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Cairns MP calls for fast-track demolition of Manoora house where eight ...

A Cairns MP is calling on the Queensland Attorney-General to help fast-track the demolition of the Manoora house where eight children were killed last year. Court proceedings have delayed the transfer of the public housing property to the local council ... >> view original

Cairns council launches legal challenge against flying fox tree trimming fines

A far north Queensland council has launched a legal challenge against State Government infringements issued over its dispersal of flying foxes. The Cairns Regional Council embarked on a tree trimming program last year to move on a large colony roosting ... >> view original

UKIP investigate claims Coatbridge candidate was responsible for offensive ...

Scott Cairns, the party's 21-year-old candidate for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill in next month's general election, is alleged to have communicated a number of offensive posts on Facebook and You Tube dating back to 2012. On Monday he used his ... >> view original

Andy Cairns wins Champion of Champions title at Huddersfield's Griffin Bowling ...

Andy Cairns was delighted to land the Griffin Bowling Club Champion of Champions title for the first time. The Greater Manchester county bowler capped a tremendous competition by winning the final 21-19 against Dave Scott to take the trophy and £120 ... >> view original

Janet C. Cairns, 90

CAPE CORAL, Fla. -Janet C. Cairns, 90, a Lee County Florida resident for just over a year, formerly of East Liverpool, passed Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Cape Coral, Fla. She was born Sept. 26, 1924, in East Liverpool, to Henry Harmon and Marie Ward ... >> view original

The Duke of Disquiet: An interview with Andy Cairns of Therapy?

Andy Cairns is the product of so many musical histories that it's strange to think he's never been to the Hope and Anchor where so many of them began. The Islington pub became a bolthole for the bands who eventually defined punk – Joe Strummer was a ... >> view original

Newman offered to resign twice before election

Former LNP Cairns MP Gavin King is authoring a memoir with Campbell Newman about the Premiers life before and during his political career, he says Mr Newman offered to resign from the Premiership twice before the election. "He is a political pragmatist ... >> view original

Disability no barrier for blind Cairns lawyer

Cairns woman Louisa Young lives her life in darkness but that has not stopped her graduating university with a double degree and being admitted as a lawyer in Queensland. Born completely blind, Ms Young used to rely on a cane to get around but with the ... >> view original

Kate Middleton's parents give royal baker Fiona Cairns a slice of the action

They have often been accused of cashing in on their royal connections, but the Middletons' latest scheme surely takes the biscuit. The Duchess of Cambridge's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, have joined forces with royal baker Fiona Cairns to ... >> view original

Currie's Ben Cairns leads new wave of player/coaches

At 29, and in his first season as head coach at Currie, the former Scotland and Edinburgh centre, Ben Cairns, is one of new breed, that includes the likes of Calum Forrester at Ayr, John Dalziel at Melrose, Nikki Walker at Hawick and Steve Lawrie at ... >> view original