It’s become a popular location for ironic Google reviews and jokey claims of residence. But Disappointment Island is far more than just a silly meme, writes Louise Fisher.
Four hundred seventy-five kilometres off the southern coast of the South Island lie the seven uninhabited islands known collectively as the Auckland Islands. While they have strong historic cultural and spiritual significance to Ngāi Tahu, the Auckland Islands are, in general, visited only by biologists and conservation workers. Still, one of the seven – the tiny Disappointment Island – has managed to take the internet by storm
If you’re not a local, you may have first come across Disappointment Island via Snapchat; in recent years it’s become a popular place to locate yourself on the social media platform’s Snap Map. After all, why say you’re at home, when you could claim to be hanging out on a subantarctic island with a hilariously ironic name? As the island’s notoriety has grown, so have the m
Margaret Evelyn Miller, 96, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died March 10, 2021 at her home.
She was born January 20, 1925 in St. Clairsville, a daughter of the late Joseph Merle Doty and Margaret Ann Kocsis Doty.
Margaret graduated from St. Clairsville High School and the Ruth Brant School of Nursing. She was a retired registered Nurse from Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling where she worked in the Operating Room. She was a memberof First Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville where she served as Deacon and Elder. She was a member of the Bridgeport Chapter #181, Order of Eastern Star; a member of Wheeling Women’s Club and the Thursday Music Club in Wheeling.
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Updated: 16:09, 09 March 2021
An under-fire hospital trust has had to pay back £2.36m to a regulator after falsely claiming it had met all safety standards in its maternity services.
East Kent Hospitals Trust, which is at the centre of a baby death scandal, was awarded millions of pounds following the self-assessments in which bosses claimed to have achieved all safety actions at the maternity units at Margate s QEQM and the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.
QEQM Hospital in Margate. Picture: Google Street View
The incentive scheme by NHS Resolution sees trusts contribute funds and if they can then demonstrate they have achieved the 10 outlined actions they can recover their money as well as a share of any unallocated funds.
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A2070 blocked in Ashford after lorries crash
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A road was blocked following a two-lorry crash near a hospital.
Traffic is easing on Kennington Road in Ashford following the incident near the William Harvey Hospital.
The lorries collided on Kennington Road. Photo: Google Street View
The crash blocked the road at the junction with Blackwall Road North.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported and the road has now reopened.
A police spokesman said: We received a report of a collision between two lorries on the Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford at 2.40pm. Officers attended and assisted with traffic management. No injuries were reported.