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Premium Content Subscriber only The discovery of a thought-to-be extinct bee proved one of our most popular stories this week. And for good reason. Our Facebook page was abuzz with comments about the Eungella find, excited about the extraordinary discovery but also the community support. I suppose now is the time to say people swarmed to celebrate the find and were bee-witched by the apparent randomness of it, but it is a credit to PhD candidate James Dorey who had traversed the eastern coast of Australia from South Australia up to Cairns to research bee evolution. But hopefully the find ...

AN ambitious plan to revamp the Health Hydro could move a step closer to reality when chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils his Budget today. Swindon Borough Council has bid for £25m of Towns Fund money from the government – and would spend a fifth of that at the Milton Road facility. The refurbishment of the 19th century Grade II*-listed Health Hydro would include re-opening the small pool. Cabinet member for the town centre, heritage and culture Dale Heenan told members of the resources and corporate committee he was hoping for good news today. Coun Heenan said: “We had hoped to hear ...

Don't panic if forecasters are predicting tons of snow three or four days out, meteorologists said.

The system moving into the region Sunday should bring one to six inches of snow.  "The farther north or west you go the less snow you'll get Sunday," Richards said. "This is going to be a much different system than earlier this week. It's going to be a quick hitting system and it's going to be very minor."  Isabel Keane covers trending news for The Journal News, Poughkeepsie Journal and Times-Herald Record. Click here for her latest stories. Follow her on Twitter @ijkeane.  Do Not Sell My Info / Cookie Policy

  The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter weather advisory for the Berkshire and Southern Vermont beginning noon Tuesday through 10 a.m. on Wednesday.    NWS is forecasting total accumulations of 3 to 6 inches with up to 8 inches possible in some higher-elevation portions of eastern New York. Snowfall could fall as fast as an inch an hour during Tuesday afternoon.      • The city of Pittsfield has declared a snow emergency from 7 a.m. on Tuesday until 7 p.m. on Thursday. City residents are reminded of the alternate parking scheme for snow emergencies: p...