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Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Yahoo
Motorcyclist banned for failing drug test following crash
A MOTORCYCLIST involved in a head-on crash with a Mercedes car, was banned from driving for failing a drug test. Daniel James, from Hunnyhill, Newport, was found with 3.0 ug/L of THC, a cannabis metabolite, in his system after the collision on April 8. The legal limit is 2.0. James, who was riding a motorcycle along Staplers Road in Newport, collided head-on with a Mercedes while travelling on the offside of busy, slow-moving traffic, during rush hour. Read more: Car and shopfront damaged after collision in Newport town centre Woman suffers serious injuries after collision in Sandown Taxi damaged after collision with lamppost on Ventnor road James, who is unemployed, was injured in the crash and failed a roadside drugs test. The 36-year-old was arrested and subsequently provided a blood sample, which confirmed the presence of THC. At the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court on Tuesday ( July 29), James pleaded guilty to drug driving. Lauren McConnell, prosecuting, said there was no evidence of fault in the collision. For James, Jim Osborne said his client claimed the other driver was at fault and that he received £4,500 in compensation for his injuries, but did not mitigate on the drug-drive matter. Magistrates fined James £120, with £85 costs and a £48 surcharge. He was also banned from driving for 14 months.
BBC News
04-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Osborne's toy shop in Rushden celebrates 70 years in business
A family-run shop that was the UK's first retailer of Lego is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a special in Rushden, Northamptonshire, was established in 1955 and has since had four generations of the family working mark the anniversary, it has a window display showcasing vintage toys from each decade from the 1960s to the Osborne, current owner and son of founder Jim Osborne, said: "We thought we'd have a little celebration on Saturday to mark the occasion. [The anniversary] is important to us but it's important to the community as well." Jim and Pam Osborne opened the shop in 1955 and placed an order for Lego after seeing it at a trade fair while on honeymoon in Brighton in Osbourne said his parents "walked up to the Lego stand as the first customers".It was for the Danish toymaker's 60th birthday in 2018 it checked its records and discovered that Osborne's were the first shop in the UK to sign up as a year the company transformed the shop's frontage with 277,500 Lego bricks, replicating the storefront in intricate detail.It took 41 people to create, but was only there for three days before being dismantled earlier this week. The shop remains a family-run business and offers traditional toys, including teddy bears, Hornby trains, and Lego sets, as well as more contemporary toys. Sales assistant Kasey Cheetham, granddaughter of Will's wife Libby Osborne, said: "It's like a second home. We're here all week, and we treat customers like they're part of our family." Mr Osborne said: "When my father started he had a few guiding principles: he wanted a full-stocked shop with good quality products, and a friendly and personal service. "And we've tried to do that right up until this day. The fact we're still here means there's probably something in it!" Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
