内容摘要：The pageant master for Queen Elizabeth's jubilees said he wanted to "bring the nation together" with a singalong to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

The pageant master for Queen Elizabeth's jubilees said he wanted to "bring the nation together" with a singalong to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Hannah Deacon was diagnosed with cancer and announced six weeks ago she would be stepping back from some responsibilities. She died on Tuesday, aged 45.Professor Mike Barnes, who helped Ms Deacon secure the first medical cannabis prescription in the UK in 2018 for her son Alfie, said she had been passionate and dedicated to the cause.

"Hannah was one of the most capable people I've ever had the privilege to work with," he said."She was full of common sense, full of dedication to her family but also dedication to others whose children, particularly, were also suffering from [treatment] resistant epilepsy who would benefit from cannabis."Prof Barnes said about 75,000 people in the UK had been helped by medical cannabis as a result of her work and believed no-one else had achieved so much in so little time.

She was responsible for not only changing the law but also for helping establish the infrastructure to ensure it was distributed to pharmacies, he explained, adding that she would wanted anyone who might benefit from medical cannabis to be able to access it through the NHS."It was a remarkable campaign back in 2018 that enabled doctors to prescribe medical cannabis as a benefit to so many people."

Prof Barnes said Alfie hadn't experienced a single seizure in more than five years as a result of medical cannabis, when previously he suffered 300-400 a month.

He added: "We shouldn't forget the law changed as a result of the children."Locals had prompted an investigation into the practicality of the current 30mph speed limit on Broad Street, High Street and Twyning Street in Bromyard, and whether it was better to introduce a lower speed limit.

There were no objections from the fire and ambulance services, the Road Haulage Association, the Freight Transport Association, or the "locality steward" at the council's public realm contractor, Balfour Beatty.Herefordshire Council rejected the idea during a consultation last year but only published it this month.

Ward councillor for Bromyard West, Clare Davies, backed the idea. However, councillor Peter Stoddart, of neighbouring Bromyard Bringsty, opposed it.Both he and the town council questioned what would be achieved by introducing a 20mph speed limit "given that the speeds were already very low", Herefordshire Council's decision document explained.