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The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
Major road in busy town to SHUT for three weeks as water company apologises for delays
A MAJOR road in a busy town is due to close for three weeks, with a water company apologising to locals. The road in Derbyshire will shut for 19 days from tomorrow until June 20. The road is used by buses as well as cars, and is likely to cause issues for those trying to enter a nearby car park. Severn Trent apologised for the delays drivers may experience because of Bank Road in Matlock being closed. The water company said it only carries out work that is "absolutely necessary" when it causes road closures. It said these works are needed to improve the health of the river across the county. The company added that it will help reduce the number of sewage spills within its network. Heavy rainfall often means the pipes struggle and sewage leaks out. Kera Patch, community communications officer at Severn Trent, told DerbyshireLive: 'As part of our work to improve river health, we are conducting some preliminary ground investigations to ensure that our planned installation of a stormwater storage tank under the Lido car park is viable. "To enable our teams to work safely and complete the work quickly, a road closure will be in place along Bank Road from June 2 to June 20. "We know that road closures can be disruptive and we only request them when absolutely necessary to help keep our team and road users safe. "We'd like to apologise for any inconvenience and thank everyone in advance for their patience while we complete these works.' It comes after Thames Water was hit with its largest ever fine over sewage spills. It will pay £104.5million for sewage spills, plus £18.2million for breaking the rules over dividend payments. Watchdog Ofwat slammed the struggling company for 'letting down its customers and failing to protect the environment'. It said Thames had 'routinely and not in exceptional circumstances' released untreated sewage. And, issuing its first fine over shareholder payments, it highlighted one of £37.5million in October 2023 to the firm's holding company — plus another £131.3million dividend from March 2024. 1
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Matlock bus services disrupted due to water works
A number of bus services in Matlock will be disrupted due to upcoming water maintenance Trent has announced a number of water maintenance works are going ahead in the town, which has resulted in multiple road closures starting from County Council said the Bank Road, Imperial Road and Dale Road closures between 2 and 20 June will affect some services calling at Matlock bus authority said services including Stagecoach, Andrews, High Peak and Trentbarton would now be setting off from different locations. Passengers are now being asked to catch affected buses from the following places:Outside of Iceland storeX17 Stagecoach: Services towards Chesterfield and towards Wirksworth63 Stagecoach: Outside store on Causeway Lane158 StagecoachMatlock Interchange6.1 Trentbarton: Services travelling towards BakewellTranspeak High Peak: Services towards Buxton 172 Andrews110 and 111 Ashbourne CT140 Stagecoach141 Stagecoach143 and 143A Stagecoach159 StagecoachBakewell Road6.1 Trentbarton: Services towards Derby Transpeak High Peak: Services towards Derby160 Stagecoach: Temporary stop opposite M&S141 Stagecoach143 and 143A Stagecoach159 StagecoachThe 157 Stagecoach service will run from Matlock bus station.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jason Ritter Explained Why He Had 'This Weird Feeling Of Connection' To Beau Bridges Before Working With Him On Matlock, And It Involves Dad John Ritter
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. After a season of legal twists and family strife, the relationship between Beau Bridges and Jason Ritter's Matlock father and son characters is at a crossroads in the 2025 TV schedule. In real life, though, the collaborators are actually quite friendly. Part of the reason for that is because of a strange way that the late great John Ritter and Bridges would be included in a lot of the same conversations. During a Paley Center event on behalf of Matlock's early campaign for the upcoming 2025 Emmys, Ritter admitted that his paternal figure on CBS' hit legal drama bore a striking resemblance to his actual father. Through a TikTok video clipped from this panel interview, Jason Ritter shared as much with this anecdote: You know, there's this strange thing, when Beau was cast, throughout my entire childhood in my life, my dad and Beau would get mistaken for each other all the time. And there is a bit of a physical similarity. I can kind of see where the man behind Matlock's treacherous yet tragic lawyer is coming from. Which is funny, because at first I was kind of resistant to the idea, as John Ritter and Beau Bridges both have their own trademark smiles. Paramount Plus: from $7.99 a month/$79.99 a yearWhether it's the Essential plan at $7.99 a month, or the Showtime inclusive/ad-free Premium plan from $12.99 a month, a Paramount+ subscription is never a bad idea. With both classic and modern runs of Matlock ready for viewing, the courtroom drama fun doesn't have to end for some time. Though I hear those Yellowstone shows are also might fine, should you want to switch things up. View Deal But as if he was ready to fight off any challenges to that claim, Jason Ritter shared this next piece of the tale that cites a compelling piece of evidence you don't need a Paramount+ subscription to enjoy. He said: …my dad, one time, got a fan letter from someone who had listed all of these things that he had done and the performances that they loved and said, 'Could you please sign the enclosed picture?' It was Beau Bridges on the beach. So I already had this weird feeling of connection to him. Now if you pull up that very photo from decades earlier that Mr. Ritter mentioned, it shows the shaggy-haired smoke show that is Beau Bridges, smiling away on the beach. That particular mane of hair is what swayed me in the end, because between that and The Millers star's high-wattage smile, Beau absolutely looks like our beloved Three's Company icon. And now that scene where Bridges' Matlock character mourns his brother kind of hits harder for me, because John Ritter playing that role could have been spectacularly funny. (Which is, of course, no slight against Beau's actual brother, the equally legendary Jeff Bridges.) You watch all of Beau Bridges and Jason Ritter's Season 1 antics on Paramount+. Don't forget that CBS' 2025-2026 fall TV lineup is still waiting to provide a date for Matlock Season 2 to kick off and bring Kathy Bates back to the TV fold in grand fashion.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Niecy Nash-Betts & Kathy Bates Just Bonded Over the Worst Career Advice They've Ever Received
While we'd all love to only give and receive great advice, we can all probably think of a couple of times when advice from a friend, family member, or even mentor just didn't land. For Niecy Nash-Betts and Kathy Bates, who recently joined The Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actress Roundtable, remembering the worst advice they've ever received was pretty easy, partly because of how bad they were. More from SheKnows The Best Bras for Your Teen - & How to Shop Together Without Dying of Embarrassment To Nash-Betts, who won her first Emmy Award in 2024 for her role in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, she talked about how she was once told not to marry her wife, Jessica Betts, in 2020. 'Everybody has an opinion!' Nash-Betts said. 'There were people who were like, 'Your fan base has known you to be a certain way, and you need to stay right there. Otherwise, you'll never eat lunch in this town again.' Some of that comes from older generations, family members, and that's how they think.' 'But I've always been a person who does one thing: what I want to do,' she continued. 'And I'm going to do it all the way. I give very little thought, if any, to what somebody else thinks about it.' And, as fans of Nash-Betts know, she's still head over heels for her wife, and surely hasn't regretted the decision since. 'I cannot even imagine my life without Jessica,' she gushed. 'This is the greatest love of my entire life. I would not even be able to enjoy my work as much as I do without that kind of support. So I did what I wanted to do. I don't regret it. I would do it again. As a matter of fact, we are about to celebrate five years.' Nash-Betts then revealed that she and Jessica, who tied the knot in August 2020, are planning a 'big party' as a vow renewal. 'Just so I can say 'In your face' to whoever told me not to get married,' she said. For Bates, who's reaching new heights of TV critical acclaim recently for her role in Matlock, her worst advice was similar. According to her, she too was once told to keep an important part of her life a secret from the rest of the world. Sadly, she listened to it. 'I had ovarian cancer in 2003, and my agent said, 'Don't tell anybody. You don't want to be the poster child for ovarian cancer,'' she remembered. Looking back, she regrets keeping quiet. 'I think if I had come out at that point, maybe it would have helped some people,' Bates said. Years later, when she battled breast cancer in 2012, she didn't make the same mistake. 'I regret not doing that [the first time]. Because I went underground,' she said. 'I was on the board at the Academy, and I called them and said, 'I can't come to any of the meetings.' I just hid for a whole year. So it was bad advice, career and personal.' Whether they listened to the terrible advice or not, we hope the people who once said these things are listening and regretting ever giving their opinion. May these ladies' success be proof of that!Best of SheKnows Elizabeth Hurley & Billy Ray Cyrus, & More of the Best Red Carpet Debuts From Celebrity Couples Over the Years Yoko Ono's Daughter Kyoko, & 22 Surprising Celebrities That Were In or Linked to a Cult 7 Ways Chrissy Teigen Has Altered Her Appearance Over the Years: Plastic Surgery & More
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Squid Game' leads ranking as the list for the 100 most-watched TV series of 2024-25 drops
Nielsen's multiplatform ratings have officially been released, and they have brought forth some surprising results for fans of streaming, broadcast, and cable TV series. These ratings have brought forth a new way to draw comparisons on how much viewers love to watch on streaming or on broadcast or both and have also given new revelations, as the online streaming show 'Squid Game' season 2 has managed to top the list. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Multiplatform ratings released After the release of these multiplatform rankings that analyse shows from streaming and broadcast as well as cable, the top runners have come out. According to Variety reports, the show 'High Potential', along with 'Matlock', ranked the highest overall in broadcast. The third-most-watched show was 'Tracker'. All three almost made it to the mark; however, they were beaten by 'Squid Game' and 'Adolescence'. 'High Potential' had 8.2 million viewers on broadcast and 7.9 million on a streaming platform, making their overall total come to a whopping 16.1 million viewers. 'Matlock' also faced similar success as the broadcast of the show observed 10.5 million viewers and then another 5.5 million on a popular streaming platform. Most popular in online streaming As the comprehensive list looks over at viewing habits for 35 days, it was no surprise at all that online streaming shows made the top of the list. 'Squid Game' managed to top the overall charts with a total of 27.1 million viewers! Following closely behind was the show 'Adolescence', which garnered a total of 19 million in viewership. Comedy is a go-to genre According to the rankings, comedy as a genre also ruled the list. Popular comedy shows like 'Nobody Wants This', 'Running Point', 'A Man on the Inside', 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage', and 'Ghosts' all ranked well into the top 20 names of the list. Some of these shows are available for viewing on broadcast, while others are available for streaming, making the list a diverse section. Reality shows made it to the top as well Different kinds of variety shows also ended up topping the list as well. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Names like 'Survivor', 'The Voice', 'American Idol', 'Dancing With the Stars', 'The Amazing Race', 'The Floor', 'Is It Cake? 'Holiday', 'Beast Games', 'Love is Blind' and 'Love on the Spectrum U.S.' all managed to make the top list, showing their popularity amongst viewers both online and on broadcast and cable. Who all lost out this season? Where there are winners, there are losers. Some shows, regardless of their popularity and plot, did not manage to hit the viewership mark this season. Basic cable shows lost out the most this season, with the TV series 'Yellowstone' becoming the only cable show to make it within the top 100. While shows like 'FBI: Most Wanted', 'FBI: International', and 'Equaliser' all made it to the top 30 of the broadcasts only list, they did not manage to leave a major mark. All three of the shows have also been cancelled, citing various reasons like low budgets as well as viewership issues.
