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Liam Barnes

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Pembrokeshire-born jacket-wearing BBC reporter/pub quiz host. Best Newcomer World Toe Wrestling Championships 2017. Fan of #avfc, #prog and more.
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Final pieces fired at Denby as production ends Original

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By Liam Barnes 
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57 minutes ago Liam BarnesEast Midlands BBC Administrators could not find a buyer for the company The final pieces have been fired in the kilns of Denby Pottery, bringing two centuries of production to a close. Founded in 1809, the ceramics company appointed administrators on 31 March after it had struggled with rising energy and labour costs. The last pieces were finished off on Thursday, and in a Facebook post the company thanked its customers and ex-employees for their support.
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Cars scoffing at Pork Pie Way speed limit - police

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By Liam Barnes 
| BBC News
33 minutes ago Liam BarnesEast Midlands Galliford Try/Leicestershire County Council Pork Pie Way near Melton Mowbray opened last month Police in Melton Mowbray are urging motorists to watch their speed after reporting repeated issues along a new road. A bypass around the town - which has been named Pork Pie Way after a public vote - opened last month as part of a bid to reduce congestion.
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Cars scoffing at Pork Pie Way speed limit - police

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By Liam Barnes 
| BBC News
"Road safety and reducing road casualties is one of our top priorities," they said. "This becomes more pertinent in the summer months as generally we see a rise in casualties and deaths on our roads." Pork Pie Way weighed in at a cost of £131m, from an original budget of £63.5m. Before it opened, animal rights charity Peta called on Leicestershire County Council to remove Pork Pie Way from a list of potential names for the new bypass, calling the suggestion "pig-demeaning".
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