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Students curry favour with local chefs
Students at Cranbrook Education Campus enjoyed a flavour-filled food technology workshop in collaboration with chefs from Denley’s Indian Restaurant. Year 9 Hospitality and Catering students worked alongside professional chefs to prepare a traditional vegetable curry and rice, learning about ingre...
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£1.3m heating support boost
Devon is to receive an additional £1.3 million from government to help eligible low-income households who rely on heating oil cope with rising fuel costs driven by global events. Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, has welcomed the funding, wh...
£1.3m heating support boost
Devon is to receive an additional £1.3 million from government to help eligible low-income households who rely on heating oil cope with rising fuel costs driven by global events. Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, has welcomed the funding, wh...
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£1.3m heating support boost
Devon is to receive an additional £1.3 million from government to help eligible low-income households who rely on heating oil cope with rising fuel costs driven by global events. Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, has welcomed the funding, wh...
Igor Tudor left with mixed feelings after Tottenham exit despite his first win
Igor Tudor was left with mixed emotions after Tottenham bowed out of the Champions League with a 7-5 aggregate defeat to Atletico Madrid but only after a spirited second-leg win. A brace by Xavi Simons after Randal Kolo Muani’s 30th-minute opener helped Spurs clinch a first home victory since Janu...
Thursday’s briefing: Liverpool storm through but Newcastle collapse in Barcelona
Liverpool roared into the Champions League quarter-finals but Newcastle fell apart in Barcelona and Tottenham also bowed out despite a first home win in two months. Meanwhile, the Africa Cup of Nations saga rumbles on with the Senegalese government accusing African football’s governing body of “...
Thursday’s briefing: Liverpool storm through but Newcastle collapse in Barcelona
Liverpool roared into the Champions League quarter-finals but Newcastle fell apart in Barcelona and Tottenham also bowed out despite a first home win in two months. Meanwhile, the Africa Cup of Nations saga rumbles on with the Senegalese government accusing African football’s governing body of “...
£1.3m heating support boost
Devon is to receive an additional £1.3 million from government to help eligible low-income households who rely on heating oil cope with rising fuel costs driven by global events. Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, has welcomed the funding, wh...
Donald Trump says the US will retaliate if Iran attacks Qatar again
President Donald Trump pledged that Israel would make no more attacks on Iran’s major South Pars gas field, but if Iran attacked Qatar again, the US would retaliate and “massively blow up the entirety” of the field. Mr Trump made his threat on his Truth Social site as the war roiled global ene...
Arne Slot hails Mohamed Salah mentality after brilliant response to penalty miss
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot praised the mentality of Mohamed Salah after the forward responded to missing a penalty with an inspired second-half performance in the 4-0 Champions League win over Galatasaray. The Egypt international, who has had well-publicised issues with the Reds boss, is having ...
Banks have new flexibilities to set higher contactless card limits in future
Rule changes from Thursday mean banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls can now set their own higher contactless card payment limits in future. While Britain’s major banks have said they will keep the £100 card limit for now, with many also allowing customers to set their own limit...
Interest rates set to be held steady as Iran war clouds inflation outlook
UK borrowing costs are set to stay the same as concerns about the impact of the Iran war on inflation put any plans for a cut on ice, economists think. The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday. Some economists had been expecting policymakers to del...
Lords vote to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion
The House of Lords has backed a move to pardon women who have been convicted of having an illegal abortion. The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill would also apply to women who were cautioned and would remove the women’s details from police systems, regardless of the outcome of the case. It ...
Local Tipperary variety group to present hilarious three act comedy
The Emly Variety Players will perform 'Love Thy Neighbour' The Emly Variety Players will present ‘Love Thy Neighbour’, a three act comedy by Jimmy Keary, in Emly Parish Hall from Thursday, March 19, to Sunday, March 22, at 8pm nightly. This is Emly Variety Players 29th play since they were re...
Local Tipperary variety group to present hilarious three act comedy
The Emly Variety Players will perform 'Love Thy Neighbour' The Emly Variety Players will present ‘Love Thy Neighbour’, a three act comedy by Jimmy Keary, in Emly Parish Hall from Thursday, March 19, to Sunday, March 22, at 8pm nightly. This is Emly Variety Players 29th play since they were re...
Local Tipperary variety group to present hilarious three act comedy
The Emly Variety Players will perform 'Love Thy Neighbour' The Emly Variety Players will present ‘Love Thy Neighbour’, a three act comedy by Jimmy Keary, in Emly Parish Hall from Thursday, March 19, to Sunday, March 22, at 8pm nightly. This is Emly Variety Players 29th play since they were re...
Ed Miliband calls for fairness in business energy contracts amid Iran crisis
Energy firms have been warned not to rip off businesses as the Middle East crisis forces prices up. Regulator Ofgem and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband have written to business suppliers to demand “maximum flexibility” in contracts for small firms. Mr Miliband said pricing needs to be “fair, tran...
Arne Slot hails Mohamed Salah mentality after brilliant response to penalty miss
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot praised the mentality of Mohamed Salah after the forward responded to missing a penalty with an inspired second-half performance in the 4-0 Champions League win over Galatasaray. The Egypt international, who has had well-publicised issues with the Reds boss, is having ...
Igor Tudor left with mixed feelings after Tottenham exit despite his first win
Igor Tudor was left with mixed emotions after Tottenham bowed out of the Champions League with a 7-5 aggregate defeat to Atletico Madrid but only after a spirited second-leg win. A brace by Xavi Simons after Randal Kolo Muani’s 30th-minute opener helped Spurs clinch a first home victory since Janu...
Scotland follows Wales in banning greyhound racing
Scotland has become the second country in the UK to ban greyhound racing in just over 24 hours as MSPs backed a Bill to end the sport. The Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill was supported by 70 votes to 27 at Stage 3. There were 19 abstentions. It will make it an offence to operate a racing...