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Big Dibby planning to open King Klone

Northwest National considers moving on from state’s only moving sidewalk

The moving walkway was originally a "fix" because the elevation of the concourse was off when it was built and that resulted in a slight slant to the floor.

Fondano said the plan is to remove the walkway and fill the hole beneath it. The slant will likely remain.

Edinburgh Airport passenger 'only had seven minutes to down 5am pint' due to queues

When the couple tried to enter the airport and go through security they realised it was the security crew and they would be stuck in it for the next hour.

A fuming Edinburgh Airport passenger travelling through the airport has told how he only had seven minutes to down a pint after being stuck in security queues which were like being in a "rugby scrum."

Andy Campbell, 59, from Perth was jetting off to Corfu with his partner at 5am on Monday, August 28 and was shocked to see a huge queue snaking outside the terminal building but assumed it was to access transport into the city centre.

When the couple tried to enter the airport and go through security they realised it was the security queue and they would be stuck in it for the next hour.

Speaking to Edinburgh Live Andy said: "We arrived around 5.15am for our holiday flight and noticed the queue along the terminal building outside and assumed it was for bus pick up or something similar.

"But on entering the building we quickly realised that it was the security queue! It stretched from the bottom of the escalator to the door all the way along to the connecting bridge to multi-story then doubled back all the way along to the escalator.

"They were intermittently turning the escalator off to limit numbers in security but that didn’t work."

He continued: "It was a complete rugby scrum out in the corridor. This created a backlog which then merged with the people allowed up the escalators.

Finally, he said: "The woman manning the boarding pass scanners wasn’t exactly cheery or helpful either. It is an international airport trying to secure new routes and it has only six security lanes, one of which was out of order!"

The couple made their flight just in time despite security queues and told how they had just seven minutes to finish their pint before heading to board.

A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport said: “A technical issue affecting a lane at security resulted in longer wait times for some passengers however this was rectified promptly and waits returned to levels we would expect a short time later.

“The priority of our teams is to ensure passengers pass through security safely and they work hard to ensure any wait times are kept to a minimum.”

During a TV interview with a railway guy about the dangers of not stopping at closed train crossings a cyclist rides through the closed crossing:

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/kijk/2023/12/04/fietser-door-slagboom-tijdens-interview-arvato-62231724/

A Johnstone takeaway appears to have closed its doors with locals left bemused.

Sofia's Chippy on High Street in the Renfrewshire town has mysteriously closed with what appears to be no warning.

Despite advertising that they are open, none of the staff were available to answer the phone at 4:30pm on Monday, March 4.

Orders on the business's own website for food are also not working, with customers having a message pop up that says "sorry, this restaurant is closed right now".

Residents have taken to social media to express their concerns.

One person asked: "Does anyone know if Sofia's chippy in Johnstone has closed down?."

Another said: "Has Sofia's Chippy closed for good?"

People took to the comments to share their thoughts with one user saying: "Was just thinking same yesterday. I thought it had closed down."

Whilst another user added: "It was open last week. I ordered from it."

A third said: "That’s a shame. They did fabulous kebabs."

A fourth said: "Apparently it has - very sad."

The last post from Sofia's Chippy Facebook account came on January 10 which stated that there would be "no change here".

They said: "No change here.

"We are still serving up sizzling dishes this year. Exclusive 10% Discount on all online orders."

Sofia's Chippy has been contacted for comment.

It is the most interesting thing that's happened in Johnstone... ever

A skull was found in Forest's (Vorst/Brussels suburb) ... Mystery Street

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/magician-theft-rolex-1.7156871

He says the Montreal community of luxury watch enthusiasts is well aware that a criminal magician or magicians seem to be operating in the area to rob people of their watches. 

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0407/1442212-courts-cat/

It is the most interesting thing that's happened in Johnstone... ever

I lived there for 23 years and I can confirm this. Although, Sofia's is the best chippy by far in Johnstone, and I have fond memories of when they operated a "chippy van" around the scheme I was living in

What does the fox say? Something threatening, apparently.

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District sent a message to its property managers Wednesday advising of a bizarre incident involving a person dressed in what appears to be a Miles "Tails" Prower costume — Tails being the closest friend of Sonic the Hedgehog — and another person who, based on a circulated photo, was filming it.

An influencer? A TikTok prank? One of a million possibilities we haven't thought of?

“At approximately 11:00 a.m. today, the two individuals … attempted to gain access to the elevators at a building within the Golden Triangle BID,” the BID wrote. "The security officer stopped them prior to the elevators and asked them to leave the building. The individual in the fox costume then looked at the security officer and stated, 'You are a dead man walking.' No further motive for entry was demonstrated.”

Not Boring, District of Columbia

Classic Tails.