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Premium Content Subscriber only Construction will soon begin at the popular Touch of Paradise at Cedric Archer Park, as Stage 2 works are given the green light. In its December 8 Ordinary Meeting, Rockhampton Regional Council was presented with a report summarising the scope, budget and schedule for the works, including civil, structural, landscaping, planting and irrigation works. Stage 2 of the project is set to include: > Localised earthworks shaping for new/upgraded garden areas. > Insta...

City answers utility billing questions Oakridger Citizen complaints about new city utility billing dates have led to discussion by Oak Ridge City Council, but no changes have been made. Oak Ridge Electric Director Jack Suggs recently gave what he said were the reasons behind the change in billing dates and the city’s inflexibility regarding the dates at a work session. Earlier he said customers were “confused or in some cases angry because of the billing changes.” The City Council heard f...

Hamish Morrisons Year in Review: From the citys first vaccine to riots in George Square REMEMBER February? It’s hard to imagine now, standing at the end of the longest year on record but things felt normal then in a way they won’t likely feel for some time yet. But back then, the former First Minister was in the dock facing serious criminal charges, of which he was later cleared, we had just been battered by back-to-back storms, Britain had formally left the largest trading bloc in the ...

Dealing with growing student populations Oakridger As builders construct new houses and families move into Oak Ridge, the citys elected officials continue to talk about how the city’s school system should react. Options discussed have included redistricting, repurposing space inside school buildings, or even constructing a new school. “We’ve worked and worked and worked in order to get new housing and the community growth,” Board of Education Member Ben Stephens said recently. However, ...

Concerns, but rezoning for training center OK’d by Council Oakridger The Oak Ridge City Council voted unanimously recently to approve rezoning that could allow for a new training center in Oak Ridge that could help firefighters train, as well as  federal and state agencies. City Council will need to approve the rezoning a second time in order for it to go ahead. The training center will, if everything goes ahead, be on 20 acres of property along Oak Ridge Turnpike currently owned by the U.S....

Corks 96FM By Ellen Smith A major plot hole has been spotted in popular Christmas movie, Elf. Elf is a vital part in our Christmas traditions, as well as being one of the most quotable festive flicks of all time. Now, however, a plot hole has been brought to attention that has certainly made us stop and think. The plot hole was spotted by Digital Spy, who made an interesting point about the scene where Santas sleigh was able to fly when the people of New York...

PIC: Wedding guest questions if her dress choice is appropriate By Ellen Smith When in doubt, ask the people of Reddit. Although weddings were sent into chaos this year, its still lovely to hear about the ones that got to go ahead and the ones that are yet to happen.  One Reddit user is looking forward to attending her fathers wedding and is excited to have picked out a dress she likes but, shes now having doubts. She took to the platform to ask other users...

Corks 96FM By Ellen Smith McDonalds are adding Katsu Curry chicken nuggets to their menu. Yesterday, it was announced that the new addition would be arriving in the UK and we immediately had one question: WHAT ABOUT US? We reached out to McDonalds to see if the Katsu nuggets would be making an appearance on Irish menus and they OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED they would be.  The new limited-edition will be available in McDonald’s restaurants in Ireland on 30 th Dec...

Corks 96FM By Ellen Smith Taking to Instagram, Amelia shared an emotional statement about judgement She writes "People are extra weird and judgmental these days... People can embrace themselves however they feel fit for them at that moment in time." She continues "People grow. People learn to love themselves more and more." Amelia shared the statement to Instagram. (via Instagram) Her comments come amid backlash surrounding the age gap between Amelia, 19, and Disick, 37....

Sky confirms loss of 40 channels for Irish customers due to Brexit By Ellen Smith Sky has confirmed the loss of 40 channels for Irish customers due to Brexit. The company confirmed the loss was due to decisions by the individual stations not to obtain an Irish/EU licence post-Brexit, something that was out of Skys control.  In a statement, issued to the Irish Sun, Sky says "This is down to the fact that these stations did not wish to obtain an Irish/EU lice...