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Peter White Television EditorStarz is developing a slate of series inspired by “extraordinary women of history” and has set a drama about Eleanor of Aquitaine from A Discovery Of Witches writer Susie Conklin and Playground Entertainment as the first in the strand.The network has optioned the rights to historian Alison Weir’s biography Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life and its companion novel Captive Queen for the first series.Conklin, who has also worked on BBC drama Cranford, will adapt and serve as

Kate Reggev You know it as a midcentury modern mecca and major center for art and culture. But Palm Springs, Calif., has a long history that stretches back beyond the 1940s and 1950s — all the way to pre-colonial times, when a Native American tribe inhabited the area hundreds of years before the arrival of Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Bolton primary school has shared photos of its playground after a group of youths vandalised it. The EYFS (early years foundation stage) playground at Queensbridge Primary School, in Farnworth, was targeted over the weekend.

True Thompson, 2, and Stormi Webster, 2, proved they have a close-knit bond as cousins when they were spotted having a great time together on a playground! The adorable duo was caught in action by True’s mother Khloe Kardashian, 36, who snapped a pic of the precious moment they were playing around some stairs of the outside wooden playset they were using.

A popular toddlers’ play area has been closed - and isn’t set to reopen until at least early next year.The under 5’s play equipment in Longford Park in Trafford was closed last week on Tuesday and has remained shut ever since over safety concerns.A spokesperson for the One Trafford partnership explained the junior swings need replacing and said: “On safety grounds the under 5’s play area at Longford Park has been closed awaiting repairs.

Liverpool Council. Playground, housed within the city's Hilton Hotel, was once a favourite spot for Liverpool celebrities but closed several years ago.

Liverpool Council. Playground, housed within the city's Hilton Hotel, was once a favourite spot for Liverpool celebrities but closed several years ago.

Down in the woods there is a new surprise.Two years after a children's adventure playground was dismantled on safety grounds a new one has gone up.The wobbly bridge suspended by ropes, swing bars, and other equipment in Worsley Woods were taken down after failing health and safety checks.Installed in 2008 the play area has been an oasis of fun for children and parents.

Parent council chairperson Lucie Stewart said: “The parent council are delighted with the pipe slide. Some children have already given their seal of approval.“It’s great that the pupils have something new to play on following their return to school last week.

coronavirus pandemic. Posting on their Facebook page, they said: "We have been working tirelessly to try and keep Playground 2020 on this year’s festival calendar, however due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic we can no longer safely deliver the festival you deserve."We are devastated and understand that you will be too.

Alexandra Del Rosario editorBritish drama All Creatures Great and Small is on the verge of a second season after exec producer Colin Callender revealed that he was in talks with UK network Channel 5 and PBS.This comes after Ben Frow, who runs content at the ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster said last year that he wanted to commission a second season even before the first aired.Callender was speaking at PBS’ virtual TCA press tour.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Colin Callender’s Playground (Wolf Hall, Howards End) has acquired the television rights to award-winning documentary The Dog to develop as a drama series.Directed by Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren, The Dog tells the extraordinary back-story of the late John Wojtowicz, the bank robber whose antics inspired Al Pacino’s character in Sidney Lumet’s 1975 classic Dog Day Afternoon.An official selection at the SXSW Film Festival and the Berlin

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A Motherwell secondary school has adapted its playground to accommodate pupils when they return after the summer.Dalziel High has yellow markings and red arrows around the main playground, showing youngsters where to stand to avoid close contact.A spokesperson for North Lanarkshire Council said: “We have been working on making our school estate as safe as possible as part of our plans for the return of staff and pupils

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A team of determined parents are working together during the summer holidays to upgrade their children’s playground.Lochwinnoch Primary School’s drab and grey playground has lain virtually unchanged for years but the parent council has been working alongside teaching staff to try and improve it.A community event, dubbed TEAM Playground – Together Everyone Achieves More – had to be scrapped due to the lockdown but parents

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A Lanarkshire high school has adapted its playground to accommodate pupils when they return after the summer.Dalziel High in Motherwell has yellow markings and red arrows around the main playground, showing youngsters where to stand to avoid close contact.A spokesperson for North Lanarkshire Council said: “We have been working on making our school estate as safe as possible as part of our plans for the return of staff

"We were called at 3:21pm to reports of an incident on Atlas Mews, Islington. "We dispatched an ambulance crew, three medics in fast response cars and an incident response officer to the scene, with the first of our medics arriving in under four minutes.

Prince William chats with a pub owner during a visit to The Rose & Crown Pub in Snettisham, Norfolk, England on Friday afternoon (July 3).

A former bowling green in Hyde could be transformed into a playground with ‘state of the art’ equipment for both children and adults.Housing association Onward Homes have submitted a planning application to Tameside council to create the play area at Fields Farm Road in Hattersley.According to the developer, the bowling green has not been in use for ‘several years’, and the council confirmed it was last used in 2010.The plans come as part of the wider regeneration of Hattersley being driven by a

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A school teacher has swapped playground patrols for street patrols as a volunteer police officer during the coronavirus lockdown.

By Peter White

With schools closed and sports sessions cancelled, families have never had so much time on their hands.

Vandals have torched a children’s playground in Oldham that had been closed to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Children are no longer allowed on playground equipment in East Ayrshire because of coronavirus dangers.

A school's outdoor learning area has been destroyed after a fire which is believed to have been started by 'vandals'.

A favourite playground game is getting a high-octane makeover courtesy of the Fox network.

Youths have trashed a children’s playground - emptying a wheelie bin full of cans and setting it alight.

A flasher who exposed himself to five women including a schoolgirl has been hauled before the courts again after being caught performing a sex act upon himself near a primary school playground.

A car crashed into a primary school playground after those inside jumped out during a police chase.