Knock-out test for England as Mallard anniversary arrives
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of the National Health Service. A series of events are planned to mark the occasion, including a service at York Minster on Thursday. The service will celebrate NHS staff, volunteers and carers, reflect on the achievements of the last seven decades and look ahead to the future of the NHS. A similar service will take place in London at Westminster Abbey. This paper will be marking the anniversary with a series of articles. national side has faced in the knockout stages of the competition. All eyes will be on manager Gareth Southgate and whether his strategy of resting half the team during the last game was the right thing to do. Main Line. Although other trains have since gone much faster, the record still stands for Doncaster-built steam locomotive.
In 1982, Viscount Downe, then chairman of the National Railway Museum launched an appeal to get it back on track. It is currently housed at the National Railway Museum, York.
On Saturday, it will be two years since HS2 revised its route through South Yorkshire to go directly across the newly built Shimmer Estate in Mexborough.
The change was controversial, having left residents ‘in limbo’ over the future of their properties, which could be subject to compulsory purchase. Some have called for the route to be switched back to the original plan, which would take it through Meadowhall instead.
On Wednesday, there will be a Royal Garden Party at The Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. Each year, the Queen spends a week visiting various regions in Scotland, meeting Scots from all walks of life and hosting thousands at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in recognition of their good work. The monarch will be welcoming approximately 8,000 people from all over Scotland to enjoy an afternoon of tea and cake.
Friday this week is being widely billed as D-Day for Brexit, at least as far as the Cabinet is concerned. Prime Minister Theresa May will meet with her top Ministers to thrash out the UK’s position in relation to its future relationship with the EU. Expect hyperbole, histrionics... and history to be made, whatever the outcome.
The Chequers showdown has been billed as everything from ‘murder on the Brexit express’ to a ‘gunfight at the UK corral’, as Ministers from opposing ideologies prepare to do battle.
Runners will be hoping the sun will be out for the Leeds 10k on Sunday. Now celebrating its 12th birthday, the 10k race, billed as ‘the race for all’, runs from Vicar Lane, along Kirkstall Road to the turning point at Savins Mill Way before heading to the finishing line on The Headrow.
The race is famed for its fun, friendly atmosphere. Last year, nearly 9,000 people took part in the event, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. The race was founded by the late Jane Tomlinson.