Latest news with #Midhurst
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Theft of multiple trucks under investigation
An similar model of a 2024-2025 Freightliner Cascadia that were stolen from Midhurst on Thursday July 24, 2025 Huronia West OPP are investigating after five tractor trucks were stolen from the area of County Road 27 and Bayfield Street (highway 26) in Midhurst. According to police the theft happened around 3:30 a.m. on July 24. The stolen trucks are described as 2024 and 2025 Freightliner Cascadia with day cabs only. A small grey vehicle similar to a new model Honda Civic could also be involved in the theft. Police say all vehicles were last seen driving down Bayfield Street towards Highway 400. Anyone with information is being asked to call OPP or Crime Stoppers.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Ontario police say 5 commercial tractor trucks taken in early morning theft
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby MIDHURST — Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating after five commercial tractor trucks were stolen in Midhurst, Ont. A statement from police says the trucks were taken near County Road 27 and Bayfield Street early Thursday morning. The stolen vehicles are described as white unmarked truck tractors. Investigators say the vehicles were last seen proceeding southbound on Bayfield Street, in the City of Barrie, towards Highway 400. The OPP says a small grey vehicle is believed to be associated with the matter. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the OPP. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2025. The Canadian Press
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
Five tractor trucks stolen in town north of Barrie: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating after five commercial tractor trucks were stolen in Midhurst, Ont, a village about 6.5 kilometres from Barrie. A statement from police says the trucks were taken near County Road 27 and Bayfield Street early Thursday morning. The stolen vehicles are described as white unmarked truck tractors. Investigators say the vehicles were last seen proceeding southbound on Bayfield Street, in the City of Barrie, towards Highway 400. The OPP says a small grey vehicle is believed to be associated with the matter. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the OPP.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Taskmaster star ALEX HORNE: ‘I'm embarrassed to order fizzy water – I've got reverse snobbishness about it'
My favourite drink as a child was milk – I had at least a pint a night. I've never broken a bone, I swear all that milk is why. I won't name the pub I was first served in, where I grew up in Midhurst, East Sussex – because I was underage and I think it's still going. There's an argument for there being a pub that serves underage people in every town, because at least you know where everyone is. On my 21st birthday, I was at the top of Machu Picchu in Peru with my mate Mike, and he'd smuggled a bottle of champagne. [ Alcohol is banned within the ruins.] It was my grandpa's funeral that day as well, and because I couldn't go we toasted him there. My wife Rachel [a newsreader] and I went to The Comedy Store in London on our first date. I knocked a pint of beer over her shoes and it was just swimming around for the whole show. I'm not clumsy, but sometimes I don't realise how tall I am [he's 6ft 2in]. We're still together 26 years later. Rachel is trying to keep me alive as I near my 50s. The first drink I have every day is a probiotic thing she gives me. The next is a pint-sized smoothie, which is sometimes nice and sometimes not. I had a very nice evening with Sporty Spice recently at a charity quiz. Me, Mel C, her partner and my wife ended up in a pub, and Mel got behind the bar to pull pints – because she's a Spice Girl they didn't mind. I sat next to David Suchet and his wife on a flight the other day, too. We were all off to Morocco, and he said he was going to treat himself to a men's djellaba robe. So I decided to treat myself to one, too. I'm embarrassed to order fizzy water – I've got reverse snobbishness about it. When there's a bottle of water with a sell-by date, I think that's nonsense. It says it's come from a mountain, you know, two million years ago, but it goes off in April. On Taskmaster I've drunk a lot of bad things. The comedian Nabhaan Rizwan made a cocktail in a bin that hadn't been cleaned. So I was forced to drink bin juice. That was grotty. After a few drinks I'll probably sing the Liverpool FC Mo Salah song, to the tune of Sit Down by James. I'm a Liverpool fan, but I'm not a karaoke person. Or a campfire singer. Greg Davies [Horne's co-host on Taskmaster] and I went on a notorious camping trip in 2020. We met up near Whipsnade Zoo and got merry on vodka Red Bull. I can't recall much of what happened – except the lions roaring. The person I'd most like to have a drink with living or dead is my friend [the comedian] Tim Key, who is very much alive. We used to live together but don't get to see each other very often now. Having a drink with him is always the most pleasure I get, apart from having a drink with my wife. The best advice I've ever been given over a drink was when I married Rachel. The wedding was in Northern Ireland, where she's from, and a family friend took me to one side in the toilet. Drink in hand he said, slightly threateningly, 'Look after her.' It was good advice, and I have. My signature drink is a White Russian, because it is basically milk. Rachel and I were at uni together, and we had a Russian-themed party with a bathtub full of it, made using milk, Kahlúa and chocolate powder. We would just dip our glasses in. I'd have WKD served at my funeral, because my first TV role was in the WKD adverts in the early 2000s. It's awful – I'm in a karate lesson, and the instructor makes me pull his finger. He farts then the ad says, 'Have you got a WKD side?' Alex Horne's children's book The Last Pebble is out now (Walker Books, £7.99). or call 020 3176 2937. Free UK delivery on orders over £25. getty images
BBC News
7 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'Critical' gas network reconnection repairs begin in Midhurst
"Critical" gas network reconnection works have begun in Midhurst, as SGN said it wants to ensure local energy demand is met ahead of the autumn and works were initially due to start in June, but an intervention by the local MP, Andrew Griffith, saw the start pushed back to said the work follows the disconnection of the gas network in the town centre as a precaution after a fire broke out at the Angel Hotel in 2023. Since the fire, local supplies have been sourced by re-directing the gas flow around the surrounding network, manipulating pressures to maintain constant supply. But, ahead of the colder months, SGN said this "won't be viable" and supplies need to be re-connected before works are expected to tale up to six weeks and began on Monday - but traffic management measures won't be introduced until Tuesday to enable the conclusion of the Gold Cup Polo weekend and the movement of several lorries from the site at nearby Cowdray Park. Kemal Erghun, who owns Kemælli's Cafe in Midhurst, told BBC Radio Sussex: "I feel sad but good about the roadworks starting."It's progress but the town is fragile after previous works - it is difficult for us."It isn't really ideal because businesses struggle when there are roadworks - some people avoid Midhurst due to roadworks as it can add to 30 minutes on to journey times, but I understand it." Jintana Barron, the co-owner of Jintana Flowers in the town, added: "The traffic means that no customers want to come to Midhurst."This makes business very difficult. All businesses suffer, it goes downhill."We fear for our future if works continue - some shops have left already."
