A funeral service has been held for a veteran from the Parachute Regiment, who had lived at a Mitcham care home for nearly 13 years. James Jimmy Ashdown had been living at HC-One s Fieldway care home in Mitcham when he sadly died aged 92. But his final sendoff at Richmond Cemetery last month saw history repeat itself. Jimmy was renowned for his tribute, at the age of 55, to a Regimental Sergeant Major at his funeral at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He had walked 30 miles from his home in London to attend the service, donning his Parachute Regiment red beret and paying his respects with a wreath and red rose.
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Updated: 16:58, 25 February 2021
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Councillor Alasdair Christie: This is one of the most positive budgets that I can remember, considering the scale of the challenges facing us in the Highlands .
HIGHLAND Council is next week set to unveil an ambitious health and prosperity budget that aims to provide a springboard for recovering from one of the most challenging years in living memory.
The council says that the strategy has at its heart investment in the Highland economy and securing medium-term financial sustainability for the local authority.
We need a viable vision for city s future By Andrew Dixon Published: 09:26, 13 February 2021
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Analysis of how Inverness can be a base camp for tourists visiting the wider Highlands is being called for.
The work could be an important boost for the area as it aims to recover from the pandemic.
Inverness Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stewart Nicol is eager for talks to start.
âWe are at the start and finish of the North Coast 500 and our place as the capital of the Highlands is secure, but how do we get tourists to come to the city, experience something of our culture and heritage and use it as a base to explore the rest of the Highlands?â he asked.
Letter: Friends from Worcester, friends for a lifetime
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This month triggered me to reminisce about my experience growing up with Black Americans. I remember a Black kid named Teddy from the orphanage in Boston who I greatly admired. Moving to Worcester I attended Commerce High School. I remember Jimmie Gray and Willie Salmon who signed my yearbook. Bunny Price and Phil Price, a teammate on the baseball team, are fondly remembered. A young girl named Catherine Gomes was also pictured in the yearbook. Ironically her son, Bruce, ended up marrying my daughter, Lynn. What a small world. My experiences with these individuals greatly enhanced my life and will be remembered for all time.