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It was in 1985 that Nick Kamen sauntered into that laundrette, in those Ray-bans and Levis to the sweet sound of Marvin Gaye, and melted millions of hearts (as well as sold shelf-loads of jeans). Watching the advert back today, its as if the past 36 years were a mere spin cycle in one of those industrial machines. Stills from Nick Kamen Levis advert from 1985 Here are some photos of events in York in 1985 that you might remember too - but perhaps not as well as that Nick Kamen advert......

Demolition of the former Woolworth's store is set for May 17, as the developer searches for a grocery store to anchor a new building for that prime corner in uptown Saint John.

Five Queen’s Awards go to Gloucestershire businesses in 2021 From a truffle-hunting business to a mechanical engineering firm, from an innovative community music-based charity to a purveyor of beautiful fabrics, Gloucestershire has landed five Queen’s Awards. It is regarded as one of the pinnacles of achievement and a much-lauded badge of honour, and five Queen’s Awards have gone to Gloucestershire businesses and charities in 2021. Four awards have been given in the international trade ca...

BBC News Published image captionThe volcano had been dormant since 1979 A student is collecting essential items to help the relief effort on St Vincent following volcanic eruptions on the Caribbean island. About 20,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after the La Soufrière volcano erupted on 9 April. Shelena Artman, 18, from Bristol, is also fundraising to help people on the island where her father was born. Her grandfather survived an eruption in 1902, carried away from the lava t...

A Mobile Court in Benin on Saturday sentenced 23 persons for illegal parking and displaying of wares for sale in unauthorised places.

Vanguard News Court sentences 23 for illegal parking, trading On Kindly Share This Story: A Mobile Court in Benin on Saturday sentenced 23 persons for illegal parking and displaying of wares for sale in unauthorised places. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while 16 persons were convicted for illegal parking, seven others were convicted for trading in unauthorised places. The Prosecuting counsel, Mr I. O Kadiri, said that the 23 offenders were apprehended within Benin metropolis. T...

Duncombe Place, near York Minster, where some of the disabled parking bays could be located BLUE Badge holders are being asked for their views on potential new parking spaces on the edge of York city centre - before a temporary ban on parking in footstreets could become permanent. City of York Council says it is reviewing options to provide additional disabled parking locations at the edges of the pedestrianised footstreets area. It says it is doing so before considering whether to make p...

YORK city centre at 3pm on Wednesday afternoon was an odd mix of busy and quiet; like a sleeping giant just beginning to awaken from a long slumber A few ‘essential’ shops - shops like Boots and Barnitts - were open. And outside Stam and Maria’s cafe on the corner of Parliament Street and Shambles market, a polite, socially distanced queue had formed for takeaway coffee. But the crowds were thin, and the people who had been drawn to the city centre were wandering around in a lost, aim...

New owner of Gloucester’s former Debenhams store revealed The former Debenhams department store in Gloucester has a new owner, adding to the multi-million pound investment already underway in the city centre. Gloucester’s Debenhams building has a new owner, with exciting plans for the iconic Art Deco building. Gloucester’s Debenhams building has a new owner, with exciting plans for the iconic Art Deco building. When the pandemic finally brought an end to a beleaguered Debenhams there was ...

Gloucester Debenhams to be turned into university campus The University of Gloucestershire has today announced its purchase of the beloved building in Kings Square 00:01, 17 MAR 2021 Updated Debenhams in Gloucesters Kings Square GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other rel...