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AN 'AMAZING' mother-of-two who was 'lovely, kind, and generous' died after consuming a fatal level of drugs, an inquest heard. Rebecca Megan Shaw died at the age of 32 at her home in Ulverston on August 10, 2020 whilst her son was having a sleepover downstairs with the neighbour's child, Cockermouth Coroner's Court was told. The Neville Street resident had a previous attempt of self-harm, according to her doctor's notes, and her parents believed she 'could not see the good in herself' despite what others saw in her. Both Miss Shaw's parents, Peter Shaw and Alison Jesson explained that...

“It’s hard. It’s really hard,” he said. Just a year ago, he went from enjoying spring break, to virtual classes, to virtual graduation all in the span of a few months. Pretty soon, the job search was testing his patience. “I have a list. I counted 126 jobs that I applied for over the course of two to three months. Maybe two to three percent call back rate,” Mitchell said. “I even got an email from a company that was saying normally I’d be qualified but they’re just not hiring right now." The denials were tough to endure while applying for a job during a global pandemic but h...

Court round-up includes man who made samurai sword threat Magistrates courts deal with all manner of criminal cases. From a man who was convicted of sexual assault, to the seizure of a samurai sword after threats were made, here is a round-up of recent cases heard in Colchester. A SEX offender who inappropriately touched a woman has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Peter Broom, 56, had denied one count of sexual assault, but was convicted following a trial at Colchester Magistrates’ Court in March. He was found to have intentionally touched a woman without her consent. Bro...

SOME of Scotland's most well known authors are to pay tribute to the life of Alasdair Gray. The first ever Gray Day is to take place today celebrating one of the country's most important literary and artistic talents. Today is the 40th anniversary of the publication of Gray's novel Lanark and a special, one-off evening hosted by Neu Reekie at Oran Mor is to take place. Sorcha Dallas, of The Alasdair Gray Archive, said; “Gray Day was born of a desire to foster a continued dialogue with Alasdair through the rich and multi-faceted works he has left behind. "Alasdair was an incredible...

PJ Moore is very easy to talk to. We are gabbing away while wandering across from the Kelvingrove to the nearby Ronzio cafe to pick up takeaway teas. I’ve never met him before but we have a friend in common - Irish journalist Ken Sweeney. Ken made a radio documentary, In Search of The Blue Nile, about the musical journey of PJ, Robert Bell and Paul Buchanan. The recording was inspired by a trip Ken made to Glasgow, where he was keen to explore a cityscape that he had imagined through the albums he had listened to while growing up.