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Industry lambasts normal minimum pensions age change as final consultation closes Quilter head of retirement policy Jon Greer. The industry has criticised the government’s planned increase of the normal minimum pension age (NMPA) ahead of the close of HM Treasury’s consultation on its confirmation tomorrow. Under plans outlined by the Treasury in February, savers will have to be 57 to access their retirement funds from 2028 - two years later than the current eligible age. In laying down the...

Gleaners Mobile Pantry The Gleaners Mobile Pantry will be at the Rush County fairgrounds from 3 to 5 p.m. April 20. This distribution is in conjunction with Child Abuse Awareness Week. DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day The semi-annual DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 24, 2021. This upcoming event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 13th Street parking lot of Rush Memorial Hospital. To make it convenient, you can drive through and drop your items into a l...

EVENTS We welcome news about upcoming Southeastern Indiana events from area not-for-profit organizations. Email them to news@greensburgdailynews.com. Questions may be directed to Kevin Green at 812-663-3111 ext. 217056. Recurring 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays – Bingo at Osgood American Legion, 120 S. Elm St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Early Bird starts at 6:30 p.m. Regular Bingo at 7 p.m. Open to the public. Food available. More info at 812-593-1995. April 21 Noon – Friends Too Homemakers Club is meeti...

Pennsylvania lawmakers again grapple with proposal to ban cellphones while driving Ford Turner, The Morning Call Pennsylvania lawmakers once again must decide whether to take the cellphones out of drivers’ hands. A bill to do just that could see action in Harrisburg soon. Conceived by Monroe County Rep. Rosemary Brown, it would ban the use of handheld devices by drivers and make violations a “primary offense” — meaning police could make a traffic stop based on seeing the...

Chris McKeen/Stuff Dave Yaxley reads the wartime diary of his great-uncle Jack ‘Johnny’ Crawford. “Whether that’s still there – I don’t know. But I’m going to go and have a look some time,” Yaxley, from Beachlands, Auckland, says. “It reads as if they are off on this exciting adventure, never expecting not to return. I think probably once they got there, reality struck.” But its Crawford’s final entry Yaxley decides to read: “It was bright moonlight with no clouds, a...

Homeless man ordered to stay away from homeless facility in Limerick Reporter:  ); A SERIAL offender has been ordered to stay away from a homeless shelter in Limerick city centre following a number of incidents earlier this month. Noel Franklin, of no fixed abode, is facing public order and trespass charges relating three separate incidents which occurred at McGarry House, Alphonsus Street on April 2, April 6 and April 8. After Garda Dean OSullivan expressed concerns that he would return to t...

Mayor’s 5K The City of Rushville Mayor’s 5K Run/Walk will take place at 8:30 a.m. May 22. Proceeds will benefit the Rush County Booster Club. MEDC golf outing The Milroy Economic Development Corp. annual golf outing at Antler Pointe Golf Course in Rushville will be held at 8:30 a.m. June 19. Teams are still needed. For information, contact Bob Jackman at 317-694-8871, Michelle Herbert at 317-691-1088, Laura Jessup at 765-561-2069 or John Herbert at 765-561-6749. Rush County Fair The 2021 Ru...

THE JOHN Lewis Partnership owned ferry Castello, used to take guests over to Brownsea Island, has been replaced after over 50 years of service. A brand new 12-metre catamaran constructed by BW SeaCat of Portchester replaces the nine-metre wooden hulled vessel with the same name. The ferry, which will carry guests and supplies for Brownsea Castle, was greeted by the National Trust ferry Brownsea Enterprise before its delivery voyage from Portchester to Brownsea Island on February 26. The...

Judge shocked and horrified over public order incident at Limerick hospital during pandemic Reporter: );  ); A YOUNG man who was arrested for public order offences twice in the same day is to be "given a chance" a judge has said. Craig OHalloran, 23, of Oakfield Raheen was before Limerick District Court after he pleaded guilty to charges relating to separate incidents which occurred on November 21, last. Sergeant Michelle Leahy said the first incident happened outside the Inver service statio...

INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING VIOLENCE AT THE CAPITOL Posted on Below is a list of defendants charged in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  Every case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Following arrests, or surrender, defendants must appear before district court magistrate/judge where the arrest takes place, in accordance with the Federal Rules of ...