A VILLAGER says she is “ecstatic” after fellow residents gave her the go-ahead in a referendum to maintain a grass verge. A public meeting was held two years ago when Irene Fowler first put forward her proposal to see to the upkeep of the overgrown verge, in Race Moor Lane, Oakworth. There were some objections to the plan, particularly around the idea of including a bench – which sparked fears over anti-social behaviour and loss of privacy. The bench idea has since been dropped. In a bid to end wrangling, villagers living within around 100 metres of the verge – which is owned by Bradford Council – were balloted.
Ireland s Eight America s Cup Challenges Are Now Remote History
27th February 2021
No longer at the races……The AC75 American Magic at an early stage of the selection trials for the current 2021 series, when she seemed well able to cope with awkward seas. But she was actually in smoother water some weeks later when she became airborne in squally weather on starboard tack, and in crashing back to sea level, the port foil snapped like a stick of celery, holing the hull
When the low black schooner America won what was to become an historic race around the Isle of Wight on Friday 22nd August 1851 from a small fleet of varied English yachts, thereby winning a silver ewer which was eventually to become The America s Cup, the British Empire was approaching its world-girdling all-powerful peak. As for the United States of America, they were expanding with such vigour that they overcame a destructive Civil War ten years later to enter an era of such growth and strength that inevitab
They deserve a medal - the teachers and schools praised by parents for support in pandemic
Families have been telling us the schools and teachers they want to thank for supporting pupils
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Thank you posters outside Oak Tree Primary in Cheadle Hulme (Image: Vicky Moran)
Schools across Greater Manchester have been thanked by families for all they have done to support them during the pandemic. In an article last week about executive headteacher Chris Hanson praising families and staff at Corpus Christi RC Primary in Chadderton, Oldham, for pulling together amid the pandemic, we asked parents to tell us who they wanted to thank.