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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
GALLERY: King and Queen attend Sandringham Flower Show
King Charles and Queen Camilla were among thousands of guests at the Sandringham Flower Show. The popular event sees the Royal Family's Norfolk estate filled with vibrant flowers on the last Wednesday of each July. It has been fondly dubbed the country's biggest church fete as it features 200 trade stands, a craft marquee, terrier racing, motorcycle displays, floristry, baking and produce competitions. The King and Queen were in good spirits (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) They each carried an umbrella due to the drizzly weather (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) Queen Camilla looked radiant as she admired the flowers (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The King is well known for his love of horticulture (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) He spoke to growers and even smelled the flowers (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The pair waved at the crowds from their carriage (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The flower show was founded more than a century ago to encourage tenants on the Royal Estate to care for their gardens, but it has since grown into a major celebration of the outdoors. It usually draws crowds of around 20,000 people and the King, who is a known horticulture lover, is said to look forward to attending. The monarchs were all smiles as they explored the grounds with umbrellas in hand. Hundreds of well-wishers stood behind crash barriers waiting to meet the royal couple with many shouting goodwill messages for Charles, who is receiving ongoing cancer care and who missed last year's event. Around 20,000 people attend the event every year (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The Queen wore a black and white floral patterned dress (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The King opted for a grey suit with deep pink accessories (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) They each stroked several dogs (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) They included a group of trainee medical detection dogs (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The event has been fondly dubbed the country's biggest church fete (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) The King joked about his appearance after he was complemented on how well he was looking by a number of well-wishers. Maria and Graham Sharples from Spalding, Lincolnshire, who regularly visit the show, called out to the King saying: 'We missed you last year, you look very well.' Mrs Sharples said: 'He came over and said 'it's all done with mirrors'.' Later, Irene Lane shouted to the King: 'Good to see you're back this year, praying for your good health,' and when she repeated the phrase to the Queen, Camilla made the crowd laugh when she said 'touch wood' and tapped her head.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Gilbane to develop $1B affordable housing job
This story was originally published on Construction Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Construction Dive newsletter. Award: Calvert Square and Young Terrace redevelopment Value: $1 billion Location: Norfolk, Virginia Client: City of Norfolk, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Providence, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Development Co. has snared the lead development role for the $1 billion Calvert Square and Young Terrace affordable housing redevelopment in Norfolk, Virginia, according to a July 16 news release. The redevelopment includes more than 1,000 housing units across 55 acres, according to the release. The project aims to replace decades-old public housing with a mixed-income, mixed-use community, and will focus on the creation of affordable housing, the integration of green spaces and enhancements to shared community facilities. This work is one part of the St. Paul's Transformation Project, a strategic partnership between the City of Norfolk and the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority that aims to redevelop several public housing communities adjacent to downtown Norfolk. Another redevelopment, Tidewater Gardens Public Housing, is also a part of the transformation plan. The project's transformation goals include: A 22-acre recreational park. Innovative tidal and stormwater control. Blueways, greenways and natural areas. Historical and cultural exhibits. Community event and gathering spaces. 'Our goal is to create high‑quality, inclusive housing options and neighborhood assets that reflect the vision and aspirations of current residents while building toward a stronger, more resilient future,' said Bobvala Tengen, senior development manager at Gilbane Development Co., in the release. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, according to local news outlet WAVY. Gilbane Development is the real estate development, financing and ownership arm of Gilbane Inc., a 155-year-old family-owned company. With over $11.8 billion in development and more than 25,000 units of housing completed or underway, Gilbane Development's projects incorporate multifamily, mixed-use, healthcare, schools and government projects. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
BBC News
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
In pictures: Queen Camilla attends 142nd Sandringham Flower Show
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were among the 14,500 visitors that attended Sandringham Flower Show as it celebrated its 142nd year. The flower show, which is held at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, will be paused next year to make way for the six-day Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) touring flower show in 2026 and and the flower show's chairman, Graham Browne, said the event on Wednesday had a lovely atmosphere. He said: "The mood of the whole of the show is good, everyone is happy, the weather is good, the King is in a really good frame of mind. "We were talking about vegetables and flowers and the weather and things that are happening" The king and queen visited the event on Wednesday, but last year's event saw no royal visitor for the first time in 30 years. Creative freedom Hillary Fay-Mellor, a professional garden designer who has created a display at the flower show, said she enjoyed "the freedom to be creative" at the show. She said: "There's a very lovely atmosphere at Sandringham Flower Show. Everyone helps each other, the whole team they genuinely want each other to do well... it's a bit like going to a festival except you have to work hard."There's always been a flower show here, so it's a real tradition for the village... it will just be a different vibe because RHS shows are bigger. "They are much more expensive to get accepted... and you have to be very specific with your brief." The Sandringham Flower Show said all profits from each show were donated to local charities and since 1977 the committee has donated more than £825, Thomas has been involved in designing her first show garden for the Sandringham Flower Show. She said: "This is the first time I have done a show garden at Sandringham, it might be the last with the amount of rain we have had to contend with. "It's a climate change garden so it's based on producing a sustainable garden through periods of climate change... it's plants that will sustain those conditions and also a low carbon footprint garden." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
CNBC
2 hours ago
- Business
- CNBC
Union Pacific in mega US railroad merger talks with rival Norfolk
Union Pacific said on Thursday it was in advanced discussions with rival Norfolk Southern for a possible mega merger that would create a transcontinental railroad behemoth. Norfolk shares were up 3.5%, while Union Pacific fell 2.3% in premarket trading. A deal, if it goes through, will combine Union Pacific's dominant position in the Western two-thirds of the U.S. with Norfolk's 19,500-mile route predominantly spanning 22 eastern states. Norfolk has a market value of about $63.2 billion, while Union Pacific was valued at around $138 billion, according to LSEG data. There can be no assurances as to whether an agreement for a transaction will be reached or as to its terms, Union Pacific said. The North American railroad industry has struggled with volatile freight volumes, rising labor and fuel costs, and growing pressure from shippers over service reliability. If the two companies agree to a deal, it would be largest-ever buyout in the sector. It would also shape up as a key test of the Trump administration's appetite for big-ticket mergers and faces a plethora of regulatory hurdles. The first challenge would be securing approval from the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the federal agency that oversees railroads, currently led by Patrick Fuchs, a Trump appointee named to the post in January. It would also require the support of worker unions and might invite scrutiny from several other federal bodies. Major railroad unions have long pushed back against consolidation, warning that such deals threaten jobs and risk throwing rail service into disarray. The last major consolidation in the industry was the $31 billion merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern, which created the first and only single line rail network connecting Canada, the United States and Mexico. The deal, which closed in 2023, faced intense regulatory pushback over concerns it would stifle competition, eliminate jobs and disrupt service but was eventually approved.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Furious grandmother, 67, is banned from Asda after supermarket accuses her of switching yellow stickers
A grandmother has been banned from Asda after she was allegedly caught switching yellow stickers on a 'pack of bacon'. Jan Rhodes, 67, can no longer enter the store on Hall Road in Norwich, Norfolk, over the next three years despite having shopped there since it first opened in 2015. Bosses say they caught Ms Rhodes red-handed swapping the stickers in order to save cash. But the 67-year-old has denied all wrongdoing. She explained: 'I went in to buy three things and while I was there, the security came up to me and said I wasn't allowed in anymore. 'I've never done that [switch stickers]. 'I'm angry and I'm upset. I used to go in there all the time. I know loads of them in there. I just want to prove them wrong.' Ms Rhodes' partner, Rob Gillies, said one of the misappropriated items mentioned to Ms Rhodes by Asda staff was a pack of bacon. He said this had been purchased the day before his partner was told she was banned. Mr Gillies said: 'She bought it the same day it was expiring. I went back with the bacon to show them.' Ms Rhodes's stepdaughter, Leanne Hutchings, said she had also been to the store to plead her stepmother's case. She added: 'They say she's been doing it for a prolonged period of time. 'I explained saying that this is a case of mistaken identity. They also said she's been abusive. She would never be nasty to someone.' A spokesman for Asda said: 'We ask all customers to treat our colleagues and stores with respect and do not tolerate any form of abuse. 'While banning a customer is always a last resort, this decision was taken due to repeated disruptive and abusive behaviour.' It is not the first time a pensioner has got into trouble with Asda - in 2024, 68-year-old Andrew Oliver demanded an apology after he was barred from a store in Sittingbourne Kent. The full-time carer was attempting to rush out of the supermarket having received a call from his wife that she was struggling to breathe. But workers tried to stop him from using the travelator as there was a chair in front of it that prevented people going down. After escaping to tend his wife he later returned to the store, and was informed he had been banned for four weeks. The pensioner admitted he had been verbally abusive. In October 2024 it emerged a disabled woman had been banned from every Asda in the UK. Elanor Maxey, 32, was told she couldn't bring her dog Genie into any branch of the supermarket after an argument with one of the shop's security guards in Bexleyheath. The woman claimed she was branded 'rude' by the female member of staff and told she was breaching the Data Protection Act by recording the incident. Asda later apologised to Ms Maxey and reversed the decision to have her barred.
