BirdLife Malta receiving non-stop reports of illegal hunting
One of the latest victims to be photographed is an Osprey with evident blood stains seen along the northwest coast of Malta
19 April 2021, 5:25pm
by Nicole Meilak
Illegal hunting casualties are being encountered on a daily basis, according to BirdLife Malta.
The NGO said that they received non-stop calls on Sunday reporting illegal hunting, with Radio and TV personality Trudy Kerr reaching out to BirdLife Malta after finding a Lesser Kestrel in the countryside.
Lesser Kestrel found in Mtarfa
This was collected by police who took the bird to the vets confirming it had suffered shotgun injuries.
Firefighters called to two Yeovil gas leaks within half an hour
Local crews were kept busy as they were deployed to the rapid fire incidents
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Firefighters were called out to two gas leaks in Yeovil within half an hour of each other last night (April 13).
No Data Breaches Discovered
Ventura County prosecutors say they’ve reached a settlement with a doctor’s group over the mishandling of some patient records which ended up accidently being sold in a public auction.
Prosecutors say the Adventist Health Physicians Network in Simi Valley had stored some patient files in a storage unit. They say after failing to make some rental payments, the contents of the Simi Valley storage unit were sold in a public auction.
Fortunately, the mistake was discovered. Investigators say the medical files were recovered. It was determined the personal identifying information wasn’t compromised.
The DA’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Unit reached a settlement with the doctor’s group, which includes $40,000 in civil penalties. The DA’s office says the Adventist group has also enacted safeguards to prevent similar mistakes.
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A CHESTER pub s plans to revamp its beer garden – which includes having seating booths with built-in televisions – have been approved. Work to renovate the outdoor area of The Town Crier on City Road is underway in readiness for the reopening of pubs outside from Monday, April 12. The planning application put forward by the applicant Stonegate Pub Company was for a pergola, three seating booths underneath which are screened with timber boarding and have the televisions built in, decking, lighting, heaters, landscaping and a portable bar. Those plans have now been rubber stamped by Cheshire West and Chester Council. The Town Crier Facebook page posted today: We are thrilled to announce that our brand new beer garden will be ready and waiting for you on Monday, 12th April.