Flagpole Repairs Could Cost £70,000+

Shelter seeking $70,000 for improvements

ST. CLOUD — A shelter and programming provider is seeking $70,000 in additional funding for exterior improvements on two of its five buildings. Overcomers International Fellowship Dream Center in a news release said it has already received support from the city of St. Cloud, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Benton Communications. The funding is being used for two projects that include: $20,000 from Benton Communications …

Flagpole repairs could cost £70,000+

The reason behind the lack of a flag on Wokingham town hall to mark last week’s VE Day celebrations has been revealed. Some attendees at last week’s celebrations in Market Place questioned why there was no flag flying from the grade-II listed town hall. Katy Hughes, town clerk, explained that the access ladders to the flagpoles were condemned as being unsafe 18 months ago, and signs of corrosion were identified to the poles themselves. As such, …