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Leader Live
12-05-2025
- General
- Leader Live
Llangollen's poignant service for 80th anniversary of VE Day
The events marked the unconditional surrender of Nazi German troops across Europe to the Allies in World War II on May 8, 1945 sparking widespread celebrations across the war-weary Allied Nations. On Thursday (May 8), the Llangollen branch of the Royal British Legion hosted a service of commemoration in Centenary Square. Prayers were said by Father Lee Taylor from St Collen's Church and there were readings from Legion branch chairman Mike Adams and member Tug Wilson. TOP STORIES Flags were lowered by a standard party and the traditional minute's silence was observed. The service ended with the sounding of Last Post. Immediately afterwards on the library steps, a civic party led by the Town Mayor, Cllr Aled Morris, and town crier Austin Cheminais read proclamations signifying the end of the Second World War in Europe 80 years ago. The Town Hall frontage was then floodlit in patriotic red, white and blue.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Mobile library stops set to double
A mobile library van is set to double the number of stops it makes, following a grant from the government. The van currently makes 21 stops every month but North Yorkshire Council plans to increase it to at least 40 in the region. Money from the government's Libraries Improvement Fund will be used to replace the existing mobile library with a smaller and more versatile van. Library staff hope this will allow them to expand the service into more rural communities. Council library manager Lee Taylor said the service was "dedicated to enhancing access to library services" throughout the area. "The project will increase the number of communities visited and provide more opportunities for residents to benefit from services," he said. Existing stops were selected depending on ease of vehicle access and their distance from a static library, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The criteria will be amended to include sites with a population of no less than 300. According to a report, there is an average of eight customers at the quietest stops and up to 48 at the busiest locations. The council may introduce a one-hour minimum stop time going forward, with a maximum of two hours for current stops that have a high volume of visitors. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Local Democracy Reporting Service North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
07-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
North Yorkshire mobile library stops set to double
A mobile library van is set to double the number of stops it makes, following a grant from the van currently makes 21 stops every month but North Yorkshire Council plans to increase it to at least 40 in the from the government's Libraries Improvement Fund will be used to replace the existing mobile library with a smaller and more versatile staff hope this will allow them to expand the service into more rural communities. Council library manager Lee Taylor said the service was "dedicated to enhancing access to library services" throughout the area. "The project will increase the number of communities visited and provide more opportunities for residents to benefit from services," he stops were selected depending on ease of vehicle access and their distance from a static library, the Local Democracy Reporting Service criteria will be amended to include sites with a population of no less than to a report, there is an average of eight customers at the quietest stops and up to 48 at the busiest council may introduce a one-hour minimum stop time going forward, with a maximum of two hours for current stops that have a high volume of visitors. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
