Western Daily Press - April 17, 2025
Western Daily Press - April 17, 2025
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April 17, 2025
Iconic Flying Scotsman heads West for summer
THE world-famous Flying Scotsman train is coming to Somerset this summer.
2 mins
Date set for father's murder trial
A POSTMAN charged with the murder of his one-month-old son will face trial next year.
1 min
Stamp duty rush fuels 5.4% house price jump
UK house prices jumped by 5.4% in the year to February - the fastest rate in more than two years, new official figures show.
2 mins
Man admits drug offences after police raid unit
A MAN has admitted drug offences after officers found cocaine and £89,000 in cash last week in South Gloucestershire.
1 min
Netflix to air series on Wests' murders
A NETFLIX documentary on serial killers Fred and Rose West has promised to feature \"previously unseen police video and unheard audio recordings\".
1 min
Couple on run in winter had summer camp kit
CONSTANCE Marten and Mark Gordon used sleeping bags meant for summer while off-grid with their baby during winter, a court has heard.
2 mins
Trial 'not safe' as traffic going past school increases
CAMPAIGNERS have warned there is an accident waiting to happen in Bath as data shows a council liveable neighbourhood increased traffic past a primary school by 720%.
2 mins
Major recruiter hit by hiring downturn
BRITAIN'S biggest listed recruitment firm has said it expects the downturn in global hiring to persist into next year, as economic storm clouds gather across the UK and Europe.
1 min
helping to buy farm for wildlife
ONE of the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Morph, has been putting his fortune to good use by helping to buy a farm that will be transformed into a hub for nature.
2 mins
Radio wave weapon can 'blast drones from sky'
A UK-developed invisible radio wave weapon has taken down “drone swarms” in the largest trial of its type to date.
1 min
Site's new substation not ready until 2028
A NEW substation intended to provide power to Somerset's £4bn “gigafactory” won't be operational until the end of 2028 one year after the first phase of the site is expected to be finished.
1 min
City advised to 'stick by' work parking levy plans
BRISTOL has been given advice and a warning over plans to roll out a workplace parking levy affecting thousands of drivers.
3 mins
Mum is critical of 'joke' sentencing
THE mother of a teenager murdered in Bristol last year has criticised a judge for the sentence he handed out to one of the boys who attacked her son.
2 mins
Roar-some dinos on tour
The Natural History Museum's first stage show takes its audience back to a time when Dinosaurs ruled the Earth
1 min
Heads up to face a better future
A YOUNG woman with severe alopecia and a man who suffered nearly 50% burns when his uncle set him on fire are among the patients in this uplifting new series.
1 min
All Blacks star to play for Leinster
NEW Zealand centre Rieko Ioane will join Leinster next season from Blues on a sabbatical.
1 min
Western Daily Press Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Western Daily Press is a regional newspaper covering parts of South West England, mainly Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset as well as the metropolitan areas of Bath and North East Somerset and the Bristol area.
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