Warning of water discolouration and disruption in Dundalk
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Dundalk householders have been warned of possible water discolouration and disruption this week.
Irish Water is working in partnership with Louth County Council to carry out leak detection works securing the water supply for customers in Carrickmacross Road, Dundalk and surrounding areas.
While works on ongoing customers in Carrick Road, Rockmount Gardens, Mounthamilton, Willow Grove, Railway Terrace, Ard Easmuinn, Mount Avenue, parts of Beechmount Drive, Dundalk and surrounding areas may experience water discolouration, low pressure and/or water outages for short periods from 10:30am on Wednesday, 13 January until 6pm on Friday, 15 January.
Meanwhile in Kapurthala, 18 people tested Covid-19 positive on Monday.
Two fall prey to Covid-19 in Hoshiarpur, 24 test +ve
The health authorities reported 24 new Covid-19 cases in the district on Monday. With this, the positive cases increased to 7,696 in the district.
The authorities reported two more deaths in the district today. As a result, the toll reached 308. The deceased include a 65-year-old woman of Mount Avenue, Phagwara road, who died at PGIMER, Chandigarh, and a 69-year-old woman of Shergarh village.
Civil Surgeon Dr Jasvir Singh informed that with 1,255 new samples of people with suspected flu-like symptoms, the total number of samples taken in the district reached 2,30,700.
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Friday, 11th December 2020, 5:48 pm
The defendants are among 32 men - predominantly from the Kirklees district - charged following an investigation by West Yorkshire Police into the alleged historic abuse of eight girls.
Nine of them appeared before District Judge Michael Fanning at Kirklees' Magistrates' Court today (Friday), with the case sent to Leeds Crown Court where they will appear on January 8.
A tenth defendant, Michael Birkenshaw, was not present in court due to reportedly displaying symptoms of Covid-19.
Kirklees Magistrates' Court
A further 22 men are set to appear before the Bench on Monday.
The men, most of whom are from the Dewsbury and Batley areas, are charged with various offences including rape, inciting sexual activity with a child and trafficking.