Mike Gilmore

1 month ago | gbtribune.com | Tammy L. Mason |Karma Byers |Doug Barrett |Mike Gilmore

The 2025 Kansas Press Association Awards of Excellence were announced Wednesday by KPA Executive Director Emily Bradbury. The Great Bend Tribune will bring home 25 awards, including seven first-place awards, from the 2025 KPA Convention and Awards Celebration which will be held June 5-6 in Salina. When notified of the awards won by the Tribune staff, former Publisher Judy Duryee said, “I’m incredibly proud of the staff at the Great Bend Tribune.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Mike Gilmore

Domestic abuse charity calls for faster prosecutionsGetty ImagesNext Link says says lengthy delays in investigations and court cases can act as a deterrent for victimsA domestic abuse charity has called for the criminal justice system to process cases more quickly. Bristol based non-profit, Next Link, says lengthy delays in investigations and court cases could act as a deterrent for victims in pursuing a prosecution.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Mike Gilmore

Rise in number of van-dwellers concerns residentsMike GilmoreBBC Radio Bristol speaks to residents and those living in vans. Hundreds of people attended a community meeting to voice their opposition to a city's van-dweller policy. Bristol City Council estimates there are up to 680 vehicles being lived in across the city, with about 60 of those parked up around the picturesque Clifton Downs.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Mike Gilmore

Couple's love of seaside town spans 55 yearsTrevor ShermanTrevor and Sue Sherman have celebrated their anniversary in Weston-super-Mare every year for 55 yearsA couple have returned to the seaside town where they went on their honeymoon for the 55th time since their wedding. Sue and Trevor Sherman, who live in Northamptonshire, have visited Weston-super-Mare every year since their marriage on March 14, 1970.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Mike Gilmore |Leigh Boobyer

New banking hub opens in town hit by closuresMike Gilmore & Leigh BoobyerBBC News, West of EnglandBBCHardik Pandya said the hub operates as different banks on different daysA new banking hub has opened in a Somerset town in an effort to replace the bank branches that have been closed down in recent years. Branches of NatWest, Lloyds, HSBC and Barclays have all closed in Keynsham and the town's last remaining bank, Halifax, is set to shut in May.