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Families are being stopped from moving their elderly relatives to different residential homes from facilities that they are unhappy with, it has been alleged.
The daughter of an 89-year-old woman claims that she and her siblings have been blocked fro...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Warwick woman admitted this morning to stealing a bottle of alcohol from a grocery store.
Santokh Sandhu-Hunt, 61, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to stealing vodka, worth $20, from Lindo’s in Warwick.
The court heard that at about 10.20am on ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Somerset Bridge, the world’s smallest drawbridge, has been officially designated as an Historic Monument while Southlands, located in a 27-acre parkland area in Warwick is now a Grade Two Listed Building.
The move follows a public consultation that ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Smith’s man faces a trial after it’s alleged he injured another man in a traffic collision just over a year ago.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, 30-year-old Scott Burnard denied a charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Frederick Le...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The PLP Sandys South branch is to hold a constituency clinic and voter registration drive this Saturday.
Residents of constituency 33 and any other members of the public are invited to attend Somers Isles Lodge from noon to 2pm.
Sandys South Member o...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Smith’s man admitted growing cannabis plants, but told the court this morning that the drugs were for personal use.
Shannon Tucker, 39, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a single count of cultivating cannabis plants.
The court heard that at a...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Questioning whether the Island had lost 500 jobs last year, the Opposition has challenged Government to release its 2014 Labour Force Survey.
David Burt, the Shadow Minister for Finance, suggested that Government had delayed the release of the latest...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A residential home for seniors in Paget is at the centre of three separate alleged cases of neglect.
Sunny Vale Rest Home on St Michael’s Road claims that it offers “outstanding” care to the elderly, but one former resident told The Royal Gazette tha...
DATE: Jan 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A stolen replica of the Eastern Counties trophy has been returned to holders Cleveland County Cricket Club.
The revered showpiece was stolen during a break-in at Cleveland’s clubhouse on Harrington Sound Road that occurred between December 31 and Jan...
DATE: Jan 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A 22-year-old Warwick man is in “critical” condition after a collision between two motorbikes.
The accident in the Coral Beach area of Paget brought early rush-hour Bermuda traffic to another standstill.
At about 5.45am yesterday, Police and first r...
DATE: Jan 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell