Former NBA player Yuta Watanabe set his sights on the B-League title Tuesday after joining the Chiba Jets, his first club in his native Japan. The 206-centimeter Japan forward, who enrolled at George Washington University after graduating from high sch…
‘My late wife paid into the system for 39 years and claimed state pension for nine months. Would I be able to claim her WASPI compensation?’
Have you got a pensions and retirement question you’d like Jasmine to answer? Get in touch by emailing money@gbnews.uk. Question:”My wife, who was born in 1957, paid into the system for 39 years. She died after claiming her pension for only nine months…
POLL OF THE DAY: Should the Notting Hill Carnival be cancelled? – VOTE NOW
Nearly 250 people were arrested at Notting Hill Carnival across two days. Officers said the alleged crimes included possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a firearm, assault on an emergency worker, assault, possession with intent to supply, s…
‘Poisonous little toad’ jibe gets Tory leader Ross Mackinnon in hot water
The leader of the West Berkshire Council Tory group is up before a standards in public office committee this week – after insulting a fellow councillor. The complaint centres around a WhatsApp messaging group in which Ross Mackinnon called Green Party …
New team members to enhance Newark Parish Church’s visitor experience as part of National Lottery Heritage Fund project The Reawakening of St Mary Magdalene
Two new staff members have been appointed as part of the parish church’s reawakening project, and will enhance the landmark’s visitor experience. Newark Parish Church is in the middle of its National Lottery Heritage Fund supported ‘The Reawakening of …
Scott Wringley’s fundraising challenge for Newark’s Children’s Bereavement Centre reaches £10,000 goal
A Newark businessman has raised £10,000 in aid of a charity, reaching the target with an almost 40-mile run and skydive in the same day. Last year Scott Wrigley, of Wrigleprint, took on a year-long challenge of 20 gruelling running and cycling events t…
Rare heron species breed successfully at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve.
For the first time in over a decade, two rare species of birds have been recorded as breeding in Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Besthorpe Nature Reserve, located in the Trent Valley, has become the first recorded breeding site in the…
Stanstead Spring Hall Hobby Horse Competitions initiative captures equestrian experience for children
Hobby horse fever has arrived in Suffolk, as a family-run farm strives to bring the joy of equestrian events to those who cannot afford to ride a real horse. Spring Hall Farm in Stanstead, near Long Melford, has hailed the success of its summer Hobby H…
ULEZ expansion: Kent businesses on the edge of London’s clean air zone still counting cost one year on
It has been a year this week since London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) was controversially extended to the boundary with Kent and the other home counties. Alex Langridge takes a look at the impact the expansion has had and at what cost it has come …
Gillingham manager Mark Bonner not expecting much activity as transfer window closes
Gillingham boss Mark Bonner has reiterated his expectation for a quiet transfer deadline day. The summer transfer window closes on Friday evening but the Gills did much of their business early and are not expecting anything major to happen. Bradley Dac…