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Locals hit out at plans to build new homes on council-owned golf course

A COUNCIL-OWNED golf course which has been given a new lease of life by volunteers could be used for housing, it has emerged ...

The National (Scotland) · May 25

The real ‘Big Bang’ of country music: How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genre

Country music’s origin story has been heavily influenced by a romanticized notion of authenticity. Today, celebrations of the genre’s origins tend to focus on one event: recording sessions in late July and early August 1927 in the small Appalachian city of Bristol, located on the Tennessee-Virginia border.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2024

"I have an addictive personality. I have five hundred guitars, five hundred amps. Things escalate": Joe Bonamassa comes clean

Joe Bonamassa is a lauded blues guitar hero and much more, but he's no stranger to self-doubt. We met him ahead of a scorching show in France

Louder · Dec 29, 2023

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Labour councillor condemns 'farce' as party's Rutherglen by-election row deepens

LABOUR’S selection process for a candidate to stand in a potential by-election has been branded a “complete farce” by a councillor from the…

The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2023

Antisemitism bill blocked in Georgia as Jewish people seek protections

ATLANTA — A bill to combat antisemitism faltered in the Georgia Senate this week as Jewish people have recently been targeted by flyers thrown onto metro Atlanta driveways and by shootings elsewhere in the country.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Bill that would crack down on antisemitism advances in Georgia House

A Georgia House committee approved a bill Tuesday that targets crimes against Jewish people and threatening antisemitic imagery such as swastikas.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Glasgow postman wins council by-election and pledges to deliver for community

Cllr John Carson was elected to represent the Linn ward at a by-election following the death of former Labour group leader Malcolm Cunning.

Glasgow Live · Nov 18, 2022

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Glasgow Labour win Linn by-election after death of former leader Malcolm Cunning

John Carson has been elected to represent the Linn ward, which means the Labour group once again has 36 councillors in Glasgow.

Glasgow Live · Nov 18, 2022

DUP councillor accused of telling arson attack victim 'you have brought this upon yourself'

It is the latest complaint over Facebook activity by the councillor, who has been suspended after a "misogynistic" comment about Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill

Belfast Live · Oct 14, 2022

DUP councillor John Carson suspended for three months over 'misogynistic' Michelle O'Neill remark

The councillor faced widespread criticism for the "misogynistic" comment, which was posted under an image backing Edwin Poots for the DUP leadership

Belfast Live · Oct 10, 2022

DUP minister Edwin Poots' son faces watchdog hearing over 'conflicts in planning process'

The former DUP councillor has been under investigation since 2018 following complaints over his alleged involvement in planning decisions 'lobbied for' by his father

Belfast Live · Jun 29, 2022

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