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  • Banbridge: Communities brought together by cinema

    Banbridge: Communities brought together by cinema

    Giles Conlon runs the Banbridge Community Cinema.

    He said he has “always had a major passion for cinema”.

    In 2024, he set up the non-profit community cinema in his hometown, with the help of Film Hub NI and Newcastle Community Cinema.

    Since then,…

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  • Isle of Man health expert on how to deal with flu over Christmas

    Isle of Man health expert on how to deal with flu over Christmas

    PA Media A woman with red hair and black-rimmed glasses holds a white tissue up to her nose, covering most of her face. Her fingernails are painted bright red.PA Media

    Most cases of the flu can be managed at home with rest and simple remedies

    With Christmas gatherings approaching, health chiefs on the Isle of Man have urged people to take precautions and know what to do if they fall ill over the festive…

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  • Berkshire care firm ‘left person to eat without false teeth’

    Berkshire care firm ‘left person to eat without false teeth’

    The CQC said it found seven breaches of regulations and rated four of the five areas it inspected as inadequate. The other was rated requires improvement.

    A relative of one service user complained that training for staff appeared to be…

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  • Princess Anne to visit University of Gloucestershire’s new campus

    Princess Anne to visit University of Gloucestershire’s new campus

    The new campus will play “a pivotal role in the regeneration of Gloucester City Centre and has already generated £44m in social value”, the university said.

    It bought the building in 2021, following the closure of all Debenhams stores, and worked…

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  • Hairy Biker Dave Myers’ widow says second Christmas is harder

    Hairy Biker Dave Myers’ widow says second Christmas is harder

    Mrs Myers said Christmas was “probably one of the hardest times of the year” for people who were grieving.

    She said she would spend Christmas “the same way that we did when Dave was here”, while creating new traditions.

    She said she would be…

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  • John Inman’s legacy lives on through dame costumes in Weymouth

    John Inman’s legacy lives on through dame costumes in Weymouth

    Speaking of wigs and accessories, while wearing one of Inman’s pantomime dame costumes, Mr Riding explained that the late actor designed his own outfits.

    “Some of the costumes he actually made himself as well because he was very, very creative,”…

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