The choir celebrated on stage of the magnificent RDs Concert Hall singing a triumphant rendition of ‘The Undertones’ standard, Teenage Kicks. The choir, under the direction of Emma-Jayne Kelly and accompanied by Trevor Burnside won the two- part Youth choir, were placed second in The Alice Yoakley Cup and won the overall Folen’s Publisher Award Cup and £3000 for the "School Choir of the Year 2024". Miss Kelly described the whole experience as “a fantastic day for Derry as Thornhill College also...
Study confirms our canine companions can grasp more than simple commands – or at least for items they care aboutDogs understand what certain words stand for, according to researchers who monitored the brain activity of willing pooches while they were shown balls, slippers, leashes and other highlights of the domestic canine world.The finding suggests that the dog brain can reach beyond commands such as “sit” and “fetch”, and the frenzy-inducing “walkies”, to grasp the essence of nouns, or at...
“Life in this earthly kingdom is tough. But those who allow themselves to bask in the presence of the Holy Spirit seem better equipped to navigate this world’s choppy waters.”
A great many songs, poems, books, and essays have been written about the virtue and simple nobility of the dog. But chief among the accolades bestowed upon our furry friends is the distinction of "man's best friend." A 19th-century Missouri court case about a dog is credited with helping to popularize that nickname for our beloved canine companions.
Relatives of a 94-year-old man, whose custom-built tricycle was stolen on Sunday, are asking Clevelanders to help them find the three-wheeler that has great sentimental value.
It’s been around a month since three-year-old Elijah Vue was reported missing – and concerning details have emerged about ‘disciplinary tactics’ he may have been subjected to. Dan Gooding reports
Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette’s night of farce and coincidence is a tale in which strangeness and anxiety loom large, leading to a woozy punchlineMartin Scorsese’s 1985 screwball noir is now on rerelease. It felt at the time – and feels now – like an atypical Scorsese movie, a more generic and less auteurist project he accepted from its producer-star Griffin Dunne while progress on his Last Temptation of Christ had temporarily stalled. Maybe he thought of it as “road work”, but time has...
Vermont has largely forgotten the patients who died at the former state psychiatric hospital in Waterbury. But Anne Donahue cannot. The Republican state representative from Northfield, newly retired from her job as an editor for a mental health advocacy group, has made it her goal to identify the final resting place of individuals who died at the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury around the turn of the 20th century. To this end, Donahue has pored over state archives, hiked the...
A HAIRDRESSER has revealed the five red flags you should watch out for when picking the right person to look after your locks. Danielle Palompo, from Edinburgh, regularly shares her styling tips an
An independent commission investigating a mass shooting that left 18 dead in Maine issued an interim report that has found that a sheriff’s office had cause to take the killer into protective custody and take his guns from him beforehand. The report released Friday criticized the sergeant who responded to a report a month before the shooting. Army reservist Robert Card killed 18 people in a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston on Oct. 25. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron...
As a result of the requirement not being fulfilled, law enforcement officials now have an active warrant out for Clark.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- A sprawling manhunt continued on Saturday along Interstate 40 in New Mexico as authorities look for a Marion County man blamed for shooting a police officer who later died. "Jaremy Smith, we are coming for you," New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said at Saturday afternoon news conference where []