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Health Minister confirms bookings have been paused for hotel quarantine system
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that bookings have been paused on the State’s mandatory hotel quarantine system. Sources have said the pause will last for four days. As The Irish Times reports, Mr Donnelly said that airlines will be contacted and asked not to let passengers on fromContinue Reading
Happy and ‘Victorious’ on Gosforth Park!
Blind Beggar, costly and vexing for owners (and punters!) has an excellent opportunity to finally get off the mark in a weak-looking nine-runner Novice Stakes over five furlongs of Newcastle tapeta tonight; can you wait, all day?This consistent, hitherto luckless Equiano gelding, placed three times in succession as a two-year-old,Continue Reading
Local investment helps Gunnislake Village Hall prepare to reopen its doors
12th April – For the locals of East Cornwall, the road out of lockdown includes looking forward to an improved village hall when it reopens. The heart of the community; Gunnislake Village Hall has received part of a £100,000 Neighbourhood Fund set up by South West Water. Originally a chapel, builtContinue Reading
New Vessel built in Exeter
Our very first workboat has been officially handed over to Organic Sea Harvest from her builders and will shortly set sail for Skye. The 19 metres long RoRo workboat has a cargo capacity of 40 tonnes and will service our organic sea sites at Invertote and Culnacnoc. She has beenContinue Reading
Chelsea Donnarumma free transfer boost, ‘Sancho to PSG if Mbappe goes’, Luis Suarez ‘open to Liverpool return’
PSG are reportedly ready to move for Jadon Sancho if a new contract cannot be agreed for Kylian Mbappe. Meanwhile Chelsea have received a big boost in their pursuit of AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on a free transfer. FREE BETS: GET OVER £2,000 IN SIGN UP OFFERS HERE StayContinue Reading
Accolades in abundance after death of former long serving Exmouth RNLI Coxswain Mechanic
Exmouth RNLI crew and volunteers were saddened this week to learn of the death of former Lifeboat Coxswain Mechanic, Tim Mock on 10th April 2021, after a short illness. Tim served for 34 years, joining as a crew volunteer in April 1980 aged 21 before becoming Boats Mechanic just threeContinue Reading
Winning thread…
ON GATHER IN GASTORM (6/5) and VOICE OF CALM (5/2) carried on the winning thread for this column but did champion jockey Brian Hughes ride moderately on a couple of Kelso rides which impacted severely on profits for this column.Twice Hughes sat and waited approaching the last furlong on PRESENTINGContinue Reading
June 2016 EU referendum vote – Letter for the Editor
If we have learnt anything from the June 2016 EU referendum vote, it is that referendums should be held “only” when there is clarity about the options on offer.. It has to be remembered that this referendum was initiated because the then Tory leader David Cameron wanted to appease theContinue Reading
A Response from STITCH, Torrington to the Devon Integrated Care Service, ‘Together for Devon’
The Devon Integrated Care System (ICS) aka ‘Together for Devon’ is part of this government’s nationwide plans for National Health Service organisations in partnership with local councils and others, to take collective responsibility for managing resources and delivering NHS standards. The NHS across England is being changed under the cover ofContinue Reading
Government fears restrictions on AstraZeneca could slow vaccine rollout
New restrictions on the use of AstraZeneca doses could slow the State’s vaccine rollout just when it was supposed to be accelerating, Government Ministers fear. As The Irish Times reports, the impact will depend on the level of restrictions expected to be imposed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) on Monday,Continue Reading