Riverland communities impacted by the River Murray Flood event can access a range of support services this month thorough a second round of pop-up Recovery Centres. The latest round follows a successful series offered during April and aims to help impacted communities get back on their feet. Five pop-up Recovery Centres, which will offer financial … [Read more…]
There is a growing groundswell of opinion in Cornwall against paying the toll to cross the Tamar Bridge, which is having a “massive impact” on the economy of south east Cornwall. A councillor from the area asked Cornwall Council’s Cabinet to take a closer look at the issue today (Wednesday, May 10). The Tamar Bridge … [Read more…]
It’s a week since the local elections in Herefordshire, and talks are ongoing between groups to decide who will lead the council. The Conservatives are in a strong position with the largest number of seats (21), with other parties such as the Lib Dems (12) and the Green Party (9) holding an improved number of … [Read more…]
If all goes to plan, the Saluda Riverwalk will become connected to the Columbia Canal riverwalk in Columbia’s Riverfront Park. Mike Dawson is the CEO of the River Alliance, the nonprofit looking to pull together a combined greenway that would stretch from Lake Murray across the Congaree River into Columbia and back across to West … [Read more…]
Fabian Edwards (left) will face ex-middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in Paris (Bellator MMA / Lucas Noonan) When Fabian Edwards steps out at the Accor Arena for the biggest fight of his career on Friday, he will do so without his mother in attendance. It is certainly not for a lack of love that Mrs Edwards … [Read more…]
Murray River Council has adopted its draft 2023/24 Operational Plan and Budget, which includes a $33.98 million capital works program. Council is now calling for public feedback on the draft document, along with the draft Long-Term Financial Strategy, draft Revenue Policy and draft Schedule of Fees. Murray River Council Mayor, Chris Bilkey said it is … [Read more…]
I love pho more than Kanye West loves Kanye West. On my deep dive pho-rensic investigation, I ate and reviewed over 60 bowls of pho at all 45 pho restaurants in Salt Lake, Utah, and Summit County. You might know me as the Pho King from instagram where I documented this entire process. Throughout the … [Read more…]
Sunday, May 7 saw a strong crowd gather at Myall for the unveiling of the Myall Historical Timeline and Myall Remembers service personnel honour board. The day was the fifth attempt to hold the event since 2019. With the pandemic behind us and the flood water receded, attendees braved the frigid conditions to soak up … [Read more…]
To Benito Mussolini, the Mediterranean was Mare Nostrum, ‘Our Sea’ — a term borrowed from the Romans, but reinvented by Italy’s fascist dictator to mean something akin to Hitler’s concept of Lebensraum, or ‘Living Space’. And on 10 June 1940 — the date on which Mussolini declared war on the Allies — both the Sea … [Read more…]
Well thank the Lord for that, this God awful season is over. We now know we were starting at a disadvantage, having a League One squad, despite being the 12th-highest paid in the Championship. This in turn led to lack of transfer activity, and the help the squad needed. The decision to sack Leam Richardson … [Read more…]