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BBC News
25-04-2025
- BBC News
Pennine Way ramblers honour 'visionary' on 60th anniversary
Walkers have completed a 40-mile (64km) trek in honour of the man widely regarded as the father of the Pennine Stephenson, from Whalley in Lancashire, dreamt in 1935 of creating a 268-mile (431km) trail from the Peak District, across the Yorkshire Dales, and into the Scottish was 30 years before his vision turned into a reality on 24 April the 60th anniversary, volunteers from Pendle Radicals and the Friends of Clarion House at Roughlee set off on Monday from Mr Stephenson's former home in Whalley before joining the Pennine Way at Earby and making their way to Malham in the Yorkshire Dales on Thursday. Another "Pennine Way at 60" event will take place from 11:30 BST on Sunday at Clarion will highlight the new Two Toms Trail and Pendle Hill's significance as the source of inspiration for Mr event will include a short walk as well as a special Pennine Way display, readings and a short film. Ramblers' Association Nick Burton, who led the three-day trek to Yorkshire, told BBC Radio Lancashire how Mr Stephenson got the idea of creating a Pennine Way as a 13-year-old mill worker near said: "After his first week he walked up Pendle Hill and got that view northwards of the Pennines and it sort of inspired him and started his love of rambling."As early as 1935 he wrote an article suggesting the idea of a Pennine Way." Mr Stephenson went on to become secretary of the Ramblers' he was in his 70s, he attended the official opening of the Pennine Way at Malham Moor on 24 April died in 1987. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
Economic Times
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
Record-breaking early voting in Canada election; no clue who benefits
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A surge in early voter participation has marked this federal election, with Elections Canada reporting an unprecedented 7.3 million ballots cast at advance polls over the Thanksgiving long weekend. This figure represents a 25 percent increase compared to the 2021 sheer volume of early voters, including a single-day record of over 2 million on Friday, led to lengthy queues across the Stephenson, chair of the political science department at Western University, said "It's too early to say whether this record advance turnout will lead to higher overall turnout this election." "We need to consider the broader context', she pointed to the 2021 election, where despite a rise in early voting, overall turnout Canada's data indicates a registered electorate of approximately 28.2 million, a number expected to rise as registration continues."Canadians have increasingly come to expect advance voting as a standard part of the electoral process," said timing of the advance polls over a holiday weekend has raised questions about its impact on Stephenson dismissed the notion that it inherently advantages any specific party. She also argued that a late-campaign scandal could impact any party, as many votes would already be advance polls, Elections Canada has also reported a substantial number of special ballots, including mail-in votes and ballots cast at local offices. In 2021, over 17 million Canadians participated in the election, resulting in a 62.6 percent voter major contenders for Canada's upcoming federal election are the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party. In addition to these major parties, the election features a broad spectrum of registered political entities, including Bloc Québécois (BQ), New Democratic Party (NDP), Animal Protection Party of Canada (APP), Centrist Party of Canada (Cent.), Canadian Future Party (CFP), Christian Heritage Party (CHP), Communist Party (Comm.), Green Party (Green), Libertarian Party (Libert.), Marijuana Party (Mar.), Marxist–Leninist Party (M-L), People's Party of Canada (PPC), Parti Rhinocéros Party (Rhino.), United Party of Canada (UP), Independents (Ind.),Those with No Affiliation (NA)
