Veera Indian Dining & Bar opens in ormer Alishaan in Durham
Veera has opened in what was Alishaan on North Road, which has undergone an extensive refurb since it closed last month after 16 years in business. The restaurant and bar was opened by Mayor of Durham Cllr Gary Hutchinson in a ribbon cutting on Wednesday (June 3). Owner Minhaz Syed said: “Veera is bringing something…
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
WASHINGTON – For more than a decade, the United States dramatically reduced its national smog levels, but since 2015 smoke from increasingly larger wildfires is reversing that clean-up trend and making the air dirtier and deadlier, a new study finds. Scientists say climate change deserves much, but not all, of the blame. The national smog…
Tom Walsh pipped for podium in Rome
Tom Walsh of New Zealand Photo: Dan Vernon / PHOTOSPORT Canterbury shot putter Tom Walsh threw a season best in finishing fourth at the Diamond League athletics meeting in Rome. Walsh threw 21.49 metres with his last throw, missing out on the podium by just 1cm. He threw 21.24 metres at the Rabat meeting last…
Golf: Contrasting first rounds for NZ golfers Ryan Fox and Dame Lydia Ko
Photo: RICHARD HEATHCOTE New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox is in a five-way share for eighth after the first round of the latest PGA tour event in Dublin, Ohio. Americans Wyndham Clark, US Open champion J.J. Spaun, and Ryan Gerard, along with English golfer Tommy Fleetwood finished at 5-under 67 to sit in a share of…
What the hell happened to Christopher Nolan? The Odyssey casting backlash explained — RT Entertainment
Christopher Nolan is probably the last director in Hollywood who can still sell a movie on his name alone without having to make a new entry into a wrung-out franchise, a superhero flick, or a nostalgia reboot set to a slow piano version of a song you used to like. Just “a Christopher Nolan film”…
Wim Wenders apologizes to legendary actress over child nudity — RT Entertainment
German film director Wim Wenders has withdrawn his 1975 film ‘Wrong Move’ from circulation and issued an “unreserved” apology to actress Nastassja Kinski over a scene showing her topless at age 13. The road movie marked the film debut of the daughter of actor Klaus Kinski. It also stars Rudiger Vogler as an aspiring writer…
Durham’s Radisson Blu shortlisted for community business award
The Radisson Blu Hotel has been shortlisted for the Community Business of the Year Award by the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC). This recognition coincides with a major individual milestone for its leadership, as general manager Stuart Lloyd has been crowned Durham’s Citizen of the Year, following a vote of all councillors at Durham’s…
Psychologist to open Durham Wellness Space in Coxhoe
Dr Hannah Barraclough, 38, from Durham, hopes to open Durham Wellness Space on Front Street East in Coxhoe by the end of June or July after spending 18 months transforming a former community building. The clinical psychologist, who spent several years working in the NHS before establishing her private practice five years ago, said years…
Echo Comment on the furore surrounding Henry Nowak’s death
The Conservatives and Labour call calmly for an inquiry, largely because they don’t have an immediate answer to the allegations of two tier policing, while Reform try to summon up “pure cold rage” partly because they are now caught in a battle to ensure they are not out-flanked. They cannot afford to stay silent on…
