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The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon Angus Macpherson looked back on his achievements before stepping down. Mr Macpherson was the first PCC to be elected in Wiltshire and Swindon during the inaugural elections in 2012 before securing his second term in 2016. More than 50 guests including Office of the PCC colleagues, Wiltshire Police, local authority and other partner agency leaders saw Mr Macpherson receive a Lifetime Contribution to Policing, Crime and Community S...

Seven new Deputy Lieutenants were announced for Gloucestershire on Tuesday. They will support the Lord-Lieutenant during Royal visits to the county, promote voluntary service and take an interest in local business, industry and the social life of the county. Deputy Lieutenants also oversee Citizenship Ceremonies, where individuals become British citizens. Announcing the new appointments, Lord-Lieutenant Edward Gillespie OBE said: “It is a real privilege to welcome seven exceptional pe...

Leading Authority on American Indian and Alaska Native Health Spero Manson Receives 2021 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spero M. Manson, PhD, a leading authority with respect to American Indian and Alaska Native health, today was awarded the 2021 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award. Manson is a distinguished professor and the Colorado Trust Chair in American Indian Health at the Colorado Sch...

Sidney Poitier Fast Facts Here is a look at the life of Sidney Poitier, award winning actor and civil rights activist. Personal Birth place: Miami, Florida Mother: Evelyn (Outten) Poitier Marriages: Joanna Shimkus (January 23, 1976-present); Juanita Marie Hardy (April 29, 1950-July 9, 1965, divorced) Children: with Joanna Shimkus: Sydney and Anika; with Juanita Marie Hardy: Gina, Sherri, Pamela and Beverly Other Facts Nominated for two Grammy Awards and won one. Grew up on Cat Island in the Bah...

Mother: Evelyn (Outten) Poitier Marriages: Joanna Shimkus (January 23, 1976-present); Juanita Marie Hardy (April 29, 1950-July 9, 1965, divorced) Children: with Joanna Shimkus: Sydney and Anika; with Juanita Marie Hardy: Gina, Sherri, Pamela and Beverly Other Facts Nominated for two Grammy Awards and won one. Grew up on Cat Island in the Bahamas. The family later moved to Nassau. His parents sent him to live with relatives in Miami at age 14. After an encounter with the Ku Klux Klan, he left Mi...

Margaret Atwood says book prize honours late partner Graeme Gibson, champion for Canadian writers The Testaments author speaks with Carol Off about a new Writers Trust prize named for her and late partner, Graeme Gibson, and about a half century of advocacy around writing. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Jan 27, 2021 5:16 PM ET | Last Updated: January 27 Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson attend the National Book Critics Circle awards ceremony in New York in 2017. (Julie Jacobson/The Assoc...