Three information boards, which provide details of Wellington’s rich history, have been given a facelift thanks to our friends at Carly Press. Two of the boards are in the park while the third is at the bottom of the Playing Field. Wellington Town Council says: “The kind folk at Carly Press were keen to work with us and have generously donated these boards and installed them for us. “Thank you to everyone who contributed to these boards – we hope they are a valuable educational resource for years to come. “Carly Press have ensured that the materials used in these new boards are tough and vandal-resistant so we hope these new editions can last just as long.”

Ian, 67, died of prostate cancer at St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford on November 14. “Ian was a regular member of our congregation at St Andrew’s and served on our parish church council for several years. “Ian wasn't a huge fan of flowers; he asked that any donations should go to St Michael's Hospice, who rely on donations for the wonderful work they do. Please email her direct at esmemarchant@gmail.com .”Ian Marchant authored 11 books as well as presenting programmes for BBC Radio. His family has started a crowdfunder to raise money for St Michael’s Hospice.

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‘‘He built it for us in about three months on the back lot of a film studio nearby. • Modern houseboats are the new dream homesIf you don’t have a mate building film sets, what then? The ten freehold moorings at the estate cost from £235,000 for a one-bedroom houseboat with a ten-year mooring. According to Red Paxton, Silverlake’s chief executive, the new super-insulated houseboats can be less draughty than many houses. “Our houseboats avoid this by floating 60cm above the surface, and have thick, high-performance insulation and double glazing.”Not everyone yearns for something so practical.

On his devices police found 51 indecent photos of a child and five indecent videos of a child. The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) has now ruled that Martin-Navas should be banned from teaching in England for life. A spokesperson for North Bridge House Canonbury said: “We welcome the decision of the Teaching Regulation Agency to prohibit Mr Martin-Navas from teaching indefinitely. "As soon as we were made aware of this matter, Mr Martin-Navas left our employment immediately. Martin-Navas pleaded guilty to three charges of making indecent photographs of a child at Bromley Magistrates’ Court in March last year.

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Alexxa Oliver wasn’t going to let a thief keep her from feeding hundreds of hungry families this Thanksgiving. Members of the nonprofit U.R. The truck contained 475 frozen turkeys and 61 vegan turkeys — a seemingly insurmountable number of birds to replace with Thanksgiving less than a week away. And with some help from generous community members, she said, the foundation was able to replace all the Thanksgiving birds that had been stolen. The foundation is expected to hand out the last of the turkeys on Wednesday, just in time for the holiday.

The pressure on Rachel Reeves that has been “building all year” culminated yesterday in her much-anticipated autumn Budget, said Ailbhe Rea in The New Statesman. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. This “timid” Budget risks falling into “the regular trap of indecision: half-measures that please no one”. It was billed as the “smorgasbord” Budget, and it will “certainly” bring Britain closer to “Scandinavian levels of taxation”, said the Financial Times. This may well be Reeves’ “last Budget as chancellor” but “if all else fails, there should be an opening in the OBR’s IT department”.

Image: nationalcrimeagency.ukAn Indian-origin man and his associate have been jailed in the UK for attempting to smuggle £4 million worth of heroin into the country, following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Both offenders didn’t have the slightest care for the impact class A drugs have on our communities. The NCA, working with partners at home and abroad, will continue to do everything possible to fight the threat of Class A drugs,” he added.Both men were sentenced by Canterbury Crown Court this week. According to the NCA, phone data showed Clark and Bakshi had travelled through the Netherlands and Belgium in the days before the heroin shipment was intercepted at the UK port.“Officers found a photo of Clark and Bakshi together on Clark’s phone taken just days before the drugs were intercepted. Texts were also found of Clark asking Bakshi for cash in the weeks following the seizure," NCA stated.Bakshi reportedly has several prior convictions, including offences related to conspiring to supply controlled drugs.

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"Chancellor wallops workers", declares the Sun, external, while the Times opts for, external "high welfare, high tax", as the front pages deliver their verdicts on the Budget. "Despite all of the promises", says the leader in the Daily Express, external, "Labour did what it always does, put up taxes". The Daily Telegraph points out , externalit should all come as "little surprise" that a socialist government is "wedded to taxing, spending and borrowing". The Guardian says, external the Budget "has done its job politically" -- and that "whispers" around the prime minister and chancellor's future "have subsided". The Daily Mail also suggests, external Rachel Reeves will "live to fight another day" despite the entire Budget being leaked by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

The New York Times on Wednesday defended one of its female reporters, Katie Rogers, who became Donald Trump’s latest target after co-authoring a piece exploring the president’s health and aging. The report also noted that Trump has been spotted dozing off during meetings. “The writer of the story, Katie Rogers, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementA Times spokesperson hit back at Trump’s words, declaring that the article is “accurate and built on first hand reporting of the facts,” and pushed back against Trump’s attack on Rogers. “Name-calling and personal insults don’t change that, nor will our journalists hesitate to cover this administration in the face of intimidation tactics like this,” the spokesperson said in a statement on X. “Expert and thorough reporters like Katie Rogers exemplify how an independent and free press helps the American people better understand their government and its leaders,” they continued.

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talkSPORT Drive Time presenters Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent were on hand to celebrate a new three-year partnership between leading local media business News UK and Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST), which runs Marlborough Sports Garden in Southwark. Representatives from the Bankside Open Spaces Trust, including Chair Tim Wood and Head of Sport and Development Jack Harrison, were also present. Daisy Dunlop said: “We were delighted to join Bankside Open Spaces Trust and celebrate this fantastic partnership. The transformation of Marlborough Sports Garden is only possible thanks to the dedication of local partners and charities like BOST. You can find out more about Bankside Open Spaces Trust here.