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In May 2023, B&Q opened new distribution centre in Bassetlaw. [27] Later, in August, B&Q opened in Sutton, the UK. [28] In January 2024, B&Q unveiled its plan to open its tenth local store on Staines high street. [29] Later in February, B&Q announced its increase of its hourly rate of pay for its UK employees to £12.21 and up to £13.55 in London.
The San Antonio River flows through Goliad. Goliad is located near the center of Goliad County at 28°40′N 97°24′W / 28.667°N 97.400°W / 28.667; -97.400 (28.669, –97.392 U.S. Route 59 passes through the center of town as Pearl Street, leading northeast 26 miles (42 km) to Victoria and southwest 29 miles (47 km) to Beeville .
Goliad County (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ l i æ d / GOH-lee-ad) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the population is 7,012. [1] Its county seat is Goliad. [2] The county is named for Father Miguel Hidalgo; "Goliad" is an anagram, [3] minus the silent H.
Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a 188.3 acres (76 ha) state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.
A member of the Republican Army of the North, Henry Perry, led forces back to Texas in 1817 and attempted to recapture La Bahía. The presidio was reinforced by soldiers from San Antonio, and Perry and his men were defeated on June 18 near Coleto Creek. [32] La Bahía was again the target of invaders in 1821.
In 1835, Mexico operated two major garrisons within its Texas territory, the Alamo at San Antonio de Béxar and Presidio La Bahía near Goliad. [1] Béxar was the political center of Texas, and Goliad laid halfway between it and the major Texas port of Copano. Military and civilian supplies and military personnel were usually sent by sea from ...