A STUDY which will look at improving passenger access at Ulverston Railway Station is set to begin this month. The study is a collaboration between Furness Line Community Rail Partnership, Network Rail, the Department for Transport (DfT) and train operating company, Northern. Ulverston Town Council has made a contribution of £10,000, whilst Cumbria County Council’s Local Committee for South Lakeland contributed £5,000 to attract the necessary match funding to progress. Access to and from the eastbound platform at Ulverston station is currently via two steep stairwells and an underpass, or by using a barrow crossing over the railway track accompanied by station staff.
London salutes the NHS as buildings turn blue
Monday, 11 January 2021
Heading the list of venues were the London Eye, The O2 and London Stadium and Olympic Park
UK - The London skyline again turned into a beacon of blue at 18:00 on Thursday 7 January. Major sporting and entertainment venues, national landmarks and historic buildings across the capital illuminated in a gesture of thanks to the NHS, volunteers and all those on the COVID healthcare frontline. Heading the list of venues were The O2, London Stadium and Olympic Park, the National Theatre and Madam Tussauds London. The #LightItBlue campaign has been organised by mental health non-profit organisation Makeitblue CIC, formed last year by members of the live events and entertainment industry.
Tim Ripper Owens Stunned by Iced Earth Co-Founder s Link to Capitol Siege
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The heavy metal band s former frontman claims to have never talked politics with guitarist Jon Schaffer after the latter was identified as a person of interest over the January 6 incident. Jan 9, 2021
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Iced Earth frontman Tim Ripper Owens can t believe he spent four years in a band with an accused domestic terrorist.
Guitarist Jon Schaffer has been identified as a person of interest after footage of him inside the U.S. Capitol with other violent protestors went viral on Wednesday, January 06, and rocker Owens admits the drama has left him scratching his head in disbelief.
As the final minutes of 2019 began to tick down, people across the Cayman Islands gathered in churches, yards, public beaches and elsewhere to ring in the new year. For most, 2020 started with a bang, as brilliant displays of fireworks lit up the night sky. Little did the world know at the time that 2020 would be one year for the history books.
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1 Jan.: Port and same-sex marriage cited as largest 2020 challenges
In his New Year message to the Cayman Islands, Premier Alden McLaughlin acknowledged that issues of the cruise port dock and same-sex marriage will be challenging ones for his government in 2020.
Community Rail Cumbria celebrated four top awards in the 16th National Community Rail Awards held last Wednesday. Furness Line Community Rail Partnership was delighted to receive second place in the ‘Tourism and Heritage’ category for their work with Morecambe Bay Partnership. A series of vibrant easy to read wayfinding panels were created and installed at all ten stations along the Furness line between Carnforth and Barrow. Furness Line Community Rail Partnership also received third place in the Best Community Engagement Project’ category. Chairman of the Furness and the Lakes Lines Community Rail Partnerships, Tim Owen, said: “The many station adopters in Cumbria do wonderful work at our stations.