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Educating Rita. After being postponed in March 2020, the show has been confirmed for the Rochdale Theatre opening on Friday, February 12. Director David Addenbrooke had to excuse himself from the role in the last 12 months, so producer Kylie Fuad stepped into the directing shoes. We are so excited to be back! she said. I m in constant conversation with David to ensure my work continues the vision he had for this production. The excellent script provides comedy and pathos and a heartfelt journey for both Frank and Rita and our two actors are really bringing this to life for an intimate theatre experience, said Kylie. ....
A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that her parents sexually abused her, as well as several boys who stayed at the Children s Home in Winston-Salem in the 1970s. The woman s parents served as house parents at the Anna Haines Cottage, one of 12 living quarters at the Children s Home, which is now known as Crossnore School and Children s Home. The lawsuit, filed by attorneys for Lisa Biggs-Fore, is the fifth one against Crossnore and the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church in the past year. The lawsuit was filed in Mecklenburg Superior Court because the Western North Carolina Conference, which operated the Children s Home in the 1970s, has headquarters in Huntersville. The other lawsuits were filed by four men who said that former house parents Bruce Jackson Jack Biggs and his wife, Beatrice Hatcher Biggs, sexually assaulted them repeatedly when they were boys living at Haines Cottage in the 1970s. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Northern Rivers residents have expressed their disappointment after Lismore City Council announced it would resume paid parking for staff and visitors at the Lismore Base Hospital on Monday, January 18. People took to social media to share their feelings and frustration about the end of free parking at a time when COVID-19 testing facilities in the region were under increased pressure. Comments ranged from suggestions that council charge their own staff for parking at chambers, through to comments about our elected representatives that we are unable to publish. Here s a selection comments posted online: Sharon Lee - Very disgusting! Staff shouldn t be paying for parking. So much greed ‒ these male and female hospital workers are doing a compassion service for our community. Think very hard what you are doing. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Northern Rivers residents have expressed their disappointment after Lismore City Council announced it would resume paid parking for staff and visitors at the Lismore Base Hospital on Monday, January 18. People took to social media to share their feelings and frustration about the end of free parking at a time when COVID-19 testing facilities in the region were under increased pressure. Comments ranged from suggestions that council charge their own staff for parking at chambers, through to comments about our elected representatives that we are unable to publish. Here s a selection comments posted online: Sharon Lee - Very disgusting! Staff shouldn t be paying for parking. So much greed ‒ these male and female hospital workers are doing a compassion service for our community. Think very hard what you are doing. ....