PUBLISHED: 17:00 22 June 2018 Eleanor Young The Red Arrows at Weston Air Festival. Picture: Mark Anstee (c) copyright newzulu.com Weston’s skies will be filled with magnificent displays while the Beach Lawns will be taken over by stalls this weekend. Weston-super-Mare Air show 2017 – Weston will look to the skies on Saturday and Sunday as the likes of the world-famous Red Arrows and RAF Typhoon will deliver rip-roaring performances along the coast. If that was not enough, the Armed Forces village will be back on the Beach Lawns, in Marine Parade, on both days with stalls, refreshments and an arena which will be packed full of displays and demonstrations. The weekend will start with a parade from the Grand Pier down to the arena on Saturday at noon with HM Band of Royal Marines Plymouth. Air displays will start at 1pm each day and the village will be open from 10am on Saturday and Sunday. A full schedule can be found online tomorrow morning (Saturday). Classic … [Read more...] about Five things to do this weekend in Weston-super-Mare
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Passengers stranded in Bulgaria arrive back at Norwich Airport
PUBLISHED: 22:11 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 22:55 22 June 2018 Sophie Smith Newly-weds Rebekah Gowler and Danny Gowler, and their newly engaged friends Livvi Milligan and Tyrone Goodall, back home safely. PHOTO: Sophie Smith Archant Passengers who were left stranded in Bulgaria after their flight from Cyprus made an emergency landing have arrived back in Norwich. Livvy Milligan is one of the 200 people stranded in Bulgaria (Image: Livvy Milligan) A Thomson Airlines flight took off from Sofia Airport around 4.45pm and landed in Norwich at around 7.45pm this evening. The passengers, many of whom are from Norfolk, were originally on a flight to Norwich from Cyprus on June 21. In the intervening time, the passengers have faced a host of challenges, including with hotels, currency and running out of medication. When the flight landed, around 25 hours had passed since the original flight from Cyprus took off for Norwich. A TUI advertisement in Norwich Airport. PHOTO: Sophie Smith … [Read more...] about Passengers stranded in Bulgaria arrive back at Norwich Airport
Two Norfolk teachers scoop top education awards
PUBLISHED: 17:57 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 17:57 22 June 2018 Neil Didsbury Jane Brown receives her Silver Pearson Teaching Awards from Chris Snudden, Assistant Director for Education and Andrew Proctor, Leader of Norfolk County Council PHOTO: NCC NCC Two Norfolk teachers were recognised today for their exceptional abilities in the classroom. Jane Brown from Brundall primary and Dale McMorran from Wymondham College were among 65 teachers in the UK who picked up nationally-recognised Silver Pearson teaching awards. The pair are now shortlisted for a Gold Plato Award – considered the UK Oscars for teachers - which will be handed out during a glittering ceremony in London on October 21. Andrew Proctor, Leader of Norfolk County Council and councillor for Brundall, said: “Mrs Brown is just one of the many outstanding teachers we have working in schools across the county, bringing passion, care and commitment to her role. Ninety perccent of Norfolk’s schools are now … [Read more...] about Two Norfolk teachers scoop top education awards
Wildlife experts express outrage as 2,000 orchids are mown over
PUBLISHED: 23:04 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 00:11 23 June 2018 Sophie Smith One of the rare Bee Orchid's in Carroll Cooper's garden, Holt in 2016. She didn't cut the grass around them, to encourage them to grow. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE Archant Norfolk 2016 Wildlife experts have expressed outrage after around 2,000 unusual orchids were mown over. Bee orchids are a unique-looking species of plant that has evolved to take on the appearance and smell of a bee. The roundabouts and grass verges on Round House Way in Cringleford have been home to more than 2,345 bee orchids - in comparison a wild flower meadow next to The Big Yellow Storage Centre in Norwich often sees less than 20 of the flower. However on June 18 a Twitter user named Dave Andrews wrote a post that said the plants had been mown over. The EDP contacted the county council, Cringleford Parish Council and Round House Park housing developers Bovis Homes, none of which have taken responsibility for the incident. Verges have … [Read more...] about Wildlife experts express outrage as 2,000 orchids are mown over
Fire fighters assist road user out of car after crash
PUBLISHED: 23:42 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 23:50 22 June 2018 Sophie Smith The A149, running through Stiffkey. PHOTO: Google Maps 2018 Google Maps A person was assisted out of their car by fire fighters from Wells and Sheringham after a car crash. The single vehicle crash took place on the A149 in Stiffkey, near Blakeney at around 9pm on June 22. An ambulance was called to make medical checks on the person but they were not taken to hospital. … [Read more...] about Fire fighters assist road user out of car after crash
Can you spot yourself in our Royal Norfolk Show Ball gallery?
PUBLISHED: 21:33 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 22:52 22 June 2018 Sophie Smith The 2018 Royal Norfolk Show Ball. Picture: BOB HOBBS Archant A glittering array of guests were transported back to the jazz age for a glamorous evening of food, music and fun in aid of Norfolk cancer charity Big C. The 2018 Royal Norfolk Show Ball. Picture: BOB HOBBS This year’s Norfolk Show Ball, at Norfolk Showground, is hoped to have raised tens of thousands of pounds for vital funds towards a new Big C Support and Information centre which will be located in central Norwich. The 2018 Royal Norfolk Show Ball. Picture: BOB HOBBS Dr Chris Bushby, chief executive at Big C, said: “We never cease to be amazed by the generosity of our local corporate supporters.” The 2018 Royal Norfolk Show Ball. Picture: BOB HOBBS Norfolk businesses and individuals have donated prizes and items to support the evening, which includes an auction and a “heads and tails” competition, with a … [Read more...] about Can you spot yourself in our Royal Norfolk Show Ball gallery?
Appeal to trace dockers who worked with Patsy Holland unloading asbestos in the Millwall Docks in the 1960s
PUBLISHED: 11:57 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 15:23 22 June 2018 Mike Brooke Wendy's parents Patsy and Valerie Holland in the 1960s. Picture source: Holland family Holland family Wendy Holland is living on borrowed time after being diagnosed with the deadly mesothelioma “asbestos disease” caused by hugging her dad as a toddler when he came home every night from working in the docks in the 1960s. Patsy Holland (left) on his wedding day with his best man, footballer Dennis Sorrell who played for Orient. Picture source: Holland family She would jump up and greet her dad when he came back from the Millwall and Royal Docks unloading deadly asbestos cargoes. Lawyers this week are trying to trace the dock employers for compensation to pay for desperate treatment for Wendy, now aged 51, and are appealing for anyone who remembers working with Patsy Holland in the 1960s and 70s. “I’m determined to fight this horrible disease and go about my life as much as … [Read more...] about Appeal to trace dockers who worked with Patsy Holland unloading asbestos in the Millwall Docks in the 1960s
Suffolk care farm ‘just a few days from being left homeless’
PUBLISHED: 17:19 22 June 2018 | UPDATED: 20:50 22 June 2018 Sarah Chambers Jann Turner of French's Farm in Hadleigh, which is looking for a new home Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN Archant A Suffolk care farm and animal shelter is just a few days from being left homeless after failing to find a new site. Jann Turner with two of the horses at French's Farm Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN French’s Care Haven and Care Farm has spent more than a decade in Hadleigh, but a change in landowner means it needs to find a new home for the animals, including grazing space and outbuildings, by the end of June. Founder Jann Turner said many of the animals, mainly horses and donkeys, have complex needs and would suffer if separated. She is appealing for a site that the charity can rent, including a minimum of about 13 acres, plus a barn and other buildings if possible, within about a 20 mile radius of Hadleigh. It had been a stressful time since she was given notice to leave back in February, she … [Read more...] about Suffolk care farm ‘just a few days from being left homeless’
GM recalls 2013 Chevrolet Volts for battery software (Updated)
GM said Friday that it will recall 3,233 2013 model year Chevrolet Volts to remedy a problem with battery cell balancing that could cause the car to shut down in traffic. The recall mirrors two service campaigns for the 2017 and 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EVs for similar behavior. Some 2017 Bolt EVs got new battery packs after some defective cells could cause the car to power down. Bolt EVs also got a software update to give drivers more advanced warning of the problem before that happens. In its latest recall notice, GM notes that an update to the hybrid powertrain control module in 2013 Volts may have disabled the cell balancing function. READ MORE: Some Chevrolet Bolt EVs get new battery pack for sudden loss of power: here's why "An error in the software update may prevent the batteries in these vehicles from balancing the voltage among individual battery cells, which under certain circumstances can result in a low-voltage condition in one or more battery cells. If the voltage in a … [Read more...] about GM recalls 2013 Chevrolet Volts for battery software (Updated)
Waymo’s first self-driving car passengers providing feedback to shape future services
Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo self-driving car division plans to roll out a driverless taxi service, an industry first, by year's end. Ahead of the launch, its early riders program is providing crucial feedback. "The primary focus of our early rider program is really to have them give us feedback about what they want out of a service like Waymo,” Liz Markman, Waymo communications manager, told KTAR News in a report published Thursday. Perhaps the 400 riders involved in the program will be part of history; they're the first people to regularly use a self-driving car. The early riders program began in April 2017 in Phoenix, and more than 20,000 people applied to be part of it. From that group, 400 individuals were chosen, and Waymo said it's gathered valuable feedback from them that will shape its future self-driving car services. Insight includes a way for riders to communicate with a human being. Waymo found that riders often have many questions while the car shuttles them to … [Read more...] about Waymo’s first self-driving car passengers providing feedback to shape future services