Ben Clifford

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Giselle Wakatama |Nakita Jager |Ben Clifford

A 185-year-old church bell has been found a week after thieves used an angle grinder to remove it from its mount. The bell was cut from its supports in a structure outside the former St Ann's Presbyterian Church at Paterson. Police said thieves took it between June 5 and 8. The church opened in 1842, and the bell rang out the day World War I ended. It was deconsecrated in 2009, and there are plans to convert the building into accommodation.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Giselle Wakatama |Ben Clifford

A Hunter Valley farming community is reeling after a 185-year-old church bell was sheared off with an angle grinder. Police said the bell was cut from its supports in a structure outside the former St Ann's Presbyterian Church at Paterson. Police officer Chief Inspector Rob Post said the bell was taken between last Thursday and Sunday afternoon. He was concerned thieves had taken it to have it melted down, cashing in on metal prices. Property owner Louise Shirvington said she was devastated.

Jun 12, 2024 | theconversation.com | Ben Clifford

At the first UK general election debate between the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the leader of the opposition, Keir Starmer, Sunak claimed his government had “delivered 1 million new homes”. On Tuesday, June 11 2024, Sunak doubled down on this claim, during his speech to launch the Conservative party manifesto. Underlining his party’s plan to “build an ownership society” – a “property-owning democracy” – he further pledged to deliver another 1.6 million homes over the next parliament.

Jun 12, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Ben Clifford

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