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The Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
‘Here we go again' – Punter wins truly life-changing sum from £2 Lucky 15 to leave ‘stunned' bookies reeling
ONE savvy punter is saying merci beaucoup to William Hill after landing a colossal £53k from a £2 Lucky 15 placed on Wednesday's action in Dieppe, France. The remarkable win was secured at a William Hill shop in Cramlington, just north of Newcastle, where the mystery customer placed the modest £30 total stake before the morning races. The bet got off to a flying start with Register (10/1) winning the opening race at 10.20am. That success was followed up by impressive victories for Folly Foot (14/1) at 10.51am and Golden Falls (12/1) at 11.23am. The win was completed when Astorius (7/1) triumphed in the 11.55am contest, sealing the punter's massive five-figure return. Lee Phelps, spokesperson for William Hill, said: 'It was only on Monday that we were reeling from a £23k racing payout, and we're here again after another punter pulled off an even more remarkable bet. "They've managed to turn £30 into over £50k after landing their £2 Lucky 15 on this morning's action from Dieppe, placed in our Cramlington shop, just north of Newcastle. "It's not every day that you head to your local William Hill shop, place an each-way Lucky 15, and walk away with £53,220.20, so we just have to salute this customer. "We'll be hoping there aren't any more of these big racing winners on the horizon, as we've had our fill of them this week!" Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Cramlington and Killingworth MP calls bus services 'unreliable'
A Labour MP has slammed bus services in her constituency as "unreliable" and "inaccessible".Cramlington and Killingworth's Emma Foody surveyed hundreds of constituents which found broad dissatisfaction with services in the in the House of Commons, Foody said the government's upcoming Bus Services Bill needed to put passengers "back in the driving seat".Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell, said the bill would devolve more powers locally to improve transport options. "The villages and towns across my Cramlington and Killingworth constituency rely heavily on our bus services," Foody said."Despite this, my Big Bus Survey that I've been running recently shows that local people too often have found buses to be unreliable, inaccessible and they don't take them to the places they need to go." 'Affordable and reliable' Powell replied the Bus Service Bill will give local areas the power to have "affordable and reliable bus services".The bill will give local authorities control over routes, timetables, connections and fares, according to the Local Democracy Reporting will also lift the ban on councils establishing their own bus companies and ensure that lifeline bus services cannot be removed or changed without councils reviewing their ability to serve communities."I have seen what happens with local areas like mine in Manchester having those powers," Powell said."It has massively increased the number of people using bus services and has brought in extra funding from doing so."The Conservative Party has previously called on the government to explain how local authorities would fund the proposals. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Armed police seal off Cramlington cul-de-sac after disturbance
Armed police and the emergency services are in attendance at a cul-de-sac in Northumberland, after reports of a Close in Cramlington has been cordoned off, with armed officers, multiple police dog units and fire engines on is understood there is an ongoing incident at one of the properties in the residential street, following a 999 call on Tuesday morning.A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "At 09:00 BST on Tuesday we received a report of a disturbance at an address on Hayton Close in Cramlington; emergency services are also in attendance." In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, a North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident at a private address in Cramlington at 10am on Tuesday 13 May."We dispatched one ambulance crew, one duty officer and one HART resource (Hazardous Area Response Team) to the incident but were later stood down by police." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Injured deer nursed back to health after car crash
A deer found with serious injuries in an industrial estate has been nursed back to health and released into the doe was found at Cramlington Industrial Estate in Northumberland with wounds to its head and legs which were thought to have been caused during a road traffic Wildlife Rescue were called in to assess the animal and, after several weeks of care, the team was able to return her to the countryside near where she was of the rescue centre's medics, Sara Perry, said it was "absolutely lovely to see the doe back where she is supposed to be". Ms Perry said when deer are involved in road traffic accidents the main concern is often their legs, which are very this case, the team was mainly worried about the doe's head injury and the risk of concussion and blindness. "She couldn't see when she first arrived at the hospital, but she didn't have any internal bleeding we could make out," said Ms Perry. "She didn't have any breaks and it really was just this head trauma."We felt like it was worth a shot and worth at least giving her 24 hours to see if there was any improvement." The deer was cold and wet when the team transferred her to their hospital and the team's first task was to try to warm her up. She was then given pain relief and intravenous several weeks, the team cared for her wounds, encouraged her to eat and drink and massaged her legs to improve her circulation. Once she has was well enough, she was returned to an area of countryside in Perry said being able to release animals back into the wild is a "fantastic thing to be a part of"."It's always quite a lump in your throat moment and really rewarding." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
