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Premium Content Subscriber only A Ballogie man convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl and sexually groping a 12-year-old has fronted court again, after it was discovered he had signed up for a dating app and failed to inform police. Joshua Mark Skvaridlo faced Kingaroy Magistrates Court on Monday, May 10, and pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to comply with reporting obligations. In October 2014, Skvaridlo faced Kingaroy District Court on charges of indecent treatment of children where...

Elections 2021: Tory Giles Orpen-Smellie wins Norfolk PCC election Published Conservative candidate Giles Orpen-Smellie is the new Norfolk police and crime commissioner (PCC). Mr Orpen-Smellie won after voters second choices were included when no candidate polled more than 50%. In the first count, he lead the contest with 45.1% of first votes and secured a total share of 63.3% when the second choices were added. Labours Michael Rosen had 22.1% in the first count and increased his share to 36.7...

Elections 2021: Tory Giles Orpen-Smellie wins Norfolk PCC election Published Conservative candidate Giles Orpen-Smellie is the new Norfolk police and crime commissioner (PCC). Mr Orpen-Smellie won after voters second choices were included when no candidate polled more than 50%. In the first count, he lead the contest with 45.1% of first votes and secured a total share of 63.3% when the second choices were added. Labours Michael Rosen had 22.1% in the first count and increased his share to 36.7...

iomart Appoints Head of Product Andrew Sinclair will lead development of customer-focused products and services GLASGOW, Scotland, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud computing company iomart Group plc has appointed Andrew Sinclair as Head of Product to spearhead the development of new products and services. For the past two years, Andrew has been leading an internal transformation programme for iomart. He will now oversee the strategic development of new products and services to help customers d...

Premium Content Subscriber only A young Queensland mother accused of checking Facebook and tending to other children while her baby daughter drowned in a laundry sink has appeared in court again. Lavinia Alison Murray, 21, is accused of leaving her seven-month-old baby in a makeshift bath in the laundry sink for up to 10 minutes on three separate occasions before returning a fourth time to find the little girl blue and unresponsive on February 5 this year. Murray was granted bail at her last...

Photographs by Beth Chalmers FORMERLY homeless young people who formed a band have released their first album with the help of professional musicians. Ensemble is a group made up of youths, many of whom have experienced homelessness and mental health issues. They released their first album, No Place Like It, on Friday, after teaming up with a host of talented professional players. Andrew Sinclair’s song Battlefield was written when he was experiencing homelessness. The group said it...

Chase the Ace is a fundraiser that has gained popularity across the country. In the case of Oxbow’s benefit, each week 20 per cent of ticket sales go to a weekly draw winner, 30 per cent to the ace jackpot, and 50 per cent to the recreation board. The weekly winner then draws from a deck of cards. If they draw the ace of spades, they will win the jackpot. If the ace of spades is not drawn before June 16th, an exciting draw will occur until the Ace is drawn. The recreation board hosts this...

The Skinny Yours Forever: Ensemble on No Place Like It Ahead of the release of No Place Like It, we speak with some of the musicians and young people involved in the award-winning Glasgow-based songwriting project Ensemble Feature by Tony Inglis | 21 Apr 2021 “I’ve always wanted to have something that’s just mine,” says 20-year-old Megan Kay. Since autumn last year, she’s been participating in Ensemble, a Glasgow-based project which engages young people in social care – ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Police were alerted to a violent domestic incident by a South Burnett man after he pushed his partner into a wall and broke her nose. Appearing before Murgon Magistrates Court via video link, the defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting a woman occasioning bodily harm, breaching a domestic violence order, and failing to appear in court. Police prosecutor Sergeant Pepe Gangemi said police were called to a Murgon ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A lapse of judgment from a young driver ended in tragedy when a man fell from the side of a moving car, hitting his head on the road at Wondai. Stephen Bruce Kemp, 61, was airlifted to a Brisbane hospital on May 2, 2020, however he died from his injuries days later on May 4. Appearing before Murgon Magistrates Court on Tuesday, the driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Gemma Vogel, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention causing death. The court...