February update from Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway

The Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway (BWLR) based near Sittingbourne in Kent has issued the February update of the latest work carried out by its workshop.

During the last few weeks, a group from Swanley visited for a private hire day, boiler testing has been carried out, further work has continued on restoring the fire engine, and lighting has been fitted to one of the coaches.

Private Hire

The private hire day used No. 2 Katie and No. 7 Victory for a driver experience with a large group of model engineers.

Katie is an 0-6-0 well tank built by Arn Jung of Jungenthal, Germany, in 1931 and spent its entire working life in Cameroon in West Africa for the Westafrikanische Pflanzungsgesellschaft Viktoria on a 48km long system serving banana, palm oil, cocoa, timber, and tea plantations. It was shipped to England for preservation in 1973 and was acquired for Bredgar in 1980. An interesting feature is the lack of flanges on the centre pair of driving wheels, enabling very tight curves to be negotiated.

Preparing Katie for a Private Hire day. Credit: BWLR

Victory is an 0-4-2 tank locomotive that was shipped to Queensland for the sugar industry until it was retired in the 1940s and bought by an Australian enthusiast to work at a theme park in Canberra. It came to Bredgar in 1996 where it underwent an extensive rebuild, including a new boiler, before returning to use in 2006.

Boiler Testing

In the shed, No. 8 Helga has passed its steam test after its 10-year overhaul. No. 10 Zambezi has recently passed its hydraulic test, which means that Helga won’t be far behind. Helga is an 0-4-0 well tank built by Orenstein & Koppell of Berlin in 1936 and worked on a number of large construction sites in North Germany until 1957. In 1969 the late Alan Bloom acquired it for use on his Nursery railway at Bressingham in Norfolk, then in 1973 it was sold to the Brecon Mountain Railway in Wales where the running gear was overhauled. It was purchased by the BWLR in 1999 and returned to service in 2011.

No. 8 Helga. Credit: BWLR.

Zambezi is an 0-4-2 tank built by John Fowler of Leeds in 1912. It came to the BWLR with No. 9 Limpopo in 1998 but required re-gauging and a new boiler before returning to service in 2011.

Four other engines are undergoing cold examinations in readiness for their yearly steam tests.

Trackwork

Various maintenance jobs have been done on the track to prepare for the start of the season, including track packing, cleaning and oiling points and signal boxes, leaf clearance, and some signal cable replacements.

Leaf Clearance. Credit: BWLR.

Fire Engine

After a couple of outings, the fire engine is having work done on its air systems with some replacement tanks and valves, and some new LED lights fitted. It was originally used in Woodstock in Virginia, USA, and arrived at the BWLR in October 2017. It is capable of lifting 400lb at full stretch 90 degrees to the truck or delivering 4000 Litres of water a minute from the nozzle at the top of the ladder.

Passenger Coach

Work is slowly progressing on fitting the lights to one of the coaches.

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Devastated daughter of tragic Wishaw dad will collect his Postcode Lottery win

A grieving Lanarkshire woman is to collect her late dad’s share of the £7.9m Postcode Lottery jackpot today after he tragically died before finding out about his win.

Andrew Gillon, 59, passed away during surgery at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow on January 7.

The beloved dad had broken his neck after falling down some stairs at a friend’s house on New Years Day.

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He died unexpectedly while undergoing an operation a few days later.

Andrew’s heartbroken daughter Lisa Thomas, 32, said her family have been left devastated by his sudden death and are still struggling to come to terms with what happened.

Andrew Gillon

Lisa, from Hamilton, said she was shocked to find out her dad, who worked for Scottish Water, had been sent one of the golden envelopes along with the rest of the players on his former street, Shaw Crescent, Wishaw.

Despite no longer playing, Andrew is still counted as one of the winners of Scotland’s biggest single Postcode Lottery Jackpot and Lisa has been chosen to collect his prize in his honour.

The mum-of-three said she feels like she’s been given one last gift from her dad.

Lisa and dad Andrew on her wedding day

Lisa said: “I found out dad had won via his friend and neighbour.

“I thought there was no way he could have as I had blocked his bank account, so I presumed no payments would have been taken.

“My dad’s played postcode lottery for as many years as I can remember.

“When I got it confirmed, I felt absolutely devastated at first.

“I could just hear the excited phone call from him telling me he had won and I know his first thought would be to book us all a holiday.

“Now I still feel sad that he’s not here to enjoy this with us, but I also feel some excitement for him and I’m sure he has had something to do with this.

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“There’s been so many ‘signs’ since he left us and I’m certain he is watching saying ‘I told you so’.

Lisa, who is mum to Connor, Farrah and Aspen, said she remembers laughing with her dad last Christmas because the first card he received for the holidays was from the Postcode Lottery.

She added: “I was laughing at him for his first Christmas card being from them.

“All I remember him saying is, ‘well you won’t be laughing when I win!’ and he was right I wasn’t laughing, I was crying.”

The Postcode Lottery announced earlier this week that hundreds of players within the ML20 postcode had been told they had won a share of the £7.9m jackpot. All winners will receive a minimum of £1000.

Andrew with his grandson Connor

Lisa will find out today exactly how much her dad’s postcode has won at an exclusive event in Glasgow.

She said: “About Saturday- I feel emotional thinking about it.

“Even if it’s the minimum £1k my dad would have been over the moon.

It’s hard to say I’m excited as my biggest emotion about it is sadness that he’s not here to enjoy the excitement of the day with us, but we will be there thinking of him and thanking him.”

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Everyone has a tough day sometimes. Including children. Here are some ways you can help you child cope when they have had a tough day.

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How Rangers hold a mammoth 9-0 advantage over Celtic in one European metric

In those same 17 years, Rangers have secured a modest five championships, been liquidated, required to reform and work their way through the divisions, witnessed cup success eluding them for over a decade, and yet have now racked up a total of nine post-Christmas European ties. Events on Thursday night, then, were the bitter rivals’ contrasting fortunes at this stage in continental competition over more recent times in microcosm.

In completing a thrilling 6-4 aggregate success over heavyweights Borussia Dortmund, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men pulled off among their most treasured successes in cross-boder skirmishing to earn a last 16 of the Europa League, where they will face the beatable Red Star Belgrade. Just before a pulsating 2-2 draw in Govan began to unfold, in the rung below in the European ladder, Ange Postecoglou’s side slumped to a 2-0 defeat away to little heralded Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt for a 5-1 aggregate reverse in their Conference League last 16 play-off. Celtic’s heaviest losing margin in a knock-out tie to a team outside of the big five leagues over their near 60-years of continental participation.

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It remains March 2004 that the Parkhead club last recorded a post-Christmas triumph in a European tie; Martin O’Neill’s men ousting no less than Barcelona from the UEFA Cup. In part, the nature of the opponents they have found themselves against in eight post-Christmas knockout European ties since 2005, set against those faced by Rangers in their 16 such occasions, accounts for the huge disparities between the Glasgow rivals. Only in part, though.

Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos celebrates with his team-mates following the spectacular Europa League success -over Borussia Dortmund – a triumph that continues the Ibrox club’s ability o pull off knock-out wins in Europe of the kind consistently proving elusive for Celtic. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

In the Champions League last 16 in 2007, 2008 and 2013, there was no shame in Celtic coming up short against, respectively, eventual winners AC Milan, Barcelona and Juventus. The same might be said of Ronny Deila’s men being edged out by Internazionale in the last 32 of the Europa League seven years ago. It is Celtic’s failed efforts thereafter that are a real mixed bag: Europa League last 32 eliminations against Zenit St Petersburg (2018), Valencia (2019) and Copenhagen (2020) preceding their rum showings against, what should be recognised, were a hugely impressive Bodo/Glimt side.

As with Celtic, Rangers have no Champions League triumphs post-Christmas. The outcome of their solitary appearance in the knock-out stages of the tournament was elimination by Villarreal in 2006. Yet, the Ibrox side have had some notable scalps thereafter. Not so with beating Hapoel Tel Aviv before losing to Osasuna in UEFA Cup in 2007, but certainly when they memorably reached the final of that competition a year later, taking out Panathaniakos, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon and Fiorentina before being denied the spoils by Zenit. In the UEFA Cup in 2011, Rangers again prevailed against Sporting before PSV Eindhoven took them out. It was nine years before they were once more contesting continental competition into the new year, with Braga overcome in the Europa League before Steven Gerrard’s men lost a Covid-19 delayed tie with Bayer Leverkusen. Last year in the tournament, Rangers enjoyed a goalfest to overcome Antwerp before their infamous exit to Sparta Prague. All eclipsed by their derring-do against Dortmund.

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Check Before Travelling: Tyne and Wear Metro closed in Newcastle this week

A huge Metro modernisation programme sees the line closed between Newcastle and North Tyneside for 5 days from Monday the 21st of February.

As part of the £30m programme of wire renewals, Nexus, who own and run Metro, will be carrying out the replacement of vital overhead power lines in order to prepare the network for its brand new Metro train fleet.

Track replacement will also be undertaken during the periods of closure alongside essential work on Metro bridges, embankments and vegetation management.

No Metro service will be in operation between St. James and Tynemouth over a five day period from Monday the 21st to the 25th of February, however, a regular replacement bus service will be running for the areas affected.

Saturday the 26th of February will see services return to normal.

Major Projects Director at Nexus, Cathy Massarella, said: “We are investing £30m in Metro’s overhead lines as we get ready for the new trains arriving at the end of the year.

“The five-day closure allows us to replace a large section of wire between Newcastle and North Tyneside, and also carry out other essential modernisation including track and embankment work.

“There is no good time to close a large section of the network. Carrying out major work in half-term break means we also avoid disrupting education for pupils who use Metro to get to school in the affected area.

“We will ensure there is a fast and reliable replacement bus service running when the Metro line is shut. We advise customers to plan their journeys in advance before travelling.”

The work has been condensed into a period of five days which will prevent the need for months of weekend closures.

The programme of work will see overhead line in Metro’s central area tunnels beneath Newcastle city centre between St. James and Manors stations and will see a massive 12,000m of contact and catenary wire replaced for the 6km section.

To find out more about the line closure please visit the Nexus website.

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Councillor claims student areas “an absolute state” and calls on landlords to do more

The comments came during a discussion on how to improve the quality of the private rented sector in Leeds during the council’s Environment Scrutiny Committee.

A presentation by council officers stated that around 3,000 houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) were currently licensed in the city, and that the upcoming new licensing period would allow the introduction of “minimum conditions” around issues like waste.

However, the meeting was also told that the powers would be limited when it came to targeting landlords for not doing enough to help avoid large-scale problems with waste in public areas.

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A Leeds city councillor claimed student areas of Leeds were “an absolute state” when it comes to waste management, and called on landlords to shoulder more responsibility when it comes to clearing up mess left each year by “Hyde Park Christmas”. Pictured: Rubbish in Hyde Park.

Coun Kayleigh Brooks (Lab) said: “In the inner northwest area, we have an issue with waste and landlords not carrying the weight – especially for what we call ‘Hyde Park Christmas’.

“There is currently no way of removing a HMO licence because of mess left behind, but it will be possible when mandatory waste conditions come in?”

“Hyde Park Christmas” is an informal name given to a period during late June and early July when students on one-year tenancies move house. It can often lead to an almighty waste cleanup operation in parts of Leeds with large student populations such as Hyde Park and Headingley.

For a house to contain three or more tenants forming more than a single household, landlords must gain a HMO licence ensuring the house is safe to live in.

Leeds City Council’s head of private sector housing Mark Ireland responded to Coun Brooks: “To remove any licence we would have to have a reason for doing it. Someone not simply addressing waste would probably not be sufficient for us. We would have to have systematic evidence.

“For us to remove a licence we would have to demonstrate that the person is not fit and proper. To do that, there would be certain criteria we would have to follow.

“Ultimately if a landlord does everything that is reasonable, it would be difficult to prosecute them if the tenant persisted, because ultimately it is the tenant’s responsibility in legislation available to the council.

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“To ban a landlord we need to prosecute them twice in 12 months within certain offences.

“If we find the landlord is persistently flytipping, we can use that evidence to say ‘we don’t believe they are a fit and proper person’.”

Coun Brooks responded: “I don’t see any point in mandatory waste conditions being included if we can’t take any action against the landlords. What exactly is the level of proof we need?

“The northeast (sic) is an absolute state and you have seen it, and you know it, and it is costing the council a lot of money to clear it up.

“I know we are spending money to try and tackle it. We need to do something about it.”

Mr Ireland said: “It’s laid down in legislation. We can’t hold someone accountable for the behaviour of someone in their property – you can only hold them accountable for the actions they take to address those.”

Richard Beecham, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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The Facts About Prenatal Testing (And Why It’s Important)

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Over 13,000 Fines issued by Transpennine Express

TransPennine Express gave out an unprecedented number of fines to those travelling without a valid ticket during 2021.

TransPennine Express (TPE) want to reiterate their message to customers to ‘buy before they board’ as the number of penalties given reached over 13,400 for people travelling either without a ticket or using an invalid one, the fines result in passengers paying either a higher fare or a fixed penalty.

A huge £570k was recovered by TPE via penalties due to fare evasion and led to 531 people being prosecuted in court, which resulted in substantial fines as well as a criminal record for those who were found guilty.

Darren Higgins, Commercial Director for TransPennine Express, said:

“Fare evasion is an all too real problem for the rail industry, and for our customers. Not only does it remove vital money from the industry – money which could be reinvested into making the network even better – it’s also incredibly frustrating for those who are honest and travel having paid for a valid ticket.”

TPE is dedicated to making rail travel fair for all with staff from their revenue protection team patrolling trains and stations each day in order to deal with continual fare evasion and if necessary, issuing on-the-spot fines.

Darren also went on to say:

“Anyone travelling by train should buy a ticket before they board, ideally using our website or app. Tickets can also be bought from our stations using either the ticket vending machines or our ticket offices. Those who refuse to buy a ticket before travelling from a station where facilities are available may be issued with a Penalty Fare and could face the prospect of a criminal record.”

Penalty Fares are employed throughout the country as a system of on-the-spot fines issued to people who do not have a valid ticket for their travel when there has been an opportunity to buy one.

Penalty Fares are either £20 or twice the amount of the full single fare applicable or whichever is larger.

To find out more about Penalty Fares please visit the TPE website: http://tpexpress.co.uk/help/revenue-protection-policy/penalty-fare

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Police open murder probe as man, 32, dies ten years after assault

Police open murder probe as man, 32, dies ten years after Christmas Eve assault that left him with brain damage

• Ashley McGurk was assaulted on Christmas Eve 2011 in Harpurhey, Manchester
• He spent the rest of his life in care until he died in a care home on January 8, 2021
• A pathologist’s report has confirmed that the assault ultimately caused his death
• Greater Manchester Police have reopened the investigation as a murder probe 

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Police have opened a murder investigation after a man who was left with severe brain damage after an unprovoked attack ten years ago died in a care home.

Ashley McGurk, 32, from Harpurhey, Manchester, was seriously assaulted while walking home from a party near Harpurhey shopping precinct on Christmas Eve 2011.

Mr McGurk, also known locally as Ashley Thomas, was in a coma for several months after the attack and spent the rest of his life in care, until he died in a Rochdale care home on January 8, 2021.

Now, an extensive pathologist’s report has confirmed that the assault 10 years ago ultimately caused Mr McGurk’s death, prompting Greater Manchester Police to reopen the investigation as a murder probe.

Ashley McGurk (pictured), 32, from Harpurhey, Manchester, was seriously assaulted while walking home from a party near Harpurhey shopping precinct on Christmas Eve 2011

After the attack in 2011, three arrests were made and two men were released with no further action taken.

One man was charged at the time but the case was dismissed by the court.

Paying tribute to Mr McGurk after his death, his mother said it was ‘absolutely heartbreaking’ to see her son in care facilities for the past decade and said it was ‘devastating’ not to have ‘justice’ for him.

She said: ‘Visiting my own son every day in his care facilities was absolutely heartbreaking to see and cope with for 10 long years and to know we still don’t have justice so many years on is so devastating.

A pathologist’s report has confirmed the assault caused Mr McGurk’s death on January 8, 2021, prompting police to reopen the investigation as a murder probe. Pictured: Mr McGurk

‘Both Ashley and his family deserve justice which is why I would ask anyone to come forward with information. 

‘We want this nightmare to end once and for all.’

Detective Sergeant Paddy Connell, from the City of Manchester Division CID, said: ‘This was a devastating incident for Ashley’s family and we believe there will be people in the local area with information about the reported assault at the time that may be able to help Ashley’s family get the justice they deserve.

‘Ashley suffered such horrific injuries that he spent the last 10 years of his life in care facilities and was regularly visited by his mother who has suffered unimaginable emotional pain since the assault and has visited him every day over the last 10 years.’

Anyone with information is asked to get in touch with police on 0161 856 4409 quoting crime reference number CRI/06A1/0001614/21, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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One Week Old Baby: Feeding and Sleeping Expectations

Now that you're home with your new baby, what can you expect? Here's what to know about your one-week-old baby's feeding and sleeping habits.

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Whether you're a new mom or a veteran mom, these mom hacks are sure to make your life easier. Something all moms definitely need!

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You've just found out you're pregnant. And it's a girl! Now it's time to choose a name. Here are 200 baby girl names that start with N.

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Kate Middleton ‘rejects Prince William’s rare PDA’ in awkward moment

They Royals are known for staying very professional, rarely letting their guards down and sharing their affectionate moments.

Prince Charles is rarely seen touching his wife Camilla, and the Cambridges always abide to their strict ‘on-duty’ behaviour.

But back in 2019 when Prince William tried a rare PDA on Mary Berry’s A Berry Royal Christmas, it was very much shot down.

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Some viewers described the moment as extremely awkward as Kate appears to “recoil” from her husband’s touch. But others praised her for trying to keep things professional and trying to avoid stealing the show.

The moment occurred as the couple sat down to speak to charity volunteers at a Christmas party, which was being catered by former Great British Bake Off judge Mary.

Twitter users picked up on Kate’s reaction to William’s touch, the Mirror reports.

One wrote: “Awkward! Too awkward!! They should have cut it out.”

Another said Kate ‘moved with a quickness’ after her husband reached out for her.

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A third person commented: “Kate shaking off William’s hand on her shoulder during #ABerryRoyalChristmas.”

One royal watcher said she reacts the same way when her mum touches her shoulder because it makes her feel uncomfortable.

However, others insisted people had misinterpreted the behaviour.

One fan tweeted: “LOOK WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Kate is beautifully content as William’s hand rests on her shoulder. FIRST William STARTS to remove his hand, AFTER Kate simply shifts.”

Another person commented: “I like the way they interact, it’s professional. I don’t want to see excessive hand holding and back rubbing. It’s awkward, like you’re intruding on a private moment.”

Kate appears to move away (Image: BBC)

Another said: “I think he tickled her back or shoulder. She did move but there were no dirty looks or even a facial reaction.”

Over the years Kate and William have shared some PDAs, which always delight fans.

Their engagement and 10th anniversary official photos show them cuddling tightly together and looking lovingly into each others eyes.

Behind-the-scenes photos from William’s Earthshot Prize Ceremony show Kate placing her hand on her husband’s back, and she had her hand on his knee in their 2020 Christmas card.

When Meghan Markle joined the family, Prince Harry raised some eyebrows by taking a much less formal approach to joint engagements. They loved-up couple held hands throughout their outings and couldn’t keep their hands off each other.

But the majority of people loved the intimacy of it, describing it as a refreshing approach to royal life and sharing their happiness.

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