A Stamford business woman who appeared on BBC’s The Apprentice has launched a ‘Stamxit’ campaign for the Lincolnshire town to join the neighbouring county of Rutland to be “tier 2 together”.
American-born risk management consultant Marianne Rawlins, who lives in Stamford, was fired after the music-themed ninth task in series 15 of the BBC One show last year.
It was confirmed on Thursday that the whole of Greater Lincolnshire will move into tier 3 when the national lockdown ends on December 2, and Marianne took to Twitter to air her views with a controversial idea.
She said: “I am breaking my Twitter silence to launch a campaign promoting #Stamxit, which would see #Stamford join the county of #Rutland where we can all be tier 2 together.”
In response, @MarkSJordan said: “Absolutely. No synergies with Lincolnshire whatsoever and is just a huge cash cow for SKDC (South Kesteven District Council).”
Twitter user @MedCasey said: “Missed your tweets. Not sure about that though.”
Marianne moved from the US to the UK in 2017 and before entering The Apprentice she said she believes conflict management is one of her strongest skills.
She battled against 15 other candidates before Alan Sugar dismissed her from the process to leave just six people competing, with artisan bakery owner Carina Lepore finishing as the overall winner.
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Can you help us identify the woman in these CCTV images?
We are appealing for help to identify the woman shown in these CCTV images following a theft that occurred on Wednesday 22 June in Grimsby.
A 92-year-old woman was walking through Freshney Place Shopping centre, Grimsby when it is believed that her purse was taken from her shopping trolley.
The woman in these images we believe may be able to assist with our investigations and we would ask anyone who believes they recognise her to please contact us on our non-emergency 101 line quoting log 246 of 23 June.
A retired fire engine that used to operate in Grimsby was used in Ukraine to help combat a missile attack on a shopping centre, which the G7 has described as a ‘war crime’ by Russia.
On Monday, footage emerged of a missile striking a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky claiming is is evidence of a deliberate attack by Russia.
At least 20 people were killed and around 56 were injured following the incident, with G7 leaders saying the attack is considered a war crime. More than 1,000 people were inside the building when it was hit by the missile.
A familiar looking fire engine can be seen in video footage of the blaze shared across news outlets and social media platforms, in the form of an old Humberside Fire & Rescue vehicle.
Large shopping mall in Kremenchuk with hundreds of civilians inside has been hit by a Russian strike. Russia is a disgrace to humanity and it must face consequences. The response should be more heavy arms for Ukraine, more sanctions on Russia, and more businesses leaving Russia. pic.twitter.com/Uvi6fbyShK
The fire engine used to operate here in North East Lincolnshire, covering Grimsby and Immingham, and it is one of many vehicles sent out by Humberside Fire & Rescue to various countries across Europe in recent years.
Fire Aid recently sent a convoy of around 75 vehicles, equipment and clothing to Ukraine to help provide resources for recovery.
At least 20 people were killed in the incident. | Photo: BBC Look North
Area manager Matthew Sutcliffe told BBC Look North: “We’ve sent a number of fire engines since 2015 over there. These are end of life fire engines for us in Humberside, so we share them across Eastern Europe where we can.
“It’s an absolute tragedy what we saw yesterday. Firefighters there were using one of our old fire engines to protect the property but also save lives.”
"Absolute terrorism" – says @ZelenskyyUa and publishes a video of a deliberate missile strike on the Kremenchuk shopping center with people inside. Russian propaganda always lies: there is no coincidence, it is a deliberate blow to intimidate the population and mass victims. pic.twitter.com/Gx1f90cMta
During a regular nightly address to the nation on Monday, president Zelensky said: “The Russian missile hit this very object, purposefully. Obviously, that was the order. It is obvious that Russian assassins received such coordinates for this missile.
“They wanted to kill as many people as possible in a peaceful city, in a regular shopping mall.”
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