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16/02/2015
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Racecourse Bans Picnics
Newcastle Racecourse has banned picnics, claiming that it is a health and safety issue.
The racecourse said its first priority was the safety of visitors, and claimed that picnic furniture constituted a "trip hazard".
However, new seated areas and additional food outlets are to be offered instead.
Appeal Launches For Campanologists School
An appeal has been launched in a bid to raise money for a campanologists school in Norwich.
Organisers of the campaign hope to raise £400,000 for the school to train bell-ringers, saying that there are lots of bells but "not enough ringers".
Scottish Man Injured In Bull Festival
A Scottish man is said to have been one of three men gored by a bull in Spain on Saturday.
An American student was seriously injured by a bull during the Ciudad Rodrigo's Carnaval del Toro festival.
Reports claim that a Scottish man and Spaniard were also injured, but not as seriously as the American.
No further details are available.
(MH/CD)
Newcastle Racecourse has banned picnics, claiming that it is a health and safety issue.
The racecourse said its first priority was the safety of visitors, and claimed that picnic furniture constituted a "trip hazard".
However, new seated areas and additional food outlets are to be offered instead.
Appeal Launches For Campanologists School
An appeal has been launched in a bid to raise money for a campanologists school in Norwich.
Organisers of the campaign hope to raise £400,000 for the school to train bell-ringers, saying that there are lots of bells but "not enough ringers".
Scottish Man Injured In Bull Festival
A Scottish man is said to have been one of three men gored by a bull in Spain on Saturday.
An American student was seriously injured by a bull during the Ciudad Rodrigo's Carnaval del Toro festival.
Reports claim that a Scottish man and Spaniard were also injured, but not as seriously as the American.
No further details are available.
(MH/CD)
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Seven arrested in pit bull raids
Seven people have been arrested and 29 suspected pit bull terriers seized in a series of raids conducted by Merseyside police. According to reports, police officers and RSPCA staff seized the dogs in a series of raids at 16 addresses in the Huyton and Stockbridge Village areas, which were carried out following tip-offs from the community.
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