Five of the best drives in the North East to look forward to after lockdown
Get your motor running - we look at the most scenic North East routes just waiting to be explored
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A Salem construction contractor is paying more than $68,700 in back wages to 31 employees who worked on a federally funded Eugene-Springfield area housing project.
A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found Mustang Ridge Construction, a subcontractor of Eugene-based Meili Construction Inc., paid several employees rates below those required on the contract, according to a news release.
The housing project, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was awarded to Lane County s Homes for Good Housing Agency to convert 112 units into scattered-site public housing and to provide new residential construction at Hayden Bridge Landing.
First published on Wed 10 Feb 2021 08.00 EST
Heavy snowfall, as a result of Storm Darcy, has led to picturesque scenes across the UK. We asked readers to get in touch to show us how they’ve been enjoying the snowy weather. We’ve featured some of them here.
If you would like to share your photos, you can do so by clicking here.
‘The snow and ice bring a little cheer to what is otherwise an empty swimming pool’
Stonehaven open air pool in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. Photograph: Pete Hill
Stonehaven’s open air pool is the northernmost operational Lido in Scotland and the UK. A much-loved, Olympic-sized, art deco facility, the pool was closed during 2020 due to Covid, nearly flooded during a period of torrential rain and now starts 2021 covered in snow – rough times for an 86-year-old!
The French national football team received a warm welcome from pupils at Haydon Bridge high school, which was their training base during the 1996 European championships. 10 years ago Money talks: Headteachers from the district’s four high schools were set to hold meetings with education secretary Michael Gove, calling for more investment in their school buildings. Speedy action: A police swoop at Otterburn snared almost a dozen motorists driving at over twice the legal speed limit. Chicken thieves: Callous thieves left children at Hexham’s Sele First School distraught after stealing their beloved classroom hens from their cages. 25 years ago Doctor rethink: Family doctors in Haltwhistle and Haydon Bridge were pulling out of a controversial plan to cancel night calls to patients.