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Lancashire doctors fitness to practise medicine should be deemed impaired Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman’s fitness to practise medicine should be deemed to be impaired because of the “seriousness of misconduct, repetition of misconduct and lack of insight into his misconduct”, a tribunal heard on Wednesday. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal gave its verdict last week on the contested charges in the long-running hearing, including that Dr Freeman, who i...

Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman is found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011 "knowing or believing" it was to help dope a rider.

Pub and restaurant roadmap greeted with relief in Manchester, but operators blast terrifying wait for financial support Now the question remains how businesses will hang on until May - or even later Updated Michael Clay of Elnecot in Manchester (Image: Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning) Pub and restaurant owners in Greater Manchester have finally been given a jot of hope for the future, with the Government outlining potential reopening dates. Boris Johnson has set out a four-step roadmap out of the cu...

Such is the inter-related nature of the housing and mortgage markets, that it’s inevitable that a pressure felt in one area will have consequences across multiple others.

Dr Richard Freeman verdict delayed again as tribunal drags into third year Sean Ingle © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA The extraordinary fitness-to-practice medical tribunal of the former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman will now drag into a third year after unforeseen circumstances forced yet another delay in proceedings. The adjournment is the latest twist in this remarkable saga, which was expected to last for only two months when i...

After years of seeing cars speeding past pupils as they attempt to cross the road, residents and councillors alike are calling for action. With a speed limit drop from 60mph on the A66 to 30mph on High Hill, in Keswick, many have raised concerns for Keswick School Pupils safety, as well as the safety of other pedestrians and residents. Cumbria County Council has assured Keswick Town Council that rumble strips will be installed, alerting drivers to the change of speed limit through loud vi...

I’m writing this the day before the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President and Vice-President of the US.

Youngsters at Marston walked off with first prize in the under-14 county darts championship. The victory was all the more remarkable because some of the players were so small they couldn’t reach the top of the board to pull the darts out. The success delighted club members who gathered to see Oxford United footballer Gary Barnett present the team with their medals in 1983. The triumph came as special relief to one member of the team, 12-year-old Simon Jackson, of Park Way, Old Marston...

YORKSHIRE in all its glory is revealed in a new four-part series starting on TV on Monday. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes: Season by Season, was filmed over a calendar year and will air on More4 on successive Mondays from 9pm-10-pm. It is the fourth series of the popular programme and film makers have returned to the picturesque Dales and Lakes to follow a range of remarkable characters who live and work in England’s biggest expanse of protected countryside. This series celebrates ...

Ruaridh Macdonald, left, and Simon Jackson By Scott Wright TWO former Macdonald Hotels executives have launched a new hospitality consultancy that will aim to help operators bounce back from the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Ruaridh Macdonald and Simon Jackson bring more than 50 years’ experience to Trinity Hospitality Group, which they pledged will offer a “diverse, yet niche range of services” to the industry. They also have aspirations to build their own portfolio of hot...