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UK-based renewable energy firm Helius Energy has announced that it has signed an option to lease an 18-acre site located within Avonmouth Dock, on the Bristol Channel, for the proposed construction of a 100MWe biomass power plant. Helius is expected to submit an application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for development of the project and will enter into a statutory consultation process with relevant authorities and conservation bodies. The option to lease is exercisable...
OVER-50s are being encouraged to get out and about and keep fit by taking part in charity Age Concern?s new campaign called Fit as a Fiddle. The lottery-funded campaign aims to help older people avoid loneliness and depression by staying healthy and active. Keep fit classes for the over50?s are being held at the Treatment Room, in Darlington Football Club. Other activities on offer include walking, sequence dancing and a healthy lifestyle club. Age Concern spokeswoman Gill Watson said:...
By ADAM ASPINALL THE parents of a Midlands model who became one of the most famous faces of the 1980s as a Cadbury's Flake Girl paid tribute to her last night after her death from cancer. Stunning Marilyn Crossey, 52, from Telford in Shropshire, shot to fame in 1985 after starring in one of the iconic television adverts. Her beautiful face and curly brown hair wowed millions of viewers as she indulged in the sensuous pleasure of eating a chocolate bar, surrounded by sunflowers in idyllic...
CELEBRITY chef Rick Stein is one of four bidders wanting to run a restaurant at a cliff-top public toilet site in Brixham, Devon. (c) 2008 Sunday Mirror; London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
St matthias Church is putting on a 'extravaganza' as part of its celebrations of its 150th anniversary. Mark Lord-Lear, who is directing the son et lumiere show, explained there will be lighting, live music, a 75-strong choir, and a live band as well as the Bishop of Exeter taking a leading role. He will play the role of Bishop Henry Phillpotts who consecrated the Wellswood church in 1858. He said: "What we are doing is running through the history of the church over the last 150-years and...
By Elizabeth Lawrence THE life of legendary North East opera singer, Owen Brannigan is to be celebrated in a documentary on ITV Tyne Tees tomorrow. Fronted by lifelong fan and fellow regional opera star Graeme Danby, The Owen Brannigan Story will chart the rise of "Branny" - as he was affectionately known - from his beginnings in Annitsford, Northumberland, to his performances at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. At the heart of the programme are rousing performances from Graeme,...
LEISURE centres are offering events for the over 50s this month to celebrate an Older People's Festival. Temple Park Centre, South Shields, has swimming and gym sessions for just pounds 1 in October. Hebburn swimming pool is also offering swimming and gym classes as well as aquafit sessions. The activities at Monkton Stadium include gym and a Bodyblast fitness class. Coun Tracey Dixon, South Tyneside's lead member for culture and well-being, said: "We have a range of discounted offers...
By Neil Macfarlane SCHOOL truancy rates in Darlington are continuing to fall. During the spring term, the town's pupils recorded the 15th best attendance record in the country, compared with 19th best during the autumn term. And attendance at Darlington schools - once among the worst in the country - is now better than the national average. A figure of 5.71 per cent of pupils played truant, compared to the UK average of 6.23 per cent. In 2005, Darlington had the 12th-worst unauthorised...
Care for elderly and disabled people will come under the spotlight at a public meeting later this month. The council meeting has been organised as the Government stages a consultation exercise on the future of services to help people lead independent lives in their own homes. Bath North East Somerset Council's healthier communities panel is holding the event on Wednesday October 15. Items under discussion will be social care, some housing support services, support for independent living...
By LAURA DALE ldale@heraldexpress.co.uk Protests have mounted against plans to transform Kingskerswell offices into a special school for challenging youngsters. About 50 letters of objection have been received by Teignbridge Council and a petition is being circulated by villagers anxious to prevent the school from going ahead. But the company behind the project the has reiterated that residents' concerns are 'largely unfounded' because of their tough inspections and working policies. The...
