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UK’s ‘wonkiest pub’ shut after 192 years

The UK’s “wonkiest pub” has closed after 192 years, said Metro. Originally built as a farmhouse in 1765, The Crooked House became a pub in the 1830s. The building started to sink in the 1800s due to subsidence caused by mining. It has attracted visitors from across the world due…

The Week · Aug 2, 2023

Inflation is down overall, so why are my grocery bills still going up?

Despite Canada’s inflation rate falling to its lowest point in two years, food prices remain high. The Consumer Price Index slowed to 2.8 per cent in June compared to last year, but food prices increased by 8.3 per cent. Food prices in stores increased by 9.1 per cent.

The Conversation · Jul 30, 2023

City AM bought by Matthew Moulding’s online beauty retailer THG

London-based free newspaper saved from administration by multimillionaire businessman

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023

Tyne and Wear Metro boss Martin Kearney to leave North East for new job in New Zealand

Martin Kearney will exit Nexus in October, leaving transport bosses searching for new leadership at a crucial time as the Metro's new fleet of trains is being delivered

Chronicle Live · Jul 10, 2023

Bus Regulation: The Musical coming to a theatre near you

Performers on roller skates play the buses to tell the history of public transport provision on Merseyside

Liverpool Echo · Jul 9, 2023

New Metro train completes its first test run on the Sunderland line

It was the first time that the new train has been on the track between Pelaw and South Hylton - and first time across the Monkwearmouth railway bridge

Chronicle Live · Jul 3, 2023

Council accused man of stealing his garden

A council has been ordered to pay £32,000 to a man it accused of stealing part of his own garden. Christopher Pinto, 77, a retired magistrate, was accused of altering his garden’s boundaries to encroach on the Parkland Walk nature reserve in Highgate, north London. However, a court found in…

The Week · Jun 30, 2023

Metro's new signalling control suite switched on in preparation for new fleet of trains

The switch-on at Gosforth Metro depot is part of the countdown to the new fleet entering service for customers

Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2023

Action 'needed now' on Metro crossing safety barriers after yet another crash between train and car

Local councillors have again called for improved safety measures at Callerton Parkway, following the latest crash at its notorious level crossing

Chronicle Live · Jun 29, 2023

KMRL to redevelop footpaths on Manorama-S.N. Junction stretch

Kochi Metro Rail Limited to redevelop footpaths on Manorama Junction-Thripunithura S.N. Junction stretch

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2023