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A local residents’ toll bridge discount scheme is “unfair” to people living in a nearby village which has not been included, a council has said.The one-way charge for crossing Warburton Toll Bridge will increase from 12p to £1 from next week. Warrington Council said it had concerns about Glazebrook residents not qualifying for the reduced fee.Peel Ports said it had “no legal authority to change the scheme” and was “bound” by a decision made by the Department for Transport (DfT).The toll increase was approved by the DfT and any changes to discounted areas would require further applications from the operator…
Fan unrest towards the ownership and Shi has been vocal and obvious – and those in charge recognise it is near impossible to change supporter opinion once it has turned. Supporters snapped during the first half against Burnley, before Wolves came back from 2-0 down to go into the break level, only to concede a last-minute winner.”You’ve sold the team, now sell the club,” came one of the chants, with more anger directed at Shi. Fosun will not bow to pure fan pressure, but they would also be wrong not to listen. The owners, who bought Wolves for £45m in…
Three soldier statues erected in a town centre have been vandalised, which has prompted outrage from a local community group, which has described it as “disgusting”.The trio of Tommy silhouettes, put up in the Ossett precinct, were vandalised on Sunday.Visit Ossett Chair Mark Elvin said it was “disgusting and so sad”.”These have been installed to remember those brave soldiers who gave their lives for us,” he said.West Yorkshire Police has urged anyone with information about the incident to get in touch with them.The vandalism comes after wooden silhouettes were damaged before the metal ones were installed.Mr Elvin said the statues…
Labour and the Conservatives have been pushed to an “all-time record low” in the latest mega-poll while Nigel Farage can bask in the glory of his winning streak, a pollster has said.Sir John Curtice told GB News’ Martin Daubney his verdict on the latest figures, arguing that the traditional two-party system is being increasingly challenged by the Westminster newcomers.Earlier this week, a YouGov poll put Reform UK on 27 per cent. However, the latest poll from Find Out Now indicated Reform could be up for winning 32 per cent of votes, with the Greens in second-place on 17 per cent.Both…
Labour MPs are intensifying calls for Sir Keir Starmer to introduce legislation that would exclude Andrew Mountbatten Windsor from the royal succession, as concerns grow about a potential constitutional emergency. The disgraced royal currently holds the eighth position in the succession order, and parliamentary action represents the sole mechanism for his removal from this status.Jonathan Dimbleby, who has written the King’s biography, revealed that the monarch experiences “enormous relief” following the resolution of matters concerning his brother.The biographer characterised the sovereign as feeling able to “move on” and concentrate on his constitutional duties after addressing the Andrew situation.Andrew faces fresh…
Kaye Adams has shared she has been “unable to sleep” amid her suspension from BBC Radio Scotland following “bullying” allegations.The 62-year-old broadcaster last presented her three-hour phone-in show on October 6 before BBC Scotland management removed her from broadcasting duties.The BBC’s investigation into Ms Adams centres on claims about her behaviour spanning several years, with current and former Radio Scotland colleagues being interviewed by corporation officials.Sources within BBC Scotland claimed the probe was triggered by concerns about an alleged incident during a staff debriefing attended by Mr Adams and Victoria Easton Riley, the broadcaster’s new Head of Radio.Kaye Adams remains…
South Wales PoliceSex attacker Fawaz Alsamaou assaulted a woman under a bridgeAn asylum seeker who launched a sex attack on a woman has been jailed for more than three years. Fawaz Alsamaou, 33, from Lockwood, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, strangled and sexually assaulted her under a bridge in Cathays, Cardiff.She was walking home from a night out in the city centre in the early hours of 12 May last year when she noticed the 33-year-old following her.Alsamaou, originally from Syria, admitted sexual assault and strangulation, and the judge at Newport Crown Court said it was a “horrible attack” and warned him…
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has called on the Premier League, Uefa and Fifa to act after finding out about his side’s congested fixture schedule, which will involve them playing two matches in three days – or potentially three matches in five days. READ MORE: Palace fixture pile-up ‘irresponsible’ – Glasner
A Reform UK councillor has defected to the Conservatives, saying that once he had the opportunity to see Nigel Farage’s party “from the inside”, he found it did not have the experience or ambition to serve the community.Dartford Borough Council member, James Buchan, was confirmed to have joined the party on Friday by the Conservative council leader, Jeremy Kite.Mr Buchan will now be sitting with the Conservatives, which is the majority group which runs the council.He won July’s by-election for a seat on the council.In a statement, Mr Buchan said he “stood for election with the sole aim of working…
Sir Keir Starmer has been told to “show some backbone” and launch a full investigation into Rachel Reeves over her rental scandal revelations.Speaking to GB News, Conservative Party Chairman Kevin Hollinrake hit out at the Chancellor for “changing her story” over the absence of her landlord licence.FULL STORY HERE.