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This photograph was taken on Nun's Bridge in Huntingdon. - Credit: MAKR EGERTON One of the oldest and best known ghost stories in Huntingdonshire is the tale of Nun's Bridge, which is covered in Mark Egerton's book The Haunted History of Huntingdonshire. It is not clear, says Mark, whether the ancient arched bridge, close to Hinchingbrooke House was originally named because of the Benedictine nunnery nearby or because of the nun who is said to haunt the site after losing her life there. "The bridge was once part of the main traffic route between the Huntingdon and the A1, but as modern tra...

Whanganui iwi settlement entity chief executive Ray Hall resigns 14 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui kaihautū Ray Hall will miss his contact with Whanganui people when he leaves the job in May. Photo / File Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui kaihautū Ray Hall will miss his contact with Whanganui people when he leaves the job in May. Photo / File Whanganui Chronicle The first kaihautū of Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui Trust is to leave the organisation in May this year. After 18 months as kaihautū (chief executive) of Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui Trust,...

Lance Shearer Correspondent Marco Island Academy has achieved remarkable success in the 10 years since it began in a rented space, before moving to prefabbed modular classrooms. Now, the school is racing to complete its state-of-the-art permanent home, thanks to the vision of its leaders, particularly founder and board chair Jane Watt, and the generosity of well-heeled and public-spirited donors. The three-story academic center, Manta Ray Hall and the arts and athletic facility are fully up, dried in, and having interior finishes and equipment put into place, next to the existing campus on Sa...

THE late Rita Hamilton (96), a former Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) driver, was an inspiration to many and will be remembered as a "very independent" and "respectable lady". Anna Margarite Coote Hamilton, affectionately known as 'Rita', late of Maguiresbridge, passed away peacefully in the South West Acute Hospital on Friday, January 29, 2021 following a short battle with Covid-19. "Rita was a very independent, polite, trustworthy and respectable lady. She was so caring and so loving but she could also be feisty," said Edith Dillon, a cousin of Rita's through marriage, who she be...

"We're open to evaluating opportunities," he said. Sommers represents the fourth generation to lead the company, which traces its origin to Sol Miller, a Hartville area farmer who in 1939 decided to open a livestock auction. After the auction was established, Miller's wife Soloma opened a lunch counter in the barn. They later allowed vendors to open a flea market. Sol and Soloma's son, Howard R. Miller Sr., began managing the auction after his father died in 1958 and bought the business in 1962. He later bought a hardware store, opened a restaurant and tried other businesses. Some worked and...