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Once the hub of birthdays, engagements and weddings, local community halls are on the decline

They were once the hub of the local community, bearing witness to birthdays, engagements and weddings. But community halls are now struggling to keep the doors open.

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Proposed Hobart stadium couldn't host Test, ODI cricket

The fixed roof on a planned $715 million stadium in Hobart means it won't be able to host major cricket fixtures.

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AFL stadium at Macquarie Point unanimously opposed by RSL Tasmania amid fears it would 'overshadow' cenotaph

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff's hopes for a stadium and an AFL team are dealt a blow, with the state's RSL sub-branches announcing their unanimous opposition to the proposed location.

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RSL's cenotaph concerns over Hobart stadium plans

RSL Tasmania has voiced its opposition to a proposed $715m stadium project on the Hobart waterfront because of the impact it would have on the city's cenotaph.

AAP

Restaurant forced to pay compensation after blind man refused entry

John Hardy was told that having his dog, Sidney, in the restaurant would be “unhygienic”

The Independent UK

Restaurant refused to let blind customer in as his guide dog would be 'unhygienic'

John Hardy took legal action when Bengal Spice in Somerset refused to let him and his family in for a meal, despite their protests that guide dogs were allowed

Daily Mirror

‘Dangerous flash flooding’ warning for North Queensland regions – as it happened

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Tasmanian RSL to remove all pokies from clubs by June

All Tasmanian sub-branches will be free of gaming machines as the focus moves away from "pots, parmies and pokies".

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Tasmanian RSL clubs pull plug on pokies

RSL clubs in Tasmania will no longer have pokies machines from mid-2023 over concerns for vulnerable veterans and their families.

AAP

New drug is 'beginning of the end' of Alzheimer's - who will it help and when will it be available?

Lecanemab has been shown in trials to slow the progress of early-stage Alzheimer's by 27%

Wales Online

Exciting new drug is ‘beginning of the end’ for Alzheimer’s – so what is it and when could it be available?

As trial results bring hope of an effective treatment, Lisa Salmon asks The Alzheimer’s Society what it means for people right now.

The Independent UK

New Alzheimer's drug could be 'beginning of the end' for disease

It's been hailed as a momentous breakthrough after decades of failure in the search for effective treatment

Nottingham Post

Drug proven to slow decline in Alzheimer patients

Lecanemab, a newly developed drug, has showed promising results in clinical trials among Alzheimer patients

Manchester Evening News

New Alzheimer’s drug hailed as 'beginning of the end' in quest for treatment

Clinical results suggest that the disease progression can by slowed by 27%

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New Alzheimer’s drug hailed as ‘beginning of the end’ in search for treatment

Lecanemab was found to slow decline in patients’ memory and thinking.

Daily Mirror

Alzheimer's disease could be slowed down by new drug as NHS urged to speed up testing

Lecanemab could mark 'the end of the beginning' in the decades-long fight against dementia, geneticist Prof Sir John Hardy said. The drug was found to reduce brain decline in those with mild dementia

The Independent UK

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug could be in UK use in a year but only for minority

Only 5% of patients eligible for the drug will be able to access it – and most of these will be private cases, experts have said.

AAP

Fatal crash accused bailed for fifth time

Alisha Jane Fagan, 22, has been freed on bail despite concerns from the family of a man she's accused of killing in a crash that she will drive again.

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Concern in Nottinghamshire village that 'doesn't want to be a town’ as hundreds of homes planned

They say they like the 'village vibe'

ABC News

Tablelands World War II tour established by National Servicemen's Association, Rotary club

History buffs can retrace the steps of diggers across the Atherton Tablelands region on a new tour that visits sites of significance during World War II, including where the largest medical field in the southern hemisphere was located.

Daily Mirror

Top doctors' verdicts on Vladimir Putin Parkinson's rumours after 'abnormal' clip

John Hardy, a neurogeneticist at the UK Dementia Research Institute, said he does not believe Vladimir Putin is suffering from Parkinson's disease but says he doesn't look well

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