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Wednesday 1st March Blog

Posted on Wed 1st Mar, 2017 in: Blog

Wednesday 1st March Blog

Good Morning everyone!

 

Can you believe it's March already! This year seems to be flying by!

 

The weather seems to be not too bad today- a little rain midday and through tonight to 10am tomorrow morning, then fine for the rest of tomorrow.

 

It has been revealed that there are plans to build a train station in Elland which will cost £14million. It will potentially be built at Lowfields Business Park in the next 2 - 3 years. It will include journeys to Manchester, Manchester Airport, Leeds and destinations further afield.

 

It's today when the new law comes into place for using phones behind the wheel. Instead of a punishment of £100 fine and 3 points on your licence, now it's a £200 fine and 6 points on your licence. For a newly qualified driver, that's immediate disqualification. Latest figures show that 22 people were killed and 99 seriously injured in Road Accidents as a result of a driver using their phone.

 

The upcoming Disney film Beauty and the Beast is set to feature Disney's first gay character and love scene! The character LeFou, sidekick to Gaston who is played by Josh Gad, tries to come to terms with feelings for Gaston as a side-plot to the main storyline. Disney have called it their first ever 'exclusively gay moment' on film. 

 

Today in History

1st March- 1780: Pennsylvania becomes the first US state to abolish slavery. 1943: British RAF conducts strategic bombing raids on all European railway lines. 1985: The Pentagon accepts the theory that an atomic war would block he sun, causing a 'nuclear winter'.

2nd March- 1943: The center of Berlin is bombed by the RAF, 900 tons of bombs are dropped in half an hour. 1951: The US Navy launches the K-1, the first modern submarine designed to hunt enemy submarines. 1965: More than 150 US and South Vietnamese planes bomb 2 bases in North Vietnam in the first of the 'Rolling Thunder' raids.

 

Celebrity Birthdays

1st March: Singer Justin Bieber is 23, Actress Lupita Nyongo is 34, Chef Paul Hollywood is 51 and Director Ron Howard is 63.

2nd March: Actress Rebel Wilson will be 37, Singer Jon Bon Jovi will be 55, Actor Daniel Craig will be 49 and Comedian and Presenter Alexander Armstrong will be 47.

 

Have a great day!

The Millhouse team

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