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Four generals have issued an unprecedented plea to Boris Johnson to withdraw plans to axe 10,000 soldiers from the Army. The commanders, with decades of frontline service behind them, say the UK will no longer be taken seriously as a military power if the numbers are cut. The Army is widely expected to be reduced to 72,000 regular troops over the next decade as the Ministry of Defence looks to cut its manpower budget so it can afford the latest battlefield technology. Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force commanders are under pressure to make budget savings, hence the concerns over troop redu...

He explained: “We have four exceptional, professional live music spaces, that roughly double in size going up the scale. Which means, should we be able to get the whole town connected and working together, we have the basis for a really exciting, supported live entertainment set-up. “Let’s start at arguably Trowbridge’s most famous venue still in use, The Village Pump, which has been in place for decades, and the smallest, with space for around 70. Around March 2020 the existing committee wanted to part ways with the Pump, having different priorities in their lives. In stepped m...

No one spoke during the public comment portion of either agenda item. George Washington Inn & Conference Center The Schottenstein Realty Company submitted an application to rezone 6.4 acres off Merrimac Trail from general business to planned development residential. The applicant, Jeff Schottenstein, proposed a plan to make the George Washington Inn and Conference Center into 125 workforce housing units for people such as first responders, teachers and nurses. Besides the interior renovations, Tim Cross, the county’s planning director, said the applicant also wanted to demolish two existing...

Nick Hine (l) and John Hayes of Constantine Law The year has kicked off with a spate of law firm expansion activity, whether through mergers, huge team hires, file acquisitions or one Essex law firm maintaining EU links by opening in Malta. Yorkshire law firm Switalskis has acquired Atherton Godfrey for an undisclosed sum, in a move that creates a £20m turnover business. Atherton Godfrey will continue to operate under its name, and its Doncaster office and 130 staff mean that the Switalskis Group now employ 380 staff across 12 offices across Yorkshire. Three of Atherton Godfrey’s four part...

A law firm is opening an office in Leeds as part of its strategy for global expansion.