Tag: Platinum Jubilee

Jubilee party organisers urged to stay safe As the country prepares for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the UK’s biggest electricity distributor has warned people putting up the bunting to stay safe. Thousands of street parties are expected to be organised for early June as part of an extended bank holiday weekend to mark the […]

Trooping the Colour: Family left ‘shaken up’ after seeing part of stand collapse at Trooping the Colour rehearsal Witnesses have shared their shock at seeing part of a stand collapse during a rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, which left five people injured. Two of the five injured were taken to hospital following the incident at Horse […]

Daughter of former steel worker highlights dangers related to asbestos following father’s death The daughter of a former steel erector is working to raise awareness of the dangers related to asbestos after her father’s death from asbestos-related lung cancer. Terence Burns, from Widnes, died from mesothelioma, a terminal cancer of the lining of the lungs, […]