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Covid-19 is nine times more likely to cause a serious blood clot than the AstraZeneca vaccine, Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly said today. A study of 500,000 Covid-19 patients in the US found that 36 in a million developed a potentially deadly blood clot. By comparison, only four per million people suffer a serious blood clot as a result of the AstraZeneca jab. So, having COVID itself is a risk of clotting, said Professor Kelly, who noted that 16 per cent of people hospitalised with the disease...

College to provide homes for students Plans were announced for the first purpose built halls of residence for Falmouth College of Arts in the heart of the town. They are to be built behind the old police station and Argos. Part of the land, off Berkeley Vale, was once owned by Riders Garage. It does not include the old police station although the scheme is expected to enhance the chances of that listed site being sold in the future. It is hoped to start work soon and complete the develo...

CANCEL CULTURE We had decided to take Scomos advice and "holiday here this year", booking flights and accommodation from Sydney for one week in Darwin, followed by four days in Uluru. All bookings for two couples were completed in early February. We received a credit notice from Qantas on March 22 saying our confirmed flights from Alice Springs to Uluru were cancelled due to COVID-19. On further investigation they had also cancelled our earlier flights from Darwin to Alice Springs on that day...

writes Leigh Boobyer. Brimscombe Port, a large inland port which was replaced by factories in the 1950s and 60s, has been proposed to be turned into more than 150 homes and bring the historic canal basin back to life. Stroud District Council’s planning committee on Tuesday night (February 23) unanimously approved the demolition of units in the business park and industrial estate, as well as rebuild the canal basin and highways infrastructure. The buildings which the industrial factories ...

For all victims, Parliament assault must be resolved We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 17, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit:SMH/The Age A young woman, allegedly assaulted in March 2019, brushed aside in order to keep her job (“Ex-staffer says rape claim was dismissed”, February 16). If our government can’t speedily handle this claim it’s no wonder so many victims are reluctant to come forward. Denis Suttling, Newport ...

Cirencester and Moreton in Marsh GP-led vaccination services are contacting over 65s to invite them for the Covid-19 vaccine. Residents and staff in the top four priority groups in Gloucestershire have now been offered a vaccination and over 160,000 people have received their first dose. This includes people aged 70 and over, people in care homes, the clinically extremely vulnerable and frontline health and care workers. The next priority group currently being invited to vaccinate ...

Residents and staff in the top four priority groups have now been offered a vaccination and over 160,000 people have received their first dose.

Deadly male funnel webs are surging in and around Sydney homes because of the warm weather and high rainfall.

Amazing Grace, a worthy winner who speaks to truth January 27, 2021 — 12.04am Save Normal text size Credit: One couldn’t ask for a better person for the Australian of the Year gong than well-deserving Grace Tame, the first Tasmanian to receive one (“Change the date, says Grace”, January 26). She is not going to muck around. In the little time she’s been in the public eye, Tame has already said what most of us feel — change the Australia Day date. I can’t wait...

Country Life Trending: The rural property market has been booming, says Penny Churchill, as she looks at a small Cotswolds estate thats certain to stir up interest. ‘A year ago, we couldn’t have been more surprised to see the market for high-value country houses, farms and estates bounce back the way it did,’ says Clive Hopkins of Knight Frank, who called 2019 ‘a desperate year — both politically and economically’. The very top end of the market in particular has thrived, Clive...