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Holyrood

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Area1256
Weather-1°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity
Population2,463 (2016)
HotelsView hotels
Provinces Newfoundland and Labrador
Area code709
Local timeSunday 01:52
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Holyrood


Holyrood is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1, on Conception Bay. It is approximately a 30 minute drive from the capital city of St. John's. During King William's War, the village was destroyed in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign.

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... The Scottish Greens are in government with the SNP at Holyrood - but the party is standing a candidate at the by-election...

Bottle return scheme firm appoints administrators

Bottle return scheme firm appoints administrators
Jun 20,2023 12:01 pm

... And they said the firm had been caught in the crossfire between Westminster and Holyrood - which could have prevented the Scottish government from stepping in to help as they might with another firm...

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... There were arguments about who should control drug policy - Holyrood or Westminster - but ultimately, Nicola Sturgeon s government accepted its own responsibilities and declared a national effort to reduce deaths...

JK Rowling joins protest over Scottish gender bill

JK Rowling joins protest over Scottish gender bill
Oct 6,2022 3:20 pm

... The committee report - published ahead of the demonstration outside Holyrood - said most MSPs on the committee agreed that while such views were " sincerely held" they were satisfied the bill would not change any of the existing protections women have under the Equality Act 2010, " including the ability to exclude trans people from single-sex services where proportionate and appropriate"...

The quiet symbolism of the Queen's farewell to Scotland

The quiet symbolism of the Queen's farewell to Scotland
Sep 13,2022 6:41 am

... In life, Queen Elizabeth came to embody that deep and abiding bond the King evoked on Monday in the chamber at Holyrood - the bond of a shared history and a common identity across the United Kingdom...

Edinburgh roads close as city prepares for Queen mourners

Edinburgh roads close as city prepares for Queen mourners
Sep 10,2022 8:30 am

...Major roads in the centre of Edinburgh have now closed as the city prepares to become a focal point for people mourning In the coming days, her coffin will travel from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh - the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland...

Covid: Call to remove travel test rules and Djokovic exemption fury

Covid: Call to remove travel test rules and Djokovic exemption fury
Jan 5,2022 11:08 am

... In Scotland, Holyrood - a cabinet meeting before the session is expected to discuss whether to reduce the self-isolation period...

MSPs to debate indyref2 'framework' legislation

MSPs to debate indyref2 'framework' legislation
Feb 16,2020 7:55 am

...Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a referendum in the second half of 2020 Further legislation would need to be tabled at Holyrood before a new referendum on independence could be held, ministers have confirmed...

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