as Changi Point, is one in which I have found great joy in. It is an area of much beauty with much of its natural geographical features intact and wears a charm that is little changed from the time I first interacted with it more than half a century ago. Over the years, I have also discovered that the area is one with quite a history; a history that is even recorded in maps of a 17
th century battle off Changi. Also as fascinating is Changi Point and its more recent past, one that goes back to the early decades of Singapore as a British East India Company trading port.
The vast amphitheatre was glazed until 1949. Photograph: Will Pryce Credit: Will Pryce, Future Publishing
This week, the Royal Albert Hall celebrates its 150th anniversary. With photographs taken during the unnatural quiet of lockdown, John Goodall looks at the remarkable story behind the creation of this world-famous venue. Photographs by Will Pryce.
At noon on Wednesday, March 29, 1871, Queen Victoria set off in a royal cavalcade of nine closed carriages from Buckingham Palace for the official opening of the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences in South Kensington.
Undeterred by a biting wind, large crowds assembled to line the route and an audience of nearly 8,000 people gathered in the building itself. A report in