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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Family's fight to preserve 'last of their kind' fruit trees
A family has lived on farm for nearly three decades completely unaware that it was home to two very rare trees. The pear trees in the Cocker Bar Orchard in South Ribble, Lancashire, are believed to be the last of their kind. Liam Campbell, 36, and his family are determined to preserve the fruit - identified as CR5 and CR7 varieties - from extinction so future generations can enjoy the pears. "These varieties were enjoyed by Lancashire inhabitants for last 300, 400 years so it would be good for that to be continued for the next 300 or 400 years," he said. Mr Campbell and his family moved to the orchard, which dates back to 1730, in it was only a few years ago that they discovered the land was home to the two unique year he takes some new shoots in a bid to grow some more trees and preserve the pear varieties. "They're coming towards the end of their life span, so it's really hard, you have to get really high up and take cuttings," he said."You graft it together and hopefully they take."But the planting has not always gone to plan with. Mr Campbell's dog Monty put a stop to last year's attempts."They'd survived a couple of months - a lot longer than they did this year - and then Monty decided that it was going to be his chew toy for day," he said."So I just came back and I saw all my lovely grass in splinters on the floor and a very satisfied-looking Monty." Despite the challenges, Mr Campbell said he was determined to succeed."There is a lot of pressure because I really want people to enjoy these for generations to come," he said."You can only graft once a year and we reckon those trees won't be there in 50 years' time so I've got 50 more attempts."The story of Cocker Bar Orchard has been shared in Radio Lancashire's Hidden Lancashire can listen to more from the series on BBC Sounds. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BreakingNews.ie
12-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Clare Daly cleared to serve defamation proceedings over articles in Sunday Times
Former TD and MEP Clare Daly has claimed in the High Court that two newspaper articles published last year amounted to a 'disgraceful attempt' to damage her reputation 'in the teeth' of her bid to be re-elected to the European Parliament. Ms Daly is suing the publishers of The Sunday Times over two related stories published on May 26th, 2024, regarding her alleged links to a Lithuanian diplomat, Algirdas Paleckis, who was prosecuted by the Lithuanian security services for passing information to Russia. Advertisement On Monday, Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell gave permission to Chris Oonan BL, appearing for Ms Daly and instructed by Dore & Company solicitors, to serve plenary summons on Times Newspapers Ltd, Times Media Ltd and News UK & Ireland Ltd. The judge gave permission to serve a notice of the summons outside of the jurisdiction at the publishers' registered address of London Bridge St, London, England. The judge made the orders with only Ms Daly's side represented in court. The defendants have 42 days to enter an appearance and indicate whether they will defend the proceedings. The articles alleged Ms Daly had, in November 2021, provided Mr Paleckis, then under house arrest pending an appeal, with the email address of dissident republican Liam Campbell. It alleged that the two men were later in contact. Advertisement In 2021, Mr Campbell, from Dundalk, Co Louth, was fighting an attempt to extradite him to Lithuania on foot of terrorism charges which were later dropped. In 2009, he was one of four men found civilly liable in a case taken by families of victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing. He was never prosecuted in connection with the bombing, in which 29 people died. In a sworn statement to the court, Ms Daly's solicitor Robert Dore claims the two articles that give rise to the proceedings contain 'false and defamatory statements' about his client. Mr Dore claims that the meaning of the articles is that Ms Daly was working with and providing assistance to the Russian state and its intelligence services, that she was working against Irish interest in her role as an MEP, and that she was engaged in espionage. Advertisement Ms Daly categorically denies the allegations. Mr Dore says that Ms Daly has advocated for prisoner's rights throughout her political career – firstly as part of an ad hoc Oireachtas prisoner group, and then through the European Parliament's Civil Liberties committee. 'Any engagements that [Ms Daly] has had with and/or on the part of prisoners has always been conducted through this prism,' Mr Dore says. Ms Daly, under the Independents 4 Changes banner, contested the European Parliament elections last June, but failed to hold the seat she had won five years earlier. Having regard for the timing of publication, Mr Dore claims that the articles amounted to a 'disgraceful attempt' to damage Ms Daly's reputation 'in the teeth of her re-election campaign'. Mr Dore says that following the publication of the articles, he wrote to Kieran McDaid, editor of the Irish edition of The Sunday Times, seeking various reliefs, including a full retraction of the articles and apology. Mr Dore says that in response, Mr McDaid said the newspaper would not be retracting the articles or providing an apology. Mr Dore says the articles were published in this jurisdiction, and remain accessible on the newspaper's website.
Irish Times
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Former MEP Clare Daly alleges defamation in article published weeks before 2024 European elections
Former MEP and TD Clare Daly has initiated legal proceedings alleging she was defamed in a newspaper article published in the weeks before last year's European Parliament elections. Ms Daly is suing over a Sunday Times story regarding her alleged links to a Lithuanian diplomat, Algirdas Paleckis, who was prosecuted by the Lithuanian security services for passing information to Russia. The article, published on May 28th, 2024, alleged Ms Daly had, in November 2021, provided Mr Paleckis, then under house arrest pending an appeal, with the email address of dissident republican Liam Campbell. It alleged that the two men were later in contact. In 2021, Mr Campbell, from Dundalk, Co Louth, was fighting an attempt to extradite him to Lithuania on foot of terrorism charges which were later dropped. READ MORE In 2009, he was one of four men found civilly liable in a case taken by families of victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing. He was never prosecuted in connection with the bombing, in which 29 people died. Ms Daly, under the Independents 4 Change banner, contested the European Parliament elections last June, but failed to hold the seat she had won five years earlier. She claims the Sunday Times article had defamatory meanings. In a statement issued to RTÉ News when the article was originally published, she said she was taking the matter 'very seriously' on the eve of the election and was seeking legal advice. 'Any dealings I have had with any political prisoners has always been anchored in the work of the cross-party Oireachtas group on prisoner conditions and reinforcing the peace process, ' her statement said. 'I've known Liam Campbell through that work since 2012 and attended the trial of his brother Michael in Lithuania along with TDs Éamon Ó Cuív, Martin Ferris and Maureen O'Sullivan.' Ms Daly said: 'I am taking this very seriously in the context of foreign interference in the elections.' Her solicitors, Dore & Company, had asked the newspaper to remove the article from its website and filed High Court proceedings this week after the newspaper refused to do so. The intended action is against Times Newspapers Limited, Times Media Limited and News UK and Ireland Limited. The matter will come before the High Court next week via a pre-trial application on behalf of Ms Daly for permission to serve notice of the proceedings outside the jurisdiction on London-headquartered Times Newspapers Ltd, the publisher of the Sunday Times.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Gay Argentina: Meet the queer and LGBTQ-friendly men of Buenos Aires
Elska, a publication dedicated to exploring the globe through a gay lens, has just released its 51st issue. The looks at Buenos Aires, the capital of . Inside, readers can follow the Elska team's nine-day journey to the city through a combination of personal storytelling and intimate photography of a range of ordinary local gay and queer men. 'I have wanted to visit Buenos Aires for years,' says Elska editor, writer and chief photographer Liam Campbell. 'But I just kept putting it off, probably due to the distance and high cost of flights, and maybe some political instability. 'However, last year we ran a vote amongst our annual subscribers to choose any city in the world where they'd like to see us make a future Elska, and Buenos Aires won. 'I had no excuse any longer, so I finally went.' 'I immediately understood why so many people wanted us to feature Buenos Aires,' continues Liam. 'It's a truly wonderful place, absolutely in my top ten cities in the world, but the men there were the real highlight. 'They were gorgeous, easy-going, and incredibly warm. It is this warmth that because the theme for this book, especially in the text — how much warmth they gave, and how I struggled in my Britishness to give them the warmth they deserved in return.' The list of stockists and details of the subscription service can also be found on the Elska website: The post Gay Argentina: Meet the queer and LGBTQ-friendly men of Buenos Aires appeared first on Attitude.
