A man whose wife is buried in Pontefract Cemetery has said more respect needs to be shown after tents were found pitched at the ground. Colin Willock found the tents towards the bottom of the cemetery and said other people who have loved ones buried there had seen people intoxicated with drugs or alcohol. He said the level of disrespect that had been shown was “disgusting” and more needed to be done to move the rough sleepers on.Mr Willock said: “I hear stories from people visiting the cemetery about people dancing round graves either influenced by alcohol or drugs. “One lady said she used to feel safe visiting the cemetery late in the evening, but because of these undesirables she no longer feels safe. This should never be tolerated in a sacred place like our cemeteries. “Wakefield Council should be throwing all resources to eliminate and get rid of these vagrants permanently.“A concentrated, effective program should be brought into play to move … [Read more...] about ‘Stop people from camping and dancing in the cemetery’
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Man jailed for driving car at people after football match
0 Post a comment Wednesday, 17 April 2019 - Crime by Contributed Item - Contributed Item @twitter.com/gem_news [email protected] A man has been given an extended sentence of 10 years after driving his car into 11 young people after a football match in Bridgend. Lee Taylor, aged 36, of Port Talbot, was sentenced at Newport Crown Court last week for 11 counts of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent and dangerous driving.He was convicted by a jury last month.Taylor was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for the attempt GBH offences and given an additional three years extension by the judge. The defendant was also disqualified from driving for six years.The court heard, that on April 19, 2018, Cornelly Football Club were hosting a game against Margam Football club at the playing field in Meadow Avenue, North Cornelly.Shortly before 8pm police received a call reporting that a man had just driven his BMW into 11 people following an argument in the car … [Read more...] about Man jailed for driving car at people after football match
Taylor Swift, Dwayne Johnson cover Time’s most influential people issue
Erin Jensen USA TODAY Published 6:34 AM EDT Apr 17, 2019 Entertainers, an athlete, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one impressively calm journalist cover Time's issue honoring the "100 Most Influential People in the World.” USA TODAY can exclusively reveal that Dwayne Johnson, Taylor Swift, Sandra Oh, Gayle King, Mohamed Salah and Nancy Pelosi are depicted on the covers. Inside the issue, newsmakers are written about by other names of note, as specified below. Emilia Clarke by Emma Thompson Indya Moore by Janet Mock Alex Morgan by Mia Hamm Rami Malek by Robert Downey Jr. Glenn Close by Robert Redford LeBron James by Warren Buffett Ryan Murphy by Jessica Lange Naomi Osaka by Chris Evert Ozuna by Daddy Yankee Mohamed Salah by John Oliver Mark Zuckerberg by Sean Parker Hasan Minhaj by Trevor Noah Sandra Oh by Shonda Rhimes Brie Larson by Tessa Thompson See the covers in the gallery above. More: Dwayne Johnson, … [Read more...] about Taylor Swift, Dwayne Johnson cover Time’s most influential people issue
People shouldn’t be in it for a ‘bigger fancier blazer’: Kerr makes passionate call for FAI revamp
Brian Kerr has called for people in the FAI to be there for the right reasons and not for "a bigger fancier blazer". Kerr was speaking on Virgin Media during coverage of last night's Champions League action and made a passionate call, saying the most important thing that happens next is that the "right people are involved to revamp the FAI". It was announced on Monday that the current board of the FAI is to step down following the financial and governance issues within the association. It was also confirmed on Sunday that former CEO John Delaney was to "voluntarily step aside" pending "an independent investigation by the association". When it was put to Kerr by host Tommy Martin that he had spent too long "out in the cold" and that he should be involved in the FAI, Kerr said it was not for him to say. "There's a lot of people who have been out in the cold. I've said it many times," said Kerr. "[There's] a lot of great people in there [within the FAI] and they haven't flowered … [Read more...] about People shouldn’t be in it for a ‘bigger fancier blazer’: Kerr makes passionate call for FAI revamp
Police urge people to ‘walk with purpose’ to avoid being robbed
A spike in robberies has prompted Surrey Police to issue safety advice, including telling people to walk “with purpose”. There were three robberies in central Reigate in February, the latest month for which figures are publicly available, and at least another two in the town in March, Surrey Live understands. In Redhill town centre, there were six robberies between November and January, after the town had gone eight months without a single offence. The crime is relatively uncommon, and generally constitutes less than one per cent of all offences. And it hasn’t got worse in all places; in the Dorking Town policing area there wasn’t a single offence between November and February, while there was one in Horley and one in Leatherhead. However, the spike is reflected in Guildford Town, with ten offences in January and February, almost as many as in the previous 10 months combined. Surrey Police was not able to provide more detail about the recent incidents. … [Read more...] about Police urge people to ‘walk with purpose’ to avoid being robbed