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BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Wolverhampton Pride main stage to be hosted by Jude Guaitamacchi
Organisers have announced a transgender and non-binary campaigner will host this year's Wolverhampton Pride on Guaitamacchi will lead the city centre event from a stage in Market Square, introducing a line-up that includes performances by former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, drag artist Queenz and Taylor Swift tribute act Lauren say Wolverhampton Pride is open for everyone to support LGBT inclusion within the city, with hundreds expected to who founded of Trans Solidarity Alliance, was the first non-binary person to model for a Harrods Beauty campaign. The host, who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns, also spearheaded a number of other more than a decade, they have delivered talks and workshops on mental health, LGBT inclusion and gender will also include performances by rapper Nate Ethan and Wolverhampton singer Miss Sundi with Gina Operatic Company will perform numbers from their upcoming production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Midlands-based singer-songwriter Kyle Finn will close proceedings.A celebratory parade also sets off from the city's Victoria Street at midday, with a family picnic in West Park from 11:00 BST. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Driver pursued by police hits lamppost and bin
A driver being pursued by police crashed into a lamppost, a bin and a bollard in Stafford town centre, before they and their passengers fled the scene. The grey Audi was driven through the town centre. before wreaking havoc in Market Square just after 21:30 BST on Saturday, Staffordshire Police said. Officers are now hunting the occupants of the car as part of investigations into the crash. No one was injured, the force added. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Staffordshire Police
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Stafford's Market Square damaged by driver pursued by police
A driver being pursued by police crashed into a lamppost, a bin and a bollard in Stafford town centre, before they and their passengers fled the scene. The grey Audi was driven through the town centre. before wreaking havoc in Market Square just after 21:30 BST on Saturday, Staffordshire Police said. Officers are now hunting the occupants of the car as part of investigations into the one was injured, the force added. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Taxi stolen during night out sparks police investigation
A police search has been sparked after a taxi was stolen during a night out in Oxfordshire. The incident occurred at around 2am today (Friday, May 31) with a taxi being stolen from a taxi rank in Bicester. Thames Valley Police (TVP) say that the incident happened at the taxi rank in Market Square. READ MORE: Oxford-born celebrity 'second favourite' to be next James Bond Flash Sale Alert! 🌟 Dive deeper into the stories that shape Oxfordshire with Oxford Mail. Unlimited local news, an ad-free app, and a digital replica of our print edition—all with 80 per cent fewer ads on our site. 🗞️ 👇#StayInformed — Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) May 26, 2025 The force made an appeal across social media soon after the incident, asking members of the public with information to come forward and help with the investigation. A spokesperson for TVP on Friday morning said: "We are appealing for any witnesses or anyone that may have dashcam footage of this incident. "Please call 101 or make an online report quoting reference number 43250267218 if you have any information."
Times
23-05-2025
- General
- Times
A Frank Lloyd Wright-style Borders house is for sale at £625,000
Think of the pretty Borders town of Melrose, with its 12th-century abbey, and modernist architecture won't be the first thing that springs to mind. But hidden away among woodland down a private driveway just ten minutes' walk from central Market Square lies a mysterious mid-century gem that embodies the visions of not just one but three different architects. Three-bedroom home Nimbus is believed to have been designed by the architect Hamish Bremner sometime in the 1960s. Its style is reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses, with their grid-like patterns and flat roofs with cantilevered overhangs. In 1977, an extension and decked terraces were added by Ron Russell, a principal architect to the celebrated Peter Womersley, whose famous works around the Borders include Gala Fairydean
