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A CONSTITUENCY name change has been labelled as nonsensical by an MP.

Showbag producer Bensons Trading, hopes its products will help kids and families enjoy the event.

Worcester Cathedral sends out SOS after losing nearly £1,000 a day during pandemic The 1,000-year-old tourist attraction has revealed it is losing £900 a day in revenue because visitors havent been able to use its gift shop and cafe Sign up to FREE email alerts from BirminghamLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more n...

By • 17 May 2021 PERSONAL HONOUR: John Yarker, seated left with daughter Suzanne Thomas, and Tony Galley, seated right with daughter Claire Earl, received Civic Champion shields from Barnard Castle mayor Cllr John Blissett. They were joined by Sqn Ldr Neil Taylor and SAC THE founders of an annual event to remember air crews who lost their lives in Teesdale have been honoured by Barnard Castle Town Council. Town officials had planned to present Tony Galley and John Yarker with Civic Champion ...

10 YEARS AGO SILL IN MOTION: Plans for a £5m visitor centre on Hadrian’s Wall to showcase the district’s rural landscape were unveiled by Northumberland National Park Authority. The Sill was drawn up jointly with the Youth Hostel Association for Once Brewed, near Bardon Mill. FOREST D-DAY: A controversial Government decision on whether to sell off Kielder Forest was due, with the Independent Panel of Forestry due to visit the area. KILLER MUSHROOMS: A group of scientists had decree...

From May 17, residents can go into heritage sites once more after they were closed during lockdown. The Cathedral has put a number of safety measures into place to ensure it adheres to the latest government guidance, including one-way systems, enhanced cleaning regimes, hand sanitising stations and visitors will be required to wear a face covering in indoor areas, unless exempt. Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be able to safely welcome visitors b...

From TV careers to drug addiction — where the sexy stars of adverts and posters are now Kate Jackson Updated: May 7 2021, 1:11 ET Kate Jackson THEY are the hunks and hotties who have set pulses racing on adverts and posters. Perhaps none more so than Levi’s stud Nick Kamen, who died aged 59 this week after a long battle with cancer. 13 Levi’s stud Nick Kamen died aged 59 this week after a long battle with cancerCredit: Universal News & Sport For some, it was their launchpad to roles in TV...

10 YEARS AGO A&E CRISIS: The future of Hexham General Hospital’s emergency care department was thrown into question after it was closed to ambulance admissions three days in one week. Although health chiefs said otherwise, many were certain the A&E department would close. LEISURE PLANS: The Homes and Communities Agency revealed plans for leisure, including a hotel and new sports facilities, at land near the mental health hospital in Prudhoe, on 190 hectares it owned in the area. SAFET...

Forget super league... Albion puts its fans first By Letters to The Argus Something you want to say? Send us your views on the weeks news Football is not a product to be bought and sold WELL done to the Albions Tony Bloom and Paul Barber for roundly condemning the "dirty dozen" football clubs who are planning to set up a super league of their own and thank you to the Argus for giving this story the prominence it d...

ARMED forces veterans in Malvern turned out for a memorial ceremony for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh this weekend. Held at Great Malvern Priory, a service led by Rod Corke paid tribute to the Duke, who died earlier this month aged 99. Prince Philip served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, seeing extensive action around the world. Cllr Martin Allen, a Navy veteran himself, said: “Peter Storry ,who runs the Veterans Breakfast Club for the Malvern Hills District was ...