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Monday 19 August 2024 6:00 am |  Updated:  Friday 16 August 2024 1:18 pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Email After nearly a year of interviewing a diverse group of entrepreneurs, Jennifer Sieg explores why passion is critical for success. Over the past 11 months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing both seasoned and emerging entrepreneurs. One key takeaway is that despite their differences, their journeys share many similarities. From chatting with the founder of a greeting cards start-up to the leader behind the UK’s largest car insurer—a FTSE 100 company now…

Andrew Wright launched EK Spear System to provide free SPEAR Training (Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response), a defense system that leverages natural reactions to fear or violence, to anyone who feels they need it. The 34-year-old, who lives in East Kilbride, decided to act after noticing that residents on social media expressed growing concerns about safety in the area. This initiative follows the arrest and charges against a man in July, related to reports of allegedly following women in East Kilbride. The trial is scheduled for September 6, 2024, at Hamilton Sherriff Court. Andrew told the Glasgow Times, “I saw…

Police have issued an appeal for witnesses in relation to the crash on August 15 Source link

The Student Living Index from Ulster Bank captures a snapshot of what it’s like to be a student at university in 2024 Source link

Police were called to a disturbance at a property on Henderson Drive at approximately 6.50am on Saturday, August 17. Officers responded alongside paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service. Upon arrival, they found a woman with injuries consistent with a stabbing. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect, a man in his 20s who is believed to have been known to the victim, was taken into custody shortly after the incident. Police have since launched a murder investigation, and detectives remain at the scene conducting extensive inquiries. Henderson Drive has been cordoned off between Marsh Street and…

Some of them will spend their entire lives behind bars, others will be out in weeks. Here’s are the names and faces of south London criminals judges have put behind bars in August 2024 so far. Tony Curant and Richard Ray Richard Ray (left) helped Tony Curant (right) escape Bexley after a frenzied attack on his partner (Image: Met Police) Tony Curant murdered the mother of his children by repeatedly stabbing her while their terrified kids hid in the room next door. His friend Richard Ray then picked Curant up and drove him from Bexley to Dartford, stopping for alcohol and…

Police officers are concerned for the welfare of a teenager who has been reported missing.Abigail Oyediran was last seen in the Chapman Avenue area of Maidstone at about 5pm yesterday.Abigail Oyediran has been reported missing. Picture: Kent PoliceThe 13-year-old is about 5ft 6ins, of a medium build, has long, black braided hair and wears glasses.There are concerns for Abigail’s welfare and she is known to have connections in both Maidstone and Stratford, London.Officers are appealing for help to find her.Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call 999, quoting reference 16-1764. Source link

Officers remain on scene, with Henderson Drive closed between the junctions with Marsh Street and Cavell Crescent. Kent Police were first called at 6.50am on Saturday to reports of a disturbance at a property. Officers attended with colleagues from South East Coast Ambulance Service and a woman was pronounced dead at the scene after being found with injuries consistent with a stabbing, police said. A man in his 20s, who was known to the victim, was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody. Anyone who has any information is urged to call Kent Police on 01474 366149 quoting reference…

Both The Star and Garter and The Three Hounds Beer Company came close to taking the title of best pub in the borough, but were instead crowned as the runners up. Every year, the majority of CAMRA branches select a pub to be their branch Pub of the Year. Those branches with any eligible clubs can also select a club to be their branch Club of the Year. Winners of the branch awards then progress to be judged in the relevant regional competitions and potentially ultimately for the national awards.  According to CAMRA, The Star and Garter was closed for…