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Rebecca Pow: Somerset MP tells jury she was terrified by alleged stalker s visit to home
Maurice Kirk denies the offence and is standing trial
Rebecca Pow (Image: Chris McAndrew / UK Parliament)
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Rebecca Pow MP has told a trial how the terrifying actions of her alleged stalker left her frightened for her family s safety.
Rebecca Pow: Taunton MP allegedly stalked and sent white powder by fixated constituent
Maurice Kirk denies the charges
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A man has gone on trial accused of stalking Somerset MP Rebecca Pow during a campaign of harassment which included sending white powder to her home.
Maurice Kirk, 76, said he would create merry hell if the Conservative MP for Taunton Deane did not address a number of grievances he had against police and the authorities.
Former seafront hotel for veterans to be re-opened by YMCA
The Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Flowerdown House closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year and has laid unused ever since.
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Flowerdown House in Weston-super-Mare is to re-open as a hotel run by the YMCA (Image: Google Maps)
A Weston-super-Mare seafront hotel which used to give breaks to forces’ veterans is to re-open and be run by the YMCA.
The Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Flowerdown House on Beach Road closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year and has laid unused ever since.
POLICE are warning of potential travel disruption in Taunton tomorrow (Saturday, May 1) due to protest activity . An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said various groups are intending to march and/or demonstrate in the centre of Taunton, Bristol and Bath from 11am. The spokesperson added: Officers remain committed to facilitating people’s democratic right to protest and are keen to help ensure these events take place safely. Under current coronavirus regulations, protest organisers must carry out a risk assessment and take all reasonable measures to limit the risk of transmission of the virus. Restrictions have eased in line with falling infection rates but the virus hasn’t gone away and NHS staff are still working hard.