Edinburgh Council is exploring options to keep the Royal Mile’s tourist information open after its closure was announced by VisitScotland. The organisation plans to shut its 25 ‘iCentres’ across the country due to “significant” changes in the tourism landscape. The Edinburgh branch, located at 249 High Street adjacent to the City Chambers, operates within a leased space provided by the council and shares facilities with its customer hub. It’s winding-up is part of a phased two-year closure...
Officers investigating an assault on Briggate earlier this year have released images of two men they would like to identify. The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday, March 3, and a 20-year-old man was taken to hospital after suffering minor injuries. Two men arrested in connection with the incident have been released under investigation. Sign up for our free newsletters today West Yorkshire Police are asking anyone who can assist in identifying either or both of these men to...
Police have launched an appeal following the assault that took place earlier this month. West Yorkshire Police received a call on Monday April 15 at 2.30am following a fight in Albion Court, off Westgate. The police understand that a verbal altercation had taken place in the doorway of the Mex Bar before the incident. The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to the hospital with injuries to face and upper body. Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the Albion Court area on the day of...
Back in the 1980s, there was no Meadowhall or internet. Sign up for newsletters from The Star And that meant if you wanted to go shopping, the place to go was Sheffield city centre. That was the 1980s in Sheffield. In those days, Fargate was packed with shoppers, and The Moor was similarly busy, while the route between the two, along Pinstone Street, also remained bustling. Similarly places like West Street were thriving. We have put together a picture gallery which shows some of the best loved...
Hidden secrets about Sheffield’s industrial past have been uncovered by experts - with a secret steelworks furnace uncovered in the city centre. Archaeologists excavating the site of Sheffield Castle say they have discovered previously unknown remains of the steelworks, dating back over a century. No documents had existed to give any clues that the former works furnace had been at the site, which was later hidden by developments such as the Castle Market. A team of archaeologists from Wessex...
Police are appealing for information to help trace a man they say they to speak to urgently. Jamie Ross, 29, is thought to have been present in the Howdenhall Road area of Edinburgh at around 12.28pm. He was last seen shortly after near to the Cameron Toll shopping centre. Jamie is believed to have connections across Edinburgh, particularly in the south of the city, as well as in Aberdeen. He is described as white, 5ft9 with dark hair and bushy eyebrows, blue eyes and a tattoo of the word DAD...
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They showcase the best of what the St Johns Shopping Centre had to offer during the 1990s, a decade when shoppers spent hours looking around the shops for bargains. The photos take you up and down the escalator to put the shops you (prpbably) visited back in the day into focus. The images are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which...
The special meeting was called after some councillors claimed the consultation did not adequately involve organisations representing people with disabilities.
Work is underway to re-lay new granite paving in a flagship city centre development - but it could take two months. Workers are replacing a swathe of asphalt on Wellington, Cambridge and Charles streets that appeared after cobbles were torn up to run pipes to a new food hall on Cambridge Street. Readers voiced dismay at how it was left in October. In March, Sean McClean, director of regeneration and development at Sheffield Council, said he shared people’s frustrations at the six-month wait to...
10th District Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer joins the Steve Cochran Show to delve into why Mayor Brandon Johnson is not wanted at Officer Luis Huesca’s funeral, the Cook County Land Bank Authority’s milestone of celebrating its 2,000th home, and the source of funds for the City Council’s approval of $70 million for migrant support.
Global professional services firm Genpact on Tuesday launched an Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre in Gurugram.The centre is a ‘launchpad for innovation’ that will enable talent to learn, experiment, and build holistic, AI-focused growth-oriented solutions for Genpact’s global clients, the company said in a statement.Further, it will help democratise access to AI, and offers Genpact experts and clients a dedicated space to explore ways to reinvent their businesses with new ideas,...