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Royal Ascot Racegoers arrive for opening day of the world-famous race meet
Royal Ascot racegoers with outlandish hats stole the show on the opening day of the world-famous race meet.Gravity-defying creations of floral bushes and enormous blooms stood out from the crowds as punters arrived for the start of five days of racing.The Queen, joined by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, will make a grand entrance later processing along the course in a carriage.But ...
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Pizza portraits are a tasty twist on classic artworks
Art lovers have been given a tasty treat as some of their favourite paintings have been recreated - on pizzas. The unusual Love Your Summer collection, is the work of celebrated food artist Prudence Staite. She has recreated some of the art world's most beloved paintings on dough including Sunflowers by Vincent van Gough, Edvard Munch's The Scream and 'Oh Jeff I love you too ...
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Gallery Rossendale school proms
School's almost out for summer and prom season is here. We want to see pictures of the most glamorous school leavers dressed to the nines for our special Leavers Ball photo gallery. Send them to us using the form below, and we'll include them online and in the paper. Alternatively email them ...
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Update-Moodys upgrades Consort Healthcare Tameside plc to Baa1 positive outlook
Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:03am EDT Consort Healthcare (Tameside) ...
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Sun journalist and a prison officer charged through corrupt payments probe Operation Elveden
Nick Parker faces three counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office and prison officer Lee Brockhouse is charged with misconduct and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public ...
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Charles Saatchi admits assaulting Nigella Lawson outside London restaurant
Charles Saatchi has admitted assaulting his wife Nigella Lawson during an argument outside a London restaurant. It is understood the art collector has accepted a caution for assault after going to a police station in the capital yesterday. In a statement the Metropolitan Police, who refused to name him said: "Officers from the Community Safety Unit at Westminster were aware of the Sunday ...
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Metrolink expansion delays ongoing
Expansion plans for Manchester’s Metrolink seem shrouded in continual controversy or bureaucracy, from spending cuts and revisions, environmental concerns and claims that not enough is being done to ensure that the local workforce is employed in expanding the tram system. It seems that just as the benefits to be reaped from the tram line expansion are significant, so too are the problems associated with seeing it through.
It was way back in the 1980s that Manchester news media first reported that local government were considering expanding the tram system, but it wasn’t until 2001 that concrete action was taken in the form of half a billion pounds being set aside by the national government to expand the tram lines from Manchester’s city centre out into the Greater Manchester region. Read more
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