Archive for August, 2007

News - Compensation for cyclists’ deaths

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The families of four members of Rhyl Cycling Club killed in a road accident near Abergele may be compensated, it has been revealed.

Thomas Harland, 14, Maurice Broadbent, 61, Dave Horrocks, 55, and Wayne Wilkes, 42, died on 8 January 2006.

Conwy Council and the insurance company of the driver involved have agreed a deal which could […]

News - Bomber damages claim ‘irrelevant’

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

The lawyer representing the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has described an insurance claim against his client as “an irrelevance”.

The insurers for former US airline Pan Am have gone to court in an attempt to sue Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi.

But Eddie McKechnie said Megrahi, who was convicted of the atrocity in 2001, denied […]