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Soccer foes faced off and triathletes endured to claim gold at the BC Summer Games in Abbotsford
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GAMES ROUNDUP: Triathlon drama, soccer action Friday
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Dramatic finishes in triathlon and epic battles on the soccer pitch were among the high points of the action in Abbotsford this morning at the BC Summer Games.
See our coverage from today so far:
Waterskiing: Kelowna's Isaac Athens, Halle Gainey takes firsts in slalom
Rugby: North-south battle in girls action (video)
Golf: Mission golfer Claggett leads after first day of Games
Wake boarding: North Van's Harman soars to gold
Canoe and kayak: Paddlers love cutting through the water
Swimming: Opening race kicks off competition
VIDEO: Equestrian dressage at Summer Games
Softball: Scores from Games opening day (with video)
Swimming: Opening race kicks off competition (with video)
Synchronized swimming: Celebrating the beauty (video)
Shotput: New record set by Surrey's Gabri
Rugby: Fraser Valley defeats Thompson-Okanagan 17-12 (with video)
Soccer: Fraser Valley boys down Kootenays 1-0
Javelin: No record, but golden throw for Chong
High Jump: Langley's Sara Enzo leaps to gold
Long Jump: Surrey's Malcolm Borsoi is golden
Baseball: Fraser Valley boys 4-3 over Island-Central Coast
Paddling: Canoe and kayak racers hit the water
Girls beach volleyball: Opening action (with video)
Girls Triathlon: Victoria's Leipoldt claims gold in girls triathlon
Triathlon: Okanagan boys sweep
Girls soccer: Fraser Valley 4-0 over Caribou North (final)
Boys soccer: Vancouver 2-1 over Vancouver Island (final)
Boys soccer: Fraser River 5-0 over North West (final)
Girls soccer: Island girls lead Thompson Okanagan 1-0 at half
Slideshow of Friday afternoon action:
Slideshow of Friday morning action:
In case you missed it, check out our slideshow and video from the BC Summer Games opening ceremony.
View our digital online magazine about the BC Summer Games.
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…it makes sense to share an office between an MLA and an MP, to date it’s the only one in Canada, hence the interest from CPAC.
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MP Albas 'stars' on CPAC
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I was once told it’s important to recognize that each day, globally, there are roughly 100,000 scheduled flights that take off and land without drawing any media attention.
It is the flights that do not successfully take off and land that become the focus of media stories and often speculation.
The context of that analogy is that in public office it’s often the scandals and failures that tend to receive far more media attention than projects or policy that work effectively as intended.
This week it was particularly rewarding to participate in a media event profiling some of the more positive local initiates for public engagement.
CPAC, which many often believe is a taxpayer-funded Canadian parliamentary access channel, is actually owned and funded by Canada’s private broadcasters. A CPAC crew was in Central Okanagan-Similkameen Nicola earlier this week to profile, among other events, the Summerland pilot project that involves my shared constituency office with local area MLA Dan Ashton.
Aside from cost savings, this shared office better serves locals who are often unaware of what services are provincial and what are federal. They are not bounced between two different offices that may be located in different communities.
As much as it makes sense to share an office between an MLA and an MP, to date it’s the only one in Canada, hence the interest from CPAC.
Hopefully the idea will catch on elsewhere and the added exposure of our beautiful region should also help draw visitors to the area.
On the theme of shared offices, I would also like to publicly thank the mayors and councils in Princeton, Merritt and Keremeos for making space available so residents can meet their MP on a monthly basis. Operating budgets do not allow MPs or MLAs to open offices in every community they represent, so it helps when different levels of government work together. Constituents deserve to be heard and the ability to meet face to face with elected representatives is critical.
I also want to thank the many constituents who have visited the mobile constituency offices, as well as my regular office, to provide input and ask questions.
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Asian demand for B.C. wood products peaked in 2013, analyst says China sales on pace for 50 per cent drop
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Lumber exports shift to U.S. as China sales slump
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Wood products exports from Canada to Asia were down 18 per cent in the first six months of 2016, with the biggest decline being softwood lumber from B.C. to China, according to the Seattle-based Wood Resources International.
Lumber sales to China are on pace to drop by 50 per cent this year compared to 2014, as B.C. lumber producers direct their sales to a healthy U.S. lumber market, according to customs data tracked for the Wood Resources Quarterly (www.woodprices.com).
The latest edition notes that by value, 75 per cent of B.C.'s exports to Asia in 2015 and 2016 are in the form of lumber, while 77 per cent of exports from Washington and Oregon are logs.
Asian demand reached a record high in 2013, with China passing Japan as the largest importer of North American wood products in 2011. The B.C. and federal governments promote wood construction in China and Japan, and B.C.'s forest minister is required to conduct an annual trade mission to China, Japan and other Asian countries.
The shift in demand provides extra urgency for talks to renew the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement that expired last year. B.C. sales are booming without the export cap that both Ottawa and Washington have agreed will be required.
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Team now improves to 2-and-0 heading into its home opener this weekend in Kelowna
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Okanagan Sun dominate O line en route to BCFC win over Kamloops
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The start of the game may have been delayed by lightning but the Okanagan Sun didn't let the weather get them down in a dominating performance in Kamloops, beating the Broncos 45-30 on Saturday night to win their 20th straight regular season BCFC game.
The Sun's offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage opening up holes for the Sun running game, as Okanagan improved to 2-and-0 on the BCFC season.
"I thought we were physically dominant," said first-year Sun head coach Ben Macauley. "I think we were miles ahead of where we were the week before. We had a lot of penalties in the game but I think that was a result of us playing a very aggressive style of football. We have to clean-up the penalties but I thought it was a pretty good game."
Brenden Hansen led the rushing attack, carrying the ball 14 times for 72 yards while Kasey Russell had nine carries for 39 yards and two touchdowns, both power runs from inside three yards.
Quarterback Keith Zyla continued his hot play throwing his fourth touchdown pass of the season and ran for one as well, both from nine yards out, playing in the first half only. In all the Sun scored five rushing touchdowns as Kyler Mosley scored his first junior touchdown on a three yard run and quarterback Foster Martens, who played the second half, scored on a one yard plunge.
"Our offensive line was really strong in pushing around the Kamloops defense," said Macauley. "We ran the ball really well and that helped us control the clock and control the game. We didn't have to throw the ball that much. That's the kind of game I like to play: Dominate the line of scrimmage, run the ball and control the clock."
The win, coupled with a Westshore Rebels win on Saturday night sets up a battle of undefeated teams coming up this weekend at the Apple Bowl in the Sun's home opener.
Macauley said the biggest thing the team will work on to prepare for their home opener is discipline.
"We have to clean up the discipline issues and eliminate the mental mistakes," he said. "Westshore is a very good team. They probably have the best running back in the country so we're going to have to be great tacklers and fundamentally sound."
Both of the Sun's opening wins this season have come on the road and the team is now set to play its first regular season game at the Apple Bowl, in front of their home-town fans. Macauley said it does bring some added pressure but playing in front of the best fans in the country should make it more of a motivating factor for his players than anything.
"It's going to be an emotional game, we have a lot of family and friends that are coming out to support us. That helps us perform but also put pressure on. That can be a good thing as long as we use it the right way and we get energized from the crowd. "
The Sun (2-0) will host the Rebels (2-0) in the home opener on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Apple Bowl.
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For me, the 750 metre swim, 20 km bicycle ride and 5 km run are together a goal of marathon proportions.
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Hergott: Lessons learned as physical fitness comes and goes
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I was inspired to do a sprint distance triathlon last summer.
Jake Van Allen, a triathlete who articled with my firm, was my inspiration.
The name of this miniature triathlon fits for real triathletes like Jake, who are capable of the full distance and are truly able to sprint through the miniature version.
For me, the 750 metre swim, 20 km bicycle ride and 5 km run are together a goal of marathon proportions.
I have been training for a repeat performance this year.
A huge thank you, by the way, to Pushor Mitchell, the incredible number of volunteers and the other supporting organizations who contribute to making the Apple Triathlon, and other local triathlons, a reality year after year.
The goal of completing my first triathlon, however miniature, motivated me to get a whole bunch of exercise I would not otherwise have gotten.
I became healthier, lost some weight, and felt better about myself overall.
This year, my “training” has not been going all that well. I had trouble making regular exercise the priority it should have been this past year.
When I finally kicked into gear, it was “too much too fast,” resulting in the kinds of injuries that might tend to occur when a mid-40s, overweight fellow gets his running shoes on for the first time in months.
For the most part, I was able to conceal the injuries.
Nobody wants to be perceived as a “whiner and complainer.”
They did interrupt my already delayed training, though.
When my achilles tendons were painful, each step I took hurt, but only the most observant ones in my office noticed a slight limp.
The other day, cramming in my training while camping, I suddenly developed an intermittent, though very sharp, lower back pain.
I managed to hide that from my family until I had to explain why I wasn’t joining in on some sort of tag game with the kids.
Each of these set-backs were short term. The injuries resolved and I will be going the distance this coming weekend, however unprepared.
The set-backs gave me a pinhole view of what life is like for my clients.
Instead of being short little set-backs, though, my clients’ injuries have become chronic. They have to face a permanent, not temporary, “interruption” of certain activities.
The motivational and health benefits I have had taking on a brand new activity like a triathlon are not as available to them.
They, like me, carry on with their lives doing their best to keep this or that pain or limitation to themselves. To those around them, they seem perfectly fine.
The chronic, invisible symptoms don’t stop most of them from going to work and carrying on with their day to day lives.
The stiffness and pain are simply constant reminders of their injuries that slow them down a bit and take away some of life’s “extras.”
Here’s the real kicker, though: My own lack of physical fitness and the “training injuries” I developed were my own fault, caused by choices I’ve made and procrastination.
My clients, in contrast, were the innocent victims of inattentive drivers.
Adding insult to injury, they often face cynical skepticism about the very injuries they have been saddled with.
The collisions that cause chronic symptoms often appear to be minor, and the injuries themselves don’t show up on an x-ray and other medical scans.
I plan on participating in another miniature triathlon next year.
I hope to motivate myself to maintain my renewed exercise over the entire year so that I can gear up, symptom-free, and be properly prepared that next time.
Please, if we could all do our part of simply turning up the attentiveness dial of what is going on through the windshield in front of each of us so that this opportunity that I have is not taken away from others.
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Kelowna council was just recently ecstatic about a proposed RV park on a golf course which is firmly planted on agricultural land.
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Letter: Farm-based RV parks work for the farmer, tourist and city coffers
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To the editor:
Re: City Dumps RV Use on Farmland, Aug. 10 Kelowna Capital News
Agri-tourism RV parks as failed experiment. Not likely. From the very start the City of Kelowna and the media have failed to explain the reason why the city says we are not in compliance and why I personally have retained a lawyer to represent our RV park in the city's lawsuit against us.
In 2010 the city brought in new bylaws pertaining to agri-tourism. Throughout the three public hearings we were repeatedly told that the existing RV parks would be grandfathered. Right at the end of the last public hearing Couns Stack and Blanleil made a motion that the existing RV parks should comply with an April 1 to Nov. 1 opening time frame (November through March closure). The city clerk informed Council that they could use the business licence bylaw to enforce the time restrictions in the new bylaw on the existing RV parks.
As I was a city councillor at the time I could not participate in any of the discussions; however during the process and repeatedly since then I have said that proper procedure was not followed.
In 2014 the city issued all the RV parks that were staying open past Nov. 1 a $500 bylaw infraction ticket. They focused on one RV park (not ours) but case law was introduced that proved the city cannot use the business licensing bylaw to enforce a land use bylaw.
Recently the city changed tactics and now maintains that we weren’t in compliance prior to the 2010 bylaw coming into effect. One of the arguments presented against me by the city to prove my non-compliance is that I have used more than five per cent of my property for my RV park. However, city staff has never mentioned that before the new bylaw came into effect the city actually allowed 10 per cent of property to be used. City staff and council have failed to mention that they actually wanted nothing to do with the agri-tourism RV parks prior to the new bylaw.
I recently put a package together and tried to meet with each [currently sitting] councillor to explain my position. Couns Stack and Singh didn’t have the common courtesy to respond to my request and Coun.s Given and Dehart were unwilling to discuss the matter. To their credit, the four newly elected councillors did meet with me, as did the mayor.
Throughout the last five years the focus has been on the existing agri-tourism RV parks shutting down for five months (November through March) in order to comply with the 2010 bylaw. Not once have I said I would not close my RV park but a five month closure is punitive and quite frankly, stupid. There are tourists moving through Kelowna in November and December bound for the U.S. and March is one of our busier months with people returning to Canada from the U.S.
Council and city staff have spent an inordinate amount of time and money trying to enforce a bylaw that does not apply to us.
Agri-tourism RV parks a failed experiment? Council was just recently ecstatic about a proposed RV park on a golf course which is firmly planted on agricultural land. They had no qualms about approving 30 sites on some of the best agricultural land in Kelowna. Coun. Stack was particularly vocal about what a fantastic idea this was despite the fact that he has been one of the main detractors of the current agri-tourism RV parks that are located on land actually engaged in agriculture.
Despite what council thinks about the lack of agriculture in the agri-tourism RV parks, our guests at Scenic View RV park are, at this moment, delighted to walk into our orchard and pick tree-ripened peaches. They sit at their picnic tables and watch our free-range beef roam though our pasture and enjoy the view of the surrounding orchards and fields.
We are not a failed experiment. We are a viable, legitimate agri-tourism business that brings in thousands of dollars annually to the City of Kelowna. We were in business prior to the existing bylaw coming into effect. At the public hearing in 2010 we were told that we were grandfathered and we continue to operate under that assumption.
Graeme James, Scenic View RV Park, Kelowna
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Miss BC, Miss Teen BC and Mrs. BC Pageant takes place July 1 to 3 at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley
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Have your say! Your vote is required by June 29th 2016 to help us determine the winner of the 2016/17 People's Choice Award in the Miss BC, Miss Teen BC and Mrs. BC Pageant development program. Check out all of the contestants at our contest page.
Inspiration - Check out these comments from the 2015/16 winners:
Shakti Shunmugam. My year as Miss BC: "My reign as Miss BC 2015-16 has been a remarkable, surreal and beyond memorable experience. Between being a full time student and working, my year has been filled with a plethora of enriching opportunities; from working with non-profits and organizations both local and global, to working alongside my fellow title holders (who I am proud to call my sisters) to make a positive difference in people's lives and give back to the community, to meeting many amazing people, and so much more! Words cannot express my gratitude for this title, which has most importantly given me a voice to share my platform and bring awareness and action to make my vision a reality, to be a role model and mentor, and to inspire others to make a difference. My journey has been filled with many valuable lessons, new experiences and opportunities, self-growth and memories that I will cherish and hold on to for the rest of my life.
With my reign coming to an end, I am more than humbled to spend 2 weeks of my final month in Thailand. I have been given an opportunity to voice my platform and work with local NGOs and non-profits to empower underprivileged children and women to pursue an education. I believe this is a possible solution and step towards social and economic change, poverty alleviation and closing the gap between social injustices and inequality. A year ago I wouldn't have thought this dream of empowering others was even close to becoming my reality and am more than thankful to the Courage Productions family for making this dream possible. In less than a month from now, I will be passing on my title and welcoming the next Miss BC as she embarks on a life changing journey. Although the moment will be bittersweet, I will be happy knowing that I will be taking away from this experience so much more.
Kirti Singh. Miss Fraser Valley 2015: Leaving, sometimes, isn’t a matter of choice. It is hard to believe that my reign as Miss Fraser Valley BC 2015/16 is about to come to an end. This has been a remarkable experience, and one that I will forever treasure in my heart. Representing my region and platform has helped me to discover and create the person that I am today. Raising awareness for domestic violence, and fundraising for developing countries that require vital health care supplies furthers the belief I know, “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” - Mother Teresa. Throughout my reign as Miss Fraser Valley, I was given the opportunity to dedicate my time to charities, organizations, and events.
Katelynne Herchak - Miss Vancouver Island-Victoria 2015: This experience has truly changed my life, I am so grateful to have been able to represent Vancouver Island as an indigenous woman. I've had the opportunity to attend the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centre's Back to School Picnic where we gave away school supplies to aboriginal families, surrounded by Cedar Winter Feast for Aboriginal Children In Care and Gathering of Our Voices Aboriginal Youth Conference. Aboriginal Education is very close to my heart and I am so glad I had the support of the Miss BC organization to help achieve my goals of a more indigenized education system.
I am thankful to the people who became a part of my journey. To my beautiful pageant sisters, there are no words to describe the amazing memories we have made. I love you all so dearly! To my parents, thank you for showing me that I am capable of achieving anything that I put my mind to and supporting me in every way possible. Girlfriendz Studio 7 & the rest of my generous sponsors, thank you for believing in me. To the next Miss Fraser Valley, get ready for the most exciting, stressful, memorable, and beautiful year of your life! It is your time to shine. Strive for success and do what you love and believe in. Qujannamiik, (thank you)
Emily Henderson - Miss Interior BC - Summerland: I first applied for Miss BC at the end of my first year of university, not knowing where it would take me. I needed some new adventure, and Miss BC was exactly what I had been hoping for! I have never felt so warmly accepted and so much a part of a sisterhood. The first half of my reign was a flurry of activities and volunteer opportunities, parades, photoshoots and speaking engagements. To name a few, I was in the Pride and Torchlight parades, volunteered at the Ronald McDonald house and the wedding show, and spoke at UBC and with a local Indian band's youth group about body image and self-esteem, my platform. I felt strong and on the right path.
Illness and trauma have turned my focus away from pageant activities for the past few months, but I'm going to try and enjoy the last month of my reign to the fullest. I will be in a local parade and I hope to pick up more volunteer hours! All in all, Miss BC had changed my life.
Chiantelle Rey-Miss Greater Vancouver 2015-16 - I had been given the honor and the privilege to be Miss Greater Vancouver 2015-2016 at the Miss BC Pageant. As I get ready to pass on my title to the next wonderful young lady, I can’t help but think about how amazing and how blessed this year has been. I utilize my platform to raise awareness to current issues about health and wellness, eco-sustainability, and community. It has given me wonderful opportunities to give back in any way that I can. I’ve connected and collaborated with a variety of communities whether it be guest-speaking at elementary schools about health living, to becoming a mentor for young women, to volunteering at local events for businesses and charitable organizations.
Honestly I never thought that I would get into the pageant world - let alone receive a regional title. But being a part of this community has allowed me to rediscover my passions, meet new people and hear their stories, and challenged me in different aspects of life. With or without a title, I will continue my work in advocating for healthier living and giving back. If you would like to know more about myself and my platform or stay connected, please feel free to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter: @chiantellerey.
Nica Derakhshannia - Miss Teen Lower Mainland - Richmond. Where to begin?
Participating in a pageant was completely new territory for me and I never expected it to be the meaningful experience it was. In the back of my mind, all of the negative preconceived notions of “pageant girls” had me worried that I wouldn't fit in, but the Miss BC pageant gave me a new perspective. Right from the beginning, I made strong connections with the other girls and soon grew friendships I will cherish for the rest of my life.
If the friendships weren’t an amazing prize to the crown, the opportunities of community development that a simple sash and tiara can do will surprise you. From parades to fundraisers- various organizations welcomed me with open arms and loving smiles, and in turn I worked my hardest to contribute and share my passion for volunteering.
From all of the events that I was involved in, one of my most cherished memories was Halloween at the Ronald McDonald House. The titleholders from this year's pageant helped with a scavenger hunt and the afternoon was filled with many emotions. I have a lot of experience working with young kids as a camp leader and childcare assistant- but I had never seen such a happy ensemble of kids in my entire life. Though these kids were dealing with various serious health issues, they all found such joy in the activities and genuinely enjoyed our company. A kind smile, a caring hug or even time spent with someone can have so much of an effect on anyone. With or without a tiara, we all have the ability to go out in the world and make a difference. I am, and will forever be grateful for the impact the title “Miss Teen Lower Mainland BC 2015/16” has had on me and the community around me.
Shalom Reimer. Miss Teen Canada 2016/17. I never would have expected my life to change so dramatically at the age of 17. On July 5th, 2015, I was crowned Miss Teen BC. This opportunity has allowed me to develop leadership skills and connect with my community to a greater capacity. This year I have been able to support many non-profit organizations such as: the Terry Fox Run, the Global Fire Run for Leukemia, the Fort Langley Cranberry Festival, the Ronald McDonald House, Cops for Cancer, #pinkpromise week at Guildford Town Centre and the Variety Show of Hearts Telethon. I also launched a program at my school for grade 6-8 students, who gather at lunch once a week, to talk about issues in their lives and the world around them. As a leader, I have helped them work through strategies to overcome tough situations that they are facing in their pre-teen years, as well as challenge them to build others up and take positive steps to combat change. I have seen these students develop into unbelievable leaders, as they are making a difference within their own school hallways. My title, Miss Teen BC, has also opened the door for me to compete on a national level at the Miss Teen Canada Pageant, which was held in Laval, Quebec. On March 6th, 2016, I was crowned Miss Teen Canada and was honored to bring home this title to the province of British Columbia and my hometown of Fort Langley. My most treasured moments over the past year have been the opportunities I’ve had to speak to young teens about being leaders within their schools and local communities. Now in my senior year, as Miss Teen BC and Miss Teen Canada, I am excited to continue to share and develop the pre-teen leadership program that I have created to schools on a national level. My parents have always taught me that in order to be a leader, you must be a servant, and that is something I will continue to live by. Zana Ng - Mrs. Charity BC 2015-16. The Difference a Title Makes. I almost wish I could say I feel my personal impact this year as Mrs Charity BC was vastly increased from years past, but actually I think the things I did as a volunteer that may have made a lasting impact were same as before I was crowned. The first event I went to was a Community Block party that Chiantelle Rey: Miss Greater Vancouver 2015 was already helping to organize and was slated to host before she was crowned as well. It may have helped add a point of interest that we were there with crowns and sashes, but we served like we would have without them. It was a privilege to walk this year out with the other Miss BC Title Holders, and to have my awareness opened up to their platforms, and the many excellent events we have going on in our communities like the Khatsahlano Street Party, The Edmonds City Fair, The Torchlight Parade in White Rock, Walk for Children With Apraxia of Speech,Variety The Children's Charity Show of Hearts - all events I probably would not have participated in without my Pageant Community to invite and partner with me. It's amazing the opportunities that can be created when we have a heart for something. I have been teaching about Sexual Integrity since 2006, starting at my former High School Eric Hamber, just because I had a passion for that subject, and my former counsellors allowed me to come and share, and then gave me reference letters to approach other schools and youth groups. I continued that this year, and plan to carry on for the rest of my life. It has been incredible though, to see their Titles give my friends the confidence and impetus to really make a difference in the platforms they stood for, and to be able to stand with them. Take Ava Vanderstarten -Miss BC 2013 for example - the non-profit foundation she started to help rehabilitate child soldiers has now raised $32,770 out of $862,000 needed towards building their Kabala Community Centre in Sierra Leone which could make a huge tangible difference in the lives of many children devastated by war. Navneet Kaur Nanan - Miss Northern BC 2015-16. My year as Miss Northern British Columbia has taught me incredible lessons, connected me with remarkable individuals, and has empowered me to continue my efforts to impact others and to serve. To those competing this year or planning on competing in the future, I hope you feel grateful to stand among such brilliant and accomplished women. Most importantly, I hope you use your title to make a difference and I hope you’re proud with your results because what you do will impact people and it will make a difference. Advocate and educate people on issues that are incredibly important. I’ve spend the last few months of my reign focusing on self-love. There are far too many people that spend their lives hating themselves. Make a vow to talk about the things unsaid. There many people out there that are suffering in silence for many different reasons, be their voice of guidance. Be a positive influence in the lives of people that can sometimes be heavily influenced by negativity. Trust me when I say that the world has the most beautiful things to offer you. But it is upon you to get out there and seize everyday. Find a group of people who inspire you and relentlessly push you to be your best. Spend as much time with them as you can and I promise it will change your life in ways that you could never have imagined. A large space will open up before me after the moment that I crown my successor, and it will be up to me to fill it with something new. I hope that I can continue to make people proud and continue to make a difference. To my friends and family, thank you for showing me that I am capable of achieving anything that I put my mind to and supporting me in every way possible. Dad, thank you for always being my biggest fan, motivator, and constant source for guidance. Thank you for teaching me that no distance will ever be too far for me conquer and that no hurdle placed in front of me will be too high for me to jump. Thank you for encouraging me to run wild with my dreams because “the sky is the limit” and ensuring me that everything that I want to achieve in my life is possible if I make it so. Black Press Media is partnering with the Miss BC, Miss Teen BC and Mrs. BC Pageant this year, as its official media partner.
Pageant organizers will then be in touch with the applicants to provide further information leading up to the pageant weekend, which takes place July 1 to 3 at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley.
The final pageant takes place July 3 at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public, as well as being broadcast on Shaw Television.
Black Press will cover and report on the pageant, where three women will be named Miss BC, Miss Teen BC and Mrs. BC. Other regional titles, such as Miss Fraser Valley and Miss Northern BC, will also be presented.
Creator and producer Darren Storsley emphasizes that this is not a beauty pageant, but a “development program.”
There is no maximum age limit to participate nor are there height or weight restrictions.
“There is something in this for everyone. Some girls who are on the shy side and not outgoing want this program so that they can get some skills and confidence in all the workshops and training we offer … Others are excited to be part of a huge TV production,” he said.
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“Some girls are very vocal and want a venue to share a passion … and this is a great way to get an important and passionate message out there.”
Leading up to the final pageant, all contestants receive professional training in areas such as public speaking, interview skills, media relations, modelling, manners, and even self-defence.
They also attend a leadership seminar run by female leaders in the community.
The women compete in a private judge’s interview, an on-stage interview, sportswear and evening gown presentations, a sponsor costume introduction, and charity fundraising.
The charity of the Miss BC Pageant is the Cops for Cancer Tour of the Canadian Cancer Society. Since 2007, the pageant has raised more than $250,000 for the cause.
Storsley said he is proud of the road the pageant has travelled over the years.
“In the end, it is about giving back, reaching out, creating leaders and providing a venue for women to take leadership roles across B.C.”
For more information, visit missbc.ca. The public is invited to log on and vote for their favourite contestant for the People’s Choice Award closer to the pageant date.
2015/16 WINNERS
Miss BC – Shatki Shunmugam of Vancouver
Mrs. BC – Shalini Gambhir of Vancouver
Miss Teen BC – Shalom Reimer of Fort Langley
Mrs. Charity BC – Zana Gray of Burnaby
Miss Fraser Valley – Kirti Singh of Surrey
Miss Greater Vancouver – Chiantelle Rey of Vancouver
Miss Lower Mainland – Questa Lee of Richmond
Miss Vancouver Island – Katelynne Herchak of Victoria
Miss Northern BC – Navneet Kaur Nanan of Prince Rupert
Miss BC Interior – Emily Henderson of Summerland
Miss Teen Lower Mainland – Nica Derakhshannia of Richmond
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Okanagan Gymnastics Centre's Jordyn Yendley won two gold medals last month at the Canadian trampoline championships in Edmonton.
With three Canadian titles already in her possession before the age of 14, it would be safe to classify Jordyn Yendley as a skilled and talented athlete.
Still, according to her coach at the Okanagan Gymnastics Centre, there's much more behind the Kelowna teen's success in the sport of trampoline than her physical abilities.
"Jordyn comes to the gym motivated, she works hard every day to get better, and she's always been that way," said Jamie Gardner, a longtime coach at OGC.
"She's just one of those people that's self motivated, you really don't have to tell her much of anything. I think that's such a big part of her success."
With both her mental and physical attributes nicely synchronized at nationals last month in Edmonton, Yendley successfully defended her Canadian Level 6 title (17-and-under) in the double mini.
She also captured the national individual trampoline championship for the first time, competing against athletes as much as four years her senior.
Although the Grade 9 student at OKM went into nationals with high hopes, she admits winning double gold came as an unexpected and pleasant surprise.
"My goal was to be top four, so I was actually pretty shocked to win both events," said Jordyn, 13. "It came as a bit of a surprise, I didn't believe it at first, but then when I saw the results, I was pretty happy."
In addition to being largely self-motivated, Jordyn is also inspired by some of her older, more experienced OGC teammates—namely Trevor Stirling and Dani Gruber.
Stirling is an alternate for Canada this summer at the Olympic Games in Rio, while Gruber won a gold medal for Canada in the team double mini event at the 2015 world championships in Denmark.
As much as she enjoys competition and winning medals, Jordyn admits there are other aspects of the sport which are equally fulfilling—including team unity and social interaction.
"I love being part of a team, training and travelling with them," she said. "Meeting new people is also one of the best things about it."
On the subject of travelling, Yendley's performance at nationals has qualified her for the Indo Pacific Championships this October in New Zealand.
Jordyn will represent Canada in trampoline and double mini, and will also compete with OGC teammate Emily Welsh in the synchro trampoline event.
"I'm looking forward to (New Zealand)," said Yendley, who also competed for Canada at the world age group championships last year in Denmark. "I'm going to try my best at Indos and hopefully it will help me move up to the next level."
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An Okanagan College professor will be walking through Kelowna this week as part of an ambitious three-day trek to raise money for Gary Baker, an Okanagan father of four who suffered a massive brain aneurysm early in August.
Tim Walters, an English professor at the Salmon Arm campus and president of the college’s Faculty Association, aims to walk 160 kilometres, making stops at Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon, and Salmon Arm campuses starting Tuesday Aug.30 and arriving at his destination Sept. 1.
“I’ve known Gary for several years, and I was keen to do something to try to help him and his family,” said Walters. Baker was a student at Okanagan College last year, having returned to school to pursue a career in engineering after years of working as a timber framer.
His wife Erica is also an OC student, and commutes a few times a week to Kelowna where she attends classes to get her biochemistry degree.
All their educational efforts were cast aside when Baker suffered a severe brain aneurism Aug. 1 while playing soccer.
He's undergone two surgeries and is currently recovering in Vancouver, which is a process that may take many months or even year Baker is currently out of an induced coma, and responds differently depending on the day, said soccer teammate Ron Krause.
They plan for a two-year recovery period, which is taxing the family.
“They’ve been stretching every dollar. They have the extra burden of student loans” said Erica's sister, Katherine Goertz “Someone offered to pick their veggies. People have been mailing cheques to the house."
Despite all the help, the family has a long road ahead of them and people all across the valley have been chipping in to help.
The Kelowna Cantinas, who were playing the Camels when Baker collapsed, raised $320 earlier this week.
There are also two GoFundMe campaigns.
The first is “Help Support the Bakers” or gofundme.com/2hvh3jg, which has raised $32,000 as of Aug. 30.
The next is for Walters's walk. It's at www.gofundme.com/campustocampus with files from Salmon Arm.
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What people fail to understand is that only five per cent of land in B.C. is in the ALR.
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Letter: Weddings take another bite out of farm land
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To the editor:
Though saddened, I’m not surprised the Christy Clark government is further chipping away at agricultural land in B.C. First it was the weakening of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in the top half of the province, and now there’s the change to allow weddings on farm land.
On the surface, when you hear about it the idea seems fine. It’s very similar to allowing RV parking on a portion of the land. However what people fail to understand is that only five per cent of land in B.C. is in the ALR.
If we accept climate change to be real, and as politics around the world shift to a more national focus, can we always count on the US, China and Chile to supply us with food? If only five per cent of our land is used for agriculture, but we set aside portions of this for weddings, how much land will be left for future generations?
And make no mistake, while it’s now capped at 10 weddings per year, and no more than 150 guests, in a short while a savvy lobbyist will have the ear of the government and it’ll be amended. I pity the farmer trying to run his farm beside one with a wedding in progress.
We need to look no further than the Sonoma Valley in California to see what a mess has been made out of the agricultural areas down there due to lack of foresight.
Moni Schiller, Kelowna
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This year’s workshops Aug. 8 to 13, will explore the nature-arts connection.
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Looking for a unique summer arts program for youth ages 8-16 that offers an exceptional educational experience?
Summer Arts Scene for Youth's seventh annual arts program Aug. 8 to 13 offers 15 dynamic workshops in a variety of performing, visual and language arts disciplines.
This year’s workshops will incorporate the theme The Spirit in the Land of the Okanagan—the nature-arts connection.
Summer Arts Scene for Youth works with passionate and experienced Okanagan artists, performers and teachers to provide top quality instruction in small classes. The youth’s work culminates with a Saturday afternoon stage showcase and arts exhibition at Creekside Theatre.
The program includes all snacks and lunches at a base cost of $195 with additional supplies and material workshop costs varying up to $30. A limited reserve of scholarship funding is available for families with talented children in need of financial assistance.
A convenient SD#23 student shuttle bus service is available from three locations to the Lake Country venue for $25.
It is because of annual donations and financial assistance from individual donors, businesses and organizations such as Telus, The Lake Country Rotary Club, the Central Okanagan Foundation and RBC of West Kelowna and collaboration with SD #23 that makes it possible for SASFY to make a world of a difference for young aspiring minds in our community.
Sign up by visiting www.sasfy.ca.
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The classic mistake is doing too much too soon…The second potential cause for injury is technique.
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Physio: Ramping up your running increases injury risk
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This is the time of year where a lot of you are starting to ramp up your training for triathlons and running races. It has been shown that as many as 80 per cent of runners sustain a running-related injury in a given year. So what are the reasons for so many running injuries and how can they be avoided?
Training schedule, running technique and tissue strength/tolerance are three major determinants as to whether or not you will be sidelined with an injury this season. Firstly, let’s talk about your training schedule—the classic mistake is doing too much too soon. It is believed that as much as 80 per cent of running injuries occur because of training errors. An easy to follow guideline is the 10 per cent rule: Avoid increasing your running mileage more than 10 per cent from the previous week.
The second potential cause for injury is technique. Poor or inefficient running technique can result in too much impact too quickly (vertical loading rate) as you land. A high vertical loading rate can be caused by any of all of the following: heel striking with your foot too far in front of your hips (over-striding), a lack of bend in your knee or hip during landing, a lack of strength in core/hip musculature to help absorb impact. Instead, gradual increased training in a flatter/minimalist shoe (to reduce heel striking), increasing step cadence to approximately 180 steps per minute, and aiming to land softer or ‘quieter’ are all ways of reducing tissue overload.
The third reason for injury is core and hip muscle weakness. It has been shown that a lack of gluteal muscle strength can lead to increased stress on the knee and foot, resulting in a greater chance of tissue breakdown. Taking part in a consistent individualized strengthening program throughout the year can be a key component to avoiding injury.
Remember, don’t wait until minor aches and pains turn into significant injury. Every runner is different so book an appointment with your physiotherapist to determine how best to avoid injury this season.
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Strong winds knocked a power pole down and it came into contact with a tree in the Kokanee Road area.
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A fire truck filled with water heads to the site of the contained fire off of Kokanee Road, Sunday morning.
The cause of Saturday's wildfire near Predator Ridge has been determined.
Strong winds knocked a power pole down and it came into contact with a tree in the Kokanee Road area.
"Contact with the tree set it off," said Lawrie Skolrood, Vernon deputy fire chief, of electrical sparks.
As of Sunday afternoon, the six-hectare blaze is contained and the evacuation alert for 45 residences in the Sunset Properties subdivision has been rescinded.
There are still some existing hot spots and smoke in the area, and firefighters will continue to monitor the area.
"It's in the mop-up phase," said Skolrood.
"It looks really good. Thankfully we got rain and the wind died down. With hotter temperatures today, there may be hot spots come up but unless we get wind, we pretty much have it licked."
The B.C. Wildfire Service remains on scene as do Vernon firefighters.
"A tip of the hat to the forestry crews and our crew really came through. I am really proud of the work they did," said Skolrood.
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RCMP report 18 of 22 break-ins of vehicles were due to unlocked cars
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RCMP in Lake Country say vandalism is continuing in the district and remind people to lock their valuables up.
RCMP in Lake Country are noting a spike in theft from motor vehicles and continue to urge owners to lock their vehicles, remove valuables and report suspicious activity to police.
Since August 15th, RCMP in Lake Country have received a staggering 18 reports to police of theft from as many as 22 motor vehicles. The majority of the thefts were committed over night to vehicles parked on the street or in private driveways. The areas most targeted during this time period appear to be Okanagan Centre and the Lakes sub division.
“An alarming 18 vehicles out of the 22 vehicles targeted were left unlocked by their owners,” says Sgt. Jayson Luchash Detachment Commander of the Lake Country RCMP. “Investigators continue to see vehicle owners not only leave their vehicles unlocked, but insecure with valuables left inside which includes purses, wallets, large amounts of cash and personal identification just to name a few items,” he adds.
The RCMP investigation has revealed a possible vehicle of interest, reportedly spotted fleeing from more than one theft scene. The vehicle has been described to police as a dark coloured coupe passenger car, with a loud muffler.
RCMP remind the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity to police.
Anyone with any information, or has been victimized and has not yet reported the incident to police is asked to contact the Lake Country RCMP at 250-766-2288. Remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637) ktown.
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Kelly Scott rink, Ron Rubadeau, Conny Stamhuis, Blair Horn and the late Bob Giordano called to the hall of fame
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The Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2016 inductees: From right: Ron Rubadeau (sailing), Renee Simons, Jeanna Schraeder and Kelly Scott from the Scott Curling Rink, Edna Giordana (widow of Bob Giordano) and swimmer Conny Stamhuis in front. Blair Horn was not in attendance.
The Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame class of 2016 features one of the top local curling rinks of all time, a sailor, a swimmer, a builder and a rower.
The 2007 Kelly Scott rink along with individuals Ron Rubadeau, Conny Stamhuis, Blair Horn and the late Bob Giordano were introduced as the Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame 2016 inductees on Tuesday morning at the Okanagan Heritage Museum.
The newest Kelowna sports royalty will be officially inducted into the hall on November 17 when the group hosts its induction ceremony.
"2007 was a ground-breaking moment that proved we could make it (to the top)," said Scott after the introduction ceremony. "With just four people on a team you all have to peak at the right time and we did. "
Scott along with teammates Jeanna Schraeder, Renee Simmons and Sasha Carter, coach Gerry Richard and spare Michelle Allan won the World women's championship in 2007.
Also going into the hall will be:
Cony Stamhuis. Now, 84, Stamhuis has won seven gold medals and four silvers at the World Masters Swim Championships and has been swimming since the age of 5. To this day she still swims and competes in the annual Across the Lake swim in Kelowna.
"I'm too excited, too honoured, too humbled to make a statement," said Stamhuis. "I tell people to come and swim. And ladies if it bothers your hair, buy a wig and and come swim."
Rubadeau has helped establish the Central Okanagan Sailing Association as a player on the world stage and also chaired the 2008 BC Summer Games held in Kelowna.
"These guys are all out of my league," said a humble and emotional Rubadeau. "You always think you might be put into a hall of fame one day but they don't have one for the class clown. To be part of the Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame is ironic, interesting and pretty cool."
In the builder category, the late Bob Giordano will be inducted as a staunch hockey promoter in Kelowna in the 1950s and '60s while rower Blair Horn will also be inducted but was unable to attend the introduction.
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Mazacote, a west coast latin style dance band will appear at Creekside Theatre Sept. 10, kicking off the theatre's fall season of shows.
Lake Country’s Creekside Theatre will host an eclectic range of shows this fall, ranging from comedy to family, rock and country music.
The theatre launches its fall performance series during ArtWalk with a West Coast Latin Style Dance Band – Mazacote – performing Saturday, September 10th.
View the entire fall series here
Lake Country’s Cultural Development Coordinator, Ryan Donn, has a diverse range of live shows booked for the theatre from September through November with everything from Rock, Country, Folk, Jazz, Blues, Indie and Alternative music, to Comedy and Family shows as well as a Speaker event.
“It’s very exciting to launch our first jam-packed season of events this fall at the Creekside Theatre,” said Donn. “Due to the smaller size of the theatre – 260 seats – we can focus on hosting more intimate events while offering the most cost-effective shows in the valley at an average ticket price of $25.”
Train Wreck Comedy is a special feature with three shows from the Comedy genre in the fall series. The Folk Club is working with Creekside Theatre on the shows in that genre such as Fred Eaglesmith and Jim Byrnes (Blues/Folk); and the Lake Country Art Gallery is collaborating on a multi-disciplinary art, music and dance show on October 27.
Creekside Theatre is a busy community amenity on the George Elliot Secondary School campus across from Lake Country Municipal Hall. The theatre is easily accessible from highway 97 and has lots of free parking.
Tickets are available online at www.creeksidetheatre.com or can be purchased conveniently from the Kelowna Tickets outlet at Orchard Park Mall, at Tourism Kelowna visitor centre, or at the Customer Service counter at Lake Country Municipal Hall.
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June-blooming blue grama grass looks attractive in a flower bed. It also makes an excellent, tall, lawn grass alternative if left in bloom. It can be mowed once or more a year.
Here are some alternatives to create a lawn-like look without the weekly chores of mowing and edging or the cost of heavy watering needed for a green, conventional lawn.
Before planting, remove all weeds and keep the area weeded while new plantings grow in.
To break up clay and improve drainage in heavy soil, till in a four inch depth of organic matter such as Glenmore Grow or OgoGrow.
For fast-draining, sandy soil, adding organic matter is important to increase nutrients and retain moisture.
All plants need regular watering the first year or until they become established. Plants mentioned in this column are deer-proof.
The first two options below would be good if you need a lawn that is heavily used such as for children to play on.
Enviro-Turf: a lawn seed mix containing four tough fescue grasses and perennial rye grass. Their deep roots make this a low water turf option. Once established, it needs a deep watering only once every 10 days to two weeks to stay green during dry summers. It grows slowly so there is less mowing.
Enviro-Turf has been extensively tested for many years on school grounds in the Christina Lake area. It looks almost identical to Kentucky blue grass.
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): an Okanagan native perennial that can be used as a very drought tolerant lawn alternative. Fuzzy foliage stays grey-green year round. Plants grow to about 12 inches tall with a white bloom in June, sometimes re-blooming in August. They self-seed readily, helping to fill in to a solid weed-suppressing mass.
Yarrow stands up to foot and animal traffic, however it’s best to mow down flower stems soon after they form, while still soft. Mature stems are tough and pokey, causing discomfort for bare feet and animal paws.
With about three mowings a season, plants can be kept as a short, functional, turf-like ground cover.
Blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis): a very fine-textured, water-wise grass native to the short grass prairie grows to 12 to 18 inches tall. If planted six inches apart this clump-forming grass quickly becomes a dense ground cover and can be mowed occasionally to create a lawn. An option would be to just mow paths as needed.
It has very decorative flowers and seed heads that stand up well through winter.
Prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepsis): another short-grass prairie native. This very low maintenance, long-lived plant, forms fine-leaved tussocks that turn burnt orange in fall.
Blue grama and prairie dropseed each respond well to a deep watering once a month during hot, dry weather.
Check www.blue
stem.ca for extensive information on ornamental grasses; how to remove turf; and how to make a low-mow, low-grow, water-wise lawn.
I will be teaching my two-night Introduction to Xeriscape Gardening class Sep. 21, 26, 28 and Oct. 3 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St Michael and All Angels Cathedral Hall, Kelowna. For details and to register go to: www.okanaganxeriscape.org.
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ICBC wants to increase basic auto insurance rates by 4.9 per cent – the fifth straight annual increase – as it continues to grapple with rising numbers of crashes, claims and dramatically increasing costs.
The typical driver will pay $3.50 a month or $42 a year more for basic insurance if the hike is approved.
But the corporation is also raising optional rates by 2.8 per cent so the average customer who buys both basic and optional insurance with ICBC will see their insurance bill rise $5 a month, or $60 a year.
ICBC CEO Mark Blucher said the basic rate hike would have been much worse – 15.5 per cent translating into a $130 annual premium increase – had the province not approved another major transfer of $472 million from the optional to the basic side of operations.
A compounding factor has been the long decline of interest rates, which result in less investment income revenue to ICBC.
"These external pressures have really created a perfect storm and it's a really significant challenge for the organization," Blucher said in an interview Thursday.
ICBC had raised rates 5.5 per cent a year ago, and the province's rate smoothing policy requires the annual change be within 1.5 per cent of the previous year's increase.
The number of crashes has climbed 15 per cent in two years and damage claims are up 11 per cent.
Vehicles are increasingly reliant on technology and expensive materials that have become more costly in recent years as the loonie sagged against the U.S. dollar.
Despite much safer vehicles, injury claims have soared to $2.4 billion, up 60 per cent from $1.5 billion in 2008.
"We've seen no evidence that these strong trends are abating," Blucher said. "In fact, if anything, they're continuing to escalate going forward."
Blucher also noted there are more cars on the road in B.C. today – 3.1 million up from 2.8 million in 2011 – and people are driving more because of cheaper gas, contributing to more accidents, particularly in densifying urban areas.
And he pointed to personal injury lawyers as an aggravating cause of ICBC's spiralling claims costs.
"B.C. is the only province in Canada where you can sue another motorist for even a minor traffic accident," Blucher said, noting an increase in lawyer-represented claims and advertising by injury law firms.
Internal operating costs have been cut by $186 million a year, and ICBC is counting on more savings ahead, through its modernization program, by more aggressively combatting insurance fraud and from a hoped-for drop in distracted driving as motorists respond to stiffer penalties.
But transfers from the optional side to bolster the basic side will likely be needed for the foreseeable future, Blucher said, because basic premiums can't keep up with rising costs.
In a surprise move, the B.C. government will this year forgo extracting its usual $160-million annual dividend from ICBC's optional side into general revenue.
"Forgoing the dividend this particular year is one strategy amongst a litany of others we're employing to get that basic trate increase down," Transportation Minister Todd Stone said.
Stone said the $514 million the province has transferred out of ICBC in dividends since 2012 is small compared to the $1.4 billion over the same period that has been shifted from the competitive optional side to basic to apply downward pressure on basic rates.
The minister would not say if the government would permanently give up the ICBC dividend.
Adrian DIx, the NDP critic for ICBC, said the dividends to government have exceeded $1.2 billion since 2010 and predicted they'll resume after next year's election because the BC Liberals are "addicted" to using ICBC as a "profit centre."
Dix said the reliance on shifting huge amounts of capital from optional to basic raises troubling questions.
"Next year they've got to find that $472 million," Dix said. "What they've done is create a disaster at ICBC and their only hope is to deceive the voters until after the election."
He said ICBC's new move to hire more claims staff underscores problems with completing the computer modernization that was supposed to make operations more efficient.
"The transformation project has taken longer than World War 2 and is not close to finished."
ICBC's basic rates rose 11.2 per cent in 2012 and at least five per cent every year since.
The new rate hike is subject to B.C. Utilities Commission approval.
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Keith Griechen of Lake Country Judo club claims top spot at World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Las Vegas
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Lake Country Judo Club competitor Keith Griechen atop the podium at the World Jiu Jitsu Championships in las Vegas last month.
Lake Country's Keith Griechen (top of podium) claimed the gold medal at the Word Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Las Vegas late last month.
Griechen had a bye in the first round and then won his next three matches to win the championship in the super heavyweight division.
It was his second straight medal at the event after he won silver last year.
"I vowed to get the gold next time and I did," said an elated Griechen, who runs the Lake Country Judo club. "This ranks as one of my best martial arts performances in my life."
About 2,500 competitors from around the world took part in the event and Griechen says he had a lot of support to make his win a reality.
"Thanks to my wife Kim for her support, my family, my world's training partner Scott Payer, my Lake Country judo crew, my RDC Jiu-Jitsu crew with coaches Sterling Redlack and Kyle Deleurme and Dave Rothwell for coaching Scott and I on the mats in Vegas," he said.
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Kelowna-Lake Country MP forming a youth council
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Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr wants to hear what young people in his riding have to say.
So he has announced the formation of the Kelowna-Lake Country Youth Council.
According to a posting on Fuhr's Facebook page, he is inviting anyone in the riding aged 16 to 24 to apply to join the council, a move he said is in keeping with the federal Liberal government's commitment to "meaningful" youth engagement.
"I would love to hear from youth in our community," said Fuhr, adding while the government has already received the first wave of applications for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national youth council, the formation of the local group will make it easier for young Canadians here to have their say closer to home.
In addition to his role as prime minister, Trudeau has also taken on responsibility for youth in his cabinet.
Fuhr said applications for the Kelowna-Lake Country Youth Council will be accepted up to Sept. 30 and the council will include young people from different schools, neighbourhoods and local associations throughout the riding.
Once selected, the council members will meet several time throughout the year to discuss issues that matter young people, their community and the country, he said.
To apply to join the Kelowna-Lake Country Youth Council go to https://goo.gl/forms/NDq9PCSFasdCYRhY2.
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It seems we are now at a point where the only question being considered is the location of the second crossing.
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Letter: Second Okanagan Lake crossing a foregone conclusion
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To the editor:
It would be very helpful for proponents of a second crossing to explain precisely why they think this mega-project is a good idea.
The project is being sold to us by the provincial government and Kelowna city council as a solution to traffic congestion, when all evidence from all studies indicate very clearly that this is not a solution.
Why are they lying to us?
At a recent public consultation the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Central Okanagan Planning Study) distributed a feedback form ostensibly welcoming our comments “regarding future traffic congestion in the Central Okanagan.” The feedback form was titled: ‘The Okanagan Lake Second Crossing Project.'
When I asked the attendees why they were in favour of a second crossing, I was told that they were simply asking for feedback about traffic congestion, and were not for or against the second crossing.
I drew their attention to the title of the public consultation. They had no comment.
In a recent article in the Kelowna Capital News it seems we are now at a point where the only question being considered is the location of the second crossing.
We have yet to hear any evidence-based arguments on the effectiveness of a second crossing. This is because there aren’t any. And this is also why the ministry resorts to public consultations rather than consulting experts. No expert in traffic engineering would recommend expanding highways and building more roads and bridges to ease traffic congestion because it doesn’t work. This is not a secret.
It is, however, what Mark Jaccard, a professor of sustainable energy in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, would call cynical ineffective policy. In other words lies.
The only people who will benefit from a second crossing are the people who will be paid to build and maintain it. The rest of us will pay enormous amounts of tax money for an environmentally regressive project that will require massive maintenance for decades to come and will only increase traffic congestion.
The more room we provide for cars, the more cars will come. If we invested the money a bridge would cost in alternative forms of transportation we could bring more people to the Okanagan without destroying what they come here to enjoy.
The question remains: Why is the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure lying to us?
Neil Cadger, Kelowna
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No permit required for weddings, festivals on farms if fewer than 150 people attend, says Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick
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Almost a year after B.C. farm weddings were banned due to a crackdown on agricultural land use rules, the B.C. government has clarified what commercial activities are allowed on farmland.
Farmers can host up to 10 commercial weddings, concerts or non-agricultural events per year without a permit from the Agricultural Land Commission. Farmers can take payment to host a wedding or other event as long as no more than 150 guests attend and a list of conditions are met, according to regulations that took effect Tuesday.
To qualify, event hosts must provide all parking on the farm rather than along roads, with no permanent parking lots or structures, and the event must end in less than 24 hours. For more than 10 events a year or exceeding 150 guests, properties with farm tax status must apply to the ALC for a permit.
The new regulation also clarifies ALC policies to allow, with no permit, farm tours and demonstrations, hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin patch tours, harvest and Christmas fairs and special occasion events to promote farm products.
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick said the regulation requiring farms to generate at least 50 per cent of its revenue from farm products is also scrapped, after consultation in the past year suggested the new rules instead.
The crackdown on farm weddings came last fall, when the ALC issued stop-work orders to B.C. farms including the Fraser Valley, Kelowna and Vancouver Island.
The restriction came after the province expanded farm uses to allow breweries and distilleries to operate on protected farmland with the same rules used to permit wineries. The rules allowed for processing of farm crops into products such as juice or jam for commercial sale.
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Chronic wasting disease is similar to mad cow disease but infects and kills deer, elk and moose
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B.C. wary of deadly deer disease in Alberta
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Known infections of chronic wasting disease in deer and other wildlife as of 2014.
Provincial wildlife officials are concerned that a disease killing deer and elk on the prairies could soon spread into B.C.
Chronic wasting disease, a degenerative nervous system condition similar to so-called mad cow disease, has been discovered in an animal 30 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.
That's the furthest west – by about 100 kilometres – that biologists have detected the deadly disease and the discovery intensifies concerns that infected deer may make their way to B.C.
No infected animals have been found yet in B.C. but wildlife health staff are stepping up monitoring efforts in the Peace and Kootenay regions, where deer are most at-risk.
Hunters are being asked to help by donating deer, elk and moose heads for analysis. Drop-off locations are listed at www.stopchronicwastingdisease.ca.
Anyone who encounters a sick or dead deer is urged to report it to B.C.'s wildlife health program by emailing [email protected].
Although chronic wasting disease is similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Alberta's agriculture and forestry ministry says there's no evidence it can infect humans, but notes the World Health Organization advises against allowing any meat source possibly infected by prions into the human food system.
It's thought to be unlikely that the disease could spread to domestic cattle or bison.
Outbreaks on game farms typically result in quarantines and culls.
Transmission is through saliva, urine and feces and is thought to be more likely to occur where elk and deer are crowded or congregate at man-made feed and water stations, according to the Alberta ministry.
Most of the Canadian cases have been in Saskatchewan.
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Fylde RFC player-coach Paul Arnold has refuted any suggestion he is running the risk of a mauling at the hands of Premiership side Sale Sharks in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly at Heywood Road.
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Fylde RFC player-coach Paul Arnold has refuted any suggestion he is running the risk of a mauling at the hands of Premiership side Sale Sharks in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly at Heywood Road.
Sale are expected to wheel out some of their big guns as they fine-tune their preparation for the new season.
But Arnold is having none of it when anyone suggests Fylde are biting off more than they can chew and are on a hiding to nothing.
Quite the opposite, says Arnold, who insists the Fylde players on duty will not be bowed by the task in hand but will relish the experience.
He told The Gazette: “They are rugby players and they want to play in matches like this in front of a crowd that could be as high as 5-6,000.
“If players don’t want to be involved in a match like this, then they are in the wrong game. I am sure the players are looking forward to it.”
Fylde include a number of players newly recruited for the 2016-17 National League campaign, which starts next month.
Among them are Jack Turley, Matt Lamprey, Scott Armstrong and Jack Harrison.
Also included is forward George Bordill, a product of Sandbach RFC, who is also on Sale’s books and is a Scottish Under-19 cap.
His brother Will appeared for Preston Grasshoppers last season.
Prop forward Tom Hannon, who has played for Oldham and Lancashire U20s, has also been named.
The squad is also likely to include former Coventry prop forward Tiploma Kivalu.
There were talks about him signing for Fylde on a permanent basis but terms could not be agreed and the deal was not completed.
However, the Tongan could still get a run-out for Fylde against Sale to help get to match fitness as he looks for another club.
Winger Anthony Bingham is included. He has been linked with a move away from Fylde but has agreed to stay.
Arnold said: “We are pleased about that and he has that X-factor about him.
“He plays on the wing and it is not a position where we have a lot of depth and cover.”
Missing from action will be back row forwards Ben Vernon and former skipper Sam Beaumont.
Arnold said: “Vernon has been struggling with a calf injury and hopefully he will be ready for the start of the season.
“Beaumont still has a problem with a shoulder and has been in rehab. We are looking towards the end of September when he is able to come back.”
Jordan Dorrington, Mark Goodman and Jonny Wild are unavailable for the Sale Sharks match. Tom Burtonwood and Danny Maher look like battling it out for the hooker’s role.
Extra competition could well come in the shape of former Kirkham Grammar School hooker Ben Gregory.
Dave Fairbrother, who has been training with European champions Saracens, is also in the Fylde squad.
Tomorrow’s match at Sale will kick-off at 4pm and will be followed seven days later by another friendly against Sedgley Tigers at the Woodlands. The opening league fixture of the season on September 3 will be at home to Birmingham Moseley, who will play their first match since being relegated from the Championship.
Sharks recently announced that their new captain will be former Fylde forward Josh Beaumont, who has recovered from a shoulder injury which forced him to miss being considered for the England team that won the 2016 Six Nations Championship.
Beaumont signed a three-year contract recently with the Sale club and was named club captain.
The Fylde versus Sale Sharks encounter will be preceded by a match between Sale Jets and Sale FC.
Among those expected to line up for Sale FC are Chris Johnson, Gareth Rawlings and Dan Birchall, who left Fylde at the end of last season.
Fylde squad v Sale Sharks
Forwards: Adam Lewis. Tom Burtonwood, Simon Griffiths, Nick Gray, Jack Turley, Matt Lamprey, Evan Stewart, Dave Fairbrother, Danny Maher, Matt Garrod, George Bordill, George Blackwell, Tiploma Kivalu. Tom Hannon and Ollie Trippier.
Backs: Greg Nicholls, Jack Harrison, Oli Brennand, Jamie Brookes, Scott Armstrong, Scott Rawlings, Anthony Bingham, Chris Briers, Ralph Dowds, Connor Wilkinson, James Bailey.
A big turn-out is expected today for the funeral of former Fylde scrum-half Chris O’Toole, who collapsed and died aged 50 after a cricket match.
The funeral takes place at St Matthew’s Church in Thatto Heath, St Helens, followed by cremation. There will be a reception later at West Park RUFC in the town.
Arnold will be among the Fylde contingent paying their final respects to the all-action Fylde and Lancashire number nine.
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I’ve only just got back from my summer holidays, but it seems autumn is already here. Soon we will not be able to walk along a pavement without having to battle our way through a pile of mouldy old leaves, hoping something nasty isn’t hidden beneath.
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I’ve only just got back from my summer holidays, but it seems autumn is already here. Soon we will not be able to walk along a pavement without having to battle our way through a pile of mouldy old leaves, hoping something nasty isn’t hidden beneath.
How do we know this? By watching TV. The signs the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness has arrived are there. The X Factor ‘X’ is upon us, like some civilisation-ending asteroid of hyperbole about to create a crater of mediocrity on the national psyche.
Strictly Come Dancing’s annual sequinathon is also about to start, the celebs and Ed Balls already practising their rictus grins and desperate, ‘vote for me’ hand signals.
And the main TV channels are all pushing the new series of returning favourites and hoped-for hits, all of which we are expected to embrace as televisual hot water bottles as the nights draw in.
The BBC is first out of the blocks, with August not yet over. The first of their ‘major new dramas’ – all the BBC’s new dramas are major, it seems – is One of Us (BBC1, Tuesdays, 9pm).
At first glance, this is not comforting autumn viewing. A young pair of newlyweds, expecting their first child, are murdered, the families left to deal with the emotional fallout.
Then the killer pitches up in their hometown, a remote Highland fastness, and after a conveniently wild and stormy night, ends up dead in a barn.
It’s aiming for gritty and modern, there’s snot involved when people cry – which they do, a lot, and the famously mucus-y Juliet Stevenson stars – but by the end, when we’re left with a kind of locked room mystery, no shortage of suspects, and the police on their way, it’s all got a bit Agatha Christie, and what could be more comforting than that?
Well, the Great British Bake-Off (BBC1, Wednesdays, 8pm), that’s what. If you want something warm and snuggly this autumn, climb under the John Lewis 24-tog paisley comfort blanket of the Bake-Off with Mel, Sue, Paul, Mary and the 11 remaining contestants, and don’t get out until Christmas.
Play Mel and Sue innuendo bingo, guess whose Genoese sponge will collapse and marvel at Candice’s purple lipstick.
It’s what autumn nights were made for.
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Powerful winds and challenging conditions made for a fierce battle between the competitors and the elements in the Fleetwood Half-marathon.
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Powerful winds and challenging conditions made for a fierce battle between the competitors and the elements in the Fleetwood Half-marathon.
A record 543 runners completed the one-lap race, which started and finished at Marine Hall Gardens.
The conditions made fast times very difficult, though Rob Affleck of Preston Harriers clinched first place with a splendid time of 76.45.
He was closely followed Chris Hollinshead of Cannock and Staffs AC in 77.54, withTony Banks of Jersey and Spartan AC third in 78.15.
The ladies’ race was won by Andrea Banks, wife of Tony, in an excellent 85.46. York Acorn’s Natalie Hall claimed second with 87.09 and Megan Harris of Chorlton Runners third in 89.57.
Fastest Fylde coast club runners was Christopher McCarthy of Lytham St Annes Road Runners, who finished sixth in 81.41.
The event was organised by Fylde Coast Running, which launches a new event this Saturday. The Illuminations 10k and a 5k on the Promenade start on the Middle Walk at 7.30pm, when over a thousand runners will be provided with glowing armbands, hats and necklaces.
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Police in Blackpool want to speak to this woman after the theft of a pensioner’s handbag in the resort.
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Police in Blackpool want to speak to this woman after the theft of a pensioner’s handbag in the resort.
Money and bank cards were stolen from the elderly woman’s bag at an address on St Annes Road, Blackpool.
If you recognise this woman or have any information that could assist us, please get in touch
The victim’s son, 61, met the woman outside the Ma Kelly’s venue on Lytham Road at around 11.15pm on Friday August 19.
They travelled back to the man’s address on Lytham Road, when the woman told him she was going out to make a phone call.
However, the woman didn’t return and the man then discovered that bank cards and around £60 cash had been stolen from his 80-year-old mother’s bag.
PC Ian Byrne from Blackpool Police said: “If you recognise this woman or have any information that could assist us, please get in touch.”
Anyone with information can all police on 101 quoting incidentLC-20160820-0108. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the head.
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A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the head.
Police were called to around 7pm on August 24 to York Street, Blackpool, to reports of an assault.
A spokesman for Lancashire police said: “On arrival at the scene, officers found a 58-year-old man had suffered stab wounds to the head.
“He was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital, where he remains. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.”
A 28-year-old man from Blackpool was arrested this morning on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and remains in custody.
Enquiries are ongoing.
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A LANCASHIRE car dealership is leading the way in the industry by switching staff to a four-day working week.
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A LANCASHIRE car dealership is leading the way in the industry by switching staff to a four-day working week.
After a three-month trial, the after-sales department at the Chorley Group in Preston has changed its shift patterns.
It is understood this is the first dealer group to implement such radical changes and address the work-life balance.
The firm also says it improves the service for customers.
Managing director Pauline Turner said: “I believe we are the first dealer group to do this.
“Preston started a three-month trial at the beginning of June. Although staff were initially apprehensive, after one month they requested we made it permanent.”
The new shift patterns mean staff work an extra two hours a day – equating to an additional 46.5 days less a year – and benefit from a three-day break.
The shift changes will now be rolled out at Wigan with a view to rolling it out to the other dealerships in Burnley, Blackpool, and Chorley by the end of the year.
Pauline said: “This change offers a range of benefits to both the business, the staff and the customers. The longer opening hours mean it is more convenient for customers to book in their vehicles. For staff, they spend less time travelling to and from work and the reduced number of days mean they have more family time at home.”
Pauline said the changes also meant that technicians could be more productive, provide a quicker turnaround of vehicles for customers, and provide better holiday cover. There was also less congestion on site.
The change in shift patterns also enables the master technicians to be able to spend more time coaching Level 3 apprentices at the Preston dealership.
The award-winning family-run Chorley Group is one of the biggest volume Nissan dealers in Europe. Pauline was promoted to the role of Managing Director last year.
She now heads up day-to-day operations at the group, which employs 230 people across its five sites in Burnley, Preston, Chorley, Wigan and Blackpool.
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Pier Jam will make its long awaited return to North Pier this Saturday, just so long as the weather stays calm.
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Pier Jam will make its long awaited return to North Pier this Saturday, just so long as the weather stays calm.
Part two of the four-part series was called off on Saturday, August 20 due to “unprecedented weather”, in line with advice from the Authorities, Local Licensing & Pier Safety Officers.
Duke Dumont, Tchami, Philip George and Son of 8 had been due to perform at the house music event but the adverse weather conditions made this impossible.
However ticket holders for Pier Jam 2 were offered a refund or the chance to transfer their ticket over to this weekend’s event.
Part three on Saturday is headlined by Hannah Wants, with performances from Shadowchild, Shiba San, Tough Love and Monki also scheduled.
Hannah Wants headlines the event on the back of being voted Best Bass DJ at the Pacha Music Awards and Best DJ at the BMA’s in 2015.
Over the last few years her hard-hitting style has made her world-renowned and a must for any festival organisers.
Shadowchild is the alias of Simon Neale, somewhat of a veteran of the electronic music scene.
Also joining them is WMC Award winner Shiba San, BBC Radio 1’s Monki and Tough Love, best known for their top 20 single ‘So Freakin’ Tight’.
Tickets are on sale from £20 and are available at http://www.pierjam.com/tickets.
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AFC Fylde hit newly-relegated Altrincham for six in a stunning display at the J. Davidson Stadium.
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Altrincham 0 AFC Fylde 6: Report and reaction
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AFC Fylde hit newly-relegated Altrincham for six in a stunning display at the J. Davidson Stadium.
AFC Fylde hit newly-relegated Altrincham for six in a stunning display at the J. Davidson Stadium.
Striker Danny Rowe opened the scoring early in the match and the Coasters added a further four goals without reply in an unbelievable first-half showing.
Andy Bond added a sixth immediately after the break and the visitors held on for the result of the National League North season so far.
Dave Challinor made two changes to the side that dropped points against Brackley Town in Saturday’s first-ever game at Mill Farm, with Caspar Hughes and James Hardy replacing Richie Baker and Matty Hughes.
After a few minutes of early pressure from the hosts, Fylde took a seventh-minute lead with a fantastic goal.
Danny Holmes found Hardy in space down the right and the young midfielder’s cutback fell perfectly for Rowe, who neatly slotted the ball into the bottom corner from 10 yards.
The lead was doubled almost instantly as the visitors continued their electric start to the match.
Bohan Dixon picked the ball up seemingly 30 yards out, and after advancing slightly the towering midfielder crashed home a fine strike into the bottom left corner.
Alty created their first opening of the game on 15 minutes, when Daniel Hattersley tried his luck from 20 yards but goalkeeper Rhys Taylor was equal to his vicious strike.
The Fylde whirlwind wasn’t over and a minute later it was three.
Dixon was played clean through, and although a last- ditch tackle halted him in his tracks there was Daniels to fire home the loose ball with aplomb.
The visitors looked like piling the misery on the vanishing hosts when Hardy tricked his way into box before being scythed down, though the referee was unmoved.
The hosts raced straight down to the other end and it took another fine save from Taylor to prevent Altrincham from pulling one back.
Fylde added an incredible fourth goal on the half-hour mark.
Winger Hardy once again made his way into the box and gave his marker the eyes at the bye-line before smashing the ball across goal into the far corner from an impossible angle.
Things went from extremely bad to even worse for Altrincham as Fylde grabbed a deserved fifth on 37 minutes.
Daniels delivered a delightful ball into the box from the left and Dixon couldn’t miss at the back post, converting his second of the evening.
The Coasters took just one second-half minute to add a sixth goal, Andy Bond curling a sublime strike into the top corner from 25 yards via the crossbar – his first goal in Fylde colours.
Altrincham should have grabbed a consolation goal five minutes after the break, when Damian Reeves was played clean through on goal. However, his neat strike came back off the left post.
Dixon had visions of an unlikely hat-trick when he raced through and cut back on to his favoured right foot, but his low effort from the edge of the six-yard box was blocked.
The midfielder was on fire and was even closer to sealing his treble on the hour mark, when he saw his first-time shot from distance clip the outside of the post.
The match was understandably beginning to fizzle out as the clock reached the final 10 minutes, with the visitors happy to keep possession.
After chasing the ball around for the majority of the match, Altrincham were put out of their misery without even a second of injury time.
Fylde stand third in the early table with seven points from three games, a point behind Harrogate and Halifax, who have both played a game more.
DANIEL AGNEW
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Rose-Marie, the Irish singer, who now lives in Blackpool, has been presented with a platinum disc for sales of her new album My Gift of Love For You.
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Rose-Marie, the Irish singer, who now lives in Blackpool, has been presented with a platinum disc for sales of her new album My Gift of Love For You.
Sapphire Records gave the prestigious award to her for selling over 500,000 discs.
I’m absolutely delighted and thrilled to bits
The 60-year-old songstress performs on the last Friday of every month at Viva Blackpool and of the disc she said: “I’m absolutely delighted and thrilled to bits.
“I spent nearly eight months making that album and it is quite different from anything else I have attempted. It’s really up to date and there’s a Sam Smith track on there as well as an Adele song.”
Rose-Marie’s next performance at Viva Blackpool will be on Friday, September 30 and she’ll be joined by producer Andy Mudd, the first time she’s linked up with him on stage.
She added: “Andy is a life long friend and knows how to get the best out of me, it’s a marriage made in heaven.”
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From poet John Keats to Prince Charles, and from life-changing scientists to prize-winning authors, some of the world’s most famous people have relied on ‘bedders’ to see them through their toughest student days at Cambridge.
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Book review: The Staircase Girls by Catherine Seymour
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From poet John Keats to Prince Charles, and from life-changing scientists to prize-winning authors, some of the world’s most famous people have relied on ‘bedders’ to see them through their toughest student days at Cambridge.
In her fascinating account of just some of the hundreds of working-class women who have looked after the students of Cambridge University, Catherine Seymour, whose grandmother and great-grandmother were bedders, reveals their secret lives, heartaches and joy.
For centuries, the university’s bedders – the equivalent at Oxford is a ‘scout’ – have cleaned, tidied, made beds, dispensed advice and physical aid, and offered a reassuring maternal presence to generations of nervous, lonely students.
Bedders still look after today’s Cambridge students but the work they do, and the young people they care for, have changed over the last decades.
Until the 1980s, bedders carried buckets of coal up the stairs to light fires in the rooms of the fellows as well as dusting, tidying, taking away rubbish and, in some colleges, making the students’ breakfasts.
It was hard work but it came with privileges and offered an experience unlike other jobs available to working-class women. Some of the bedders had previously worked in shops or as waitresses, cleaners, factory hands and other low-paid manual jobs.
The college offered them family-friendly hours, starting work early but allowing them to get home in time for lunch and to make an evening meal for their children. Often bedders would pay neighbours to look after their pre-school youngsters.
In the first half of the 20th century, some of the upper class (male) students saw their bedders as simply servants but for many others, these women who instructed them on everything from dressing properly to combing their hair, were the only warm, motherly presence in an otherwise cold, paternalistic environment.
In turn, many bedders enjoyed their glimpse into a world they knew little about and during her research Seymour discovered that the women appreciated the genuine return of affection from students who often left gifts for them at Christmas, term ends and after graduation.
And for some of the bedders who got to know their students well, graduation was almost like watching their own children leave home.
In these unique, vivid and often moving stories, inspired by the accounts of bedders from the 1920s to the 1960s, we meet women who endured the Second World War and then had to contend with poverty, ill health and bereavement.
For 16-year-old Joyce, who lived in one of the poorest streets in Cambridge, the college building where she was about to start work represented privilege, wealth, a life she would never live. What she never expected was to find herself mothering, chastising and sometimes even covering up for ‘her boys.’
These hard-working women loved, lost and loved again. But their friendships gave them strength, and their work gave them happiness, and even a lasting connection with their charges, some of whom would go on to run the country.
As much a social history as the individual stories of the bedders, The Staircase Girls is a memorable and eye-opening glimpse into the remarkable lives of a very special group of women.
(Pan, paperback, £7.99)
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Stars from across the world descended on Lancashire this afternoon to pay tribute to Star Wars actor Kenny Baker.
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Stars from across the world descended on Lancashire this afternoon to pay tribute to Star Wars actor Kenny Baker.
Darth Vader actor David Prowse, model Linda Lusardi and comedian Bernie Clifton were just some celebrities to attend the funeral of the 3ft 8in tall actor, who played the robot character R2-D2 in six of the sc-fi films.
Hollywood director George Lucas’ company George Lucas film and Disney also sent flowers with the message: ”You brought so much joy to the Star Wars family”.
The actor had lived in Ashton-on-Ribble in Preston for decades and a book of condolence was opened with donations being made to the Space Centre Charity.
He died on Saturday, August 13 after a long illness, aged 81.
The funeral service and cremation took place at Lytham Park Crematorium, in Lytham.
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Fylde MP Mark Menzies has called on the Government to ensure an investigation into a Lancashire water crisis remains on track.
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Fylde MP Mark Menzies has called on the Government to ensure an investigation into a Lancashire water crisis remains on track.
The Tory MP has written to the Secretary of State at the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, to ask her to intervene after long delays in seeing the results of the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s inquiry following last summer’s cryptosporidium outbreak.
How we reported the outbreak last August
More than 300,000 homes and businesses in Lancashire were first warned to boil all drinking water to protect against the nasty parasite in August last year.
It took 30 days for all supplies to return to normal, leading to compensation payments of between £50 and £60 to all domestic consumers and much more to businesses affected by the alert.
But despite fresh demands for answers, the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has still not revealed the source of the problem.
It comes after Mr Menzies contacted the organisation to find out the status of the investigation – but was rebuffed by officers.
He said: “This situation has gone on for long enough and people are unhappy at being left in the dark about a situation which caused untold inconvenience last summer.
“When I contacted the Drinking Water Inspectorate for some information I received a rather blunt response that they would publish their findings when they are good and ready.
“I’m afraid that’s just not good enough. This process needs to be open and transparent to give people the confidence they can trust their suppliers and the regulators put in place to protect their interests.
“With that in mind, I have written to the Secretary of State to ask her to intervene. While I understand the investigation must be carried out thoroughly and correctly, I think people deserve to know that is happening and be given some kind of timescales as to when they can expect answers.
“Without those assurances, then it is difficult to know whether the Drinking Water Inspectorate is working effectively and whether it is fit for purpose.”
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It was only appropriate that I rocked up to Manchester’s Opera House on a classic English sunny afternoon, the city almost horizontal in the longed-for heat.
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It was only appropriate that I rocked up to Manchester’s Opera House on a classic English sunny afternoon, the city almost horizontal in the longed-for heat.
Within sight of the theatre was mayhem as theatre-goers and a smattering of celebrities packed into the press night showing of multiple Olivier award-winning Sunny Afternoon, the latest musical to land in the city and one with a buzz we haven’t seen in a while.
This is a very British musical, but is much more than a showcase for 60s legends The Kinks and a celebration of Britishness, it is a reminder of how stupendous their musical, societal and political legacy actually is - and what’s more it’s a great night out.
If you think you are not really a fan of the Kinks, you probably are really.
The band’s raw, powerful and riotous sounds and lyrics are the backdrop to more than one generation and though germinated in the 60s moved across the 70s, 80s, 90s and are just as resonant now.
This genius of this production, already a hit in London and now on tour, is that Kinks frontman Ray Davies and his team, who created the story, have sought out some extraordinarily talented musicians to recreate that authentic Kinks sounds and tell the tale of the band’s explosion on to the music scene.
The cast play and sing their own music with remarkable power, with only a few supporting musicians on stage.
Hits such as ‘You’ve really got me’, ‘Dedicated follower of fashion’, ‘Waterloo Sunset’ and the eponymous ‘Sunny Afternoon’ are belted out by the remarkable former Jethro Tull band member Ryan O’Donnell (as Ray Davies) Mark Newnham (Dave Davies), Garmon Rhys (bassist Pete Quaife) and Andrew Gall (as drummer Mick Avory), with the support of a small powerful cast with a special mention for talented Lisa Wright, as Ray’s wife Rasa.
It’s also easy to forget Davies penned tunes for other artists and elements of this discography are included in this show, namely ‘Stop your sobbing’ and ‘I go to sleep’ which were both recorded by Davies’ one time squeeze Chrissie Hynde (of Pretenders fame).
Also on the playlist is my favourite ‘Lola’ which has been recorded since by multiple artists - it is also a little known fact that Davies had to alter the song from Coca Cola to Cherry Cola in the British version of the song to appease the staid BBC re a commercial reference.
The scene where the band stab holes in their amplifiers to crate their unique sounds, explains why it is quite so loud.
Signs stuck to theatre walls to warn of this fact in advance.
But the show starts low-key as it introduces the Davies brothers and their family and the early development of The Kinks, the storylines focusing on emotional highs and lows with the constant battle between artists and management.
More importantly it chronicles the socialist-leaning Kinks v. the system, their battles with the taxman and the rude and unfair realities of the music business and 60s exploitative business in general.
It was also fantastic to see the man himself Ray Davies not just in attendance on this special night but making an appearance on stage with his guitar at the age of 72. A real honour to be there.
A fantastic and entertaining night exploring the euphoric highs and lows of a band and of Britain in the grip of rapid change. It resonates and not just amongst the Kinks’ most loyal fan base.
As I made my way out of the historic theatre, I could hear a deep choral bass emanating from the confines of the men’s bathroom, which was quickly accompanied by a sing along from the queue.
I will now be humming it ‘All day and all of the night’..
*Runs until August 27
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Getting a tattoo is a huge commitment– a permanent mark etched into your skin forever.
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Getting a tattoo is a huge commitment– a permanent mark etched into your skin forever.
For many people, tattoos are a fashion statement, or a reminder of someone close to their heart.
Revival Tattoo's cover up of a faded tribal tattoo
But what happens when that permanent reminder turns out looking less-than-spectacular?
That’s where Blackpool’s very own ‘tattoo fixers’ step in, armed with a needle and plenty of ink to combat faded portraits, wonky lines, and the love hearts that represent bitter reminders of past relationships that didn’t quite work out as planned.
Revival Tattoos on Whitegate Drive and Mania Tattoo on Station Road are just two studios that offer a helping hand to tattoo enthusiasts who have grown tired of old, ugly tattoos.
Mania Tattoo manager Luke Williams, 32, said: “People come in asking for cover-ups every day. This is because the standard of tattoos has risen dramatically in the last 10 years. The quality of what can be achieved has changed. We’ve gone from cartoon style tattoos to masterpiece portraits.”
Revival Tattoo Design cover up a bungled attempt at a Kurt Cobain portrait with a skull
The demand for quick fixes has soared so much in recent years that some tattoo artists now boast their ability to effectively cover up old tattoos as their main talent.
Nathan Heywood, 25, of Revival Tattoos, is one of the few tattoo artists who specialises in covering up old and faded tattoos with bold ‘neo traditional’ style patterns, using bright colours to hide even the darkest of tats.
He became the first Englishman to walk away with a prize at the Westchester Tattoo Convention in New York last year, after impressing judges in the ‘best colour’ and ‘best neo traditional’ categories.
He said: “Cover-ups overwhelmingly outnumber the original tattoos that I do. It’s probably about 70 per cent cover-ups and 30 per cent ‘clean’.
Revival Tattoo artists fix a wonky-looking pocketwatch tattoo for one of their customers
“Fashion comes in and out. Ten years ago it was highly fashionable to have tribal tattoos and now they regret them.
“We get people travelling from all over the UK. As soon as word gets out that you can do cover-ups people are interested.
“Sometimes a tattoo can never be fixed, so all you can do is cover it up. I had a lad come in with a really awful tattoo of a skull and snake, so I covered it up - with a skull and a snake.
“It’s probably tribal tattoos I have to cover up the most. I’m not a massive fan of them. They’re basically just stylised black patterns - there’s no deep meaning behind them.
A cover-up by Mania Tattoos
“A tribal tattoo is extremely difficult to cover up because they are almost solid black. That’s where the neo-traditional style comes in handy.
“Some people jump around they are so happy it’s gone. Some people even cry because they’ve had a really terrible tattoo that they have had for years and they’ve been to 30 different artists who have all told them there’s nothing they can do.”
While Nathan uses striking colours to disguise poor quality tattoos, Mania Tattoo offers laser removal treatment to customers with particularly bold tattoos to fade the pattern ahead of performing a cover-up.
They are set to star in Channel 5’s ‘Tattoo Disasters’ this September, where they will tackle some of the country’s most ill-advised tattoos.
Luke said: “The main cover-up that we get asked to do is ex-girlfriends’ and boyfriends’ names.
“There’s also people who have tattooed themselves at home who turn up with horrific things on their arms that their friends have done because they bought a cheap kit off Amazon.
Revival tattoo artist Nathan Heywood
“The cost can range anywhere from £60 to £1,000 depending on the size of the tattoo.”
And the worst tattoo they have ever had to fix?
Nathan said: “One person came to me with an obscene tattoo on their forearm that was so bad it had put them on anti-depressants.
“Another man had gone to an artist for a tattoo of his baby son and it turned out looking like Quasimodo. One eye was bigger than the other, the lips were wonky and the nose was flat. He wasn’t very happy!”
Luke said: “There was a young girl once came in and she had the word ARSENAL written down her arm in massive letters and it was just terribly done. All the letters were overlapping.
“It was one of the worst tattoos I had ever seen.
“In the end it turned out we couldn’t do anything for her because she was under 18.”
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Blackpool is all set for a world premier at The Grand Theatre this week – and it’s pants.
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Blackpool is all set for a world premier at The Grand Theatre this week – and it’s pants.
Underpants, to be exact.
Because Aliens Love Underpants. And they’re coming to The Grand to tell their zany and hilarious tale based on the best-selling children’s book of the same name.
The book is being brought to life on stage for the very first time.
Just remember: aliens love underpants of every shape and size, but there are no underpants in space so here’s a big surprise!
With stunning effects, madcap action, original music – and lots of aliens of course – this production based on the Claire Freedman and Ben Cort book should be a delight for the whole family.
The Big Wooden Horse and Nick Brooke production has a two-day run at The Grand, on Friday and Saturday.
Shows are at 1.30pm on Friday, and 11am and 2pm on Saturday.
Tickets are priced at £15 each. Call (01253) 290190 for details.
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A Fylde coast mum is hoping to sprinkle a little fairy dust to make her new business a magical success.
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A Fylde coast mum is hoping to sprinkle a little fairy dust to make her new business a magical success.
Anna Griffiths of Warton has taken inspiration from a former Dragon’s Den winner to launch her own venture aimed at mums with young children.
It is an online business and its all about bringing a child’s imagination to life
Just for Tiny People offers a range of toys and items handmade in Britain for youngsters – everything from fairy wings and wands to canopies, costumes and teepees which can be used indoors and out for all sorts of fun.
Anna said: “This is an affiliate business of the original JFTP set up by Effie Moss who secured £50,000 backing for a quarter of the business from Deborah Meaden on Dragons Den two years ago.
“I am mum to two of my very own tiny people, Lucy who is six and George who is three and I am a JFTP Business Fairy.
“It is an online business and its all about bringing a child’s imagination to life.
“There’s no better place to be than in a teepee or running around with fairy wings on your back!
“The teepees are ideal for role playing games, for a pirate ship, a castle, a rocket ship or a cave. It can be whatever a tiny person would like it to be.
“They are great places to spark the imagination of a tiny person, as well as a cosy place for story-time, colouring, relaxation and even forty winks.”
She said schools and nurseries have found them useful for book corners and play areas.
She added: “They are so diverse and can be used inside as well as out, taken to the beach or park for shade and then folded away and stored behind a door when not in use.”
Anna , who used to work in hospitality and with children’s organisations said the aim was also to exhibit at craft fairs and events and to create magical events, tepee story-times, fairy experiences too.
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An unlikely star has been born, with Rusty the donkey giving quite an ass-ured performance!
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An unlikely star has been born, with Rusty the donkey giving quite an ass-ured performance!
He posed for the cameras when he visited patients at Trinity Hospice and Brian House yesterday.
Doreen Hadgraft has her day made by a visit from Rusty.
The 17-year-old jack, from the Manchester Donkey Sanctuary, was brought into the hospice to “put a smile on people’s faces.”
Janet Atkins, Corporate Fundraiser for the hospice, said: “Rusty came into Brian House to see the children who were in there.
“He’s been doing this for quite a long time and he’s very chilled out, he liked to pose for the camera a little bit as well.”
Janet added that it wasn’t just the children who wanted to get a picture with Rusty.
Rusty came into Brian House to see the children who were in there
“We went through to our adult unit and there was quite a number of patients who wanted him to visit them in their rooms.
“And then we went up to our day unit where the patients in there all crowded round to have photos.
“It definitely put a smile on people’s faces.”
Patients and staff at Trinity Hospice and Brian House in Bispham had an unusual visitor today in the shape of Rusty the donkey.
Elizabeth Welsh goes head-to-head with Rusty
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The English Beat - starring original songwriter and lead-singer of The Beat, Dave Wakeling - have announced their UK tour heading to 53 Degrees in Preston on Thursday September 22nd.
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The English Beat - starring original songwriter and lead-singer of The Beat, Dave Wakeling - have announced their UK tour heading to 53 Degrees in Preston on Thursday September 22nd.
Dave Wakeling – the songwriter and lead-singer of The Beat - returns to the UK this September for a full UK tour, where he will be showcasing new material due for release in 2017.
The singer, songwriter and guitarist behind the biggest 1980’s 2-Tone Band, The Beat, known in the US as The English Beat, Dave Wakeling is the consummate showman, touring the world with an all-star line-up, performing all the hits of The Beat, General Public and a host of new songs.
The English Beat will play an extensive run of UK dates including shows in Liverpool, Newcastle, Cardiff, and London, and Dave’s hometown and the birthplace of many Beat lyrics and classics, Birmingham.
The band has been busy in the studio working on their first new album in 30 years, due for release in February 2017, titled ‘Here We Go Love’.
With a unique energy, pure melody, passion and politics, it’s impossible to forget the genius of UK Top 10 singles, ‘Mirror in the Bathroom’, ‘Hands Off She’s Mine’ and ‘Too Nice To Talk To’, before The Beat disbanded in 1983.
“I am very excited to be coming back to the UK to play shows and to get to introduce the songs from our upcoming new album. We have been in summer training, with shows with ub40, b52’s, culture club and train, and the band is in tip top form and ready to rock, steady!” Dave Wakeling.
SEPTEMBER TOUR DATES:
Friday 16th September – Concorde 2, Brighton
Saturday 17th September – Skabour Festival, Folkstone
Sunday 18th September – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells www.twforum.co.uk
Tuesday 20th September – Fibbers, York
Wednesday 21st September – The Magnet, Liverpool
Thursday 22nd September – 53 Degrees, Preston
Friday 23rd September – Robin 2, Wolverhampton
Saturday 24th September – The Windsor, Fife
Sunday 25th September – Volunteer Hall, Galashiels
Tuesday 27th September – Think Tank, Newcastle
Wednesday 28th September – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge http://thetradesclub.com
Thursday 29th September – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Friday 30th September – Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
OCTOBER TOUR DATES:
Saturday 1st October – Birmingham O2 Institute, Birmingham
Monday 3rd October – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Tuesday 4th October – Komedia, Bath
Wednesday 5th October – Rescue Room, Nottingham
Friday 7th October – The Zone Night Club, Redruth http://broadbeat.co.uk
Saturday 8th October – The Garage, London
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AFC Fylde welcome Salford City to their new Mill Farm stadium tonight, with both sides protecting unbeaten records in Vanarama National League North (7.45pm)
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AFC Fylde welcome Salford City to their new Mill Farm stadium tonight, with both sides protecting unbeaten records in Vanarama National League North (7.45pm)
Hoping to continue his own scoring streak for AFC Fylde is Danny Rowe, who bagged four in the 5-3 win at Alfreton on Saturday.
However, he is refusing to get carried away.
The frontman, who now has six for the season, said: “I’m very happy. It moves me up in the goal charts and it was a good, all-round performance from myself and the team. But most importantly we got the win, so nothing else really matters.
“I’m joint top-scorer now (with Halifax’s Tom Denton) but it doesn’t really bother me. There is still a long way to go.
“I always want to win the golden boot but it’s not the be all and end all.
“It’s the same with league position – it’s a the end of the season when you want to be top, and if I’m top of the goal charts too then I’ll be happy. “Bringing Brendon (Daniels) to the club will certainly help me get more goals in the box this year.
“He can put in a great delivery. He likes to stay out wide and whip in crosses, and hopefully I can get on the end of a few.”
The Coasters have scored 11 goals in the last two matches, but Rowe admits manager Dave Challinor was less than impressed with the first-half performance.
“The manager laid into us at half-time and rightly so. We were poor.
“We shouldn’t be going away from home, scoring twice and still being behind at half-time. “All of their goals were preventable.
We did well after the break and won comfortably. We must put a run together now.”
The only match Fylde have failed to win this season was the opener at Mill Farm, where Brackley Town held them to a 1-1 draw.
Rowe said: “That game didn’t quite go to plan, so we can put that right tonight.”
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A community organisation has seen its turnover hit record levels.
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A community organisation has seen its turnover hit record levels.
The AFC Fylde Community Foundation says the record amount of cash passing through its hands is thanks to key funding from sponsors.
The results really help put our work into perspective
It saw a 97.5 per cent rise from £205,000 to £450,000 meaning that it could do more work in the community than ever before.
Its aim is to educate, motivate and inspire future generations to build better communities and has qualified coaches working all over Fylde delivering coaching, education programmes and personal development, providing young people of all abilities with multiple opportunities.
The extra funding meant it could do more towards tackling key issues such as anti-social behaviour and unemployment, as well as giving advice and support for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged residents.
Lead sponsor is BAE Systems but new partners include the Royal British Legion and Cuadrilla Resources, who it said have helped it engage with an unprecedented number of young people – more than 1,000 children of nursery age each week, compared to 450 last year.
There has also been a 35 per cent increase in primary school engagement, with the Foundation delivering sports and exercise coaching sessions at schools across Blackpool and Fylde.
Four new full-time team members have also been recruited and schemes have expanded into Preston, Chorley and South Ribble.
Tom Hutton, director of community development at the foundation, said: “Looking at these results really helps to put our work into perspective.
“It’s great to see that with our increased turnover we have been able to make such a positive change in the community – allowing us to visit more schools and nurseries.”
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If your tastes are a bit more blue (or Brown) then you’ll want to check out legendary comic Roy ‘Chubby’ at Viva Blackpool on Friday.
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If your tastes are a bit more blue (or Brown) then you’ll want to check out legendary comic Roy ‘Chubby’ at Viva Blackpool on Friday.
The Yorkshire comic is known for his x-rated style and has attracted plenty of controversy over a career spanning five decades.
Nobody splits opinion quite like the larger than life 71-year-old, with critics often describing his style as outdated but with one academic describing him as “The most important comedian of the past 25 years”.
Starting out as an entertainer in working men’s clubs, Brown got his first real break in the 1970s, coming second on show New Faces to a country and western band.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t so lucky when he applied for Opportunity Knocks, failing an audition due to swearing.
Since then, he’s become very famous on the comedy circuit for his unique stage costume, as well as his offensive shows, filled with back and forth heckling with the audience.
This year marks Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown’s third successive season in Blackpool and he’ll be performing a series of Friday night shows over the next few months.
He has been deemed “too rude for TV” so if you want to see him in action, this is your chance.
Although, probably best to make sure you don’t swear at him. Back in 2003, he was fined £200 in Blackpool for assaulting a fan who had sworn at him. At the time Brown said: “I have traditional values and I wanted the man to stop swearing in front of women and children who were on the pier.”
Tickets are available from https://www.vivablackpool.com/event/roy-chubby-brown and are priced between £17 and £22,
The show is strictly over 18 and those easily offended are advised to stay away.
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The critically acclaimed Russian State Opera will be bringing ‘Carmen’ to the Blackpool Grand Theatre on Sunday, September 18.
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The critically acclaimed Russian State Opera will be bringing ‘Carmen’ to the Blackpool Grand Theatre on Sunday, September 18.
Georges Bizets’ Carmen, described as “The most powerful and enjoyable opera”, features a live orchestra with more than 30 musicians. The songs are in French but there will also be English subtitles available for those, like myself, whose French vocabulary stretches as far as ‘bonjour’ and ‘au revoir’.
Set in 19th century Seville, It tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by Carmen, free-spirited femme fatale. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo.
The music from the opera, which was first performed in 1875, is widely acclaimed and the ‘Toreador Song’ is among the best known of all operatic arias.
Producer Alexej Ignatow, of Amande Concerts Ltd, who has co-ordinated the UK tour, said: “We are constantly on the lookout for new challenges, to ensure that our opera and ballet audiences get a chance to experience a wide spectrum of various classic pieces.
“With extensive national tours that get our productions seen the length and breadth of the country, we are able to offer national audiences in various theatres an unforgettable experience at a fraction of the price, all without sacrificing quality. So, it is very close to my heart to continue working with theatres all over the UK to deliver top quality productions every year and make new converts wherever we go.
“No experience is needed to enjoy these classics. Our sets and costume designs, as well as the informative programmes make the productions very accessible and most of all, enjoyable. For opera, English surtitles make it easy to follow the story as you listen to the performance sung in its original language.”
If you’ve never been to an opera before but have always been interested, then this might be the perfect opportunity. With exciting themes such as love, treachery, passion and betrayal, as well as the English subtitles, this might just be the perfect way in.
Tickets are priced between £18.50 and £35.50. A special discounted price of £12.50 is available to under 26’s, subject to availability. Call 01253 290 190.
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St Annes Jigsaw Festival is facing an uncertain future as organisers mark its 10th anniversary.
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St Annes Jigsaw Festival is facing an uncertain future as organisers mark its 10th anniversary.
The festival, which has been held at the United Reformed Church Hall on St George’s Road since 2007, has been reduced this year to three days’ duration from five because the organisers are now fewer in number – and fresh offers of voluntary help would be welcome if the popular event is to continue.
The festival continues up to and including Saturday and features more than 200 completed jigsaws on display, all for sale, with plenty more in reserve to take their place as they are snapped up.
The event regularly attracts hundreds of people, with many travelling from other parts of the country – but organisers’ spokesman Matthew Willey admitted there is a chance that this year could be its last unless more help is found.
“As with many things, it is an older generation which is involved in the organising and as each year goes by, fewer people are available to put in the extensive amount of work which is needed to keep the show going,” he said.
“It would be good if we could get some new help and we would be delighted to hear from anyone who would like to get involved.
“We always said we would do it for 10 years and this is the 10th. We have reduced it to three days this year and can only wait and see how it goes from here.
“When we started the event, a few people said to us that, with new technology, jigsaws were rather old-fashioned but they are as popular as ever.”
The festival is open from 10am to 4pm each day, with admission £2 for adults, including a free drink, and entry free for children. Details of how to get involved from Matthew on (01253) 724023.
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There are popular footballers and then there are club legends.
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There are popular footballers and then there are club legends.
And there is little doubt which category Brett Ormerod fits into as far as Blackpool FC fans are concerned.
So there was little surprise when Ormerod’s testimonial match at AFC Fylde yesterday drew a massive crowd.
The new Mill Farm stadium was packed with 3,615 roaring Seasiders fans.
They were determined to salute their hero, who wore the famous tangerine in two tremendous stints spanning 15 years (1997-2012), scoring 61 goals in 215 league appearances.
Those league appearances famously spanned all four divisions in the English game and Ormerod became the only Blackpool player to score in all four.
Ormerod’s sheer commitment is one of the reasons he inspired such fan devotion, battling back from a serious leg-break and contributing to Pool’s glorious Premier League adventure under Ian Holloway..
By that time Ormerod had already graced the top-flight with Southampton, for whom he also appeared in an FA Cup final.
He gave his wholehearted service to a dozen clubs in a playing career which ended only last year at Bamber Bridge, at the age of 39.
The most special of Ormerod’s countless footballing memories concern Blackpool.
But with Bloomfield Road considered an inappropriate venue for yesterday’s match in view of the ongoing unrest between club and supporters, AFC Fylde turned tangerine for the day as Ormerod’s team of All Stars took on an AFC Fylde Select chosen by Coasters boss Dave Challinor.
How Blackpool fans must have wished they could still field a side of such pedigree today. Among those lining up alongside Ormerod were Matt Gilks, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, David Vaughan, Phil Clarkson, Stephen Crainey, Ian Evatt, Johns Hills and Keith Southern.
It was certainly apt that Ormerod, the hero of the day, scored a hat-trick in a 5-5 thriller – one a glorious gem of a header from Hills’ cross, the other two textbook penalties.
And his two young sons, Riley and Dylan, even got in on the act, joining their dad on the pitch.
Ormerod left the field with just a couple of minutes remaining to a deserved standing ovation, but returned after the final whistle for more applause.
And he thanked those who had played their part in a day to remember, including host club AFC Fylde, his fellow players and the fans.
Ormerod said: “I appreciate everyone coming out, I really do. I’d like to Dave Challinor – he’s got a great team here – and David Haythornthwaite (Fylde owner/chairman) for giving me the opportunity to say goodbye.
“I can’t thank all the players enough – they are like family. They’ve even put up with my mood swings!
“And I’d like to thank the fans. You took me to your hearts and without you I wouldn’t be here.”
Some of the proceeds from the match, organised by Blackpool Supporters’ Trust, will go towards a fund set up to help former Seasiders player and coach Gary Parkinson, who has been seriously incapacitated by locked-in syndrome following a stroke.
Fans at the match couldn’t speak highly enough about Pool hero Ormerod.
Gary Armer, 31, from Whinn Lane , Out Rawcliffe, said: “We had to be here today.
“Brett Ormerod’s work rate was always amazing. He proved it time and again.
“He broke his leg but he came back better than ever. He is a club legend.”
Gary’s pal Simon Fielding, 31, from Argyle Road, Poulton, agreed.
He said: “Brett’s commitment rubbed off on other players and he’s done that throughout his career.
“It’s not just that he played in all four divisions, it’s the way he did it.”
Veteran Pool fan Kay Eaves, 72, of South Shore, said: “Brett Ormerod always gave 100 per cent.”
And Mark Cavney, 49, of Red Bank Road, Bispham, said: “I really enjoyed the game. It was a brilliant occasion.
“Brett Ormerod is a great ambassador for the game, not just Blackpool.
“He’s a down to earth lad, the sort you’d like to go for a drink with.”
Ormerod’s final game in a tangerine shirt certainly left his loyal fans feeling glad all over.
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Blackpool is in the running to host a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, showcasing the best of art, culture and design across the north of England.
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Blackpool is in the running to host a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, showcasing the best of art, culture and design across the north of England.
The resort is one of four finalists hoping to stage the Great Exhibition of the North, with judges visiting next week.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Organisations from across the region are now being asked to throw their weight behind the campaign, to bring the two-month exhibition to Blackpool.
Marketing Lancashire, the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and Blackpool Council submitted the joint bid to host the 2018 event, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced the shortlist.
Blackpool’s Winter Gardens has been chosen as the “hub” that would host the exhibition.
The resort is now up against Bradford, Newcastle-Gateshead and Sheffield to host the event.
Blackpool is absolutely the right place to host this
Blackpool Council deputy leader Coun Gillian Campbell, said: “We are delighted that Blackpool has been selected to move into the next phase of this process.
“The Great Exhibition of the North is a hugely exciting opportunity and one that we firmly believe that Blackpool can deliver for the benefit of all of Lancashire.
“Blackpool has a long history of staging world-class events and we are confident that, given the chance, we can produce something that will truly capture the public’s imagination.
“We are the perfect location to celebrate the best of art, culture and design across the North of England.”
Ruth Connor, chief executive of Marketing Lancashire, said the team was working together to make the “best submission”, showcasing the latest design, innovation and “pioneering spirit”.
She said: “The heart of the exhibition would be Blackpool, but would have a hub and spoke effect in Lancashire and the north.”
She described the town as the UK’s favourite seaside resort, and said: “We know we already have a thriving visitor economy, we’ve got a large exhibition space in the Winter Gardens complex.
“For us, the core principle would be centred around pleasure palaces, because the original exhibition in 1851 was how the Crystal Palace was built. It’s all about culture, design, art and technology.”
The exhibition would have elements including a digital palace, a palace of dance, a palace of “new realities”, and Ruth described the event as a “real diverse offer”.
She said: “Part of it is the latest technology, robotics, product design and manufacturing, because of Lancashire being the home of advanced manufacturing.
“From a digital perspective, visitors can interact with the latest in IT and gaming and computing and digital arts.
“We are trying to create experiences where visitors will not only come and enjoy, but experience and explore as well.”
She added: “What better way to showcase the Winter Gardens than having this pleasure palaces exhibition, where people get to see it first hand.
“It is about using one of our most important assets from a heritage perspective, but actually bringing it to the modern day.”
She said hosting the exhibition would support the resort’s vision to “make the Winter Gardens a leading UK centre for popular culture”.
An interview panel will visit Blackpool next week, where they will be shown the Winter Gardens and “how the resort will deliver”.
There will be interviews with Sir Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire and chairman of the Great Exhibition Board, and the winning venue will be announced this autumn.
Ruth said: “We are giving it our all, there’s tremendous ambition to secure this for Lancashire.
“Blackpool is absolutely the right place to host this.
“We believe we’ve got the strength, the right assets, and above all the people to deliver it.
“It’s about putting ourselves on the map, it’s saying we can do this, we want this.
“We’ve got a great foundation already with 63m visitors per year, and it’s about saying we can do more.”
Ruth said the team was bidding for a £5m initial fund.”
She added: “There’s a legacy attached of around £15m, so the idea is we create a reason to come, visitors come and spend while they are here, and also stay over.”
A new visitor economy strategy for Lancashire aims to grow visitor numbers from 63 million a year to 70 million by 2020.
Blackpool will play a key role in reaching that goal, as current host to 17 million visitors annually.
Support needs to be shown as part of the bidding process for the chance to stage the exhibition.
Tony Attard, chairman of Marketing Lancashire, said: “When asked if I would support a bid to host the Great exhibition of the North I had no hesitation.
“Lancashire has a great heritage of creativity and innovation and indeed was the powerhouse of the Industrial revolution that gave birth to the Great exhibition in 1881.”
John Barnett, High Sheriff of Lancashire, said: “Blackpool has undergone a major renaissance over the last 10 years with new attractions, the headlands, rejuvenated facilities like the Winter Gardens and I believe that attracting the Great Exhibition of the North to Blackpool would bring these improvements to the nation’s attention, to change outdated perceptions of the resort.”
Ruth Eastwood, chief executive of Grand Theatre Blackpool said: “As one of England’s most celebrated architectural gems and a fully-functioning theatre, we look forward to welcoming new and different audiences to both our beautiful building and our rich artistic programme.”
Daryl Platt, executive director of commercial development at Blackpool and The Fylde College said: “I welcome the news that Blackpool has been shortlisted.
“The exhibition would be a welcome opportunity for our students to be involved with a high profile event and gain valuable workplace experience in this dynamic and thriving industry.”
And Illuminations designer, Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen described the Winter Gardens as “The most magnificent palace of amusement in the world, a jewel box of architectural styles…Hollywood glamour”
Show your support at www.marketinglancashire.com.
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Fylde RFC are in advanced negotiations to sign four players from Premiership club Sale Sharks on a dual registration as they look to bolster their squad for the start of the National League One campaign on Saturday week.
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Fylde RFC are in advanced negotiations to sign four players from Premiership club Sale Sharks on a dual registration as they look to bolster their squad for the start of the National League One campaign on Saturday week.
The Woodlands club are hoping to sign prop forward Jake Pope, scrum-half Conor Dever, back row forward Andy Hughes and centre Sam Bedlow.
All four are highly-regarded by their parent club.
Pope came through the mini-junior section at Preston Grasshoppers and later signed a professional contract with Sale.
He quickly made his mark and became a member of the England Under-20 squad.
Pope has already played at senior level for Sale Sharks.
Fylde go into the new season with concerns over the front row positions, with prop Simon Griffiths missing the final warm-up match against Sedgley Tigers last Saturday due to injury.
Former Fylde prop Sam Simpson helped fill the breach by making a ‘guest’ appearance, so the signing of Pope would help plug the gap.
Fellow prop Tom Horner, the ex-Oldham and Lancashire Under-20s forward, has been training with Fylde but was unable to play against Sedgley on Saturday because of injury.
Dever is a talented scrum-half and a member of the Sale Jets squad. He is a former Kirkham Grammar School student and is also in the England U20 squad.
Hughes was also on Preston Grasshoppers’ books as a youngster.
He joined Sale three years ago and has been a regular in the Jets set-up.
He has played for Sale Sharks in the LV Cup and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Hughes also had a spell playing in South Africa with Eastern Province Kings.
Bedlow is a centre, who played for Fylde on occasions last season.
There is even a possibility of a fifth Sale Jets player linking up with Fylde for the start of the season but that has yet to be confirmed.
Some of the potential recruits from Sale had been due to play for against Sedgley Tigers in Saturday’s warm-up game, which Fylde won 34-14.
And although their names appeared on the official team-sheet, they ultimately did not appear.
Fylde have no more friendlies planned before the league campaign begins against newly-relegated Birmingham Moseley.
There is a second XV fixture at the Woodlands on Saturday, when Fylde Hawks take on Firwood Waterloo.
Hawks need to bounce back, having lost 62-0 in a friendly at Sandbach on Saturday.
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As the pound continues to go in the dollars favour 42% of Americans say they are more likely to visit the UK for a holiday, according to new data* from Hotels.com™.
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As the pound continues to go in the dollars favour 42% of Americans say they are more likely to visit the UK for a holiday, according to new data* from Hotels.com™.
London topped the list of destinations Americans would most like to visit (88%), with Cambridge (41%) and Liverpool (39%) closely vying for second place for statesiders looking for a cultural fix. The unexpected winner, however, was Grimsby with more respondents keen on visiting the northern fishing town than the majestic Snowdonia.
The Royal Family still has huge appeal for visitors from the States with Buckingham Palace the attraction they'd most like to visit (76%) with the home of the crown jewels (the Tower of London, 65%) and royal wedding venue, Westminster Abbey, (52%) also in the top five attractions. Finishing off the royal fever, Kate Middleton was the number one celebrity Americans would most like to meet, closely followed by Her Majesty the Queen. In a girl power worthy line up, the top five famous faces respondents would most like to meet were all women:
1.Kate Middleton (46%)
2.The Queen (45%)
3.JK Rowling (31%)
4.Adele (30%)
5.Kate Winslet (27%)
It seems Britain's culinary kudos isn't as poor as it once was with 68% of Americans keen to try the cornerstone British cuisine – the humble fish and chips. However, sweet treats rounded out the top five with apple crumble (44%), cream tea (43%) and a traditional afternoon tea (39%) just behind a full English (48%).
When quizzed on their perceptions of Britain as a nation many stereotypes rung true with a third of Americans believing Brits loved their pubs and that it always rains (only during a great British summer of course). Yet it seems Americans love our chit chat, as almost three quarters state their favourite thing about Brits is our accents and over a third love our sense of humour.
Simon Matthews, Senior PR Manager of Hotels.com Brand comments, “The fact that some Americans want to visit Grimsby on their next trip proves they must be really savvy about where to get the best British grub, as we all know Grimsby is famous for its Fish and Chips! The rising interest from our American cousins is likely more to do with the strong dollar than the draw of our culinary delights, however it would be a welcome boom for the UK travel industry.”
*2,000 adults from the U.S. were polled by One Poll, commissioned by Hotels.com in July 2016
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A carer who helped herself to a disabled man’s money to buy Christmas presents and birthday gifts for her children has walked free from court.
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A carer who helped herself to a disabled man’s money to buy Christmas presents and birthday gifts for her children has walked free from court.
Joanne Ailey, 43, admitted she did not need the money and had a comfortable household income when she started withdrawing cash and making Amazon purchases from her client’s account.
How you would feel if (your son) had been the victim of someone taking advantage of him is something I will leave with your own conscience
Ailey, a carer employed by Fylde based charity the Ormerod Trust, was trusted to care for the 33-year-old victim at his supported accommodation in St Annes.
He has significant learning difficulties and had no concept of money or that he was being stolen from, Preston Crown Court was told.
Between August 2014 and July 2015, Ailey was employed as the victim’s key worker.
An Amazon account had been set up to make purchases for his benefit, and money withdrawn from the bank was to be done over the counter and authorised by management.
In September 2015, staff at the Ormerod Trust noticed there had been a number of cash machine withdrawals and online purchases which did not appear to be for the victim’s benefit.
Ailey was questioned and admitted: “I think I have just been stupid. I have, but I don’t know why.”
Over 10 months, she had conned the man out of £2,167.06, buying scooters for her children and assorted gifts.
The court heard Ailey, of Alexandra Road, St Annes, had a difficult home life as one of her children has behavioural and learning difficulties.
She has suffered from post natal depression and went through a breakdown.
Judge Pamela Badley, sentencing, told Ailey: “You have pleaded guilty to stealing from a vulnerable man you were looking after. While you took the money, day after day when you were going back, smiling at your victim and doing little jobs for him, you had one hand in his bank account – and that is a callous thing to do.”
Ailey pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of her position and was handed an eight-month jail sentence, suspended for two years with a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement and £250 costs.
Judge Badley also ordered Ailey to pay back the money she had stolen within 28 days.
She said: “How you would feel if (your son) had been the victim of someone taking advantage of him is something I will leave with your own conscience.”
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The final may have proved a match too far but GB rugby sevens hero and Olympic silver medallist Dan Bibby is still the hero of Kirkham Grammar School.
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The final may have proved a match too far but GB rugby sevens hero and Olympic silver medallist Dan Bibby is still the hero of Kirkham Grammar School.
The former Fylde fly-half starred in GB’s shock run to the Rio final, guaranteeing a medal with a 7-5 win over South Africa in the semi-finals.
And although GB were overpowered 43-7 by Fiji in last night’s final, they will be hailed as heroes on their return hom, particularly at KGS.
Aled Trenhaile, head of rugby at the school, first coached Bibby there as a 16-year-old.
He said Bibby had paid the school the ultimate compliment by stating that what he learned there as a youngster had enabled him to earn a place on the plane to Rio and carve out a successful sevens career at international level.
Aspull-born Bibby, now a full-time sevens player, started off as a Lancashire B player at KGS and Trenhaile said: “I am over the moon to see how well Dan has done.
“He is a very intelligent player as well as being individualistic.”
The Olympic final proved a very one-sided affair, with pre-tournament favourites Fiji scoring five first-half tries to lead 29-0 at the break
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A former Blackpool FC player who became the first Chinese man to appear in the top flight of English football returned to the resort after 55 long years.
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A former Blackpool FC player who became the first Chinese man to appear in the top flight of English football returned to the resort after 55 long years.
Cheung Chi Doy, 75, reunited with former team-mates Jimmy Armfield, Glyn James, Tommy Thompson, Graham Oates and Barrie Martin at Bloomfield Road.
Former player Cheung Chi Doy reunites with his former Blackpool team mates. Below, inset, pictured during his playing days.
He was the guest of honour at the Blackpool FC v Plymouth Argyle match.
Chi Doy became the first Chinese player to move to England and play in the top flight after swapping Tung Wah for Blackpool in 1960.
He featured in two first-team fixtures against Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday, in which he scored his one and only goal for the club.
In 1962 he returned to his homeland of Hong Kong to play for the Yuen Long football team, and went on to travel the world, playing for teams in Vancouver in Canada and St Louis in America before retiring to Lantau Island with his wife Jojo in 1978.
It’s even more beautiful than before and very crowded
He is thought to still be the first and only Hong Kong-born football player to have ever played for a European club.
He said: “Of course I’m delighted to come here again after 55 years and see some of my old friends like Jimmy Armfield and all the players. I’m really looking forward to looking around Blackpool. From 1960 compared to now, it’s completely different.
“It’s even more beautiful than before and very crowded. When I lived here in the 1960s, even when it was sunny there were very few people out past 7pm.”
Chi Doy was inspired to join Blackpool FC after they continued their 100 per cent win record from their 12-game 1958 Australian tour in his home country, where they secured two victories against Hong Kong teams.
Former Blackpool FC player Cheung Chi Doy in his footballing days. Picture by Blackpool FC
He returned to the club where he found British fame as part of a documentary of his life: ‘Finding Cheung Chi Doy’ by independent filmmaker Chan Fun Man.
Chi Doy said: “Blackpool FC came to Hong Kong twice and I met the club and made friends with some English reporters who introduced me to the manager.
“I wanted to come here to improve my football. English football is the best in the world and has a lot of very good players.
“I was really looking forward to going to the match.”
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Beach chiefs have insisted there is no fault with the Spanish steps after a seven-year-old boy was left cut and bruised.
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Beach chiefs have insisted there is no fault with the Spanish steps after a seven-year-old boy was left cut and bruised.
Susan Burrows, 37, from Warley Road, North Shore, was visiting the beach with her partner and son Thomas but was left shocked when he came up from a paddle with “blood pouring out of his hands and feet”.
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She said: “Me, my partner and my little boy were sat on the sea front, it was packed out and I kept telling my little boy to take his socks and shoes off to have a little paddle.
“There was a puddle in front of the steps, he went down and we saw him go under the water, he’s come up and there’s blood everywhere.”
The Spanish steps are part of Blackpool’s £76m Prom revamp, between South Pier and North Pier, which have proved hugely popular with visitors.
Susan spoke to a lifeguard at the beach after the incident on August 17 who she claims said that this wasn’t the first time something like this has happened.
There was a puddle in front of the steps, he went down and we saw him go under the water, he’s come up and there’s blood everywhere
“A lifeguard came and did first aid, he checked all his cuts over and cleaned them,” she added.
“The lifeguard said that there’s a dip in the sand and nobody knows what’s under it. So it’s quite dangerous.
“The bottom step you can’t see, I asked what happened because we couldn’t see and he said that the bottom step is slippy so I think he’s just slipped on the step because you can’t see it.
“I sent an email to some environmental health page, who deal with Blackpool waters. I got an email back saying a reply would take 20 minutes.”
A spokesman for Blackpool Council said: “There is no issue with the Spanish steps.
“Tidal movements cause the sand to move around and a beach shovel is used to level the sand and reduce the height of any sandbank.”
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A host of musical theatre stars will join pop star Sarah Harding and TV heart-throb Andy Moss when Ghost – The Musical heads to Blackpool.
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A host of musical theatre stars will join pop star Sarah Harding and TV heart-throb Andy Moss when Ghost – The Musical heads to Blackpool.
West End star Jacqui Dubois will take on the role of Oda Mae Brown which was made famous by Whoopi Goldberg in the film of the same name.
Jacqui Dubois
Also taking to the stage will be Sam Feriday as Carl, Leo Sene as Willie, James Earl Adair as the Hospital Ghost, Gary Lee Netley as the Subway Ghost, Tarisha Rommick as Louise and Simbi Akande as Clara.
Completing the cast will be Lori Baker, Ethan Bradshaw, Lauren Drew, Matthew Vinetot, Mike Ward and Kelly Hampson. They will join Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding who will star as Molly and former Hollyoaks actor Andy Moss who plays Sam.
Producer Bill Kenwright said: “Ghost is a story full of hope, and is one of those films which never leaves you. The book by Bruce Joel Rubin and score by Dave Stewart and Glenn Ballad come together wonderfully in one of my favourite new musicals in years.”
Winter Gardens Managing Director Michael Williams said: “We’re sure people are going to love the show when it arrives.”
Ghost is a story full of hope, and is one of those films which never leaves you
The double academy award winning film was a box office success when it was released in 1990 and starred the late Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg. The show will run at Blackpool Opera House from Monday October 3 to Monday October 15. Tickets are on sale now from www.wintergardensblackpool.com
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Police are appealing for information after a Blackpool man went missing.
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Police are appealing for information after a Blackpool man went missing.
Philip Martin, 38, was last seen in Reaney Avenue around 1.30pm on Friday, August 17.
Mr Martin has not been seen or heard from since then, with friends and work colleagues becoming concerned for his welfare.
PC Charlotte Bartlett, of Blackpool Police, said: “There have been no confirmed sightings of Philip for close to two weeks and we are now extremely worried about him.
“We would urge anybody who sees him, or who knows where he may be, to contact us immediately.
“Similarly we would appeal to Philip, if he sees this, to get in touch to let us know he is safe.”
Mr Martin is described as white with cropped, dark brown hair. It is not known what clothing he was wearing when he disappeared.
He is believed to have links to Cumbria and Yorkshire.
Anybody with information is urged to contact police on 101, quoting log number 0625 of August 23.
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The Coasters maintained their unbeaten start as the league’s top scorer moved into double figures and Steve Williams scored Fylde’s other goal with a deft flick.
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Bradford PA 1 AFC Fylde 4: Match report and reaction
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The Coasters maintained their unbeaten start as the league’s top scorer moved into double figures and Steve Williams scored Fylde’s other goal with a deft flick.
Dave Challinor made just one change to the side that won Saturday’s top of the table clash against FC Halifax Town, with Matty Hughes coming in for the injured Sam Finley.
Only the woodwork prevented Bradford winger Ben McKenna from opening the scoring early on as he lifted a delicate cross into the box from the right that landed on the crossbar and bounced behind to safety.
James Hardy hit back with a chance for the visitors, drilling a low strike narrowly wide of the left-hand post from 20 yards.
The play swung straight back in the other direction and striker Chris Sharp was close with a half volley from the angle that could only find the side-netting.
Hardy was looking a threat early on and was again just off target when he cut inside from the left and fired over the bar.
After a lull in play, the visitors took the lead shortly after the half-hour mark. Bohan Dixon nicked in down the left, raced down to the byline and crossed for Rowe to tap home from six yards.
The frontman continued his fine form in front of goal and doubled the Coasters’ lead on the stroke of half-time.
The 28-year-old was brought down 25 yards out and dusted himself off to curl a free-kick into the bottom left hand corner.
However just seconds later Bradford were back in the game. McKenna delivered an inviting ball across goal and Sharp had the simple task of tapping home from point blank range at the far post.
Rowe was close to bagging a second hat-trick of the season after the restart but debutant goalkeeper Joe Cracknall got down well to his low left-footed strike.
Fylde did however stretch their advantage a minute later when Caspar Hughes chipped the ball into the box from 30 yards and Steve Williams flicked the ball over Cracknall at the first time of asking.
The Coasters had a firm grip on the game and could have gone further ahead just before the hour mark when Dixon slipped two markers before firing straight at the goalkeeper. Full-back Kennedy went closer still when his looping cross evaded everyone and crashed back off the bar.
Hardy should have put the match to bed when he was played in by Dixon but he cut back on to his right gave the keeper a chance to adjust and save his eventual strike.
The Coasters were out of sight with 15 minutes to play and it was another for star striker Rowe.
The hitman beat his man on the edge of the box and slotted into the bottom right hand corner to seal his hat-trick.
The fifth goal looked to be coming and some fantastic play from Hardy almost brought it about, turning two markers before playing in Matt Blinkhorn, but no one could get on the end of the striker’s cross.
Bradford thought that had a late consolation in the dying seconds when McKenna turned home Liam Dickinson’s cross but the attacker was deemed offside.
Blinkhorn was close to adding his name to the scoresheet seconds before the final whistle but his long-range curling effort was just wide.
Tough taskmaster Dave Challinor wasn’t entirely satisfield by his AFC Fylde side’s display in Bradford.
The Coasters boss said: “I wasn’t overly happy with how we started the game because I wanted us to play high up the pitch from the off.
“We got ourselves two goals ahead and the game is dead but we switched off and let them back in, so from a position of the game being over at half-time they are suddenly back in it.
“It was important we started the second half well. Thankfully we did that and got a slightly fortuitous third goal.
“The fourth goal has killed it and we just had to see the game out, which we did very professionally. The result was more than justified. The only slight disappointment is that we have conceded a poor goal again but that’s just me being super-critical because we played well overall.
But Challinor is well aware of the positives, adding: “We have a lot of goals in the side. Rowey has got 30 goals for two seasons running now and he has started this season really well, and I think there is still more to come from him.
“It’s been a great weekend for us – to take six points from the two games is massive.
“In that time we have got our first win at Mill Farm and kept our unbeaten run going, so long may that continue.
“We will have a couple of days off now after a very busy weekend and make sure we are ready for games on Saturday and Tuesday.”
DANIEL AGNEW
AFC Fylde: Thompson, Holmes, Langley (Collins 69), Williams, Kennedy, C. Hughes, Bond, Dixon (Baker 75), Hardy, M. Hughes, Rowe (Blinkhorn 80); not used: Finley, Newell.
Bradford PA: Cracknell, Toulson (Boshell 61), McWilliams, Dean, Coates, Kearns, McKenna, Wroe (Monaghan 71), Sharp, Payne, Davie; Not used: Osborne, Ryan.
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Donations to hospital charity Blue Skies Hospitals Fund have been used to buy testing equipment which will rapidly speed up the diagnosis of encephalitis and meningitis.
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Donations to hospital charity Blue Skies Hospitals Fund have been used to buy testing equipment which will rapidly speed up the diagnosis of encephalitis and meningitis.
The equipment, a Biofire Film Array, tests cerebrospinal fluid taken from patients who have come to hospital with suspected meningitis or encephalitis – a rare but serious condition that causes inflammation of the brain. It tests for several different bacteria and viruses, and the results come back within an hour of the test starting, allowing doctors to begin or amend any treatment.
From a patient’s point of view, if the test comes back negative the doctors can stop any treatment they’ve started
The equipment is based in Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Pathology Department which applied to Blue Skies – the charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – for the funding.
Before Blue Skies agreed to funding, the team would have to send the spinal fluid via medical taxi to Manchester for processing and results would be expected to take a minimum of two days.
Biomedical Scientist Dawn Singleton said: “From a patient’s point of view, if the test comes back negative the doctors can stop any treatment they’ve started.
“That’s as important as if the results come back positive when we would be able to properly tailor the treatment.
“A lot of viral illnesses do not need treatment at all, but previously a patient would be started on intravenous medication while the test was carried out.”
The Biofire is currently being set up, and should be in use within the hospital within a month.
It is hoped it will eventually be used not only for spinal fluid tests but other fluids as well which will help patients presenting with an array of symptoms.
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Lancashire Tories have been accused of “having the cheek of the devil” after they launched an online Save Our Services petition just days before the Labour-run County Council is to reveal the names of some 100 buildings set for closure.
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Lancashire Tories have been accused of “having the cheek of the devil” after they launched an online Save Our Services petition just days before the Labour-run County Council is to reveal the names of some 100 buildings set for closure.
The cuts are set to be approved by the the council’s Cabinet on September 8.
County Coun Geoff Driver
But as anxious communities wait to hear whether their libraries, young people’s centres and other community buildings will be spared, a bitter war of words broke out over which party is really to blame for the cuts and just who is being hypocritical.
The council’s Deputy Leader Coun David Borrow said: “The Tory group in Lancashire have got the cheek of the devil.
“At a time when the council is making cuts of £100m in 2016/17, with further cuts of more than £200m by 2020/21 to pretend the council doesn’t need to make cuts is stuff and nonsense.
“Lancashire is between a rock and a hard place in seeking to protect the most vulnerable.
At a time when the council is making cuts of £100m in 2016/17, with further cuts of more than £200m by 2020/21 to pretend the council doesn’t need to make cuts is stuff and nonsense
“It’s a pity the Tories don’t spend more time persuading the Government to provide the people of Lancashire with adequate resources, rather than pretending it’s all Labour’s fault.”
He said the Tories had “come up with wheezes involving borrowing or using reserves.”
But Tory Group leader Coun Geoff Driver said the cuts would hit hard and dramatically affect the lives of some of the most vulnerable and were “ill thought, short-sighted and wholly unnecessary.
He said: “This petition is a chance for people to voice their concerns about the drastic measures Labour are intent on taking.
“We have presented a fully costed alternative plan which actually left the council with £1m.”
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A window cleaner who admitted hiding drugs in his body has been jailed for 34 months.
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A window cleaner who admitted hiding drugs in his body has been jailed for 34 months.
Joseph Carter, 20, was questioned by police as he was leaving his flat in St Patrick’s Road, St Annes, and admitted he had drugs in his trousers.
You have got yourself into a mess
But he also told officers he had further packages of heroin and crack secreted about his body during the raid on May 13.
Officers searched Carter and his flat and discovered heroin with a street value of £650, crack valued at £220 and £413 in cash.
Analysis of his mobile phone also revealed text messages which suggested he had been dealing drugs.
Preston Crown Court heard Carter had been working as a window cleaner but had lost his job when he was convicted of an assault at Blackpool Magistrates Court last year.
Unable to pay his debts, bailiffs visited his family home and told his mother they would seize items to pay the debt if it was not cleared.
In a bid to pay back the money quickly, Carter accepted an offer to sell heroin and crack.
Judge Pamela Badley, sentencing, said: “It must be very distressing for your family and I know from what I have read and what I have heard about you that this is the worst period of your life so far.
“You have got yourself into a mess, but I want to stress that at the age of 20 you can get yourself out of that mess.
“But I am sorry to say that I have no alternative but to send you to custody.
“You had two different types of class A drugs – heroin and crack, and they were in fairly large amounts.
“I know what the magistrates were trying to do by keeping you in the community to buck your ideas up.
“It is terrible it has led to this downward spiral.”
She jailed Carter for 32 months for possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and two months to run consecutively for breaching the suspended sentence handed down by the magistrates.
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AFC Fylde moved back to the top of National League North after Bohan Dixon’s late strike sealed their first-ever win at Mill Farm.
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AFC Fylde moved back to the top of National League North after Bohan Dixon’s late strike sealed their first-ever win at Mill Farm.
Halifax are tipped to be among AFC Fylde’s promotion rivals this season but Coasters manager Dave Challinor was determined not to read too much into Halifax defender Danny Hone scored at both ends in the second half as Fylde survived a late red card for substitute Matt Blinkhorn to take full points after drawing their first two games at their new home.
Manager Dave Challinor stuck with the starting line-11 that drew 3-3 with Salford City in midweek, but Halifax made a bight start and could have taken the lead when Scott Garner was first to a loose ball in the area but saw his shot deflected wide.
Josh MacDonald then tried an ambitious overhead kick but Fylde keeper Tony Thompson saved comfortably.
Danny Rowe had the Coasters’ first chance on 15 minutes, testing Steven Drench with a trademark free-kick, though the keeper got down well to block the striker’s thunderous 40-yard strike.
The hitman took aim again when the ball broke kindly for him to the right of the penalty area but he dragged his shot wide and beyond the reach of the lurking Andy Bond.
At the other end, MacDonald was just wide with a glancing header at the near post.
And it was the visitors, like Fylde going into the game unbeaten, who opened the scoring on the half-hour.
Their towering talisman Tom Denton was played in by MacDonald from the right, and although his initial strike was blocked by Josh Langley, the striker swept home the rebound from 10 yards.
Their joy was shortlived, though, as the scores were level again two minutes later.
Caspar Hughes advanced towards goal before drilling a low strike into the bottom left-hand corner.
Hughes was soon on the prowl for a second but couldn’t quite get on the end of a James Hardy flick-on after Dixon’s shot had been blocked.
An evenly-contested match reached its midpoint with honours even, despite two late visitors to regain the lead.
First Halifax midfielder Jake Hibbs’ free-kick from the edge of the box sailed just over, then Denton’s overhead kick was headed off the goal-line by Rowe.
The hosts were first to threaten after the break as Rowe whipped in a delightful cross from the left that flashed wide of the far post.
Fylde took the lead on 50 minutes, when Rowe shifted the ball on to his left inside the box and unleashed a powerful strike which defender Hone could only turn into his own goal.
The momentum was with the Coasters and Sam Finley unleashed a fizzing effort from distance which Drench claimed at the second attempt.
Hone looked to make amends on the hour, when he met MacDonald’s cross from the right, but his effort went straight into the grateful clutches of Thompson.
Hone found redemption after 72 minutes, when he netted a scrappy goal from MacDonald’s low cross.
But Fylde were not to be denied and scored the winner seven minutes later.
Dixon picked up the ball 25 yards from goal, beat his man and slid a neat finish into the bottom corner of the net.
There was still life in the visitors’ attack and Garner flashed a shot wide as Halifax desperately looked for a way to keep their unbeaten record intact.
They very nearly found one when Kosylo nipped in but Thompson pulled off a fantastic fingertip save to nudge the ball on to the post.
There was a nervy finale for Fylde as substitute Matt Blinkhorn was adjudged to have kicked out at Hone and was given his marching orders just moments after entering the field.
But the Coasters held on to go into this afternoon’s round of fixtures ahead of Harrogate and 1883 Darlington – the league’s other unbeaten sides – on goal difference.
Challinor said: “I’m not one who goes along the line of it being a significant win so early in the season.
“It’s great to win – don’t get me wrong – but will it affect what happens during the rest of the season? Not in my opinion.
“I’m focused solely on us getting better, especially defensively. To win is great and we’ll enjoy our wins, but we must recover for Monday against Bradford Park Avenue now.
“I truly believe Halifax will be up there and we’ve taken three points off one of our rivals – that’s the one big thing from the game for me.
“The disappointment of conceding didn’t last very long because we scored straight away, but the way we defended was still disappointing because we’ve got an experienced back four and they need to take responsibility. At the minute, we’re not doing that well enough.”
But the manager realises there’s little time to iron out the errors between matches. “We don’t get much time to work because we have a game in less than 48 hours, then we have games on Saturdays and the next two Tuesdays.
“It’s further down the line before we go Saturday to Saturday (without a game). In the meantime, we’ve got to keep on going and picking up wins.”
CHRIS COUGHLIN
AFC Fylde: Thompson, Holmes, Langley, Williams, Kennedy, C. Hughes (Baker 77), Bond, Finley (Collins 87), Hardy, Dixon (Blinkhorn 81), Rowe.
Subs not used: M. Hughes, Newell.
Halifax: Drench, Hibbs, Wilde, Roberts, Hone, Garner, MacDonald, Kosylo, Denton, Sinnott, Peniket (Burrow 81).
Subs not used: Nicholson, Hughes, O’Brien, Barrows
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It is never a good start for any performance when ‘technical difficulties’ delay the start, particularly for half an hour in a particularly humid, packed theatre on an August Bank holiday Monday night.
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REVIEW: Sister Act at Manchester Palace Theatre
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It is never a good start for any performance when ‘technical difficulties’ delay the start, particularly for half an hour in a particularly humid, packed theatre on an August Bank holiday Monday night.
And it was clear when curtains finally came up just after 8pm, that the enforced delays had left several of the cast as well the audience a tad discombobulated.
Sister Act. Directed and Choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood
Nerves were apparent in the opening scenes but as the the cast got into their stride the audience went along for the ride, making for a memorable performance by a truly talented cast.
Alexandra Burke of X Factor fame was perfectly cast as the outrageous singer on the run Deloris van Cartier, making the role made famous by Whoopi Goldberg her own, and once again proving she has the vocal chops to shine on stage following her extremely successful run in the Bodyguard.
There is no doubt that she and the other nuns are the stars of this piece, juggling Craig Revel-Horwood’s (of Strictly fame’s) witty choreography, with some roof-raising and memorable numbers.
Sarah Goggin’s performance as Sister Mary Robert constantly drew the eye and raised the roof with her remarkable voice..
Sister Act. Directed and Choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood
But set pieces and solos by the male cast members, gave the production a depth and context that set up the exhilarating ensemble numbers.
Under Revel-Horwood’s direction, the comic acting and singing by Aaron Lee Lambert, Ricky Rojas, Sandy Grigelis, Jon Robyns andSamuel Morgan-Grahame has the audience sniggering and laughing out loud.
All the music was produced live by the cast and small band, meaning some characters were singing, dancing, acting and playing a variety of wind and string instruments. There was so much going on it was difficult to know where to look on stage ( in a good way).
If I was being super critical I would say this approach left a slight disconnect between some of the scenes, possibly due to the multi-role playing and hard-working cast being tasked with moving scenery and performing simultaneously.
But like all good productions the niggles seem to melt away as the performance progressed.
The audience were on their feet for a well-deserved standing ovation at the end as the production ended on an extremely enjoyable high note.
Sister Act is on at Manchester Palace Theatre until September 3.
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Police are trying to trace a man missing from home in the Rossendale area who has links to the Fylde coast.
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Police are trying to trace a man missing from home in the Rossendale area who has links to the Fylde coast.
Stephen Walker, 49, was last seen at his home address at around 7am on Burnley Road East in Waterfoot on Tuesday, August 9. His family haven’t seen or heard from him since.
PC Pete Law said: “We are getting increasingly concerned for Mr Walker’s welfare as he has been missing for over a week now.
“If you have seen him or know of his whereabouts, please make contact with us.”
Stephen is described as white, 5ft 8ins, medium build with blue eyes, thinning grey hair, a goatee beard, a tanned complexion and cropped hair.
He is known to have links to the St Annes and Blackpools area and could be travelling in a red Fiat Stilo with the registration PY02 ULT.
Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting incident reference LC-20160823-0449.
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Funding for women’s refuges in Lancashire will be cut – and funding for ‘floating’ support, sheltered accommodation, and to a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments axed in cost-cutting proposals.
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Casdh for floating support, sheltered accommodation, and a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments axed
Funding for women’s refuges in Lancashire will be cut – and funding for ‘floating’ support, sheltered accommodation, and to a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments axed in cost-cutting proposals.
Lancashire County Council has announced proposals to use its new Prevention and Early Help Fund to provide £1.25m funding for domestic abuse services in the county, allowing for the continuation of Lancashire’s nine women’s refuges.
We’re pleased to provide £800,000 to women’s refuges, which is only a slight reduction from the previous budget County Coun Tony Martin
The fund will also be used to provide annual funding of £1.25m for services for homeless people with complex needs, and £500,000 for crisis support.
However, the announcement has been made in light of savage cuts to services.
Alongside extensive consultation, a cross-party cabinet working group was set up to consider the impact of ceasing to fund the non-statutory elements of Supporting People services, as well as looking at how best to use the new annual £3m Prevention and Early Help Fund.
Under the proposals, £800,000 of the £1.25m budget for domestic violence services would fund support within the nine women’s refuges in the county.
The council is proposing that £1.25m will be made available to support homeless households with complex needs. £500,000 transitional funding is also being allocated whilst supported accommodation services are redesigned.
The county council is continuing to invest £1.35m funding to meet the housing and support needs of 16 and 17 year olds. £500,000 transitional funding is also being allocated whilst supported accommodation services for young people who are homeless, or leaving care, are redesigned.
And £500,000 proposed for crisis support will be used to provide people with furniture, food or fuel to help meet their needs during crisis situations.
Funding for the floating support service; the support funded within sheltered accommodation; and the support provided within a sheltered scheme for elderly people with hearing impairments are proposed to cease from 1 April 2017.
Where people meet the statutory threshold they will receive appropriate support and services. For those who are not eligible for statutory services then the county council will be working with people to ensure that they are made aware of other services that are available in the community.
County Coun Tony Martin, cabinet member for adult and community services, said: “The county council faces an unprecedented financial challenge meaning it must make savings of £200m by 2020/21. This has been caused by cuts in government funding and rising demand for our services.
“We’ve had to make some very tough decisions as part of the budget to ensure we have enough money to deliver the statutory services which must be provided by law.
“One of the proposals that formed part of the council’s budget was to reduce the non-statutory part of the Supporting People service.
“We want to replace this with the Prevention and Early Help Fund. With less money than was previously available, we set up a cabinet working group and ran a consultation to see which priority areas the fund should focus on.
“We’re pleased to provide £800,000 to women’s refuges, which is only a slight reduction from the previous budget. We’re confident that by delivering the service more efficiently we won’t need to reduce the services provided by the refuges.
“We’re also able to carry on supporting homeless people with complex needs and young people who are either homeless or leaving care.
“There is also funding available for those who suffer a crisis, including help to buy furniture, gas and electricity, or food, and to receive support to help them avoid similar situations in the future.
“However, we’ve had no option but to cut some services such as the floating support, sheltered accommodation, and our support to a service providing help for elderly people with hearing impairments. We hope that many people will still be able to get support through services such as the wellbeing scheme and social care.
“These are still only proposals and have to be considered by the council’s cabinet.”
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Proclaim your pride in England – and help us raise £100,000 for charity!
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By George! £100,000 is proud aim of festival
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Proclaim your pride in England – and help us raise £100,000 for charity!
That’s the call from the organisers of the ninth annual St George’s Day Festival, who are eager to build on the record £82,000 generated by this year’s event with a spectacular array of new and traditional favourite features.
Preparations are already under way for the five-day celebration of England’s patron saint, to be held next April – and new St George’s Festival committee chairman Tim Lince promises it will be the biggest and best yet, with an extended programme of family features.
As part of a drive to encourage even great community involvement, the Festival will include for the first time a school and community choir competition, staged in the Festival’s theatre marquee on The Green.
The aim is to give the audience the opportunity to join a panel of professional judges in deciding the Choir of the Year and choirs of all ages, music styles and backgrounds from all over Fylde and beyond are being encouraged to take part.
Each choir will sing three songs in the knockout competition, with the audience having the casting vote in the final.
A busking festival will also make its debut, while alongside the regular ingredients such as the Saturday morning parade through the town centre streets, family fun day, Friday lunch, Saturday evening black tie ball, all following the raising of the St George’s flag at Charlie’s Mast on The Green on the Festival’s opening morning, other new features will include a Friday evening family barbecue and a Saturday afternoon celebration of all things English.
The latter, entitled ‘England’s Finest’, will feature maypole dancing, steam engines and vintage vehicles, along with food and produce stalls, the Army motorcycle display team, marching military bands and a parade of dragons.
Tim said: “The St George’s Day Festival is a wonderful event unique to Lytham and we really want to build on what has achieved in the eight years so far.
“We have set our sights not only on increasing the charitable giving, but in making the 2017 Festival the most spectacular yet, with something for everyone.
“The £82,000 raised for charity last year was a brilliant total and it would be really good if we can reach £100,000.
“The aim is to move towards even great community involvement over the duration of the Festival with some exciting new features. The support from the public so far has been excellent and is the ideal platyform and we look to make the Festival even more spectacular and memorable.”
The 2017 Festival will run from April 19 to 23 and ABF, the Soldiers Charity, Trinity Hospice and the Love Lowther refurbishment appeal will again be the beneficiaries.
The event was staged for the first time in 2009 with the triple aim of helping to raise awareness and campaign for an official St George’s Day holiday; raising money for charity; and
helping the local economy by bringing people to the town and putting the Fylde Coast on the national map.
Founder David Haythornthwaite says: “It all started in 2008 when a group of us were in New York and saw over 200,000 people celebrating St Patricks Day there. Whilst thoroughly enjoyable, this event made us reflect on the fact that as Englishmen we did nothing to celebrate our own incredibly rich heritage. That night the idea of St George’s Day Festival was born, with the first festival being held at Lytham Hall in 2009.
“Thanks to the phenomenal public support the festival has grown from humble beginnings, and now has pride of place on Lytham Green with over 14 separate events and over £82,000 raised for charities this year alone.”
Phil Naylor. regional director of ABF The Soldiers Charity, which the Fetival has supported from the outset, said: “The success of the event is built on great leadership, enthusiastic supporters, quality events and an excellent atmosphere. It is very clear just how much everyone enjoys themselves and the popularity of the Festival has grown year on year.”
Tickets for all events are on sale now and can be purchased through www.stgeorgesdayfestival.com or in person, by phone or via the internet from the Lowther Pavilion box office, while choir entry forms are available to download at www.stgeorgesdayfestival.com/take-part
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Here is a list of fun events coming up this weekend.
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Here is a list of fun events coming up this weekend.
FREE AND PAID: Blackpool Illuminations Switch On and Slimefest, September 2 to 4
Dame Barbara Windsor will switch the lights on at the Tower Festival Headland on Friday, following a party led by Ashley Banjo, and dance group Diversity. Other stars include The Vamps, Fleur East, Fatman Scoop and Club MTV. Free entry by wristband only. Celebrations continue across the weekend, as Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely host Nickelodeon’s first UK Slimfest at the Empress Ballroom. Tickets, at £27.50, available from http://www.visitblackpool.com/slime. Slimfest also features a free outdoor experience including character appearances and family activities on the Tower Festival Headland.
PAID: Survival Skills and Crafty Creative, Preston, September 2 to 4
As part of Brockholes Nature Reserve’s Wild Families series, it hosts Survival Skills on Friday September 2, from 2pm until 4pm. Participants will camouflage up before heading out to follow a tracking trail and have a go at shelter building, fire lighting and cooking. Tickets are from £5. Family ticket is £18. On Saturday and Sunday, there are drop-in craft sessions from 10am until 4pm. Entry is £3.Located off M6, junction 31.
FREE AND PAID: Morecambe Vintage By the Sea Festival, September 3 and 4
A celebration of 20th century design, fashion, vehicles and entertainment on the Prom, with a flypast by a Lancaster Bomber; a Spitfire; and a Hurricane as part of an RAF Battle of Britain Memorial. There will be a Routemaster Bus Bar and vintage car show, a Vintage Roadshow, live music, wandering street performance, and workshops. Visit http://www.vintagefestival.co.uk.
FREE AND PAID: Tractor Road Run, Chipping, Sunday September 4
Families are invited to gather around Chipping to watch as an entourage of tractors drive around the village.
Tractors will set off from Green Lane Showground at 10am.
It costs £15 to enter a tractor, including a two-course lunch.
Spectators can stand and watch for free.
All money raised will go towards Rosemere Cancer Foundation.
PAID: Blackburn and East Lancs Model Railway Exhibition, September 3 and 4
A Model Railway Exhibition will be held at Hyndburn Leisure Centre, Henry Street, Accrington, from 10am until 5pm.
There will be layouts in various scales, specialist traders and demonstrators from across the UK and refreshments are available. Adult entry is £7, with children free. Parking is also free. The exhibition is organised by Blackburn and East Lancs Model Railway Society.
FREE AND PAID: Wigan 10k, September 4
Wigan’s annual 10k race, organised by charity Joining Jack, starts at 10am at the town centre. There will be live entertainment, a European Market, and a fun fair. Starsailor frontman James Walsh will close the music festival. Meanwhile, the day before, there is a Fun Run for children at Robin Park, from 11am until 5pm. Free entry. For registration times visit http://www.wiganeventsguide.com/event/wigan-fun-runs/
PAID: Proms in the Park, Wigan, Saturday September 3
Families are invited to bring a picnic and something to sit on whilst enjoying an evening with music at Mesnes Park, Wigan.
Gates open at 6pm and the musical concert starts at 7.45pm.
The event ends at 10pm.
Tickets are £10 for adults, £7 for children and concessions.
A family ticket is £28.
PAID: HAPPA Grand Open Day, Saturday September 3
Families are invited to Horse and Pony Protection Association’s annual open day extravaganza at Shores Hey Farm, off Halifax Road, Briercliffe, Burnley, from noon until 4pm.
There will be stalls, games, cake, scarecrow and produce competitions, horse riding displays and live music. There will also be handling sessions from Cooper’s Critters. Admission is £1 per person.
FREE: Parbold Street Festival, September 3 to 4
A total of 14 venues throughout the village offer a showcase in arts, education, entertainment and music, from noon on Saturday. There will be music from local bands and singers on the Big Stage by the Railway pub; a market place with more than 40 stalls; barges dressed in lights for the Festival of Light; a duck race; theatre; fairground; Kids Zone; workshops; horse demonstrations; and family fun.
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American rapper RZA elegantly sums up the fleeting nature of fame during his cameo appearance in Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone’s musical mockumentary.
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American rapper RZA elegantly sums up the fleeting nature of fame during his cameo appearance in Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone’s musical mockumentary.
“The higher you get, the harder you fall. Ask any coconut,” sermonizes the hip-hop superstar.
These words of wisdom are aimed at sweet, yet corruptible, Conner Friel (Andy Samberg), who sells out his childhood pals to land a solo record deal and secure his moment in the social media spotlight.
Part cautionary tale, part buddy comedy, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping gleefully lampoons music documentaries, including Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, by offering a fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the life of an icon as he prepares to launch his second album.
Schaffer and Taccone festoon their tongue-in-cheek expose with real-life music industry figures, plus colourful supporting performances including Justin Timberlake as a singing chef, who juliennes carrots with pride.
Thus Simon Cowell offers his glowing assessment of Conner - “I think he’s incredible. He’s the real deal!” - and the likes of Mariah Carey, Usher, Carrie Underwood and 50 Cent wax lyrical about his impact on their careers.
Andy Samberg as Conner4Real
For the first 40 minutes, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is hysterical, but then like the preened and polished subject, the film loses its way.
Conner and childhood buddies Lawrence Dunn (Schaffer) and Owen Bouchard (Taccone) achieved considerable success as the trio The Style Boyz.
However, it was clear to everyone in the cutthroat music business that Conner was the glittering star in the firmament.
He went solo and The Style Boyz disbanded.
Lawrence turned his back on celebrity to settle on a farm in Big Timber, Colorado, while Owen remained in the background as Conner’s DJ.
Following the rousing success of Conner’s debut LP entitled Thriller, Also, a documentary film crew shadows the pop icon in the days leading up to the release of the follow-up album, ConnQuest.
Flanked by an entourage including his manager Harry Duggins (Tim Meadows), acid-tongued publicist Paula Klein (Sarah Silverman) and “a guy who kicks him in the nuts so he remembers where he came from”, Conner feebly shoulders the mounting pressure flanked by actress girlfriend, Ashley Wednesday (Imogen Poots).
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is half of one of the best comedies of the year.
Opening scenes are a hoot.
“It’s like a tricycle. When you take away one of the wheels, what have you got?” scoffs Lawrence when someone suggests The Style Boyz could fracture.
Note-perfect music videos include Equal Rights featuring P!nk, which promotes same sex relationships, while Conner punctuates each line of the chorus with a defiant, “I’m not gay”.
Sadly, the filmmakers run out of ideas for a lacklustre second half and introduce outlandish new characters to sustain our interest.
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There is a landmark in store as preparations are finalised for fourth and final play in Lytham Hall’s current open air theatre season takes place this weekend.
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There is a landmark in store as preparations are finalised for fourth and final play in Lytham Hall’s current open air theatre season takes place this weekend.
Danny Champion of the World, being staged by the Illyria company on Sunday at 4pm, looks set to take the total attendances for the 27 outdoor performance at the Hall since 2010 over the 10,000 mark.
The three plays staged so far this summer – Chapterhouse’s Wuthering Heights in mid-June, and Illyria’s Midsummer Night’s Dream and Ruddigore in July – have together attracted some 1,200 theatre enthusiasts, a 10 per cent increase on last summer’s attendance figures.
The performances have also raised thousands of pounds over the years for the Lytham Hall Restoration Appeal Fund, including £3,500 last year – and Hall officials have asked for public support as they continue to come to terms with the shock blow of a £1.7m grant for restoration work at the venue being withdrawn by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Tickets have been selling well for Sunday’s performance of Roald Dahl’s family play and season organiser Julian Wilde is looking forward to an eye-catching finale to a successful summer.
He said: “It will be a real Bank Holiday weekend treat for families and with our numbers and our ticket prices comparing favourably with other venues, we are delighted to be welcoming visitors from all over Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.”
Illyria’s artistic director Oliver Gray feels that Danny has proved to be one his most appealing family shows. “It has some very poignant moments in a strong storyline and our 95-day tour to 84 different venues has seen attendances consistently high,” he said.
Gates will be open from 2pm for picnickers, with the show finishing at 6pm. The audience should bring their own low-backed seating and suitable clothing. A special area will be reserved for children to sit on the grass in front of the stage.
Tickets, at £13 for adults, £10 for seniors and students, £6.50 for schoolchildren and £3 for pre-school youngsters aged from three, are available from www.illyria.uk.com and as well as from Lytham Hall (01253 736652), Plackitt and Booth Booksellers, Lytham (01253 796958), Lowther Pavilion Box Office (01253 794221), Stringers Homelife, Lytham (01253 740700), Storytellers Inc, St. Annes (01253 781690), Bennetts Bakery, Ansdell (01253 736318).
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Motorists experienced greater delays on the roads as journey times increased during the second quarter of 2016, according to data from the Department For Transport.
An average delay of nine seconds per mile on the strategic road network (SRN) was a 1.3 per cent increase on the figures for the year up to the end of March 2016.
Average speed on the SRN - the motorways and ‘A’ roads managed by Highways England - also fell. Between July 2015 and June 2016, the average speed was 59.2mph, a 0.2 per cent decrease on the previous figures.
The reliability of travel times on the SRN also fell, with 68 per cent more time needed to ensure on time arrival - a 2 per cent increase on the previous quarter.
The average delay on local ‘A’ roads in England in the year ending June 2016 saw a year-on-year increase of 3.8 per cent to 45.2 seconds per vehicle per mile, with average speed consequently down 1.5 per cent on the year ending June 2015.
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Police in Blackpool want to speak to this woman after the theft of a pensioner’s handbag in the resort.
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Police in Blackpool want to speak to this woman after the theft of a pensioner’s handbag in the resort.
Money and bank cards were stolen from the elderly woman’s bag at an address on St Annes Road, Blackpool.
The victim’s son, aged 61, met the woman outside Ma Kelly’s Public House on Lytham Road at around 11.15pm on Friday August 19.
They travelled back to the man’s address on Lytham Road, when the woman told him she was going out to make a phone call.
However, the woman didn’t return and the man then discovered that bank cards and around £60 cash had been stolen from his 80-year-old mother’s bag.
PC Ian Byrne from Blackpool Police said: “If you recognise this woman or have any information that could assist us, please get in touch.”
Anyone with information can all police on 101 quoting incidentLC-20160820-0108. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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Tagging The Treasures, the two-year project to catalogue the Lytham St Annes Art Collection, is up for a major national award.
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Tagging The Treasures, the two-year project to catalogue the Lytham St Annes Art Collection, is up for a major national award.
It is among a host of restoration-related nominees from all over the country chosen to go forward to the finals of the Historic England Angel Awards in London in October.
Founded by musicals maestro Andrew Lloyd Webber and supported by his Foundation, the Historic England Angel Awards celebrate the efforts of individuals and local groups who put hours of hard work and enthusiasm into saving derelict or damaged historic landmarks and bringing them back to life.
This year, the award categories have been expanded and the new sections included Best Research Project, in which Tagging the Treasures is one of four nominees. Groups from all the shortlisted entries have been invited to attend the Historic England Angels Awards ceremony at the Palace Theatre in London’s West End on October 31.
Tagging The Treasures, co-ordinated by Fylde Decorative and Fine Arts Society (DFAS) in partnership with a range of parties including Fylde Council which has housed the Collection at its town hall for many years, involved some 150 volunteers, who Fylde DFAS officials calculate gave 47,540 hours of their time to look into the background of 240 artworks in the Collection, many of which were donated, 125 artists and 88 donors.
Jacqueline Love, Fylde DFAS heritage co-ordinator, who was project manager, said: “It is wonderful to have received such an accolade.
“Working in partnership with the Friends of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection, Lancashire Council Museum Service and other stakeholders, the ‘taggers’ took part in what was a true labour of love – painstakingly researching the pieces and tagging them with relevant and frequently fascinating, background information.
“The task that faced the volunteers was mammoth, requiring great commitment, dedication and passion, and our comprehensive on-line catalogue bears witness to their efforts and success.
“Tagging the Treasures has not simply recorded the story of the Collection, it has become part of that story.”
Margaret Race, chairman of the Friends of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection, said: “Tagging the Treasures has been one of the best things to happen to the Collection and I was very excited to learn that the project has been shortlisted for an Angel Award by Historic England.”
Jo Derbyshire, chairman of Fylde DFAS, said: “Fylde DFAS is so proud of its volunteers and congratulations to our partners at Fylde Council, Lancashire County Council and The Friends of Lytham St Annes Art Collection, without whose help this project might never have got off the ground. We hope for a bright future for the Collection.”
Fylde Council leader Coun Susan Fazackerley said: “As a result of this labour of love, these wonderful items have received the publicity and acknowledgement they deserve, further enhanced by the discovery of their provenance and I sincerely hope they are successful.”
Historic England is inviting members of the public to vote for their favourite entry at www.historicengland.org.uk/angelawards.
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A security guard attacked outside outside a supermarket in Blackpool has had an emotional reunion with the off-duty medic who saved his life.
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A security guard attacked outside outside a supermarket in Blackpool has had an emotional reunion with the off-duty medic who saved his life.
Peter Mowbray, an operating department practitioner – who works as an assistant in operating theatres at Blackpool Victoria Hospital – went to the aid of Darren Fisher when he was hit over the head with a bottle outside Sainsbury’s supermarket on Talbot Road on Tuesday, August 16.
Peter Mowbray
Mr Fisher had seen a man stealing two bottles of alcohol from the store, chased him, and was hit as he confronted him outside Subway.
Darren, 41, from Blackpool, said he would not have survived if it hadn’t been for Peter’s swift and professional actions.
Peter realised it was likely Darren had a bleed on the brain and even used the torch on his smartphone to carry out observations.
Darren said: “It’s an amazing thing that Peter has done. I’m forever in his debt.”
My medical training immediately kicked in. I could see that Darren’s left pupil was ‘blown’ which indicated a serious head injury
Peter, 49, who has worked at the hospital since 1986, had finished work for the day and was out for a drive in Blackpool at around 8.30pm with his wife Louise and 15-year-old son Bradley.
They were driving past Sainsbury’s supermarket when Bradley spotted Darren lying on the pavement and shouted for his dad to stop the car. Peter pulled up on the pavement then he and Louise went to Darren’s aid.
Peter informed the store manager that he was a medical professional and took charge of the situation. The ambulance service and police were called as Peter surveyed the scene.
Peter said: “There was blood and glass everywhere.
Sainsbury's supermarket in Talbot Road
“My medical training immediately kicked in. I could see that Darren’s left pupil was ‘blown’ which indicated a serious head injury.
“I got him to sit upright to reduce the pressure to his brain. “If I had got him to lie down his brain would have swollen and he would possibly have had brain damage or might even have died.
“Louise was on her knees supporting him to stay in an upright position.
“By keeping him upright we tried to avoid a brain injury. It could have gone either way.
“Darren’s hand was bleeding from the glass so I put a pressure dressing on it from the store’s medical kit and looked after him while we waited for the ambulance to arrive.
“After half an hour the police came and asked me what I needed. Two burly police officers came with a medical kit.
“It had complete breathing apparatus with an oxygen mask and a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen levels and the pulse.
“I did Darren’s neuro obs ervations on my iPhone. It has a pen torch on it and I used that to look into his eyes. I used it to make sure he was not deteriorating.
“Darren was aware of what was going on throughout. I told him not to move even though he had cramp in his legs. I told him he had a head injury and could deteriorate rapidly if he moved. He understood the importance of keeping calm and still.
“It was so important to try to preserve his brain – the last thing you want is a man with a young family suffering a brain injury and not being able to work. Everyone worked together to do their best for Darren on the day. It was a real team effort.
“It was quite frightening. In a hospital setting you can monitor everything. All I had was gravity and some basic bits of equipment.
“I felt really vulnerable but someone had to take control. I’m immensely proud that it all came together in the end.
“It’s a testament to the training I’ve had at the hospital that I was able to save this gentleman’s life.”
Darren, who has five children of his own and nine between him and his wife Colette, 47, was in hospital for three days after the attack and is making a steady recovery.
The first time he left home after his ordeal was to thank Peter personally at the hospital on Tuesday, August 23.
He said: “I wanted to thank Peter for saving my life.
“I’m still feeling a bit light-headed. The swelling has gone down.
“If Peter had not been there I don’t know what would have happened. I’m still able to be a dad to my kids now.
“All of the staff at the hospital were brilliant. I was treated like royalty.”
Darren got in touch with Peter through Facebook to thank him and to say how grateful he was.
Peter said: “We’ve become friends now. The comments on Facebook from Darren’s family have been lovely. They have thanked me for saving his life.
“It is humbling to receive such nice messages. It makes me feel as a person that I really made a difference to someone.
“It’s what my job is all about – making a difference and helping others. It all reflects well on the hospital.”
In his role as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP), Peter usually works with anaesthetists in operating theatres.
Over the years he has also worked in the Emergency Department and on ITU (Intensive Trauma Unit).
Peter praised his son for spotting Darren: “If it hadn’t been for Bradley it could have been a very different story. He deserves huge credit.”
Bradley, who attends Hodgson Academy and assisted Peter until the ambulance arrived, said: “I was a bit nervous because I had never been in a situation like that before but my main priority was making sure Darren was OK.”
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “Peter and Bradley deserve huge credit for their swift actions in helping Peter.
“Without their intervention the outcome could have been very different.”
Sainsbury’s has also thanked Peter and sent him a card, chocolates and a bottle of Prosecco.
A spokesman for Sainsbury’s told The Gazette: “We’re relieved that Darren made a speedy recovery.
“Peter’s brave and calm response made all the difference and we’re grateful to all involved, including our first aider colleague and the police.”
Peter added: “As health care professionals we are all duty bound to stop and help if we see someone injured.
“I would like to think other people would do the same thing if it happened to me.
“I’m happy that, by all accounts, Darren has made a full recovery.
“I hope we’ll have a life-long friendship.”
Police continue to hunt Darren’s attacker. Call Lancashire Police on 101.
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A Blackpool born globe trotter is heading back to his roots to launch a book about his American dream ride.
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A Blackpool born globe trotter is heading back to his roots to launch a book about his American dream ride.
Motorbike-mad Steve Starling is back in Lancashire once more to tell the tale of a 5,000 ride through some of the most iconic countryside in the States
Travel writer Steve Starling as a teenager in Blackpool
Steve, who was born in South Shore and went to Hawes Side and Highfield schools, now lives in Perth in western Australia having emigrated in 1971, aged 23, as one of the so-called £10 Poms looking for a new life down under.
Steve was an electrical engineer working for Norweb and rode to work on his beloved motorbike every day.
His love of bikes continued when he worked as an engineer in Western Australia and other places around the world specialising in mining and later as a consultant.
Steve, who regularly returns to Blackpool to see relatives, his wife Sally is also from Blackpool, said the road trip in the US was a dream for him and his two mates Jim and Peter. He said: “We are members of a motorcycle club for older riders called Ulysses.
“We had this idea to go to the US and ride Harley Davidsons through some of the legendary locations and also to see how the ordinary people in the USA are faring
“We had this idea to go to the US and ride Harley Davidsons through some of the legendary locations and also to see how the ordinary people in the USA are faring. To see if the American Dream is still alive and well.
“As a kid a I grew up in Blackpool listening to Alistair Cooke’s Letter from America programme on Radio 4 and was fascinated by the lifestyle over there. So on the ride we sought out real Americans - trappers in Utah to millionaires in Southern California.
“The different people and places could be almost countries from different parts of the world instead of living in the same country.”
Steve’s book is available at Waterstones and on Amazon.
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A recruitment firm has been named the best company in the UK for work-life balance.
Financial recruiter Goodman Masson took first place in the list by jobs site Glassdoor, based on reviews submitted to its website by current and former staff.
The company, which is based in London and also has offices in Dusseldorf, was praised by staff for its “huge investment” in staff benefits and “great” parties twice a year.
“The attention paid to the wellbeing of staff is at a level rarely matched elsewhere,” said an anonymous employee working in the London office.
In second place was technology firm Cisco Systems, and in third place was insurer HomeServe.
West Midlands-based HomeServe, which employs 1,200 people at its headquarters in Walsall and has 2.1 million customers in the UK, was commended for its attitude towards the treatment of its staff.
“The salary is very competitive and you are rewarded very generously for your hard work and just for carrying out your role. The company has a great framework for career progression and is always looking to promote people internally for job roles,” said a water supply engineer working at the firm.
Greg Reed, chief marketing officer at HomeServe, said: “We believe if you take care of your people, they will take care of your customers. This means creating a culture where people genuinely enjoy coming to work every day because they feel what they do really makes a difference in our customers’ lives.”
Temping firm LOLA and Screwfix completed the top five. Other companies in the top 20 included Apple, American Express Lloyds Banking Group, Unilever and John Lewis.
Google is known for its plush offices, but doesn’t make the top 20 companies for work-life balance. Its new London office has sleep pods so workers can take a nap, although perhaps this is an indication of long hours.
For a company to have been considered, at least 50 work-life balance ratings must have been submitted by UK-based employees in the past year.
The top 20 companies for work-life balance:
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2. Cisco Systems
3. HomeServe UK
4. LOLA Staffing
5. Screwfix
6. American Express
7. BP
8. Peninsula Business Services
9. ARM Holdings
10. Unilever
11.Thomson Reuters
12. Kantar Worldpanel
13. Atkins
14. Téléfonica
15. Credit Suisse
16. Rolls-Royce
17. John Lewis
18. Waitrose
19. Lloyds Banking Group
20. Apple
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Hardship in the fells of 1930s County Durham and intrigue at a Second World War munitions factory are just two compelling new books from Quercus this September.
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Hardship in the fells of 1930s County Durham and intrigue at a Second World War munitions factory are just two compelling new books from Quercus this September.
Nobody’s Child by Elizabeth Gill
Two traveller sisters from the wild countryside of County Durham face hardship, hunger and an uncertain future when they lose their parents and their home.
Consumed with grief and surrounded by hostility, can the teenagers survive the tough times ahead in 1930s England and hold tight to the family ties that bind them together?
Elizabeth Gill, author of over 30 books set in and around her native Tyneside, works her storytelling magic in a moving and gritty family saga of adversity and hope and love and loyalty that will delight her army of devoted fans.
On Christmas Day in 1930, Kath and Ella Watson are living with their parents in an empty house close to Castle Bank Colliery on snow-covered Durham Fell tops. They have been forced to take shelter there from their travellers’ wagon because their mother is gravely ill.
Kath is seventeen and her father believes she should have married long ago, particularly as she has been courted by the likes of rich traveller Will Hern. But Kath has seen the chaotic life of traveller women with babies, forced to raise their youngsters inside a cramped wagon.
Their mother Rose wants a better life for her two daughters but when she dies on Christmas Day morning, their father is overcome by grief and sets fire to the family’s wooden wagon, reducing it to a heap of ashes.
When the police arrive to tell them that not only has their father died in an accident after riding off on his horse but also that they must leave the house where they have been sheltering, the two sisters are left bereft and virtually penniless.
With winter closing in around them, and facing the hostility of locals who are suspicious of Gypsies, the girls strike out to find their way in a harsh landscape which sets them on a collision course with the wealthy Banks family of nearby Golden Hill Hall, local farmer Jake Sutherland and Will Hern, the man who would still have Kath as his wife.
Using her trademark warmth, experience and wisdom, Gill captures the essence of the hardy folk of the north-east in a story brimming with drama, romance, rich period detail and vivid characters.
Written from the heart and with a seductive sense of time and place, Nobody’s Child is the perfect read for autumn nights…
(Quercus, hardback, £19.99)
The Factory Girls by Rosie Archer
Friends in need, flying bombs and explosive revelations… it’s time to head back to the adventures and misadventures of Gosport’s ‘canary girls.’
The real-life munitions workers at Priddy’s Hard, the Royal Navy Armament Depot in Hampshire, who helped to arm the Allies’ D-Day invasion fleet, are the inspiration behind this compelling series from Gosport author Rosie Archer.
In the follow-up to The Munitions Girls and The Canary Girls, Archer sweeps us away again to England in 1944 and into the hearts and minds of the women who packed shells and bullets with sulphurous chemicals that made their skin and hair turn yellow.
Archer pays tribute to the dangerous and dirty work undertaken by the 2,500 women at the factory during the Second World War in stories that prove no matter how hard the times, despite bombing, short rations, cruel men and unwanted pregnancy, friendship will pull you through.
In autumn of 1944, V-1 flying bombs, known as doodlebugs, are the latest threat to war-battered Gosport. And at Priddy’s Hard munitions factory, Em Earle is about to suffer a threat to her livelihood that comes from much nearer home.
Meanwhile, local crook and black marketeer Samuel Golden is back and up to his old tricks as he tries to find ways to exploit the hardships of local people for his own gain.
As well as Samuel’s unwanted attentions, Em has to deal with some huge revelations from within her own family. Her daughter Lizzie is pregnant, and a strange woman has turned up on Em’s doorstep claiming to be her sister.
Em is excited but cannot help feeling wary. Could this woman be too good to be true? Once again it will be up to the girls from the bomb factory to rally round and support one of their own.
The triumphs and disasters of this entertaining, close-knit group of friends spring to life in a nostalgic story packed with drama, tension, passion and the grim realities of life in wartime England.
Archer has her finger firmly on the pulse of the munitions workers… their hardships, their struggles and the determination to win wars in both their personal lives and on the bigger stage.
Romance with a gritty edge…
(Quercus, paperback, £6.99)
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People with dementia and their carers are invited to come along to the event which attracted more than 500 last year. It will be held on Friday, October 14, between 11am and 3.30pm in the ballroom.
The number of people with dementia is steadily increasing in the UK and is a particular issue on the Fylde coast due to the ageing population
Semi-professional dancers will take to the floor throughout the day and refreshments will be available.
Entertainment will be provided by the Fylde Ukulele Network, alongside the mighty Wurlitzer organ.
Information will be available on the day about dementia services and support as well as details on how to become part of the official “Dementia Friends” campaign.
The event will connect individuals dealing with dementia through music and dance.
Coun Amy Cross, cabinet member for reducing health inequalities, said: “The number of people with dementia is steadily increasing in the UK and is a particular issue on the Fylde coast due to the ageing population, which is why we need to reach out to ensure that people are equipped to recognise the signs of dementia within family members and friends.
“Dancing with Dementia provides a perfect platform to raise awareness and provide information on this complicated condition.
“The event is open to all members of the public as we want to discuss how to improve the lives of carers and people with dementia as well as involving the wider community to work out how best to approach this growing problem. We were delighted with how popular the Dancing with Dementia event proved to be last year – more than 500 attended.”
For more information about how Blackpool Council is helping Blackpool to become a dementia friendly town or to become a Dementia Friend, visit www.blackpool.gov.uk/Dementia
To book a place, call 01253 476376.
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ABSENT, Winter Gardens, Blackpool
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ABSENT, Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Blackpool once prospered by blurring reality and fantasy.
In its 1950s heyday it managed to perform such seaside magic in tiny promenade sideshows along the Golden Mile.
Taking its lead from that period, and expanding the format to fill vast areas of the resort’s Winter Gardens complex, this intriguing and charming production/installation/artwork – or even fairground attraction – invites ‘guests’ to check into an imaginary hotel and immerse themselves in the story of one of its most colourful residents.
Maggie Morgan was a Premium Bond winner who checked in back in 1957. Fast forward to the future and she’s reluctant to check out now that the owners are intent on converting the building into the purple-clad interior of a more contemporary, and eerily-familiar establishment.
It helps if you’ve read the special edition of The Gazette, available in the foyer and detailing her fall from grace, before you begin your walking tour of the bedrooms, corridors and public spaces.
There’s a voyeuristic glimpse of Maggie through a two-way mirror, before you head on into an Alice Through A Digital Looking Glass world – and via a Narnian wardrobe door – into a realm of diminishing images, intricate model designs, and beautifully-crafted optical and perspective illusions.
You can even smell the perfume of the woman, as you relax in the hotel’s grand lounge area.
Children will love it, while older imaginations will unravel their own fragments of story. The final ‘ballroom blitz’ is a visual showstopper, even if you think you’ve seen all the Winter Gardens has to offer.
Production company dreamthinkspeak have effectively re-modelled a ‘show’ they created in London last year, but which based its story on the indisputably larger-than- life Duchess of Argyll. But in its seaside setting this Absent perhaps becomes an elegant and elegiac homage to another dowager from a golden age – Blackpool itself?
It’s performed here until August 25, then w/c September 12 and September 25.
DAVID UPTON
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Dave Challinor says the promise of a new stadium was one of the key factors which attracted him to the AFC Fylde manager’s job.
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Dave Challinor says the promise of a new stadium was one of the key factors which attracted him to the AFC Fylde manager’s job.
The Coasters boss has had to wait almost five years for the vision to be realised but he’s the first to admit that the £18m Mill Farm was well worth the wait.
Though its capacity will be restricted to 4,500 while the stadium has only three sides, Fylde’s new ground opens for business tomorrow to stage its first Vanarama National North fixture between the Coasters and Brackley Town.
While acknowledging that the big day piles pressure on his new-look side to put in a performance to match the surroundings, Challinor told The Gazette he is relishing the challenge.
He said: “It will be amazing. From the playing point of view we have to make sure that Saturday is about the game and that we back up what we did last weekend with the win at Telford.
“It’s a fantastic facility and the day will be a celebration but we can’t get involved in anything off the field.
“The stadium is something the club needed and is a big reason I came here. It’s been a long process but it will be brilliant and will take the club to a new level off the pitch. On the pitch, we have a state of the art home which will be great to play on.
“We’ve come from a farmer’s field to a brand new, all-singing-and-dancing stadium.
“We trained on the pitch this week and it will take a little time for the players to get used to it, but the fans will love it straight away and other teams will love playing here too.”
The latter point is uppermost in Challinor’s mind and he knows how determined tomorrow’s Northamptonshire opponents will be to poop the party.
Unbeaten so far, Brackley had an excellent 2-1 midweek win over a Kidderminster side who themselves hit Curzon Ashton for six last Saturday.
Challinor added: “Visiting our ground will do the team-talk for the other team. They will think all the pressure is on us to perform here.
“Brackley have invested well and I know how difficult it will be. People who thought it would be easy for us on Saturday don’t know.”
Fylde too have made a good start, winning through a sweet Danny Rowe strike at Telford with a team Challinor described as “thrown together”, including a goalkeeper in Rhys Taylor whose signing was completed just a few hours before kick-off.
And the Coasters boss warned an expectant public that they may have to wait a little while to see his revamped side fulfil its potential.
He said: “We’ve had a great start considering the team we put out. The back four had very little experience of playing together, so it was great to keep a clean sheet at Telford.
“We’ve gone from being a part-time club to one higher up the food chain, so we are a more attractive proposition to players. You still have to be patient sometimes and that worked for us with the keeper.
“It wasn’t ideal that it went to the wire before we signed Rhys but we’ve got ourselves a very good keeper who we wouldn’t have been able to sign previously.
“It’s about getting as many good results as possible while this new team is getting to know each other, and it’s about bedding down our principles.
“But there’s loads to come from this squad and when we do kick into gear we can be a force to be reckoned with.”
Challinor would not rule out further transfer activity in the near future, adding: “We are still in a position to strengthen but it’s important that we make good decisions and get the right players in.
“An advantage of our league is that we are not limited by a transfer window.
“Sam Finley is suspended for the first few games and I would like some extra cover for him in midfield, but we have no injuries and are otherwise at full strength for Saturday.”
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If you just can’t wait another week or so to see the Illuminations then Ride The Lights is once again giving people a chance to get a sneak peek next Tuesday.
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If you just can’t wait another week or so to see the Illuminations then Ride The Lights is once again giving people a chance to get a sneak peek next Tuesday.
Between 7pm and 10pm, the Promenade will be fully closed to vehicles other than bicycles for the event, which has become something of a yearly tradition for cyclists.
This year for the first time ever, riders will have the opportunity to detour through the Blackpool Pleasure Beach via North Gate, to be greeted by live DJ sets and characters.
The free event, which is attended by thousands of people every year, will have entertainment in the form of Radio Wave presenters Ged Mills and Hayley Kay, who will be hosting the main stage of live music and fun at Blackpool Tower Headlands.
Coun Gillian Campbell, Deputy Leader of Blackpool Council, said: “Ride the Lights is always extremely popular and is now a firm fixture on Blackpool’s calendar.
“It will be a great night of cycling, fun and entertainment and I hope everyone will have a fantastic time.”
For those wishing to get involved The route runs from Starr Gate, South Shore all the way through to Red Bank Road, Bispham with riders able to go in either direction or join the ride at any point on the promenade.
Riders can cycle as much or as little of the course as they choose.
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Not many pubs can attract number one charting recording artists to perform but that’s exactly what The Duke of York have done, with 2013 X Factor winner Sam Bailey coming to perform at their reopening on Thursday.
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Not many pubs can attract number one charting recording artists to perform but that’s exactly what The Duke of York have done, with 2013 X Factor winner Sam Bailey coming to perform at their reopening on Thursday.
Bailey, whose debut single ‘Skyscraper’ and album ‘The Power of Love’ both hit the top of the charts, is headlining a special gala reopening night alongside Miss Rory and the Liverbirds.
The free, invite-only party is to mark the reopening of the pub, on Dickson Road, following a £50,000 investment.
Matthew Armstrong, who runs the pub alongside the designer Kevin Barnard said: “It’s fabulous. The customers love it - people can’t believe it’s the same pub.
“Inside has a contemporary feel, with modern light fittings and vibrant colours so it looks much airier. It was only right to relaunch in style, so we’ve got a great night planned.”
This is the latest show of a busy schedule for X Factor winner, Sam Bailey, who has just finished playing Mama Morton in a UK tour of the musical ‘Chicago’, she said: “I’m now doing a Butlins tour, I’ve got a single that’s just come out two weeks ago and an album which is coming out on the 16th September.”
Bailey says that her new album ‘Sing My Heart Out’, recorded in LA with Steve Dorff, and being released on her own label Tiger Drum is very personal: “I’ve put my heart and soul into it.
“It was written about experiences that I’ve learnt and every single song has some sort of story behind it.
Bailey’s looking forward to performing in Blackpool after her enjoying first visit with the resort “open” earlier this year, and despite the lower profile these days, the singer says it’s not too different from when she was on the X Factor three years ago. She added: “The pop tour’s great, I’m top of the bill and there’s sometimes 5,000 people there to see me so it’s great. It’s like being on the X Factor again.
“I’m always excited to do new things and perform and it’s always good to be part of something great and I thought that this was a great opportunity for me.”
The show starts at 9pm on Thursday. It’s a free event. For more information or invites, call into the pub.
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Based on an article in Rolling Stone magazine and a subsequent book, War Dogs heavily dramatizes the true story of two enterprising twentysomethings, who became multi-millionaires as arms dealers to the US military.
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Based on an article in Rolling Stone magazine and a subsequent book, War Dogs heavily dramatizes the true story of two enterprising twentysomethings, who became multi-millionaires as arms dealers to the US military.
Director Todd Phillips, mastermind of The Hangover films, and co-writer Jason Smilovic don’t let the truth get in the way of spinning an entertaining yarn.
They embellish the jaw-dropping rags-to-riches narrative with a hare-brained chase through the notorious Triangle of Death to the south of Baghdad, and some fizzing one-liners, which are used as chapter headings to bookmark each stage of the journey.
Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, who garnered numerous awards for their eye-catching work in Whiplash and The Wolf Of Wall Street respectively, are an incendiary double-act.
They clamber over various obstacles thrown in their characters’ paths and brazenly wisecrack in the face of death.
Phillips’ film opens with TV news footage from the war in Iraq in 2008.
Miles Teller as David Packouz
“I see 17,000 dollars,” explains massage therapist David Packouz (Teller). “That’s what it costs to outfit an American soldier.”
Narrating his own extraordinary story, David introduces us to his wife Iz (Ana de Armas), with whom he hopes to raise a family by selling bed sheets to local care homes.
His get-rich-quick scheme flops and David is reluctant to tell his spouse that the boxes of bedding cluttering up their apartment are not their golden ticket to a brighter future.
At this low ebb, David meets his friend Efraim Diveroli (Hill), who has discovered a website which lists contracts that the US military needs to be fulfilled.
Jonah Hill as Efraim Diveroli
“When life kicked me, I stayed down. But Efraim? He kicked back,” gushes David, who agrees to become a partner in this shadowy yet highly lucrative business.
The buddies tender for a massive munitions contract with the help of infamous dealer Henry Girard (Bradley Cooper) and underbid by 53 million dollars.
David travels to Albania to fulfil the contract, aided by his driver Bashkim (JB Blanc), who knows which palms to grease.
When David questions the morality of the business, which he keeps secret from Iz, Efraim immediately hits back.
“This isn’t about being pro-war,” he counsels David. “It’s about being pro-money.”
Bolstered by strong performances from the two leads, War Dogs is an engrossing and frequently uproarious comedy of errors.
Phillips and Smilovic’s script short changes the supporting characters: Iz exists solely to prick David’s conscience with her fleeting words of wisdom.
However, they do they craft some big laughs like when the buddies visit a weapons expo in Las Vegas and David pithily describes the event as “Comic-Con with grenades”.
War - what is it good for?
It’s very good for lining the pockets of the greedy and the enterprising.
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Manager Dave Challinor believes a point was the very least AFC Fylde deserved from their 3-3 home draw with Salford City and he hopes the club record crowd will come back for more this weekend.
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Manager Dave Challinor believes a point was the very least AFC Fylde deserved from their 3-3 home draw with Salford City and he hopes the club record crowd will come back for more this weekend.
The Coasters trailed twice on Tuesday before defender Steve Williams stole in to seal the draw with a header deep in stoppage time.
Manager Challinor said: “We didn’t play particularly well in possession but we showed the characteristics we are going to need this season if we are to be successful.
“I think we deserved at least a point but I’m disappointed again in the way we conceded goals. One was a worldie but their other two were terrible from our point of view.
“Rowey scored a worldie too to make it 2-2, then their keeper makes a top save to keep out Bohan Dixon and Rowey hits the post with an incredible free-kick. For their lad (Mike Phenix) to then go up the other end and slam one in was frustrating.
“We brought Matt Blinkhorn on and I thought he had a big impact in a short space of time and got us up the pitch. We showed great character and got our reward. We are still unbeaten but are now there to be shot at.”
The point left Fylde on top of National North but they were knocked off the summit last night by Darlington 1883, who beat Chorley 2-0.
An unprecedented 1,832 attended Tuesday’s match and Challinor said: “We had a fantastic crowd and we provided them with an entertaining game. Hopefully they enjoyed it and will want to come back. We are moving forward as a club and we have to keep doing that on the pitch too.”
Challinor was forced into two changes following injuries to goalkeeper Rhys Taylor and winger Brendon Daniels in Saturday’s win at Alfreton.
“It wasn’t ideal having to change a winning side but it is part and parcel of the game,” said Challinor.
“Rhys is a big loss for us because he has been a calming influence at the back with his experience and composure, and with Brendon missing we had to set up a little differently.
“It did disrupt the balance but that is no excuse for the goals we conceded.
“I want both players back as quickly as possible but we are still unsure when that might be. Fingers crossed they aren’t long-term. If we need to strengthen we will.
“We have a busy weekend coming up, with Halifax on Saturday and Bradford on Monday, and hopefully we can keep this unbeaten run going.”
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A man with a string of concvictions so long it stretches to 75 pages of foolscap paper, notched his 650th offence on the Fylde coast.
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A man with a string of concvictions so long it stretches to 75 pages of foolscap paper, notched his 650th offence on the Fylde coast.
Patrick Ryan’s list of convictions is now so long that police and court staff no longer print it all out to try and save paper.
To say my client is a persistent offender is an under statement
Ryan, 61, of Fox Street, Preston, has committed offences the length and breadth of Britain and is believed to be one of the most prolific criminals in the country.
And for his 650th crime, he chose the market town of Poulton.
He travelled by train from Preston, spent time in a church and then went out and stole two bottles of Honoro Vera red wine, valued at £12.90, from a branch of Booths supermarket.
Ryan admitted the theft.
Pam Smith, prosecuting, said Ryan was seen trying to leave the store without paying and when asked by a store member to halt, the bottles were found inhis bag.
Ryan, who is on Jobseekers Allowance, was given a 12-month conditional discharge by chairman of the Bench Ian Robertson who told him:”That means keep out of trouble for a year – we shall see.”
His lawyer Peter Manning said: “To say my client is a persistent offender is an under statement
“But he has calmed down a little these days.”
“He has not got many shoplifting convictions on his record over the years.
“This was perhaps a relapse as he is trying to put his alcohol problems behind him.”
“He travelled to Poulton and then went to church before being tempted to steal the wine. His judgement was obviously blurred.”
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Fylde RFC complete their preparations for the National One season on Saturday, when Sedgley Tigers visit the Woodlands (3pm).
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Fylde RFC complete their preparations for the National One season on Saturday, when Sedgley Tigers visit the Woodlands (3pm).
The sides met at the Tigers’ Park Lane in pre-season 12 months ago, when over 100 points were scored and Fylde ran out 63-38 winners.
It will be Fylde’s second and final run-out before the league season begins at home to Birmingham Mosely on September 3.
Fylde had their first run-out last weekend, a chastening 81-0 defeat away to Premiership club Sale Sharks at Heywood Road.
The Tigers, named Lancashire Senior Club of the Year in June, had a fine 2015-16 season, finishing as runners-up in National Two (North) but missing out on promotion to Old Albanian in a play-off.
Sedgley may include former Fylde players Steve Collins, Juan Crous, Mike Waywell and young talents Curtis Strong and Callum McShane in their squad.
There are Sedgley connections in the Fylde ranks too – Chris Briers, Adam Lewis and head coach Paul Arnold have all spent periods at Park Lane.
Former Tigers number eight Matt Lamprey has moved to The Woodlands this summer and will be up against his old team-mates.
Fylde supporters will look forward to seeing the other new players who have joined the club this summer.
These include lock Jack Turley (formerly with Heriots), centre Scott Armstrong (Birmingham Moseley), England Counties Under-20s fly-half Jack Harrison (Harper Adams University and Peebles RFC) and wing James Bailey (Southport).
The Fylde squad is as follows, with all 22 players likely to feature at some point in proceedings .
Forwards: Adam Lewis, Tom Burtonwood, Jonny Wild, Nick Grey, Jack Turley, Matt Lamprey, Evan Stewart, David Fairbrother, Danny Maher, Matt Garrod, Paul Arnold, Mark Goodman, plus one more to be confirmed.
Backs: Greg Nicholls, Jack Harrison, Oli Brenand, Scott Armstrong, Chris Briers, Anthony Bingham, Jordan Dorrington, Callum Wilkinson, James Bailey.
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Here are the GCSE results for schools across the Fylde Coast.
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Here are the GCSE results for schools across the Fylde Coast.
AKS Lytham
Ten passes
M Bittar, A Bowker, D Brenner-Lawton, J Cowburn, N Forster, I Fraser, O Gavin, A Naeem, A Park, R Pickersgill, S Reams, L Rigby, C Shaw, S Southern, J Willcox, J Wood.
9 passes
A Abbott, I Arnold-Turner, G Aspinall, S Baines, C Barcock, A Broadbent, H Bux, H Bux, C Cadley, E Chambers, J Chopra, J Clayton, M Clayton, M Cookson, D Cooper, A Counsell, G Dale, A Douglas, S Drinkwater, I Eastham, R Ellis, R Evans, N Frankel, N Gallagher, E Garstang, C Hall, E Hall, J Harvey, J Heaton, J Howland, H Hudson, K Iqbal, A Iredale, J Kurtis, J Lowther, A Lusher, L Macaulay, A Marrs, L Meek, R Mill, J Moore, R Newman, O O’Neil, G Powlesland, J Pyrah, B Smyth, F Stanier, D Stone, M Storton, J Taylor, T Taylor, M Turpie, I Walton, S Wen, R Whitaker, O Wilkinson-Gray, J Worsley, G Wyatt, T Wyatt.
Eight passes
S Barker, M Cherry, A Foulds, M Haythornthwaite, S Kyle-Clay, O Lea-Taylor, J Moreau, G Powell, G Wallace.
Seven passes
M Baker, B Dagger, J Duncan, O Fagan-Weston, L Halliwell-Fletcher, R Spurway.
Six passes
A Shelmerdine.
Montgomery High School passes
Eleven passes
O Bach, R Halliwell, R Hartley, S Hartley, K Holmes, G Hope, T Kambouri, B Loder, M Mills, W Murray, A Platt, M Rigby, B Singleton, C Stokes, K Szepecko, A Tumalty, J Waters, L White, J Williams, A Wood
Ten passes
Y Abdali, D Adshead,P Allbutt, S Almond, S Anderson, J Arliss, H Austin, E Bailey, E Banks, M Barclay, J Barratt, B Berresford, L Berresford, V Blackburn, L Brook, R Brown, T Brownrigg, J Bryan, E Bunting, R Burgess, J Byrne, R Cable, D Carr, M Carter, R Cato,G Charlesworth, J Cheeseman, M Cherry, A Christy, A Clarke, M Cooke, L Cooper, J Cotton, E Cross, J Cullinan, J Cunliffe, C Danson, M Davies Clarke, A Devonport, C Dickman, Z Dickson, L Donnelly, M Dooley, J Downs, C Edge, J Ellison, C Evans, H Evans, J Evans, E Farquhar, E Farrell, C Fearon, K Fenton, H Ferguson, R Fielden, M Fielding, S Formosa, J Fox, E Froggett, M Froggett, B Fuller, E Garlick, B Gaunt, B Green, C Grogan, C Haines, C Hanson, M Hayhurst, N Heller, S Hill, B Hindle, K Hodson, C Horrocks, D Hughes, K Hughes, S Hughes, L Hulton, C Isherwood, C Jackson, N Kelemen, C Kendrick, N Kenworthy, S Khanum, G Lomax, E Luce, G Luckett, Z Machen, L Marshall, E Masterton-Taylor, G McClean, H McCready, H McCreedy, G McGonagle, S Mercer, H Moore, C Moran, M Morris, K Moulson, L Moulson, C Mulhall, A Mulvey, J Nash, M Noble, D Norwood, J Nuttall, R Oldfield, D Park, T Parkinson, S Pearson-Brown, H Peel, S Pepper, D Percival, C Phasey, J Pickavance, L Poole, J Priestley, N Pyatt, C Richards, M Riedel, M Roberts, T Robinson, E Rose, K Rothery, M Rothwell, C Sanderson, K Sandiford, R Shepherd, G Shobayo, M Shonhiwa, B Smith, M Smith, M Smith, N Smith, S Smith, R Stewart, A Stirk, J Street, J Sykes, D Sykes-Livingstone, D Taylor, A Thornton, J Tolley, W Tomkinson, L Torralba, S Wainwright, R Walkden, K Walsh, H Whitehead, H Whitworth, D Wiles, R Wilks, C Williams, L Willis, J Wilson, J Wilson, K Wilson, C Winrow, M Worster, J Wright
Nine passes
E Alexander, M Balcerak, E Bartle, C Burgess, K Caine, C Cardwell-Wilsdon, A Clark, L Craddock, M Crumpton, E Day, X Devere, S Eaton, L Eckersley, C Eland, J Fenton, L Fleming, N Frankland, L Galloway, C Gibson, B Hall, S Hall, J Harrington, S Howarth, A Hutchings, P Iddon, E Jacklin, M Jackson, H Kadic, Y Knapman-Fletcher, R Linley, A Maillot, M Masters, J Maxwell, T McGawley, D McMahon, N Mew, A Mills, B Mullaney, H Nester, C Owen Steeden, J Parry, S Priestley, N Rhodes, C Rourke, S Sanderson, A Sisson, A Smith, E Smith, H Smith, W Townson, I Wild
Eight passes
L Bicket, B Bury-Young, M Da Costa, L De’Ath, Y Hegarty, T Higgins, M Jones, K Kirkman, I Mather, A McCabe, J McKnight, N Moody, N North, C Portlock, H Pugh, T Roberts-Rembowski, K Rossington, L Scotland, C Stott, L Thomas, E Tomlinson, K Walker-Earnshaw, L Webster, K Williams
Seven passes
M Crook, M Kennedy, T Knowles, J Laverty, B Standaloft, A Tattersall, E Wilcock
Six passes
C Elliott, S Sawers, B Scott
Five passes
L Gaulter, C Nelson, M Smith, C Spencer, J Willis, B Wright
Four passes
A Scott
Three passes
A Ashford, J Matley
Two passes
S Faulkner, V Johnston, L Leary
One Pass
A Hurwitch, L Mellad
Cardinal Allen High School
Ten passes
J Ballam, J Basquill, S Bennett, K Bradley, O Brady, B Carmichael, M Clark, L Grassie, C Haigh, H Hampson, T Hardman, R Heyes, L Male, D Morgan, P Paul, E Rapaccioli, O Rhys-Rowley, E Roberts, S Sherrington, L Waite.
Nine passes
F Ashworth-Prescott, A Atkin, J Beanland, C Benson, E Bleasdale, W Blunt, E Bradford, F Burgess, O Cattle, D Clerkin, K Cody, A Colebourne, T Fearnley, L Flemington, L Franklin, V Fusco, J Graham, D Hopkins, A Jewitt, J Jones, A McCaskill, H Miller, E Mooney, C Moyle, O Mullen, W Myers, A Ogden, L Oldman, J O’Neill, E Orr, M Pumphrey, T Scantlebury, H Seed, R Sharpe, J Short, C Simpson, M Sinclair, J Smith, L Smyth, K Wade, M Waldermar, B Watson, M White, K Wilson, K Wright.
Eight passes
R Anderson, C Andrew, J Austin, M Bardsley, J Beaton, L Black, S Blair, E Bradder, J Bradley, L Brayshaw, K Bruno, E Bulmer, S Bunn, T Callighan, P Carter-Barnes, T Clarke, R Corcoran, J Croston, C Devine, L Donnellon, R Garrett, L Gibson, J Greaves, Y Gregson, M Hargreaves, M Kaur, L Knights, M Lee, F Leonard, K Logan, L Mangan, H Martin, J McCann, K McCann, J McCaul, J McKevitt, O Mellor, K Mercy, T Metcalf, J Mizon, H Monaghan, R Moody, A Moran, C Newsham, E Noble, C Nuttall, T Parker, L Patterson, J Pinder, R Poole, K Rhodes, J Richardson, J Roberts, G Roney, O Salthouse, N Sintes, M Southward, T Stones, B Symons, C Thornborough, D Warren, M Watthey, E Webster, E Webster, T Welsh, K Whipp, C Williams, H Wilson.
Seven passes
J Bedford, O Bridge, N Cossey, A Crowford, E Hadgraft, B Hay, C Holden, J Holland, K Lane, B O’Keefe, L Peake, A Price, S Scott, S Simms, E Tester, R Thomasen, C Young.
Six passes
J Almond, C Barker, J Dale.
Five passes
M Waterman
Four passes
J Silver
Three passes
C McLeod
One Pass
J Tyler
St Mary’s Catholic College
Ten Passes
Barczynska L, Gierczak N, Machowiecki M, Tomas W, Wiecha N,
Nine Passes
Anderson F, Arnold C, Ashton T, Baker A, Baker C, Barclay C, Beardall N, Berrett-Phillips R, Bezaras D, Bibby J, Biju S, Blakey C, Boccaccio A, Boyne D, Bradley J, Brattley-Farnell T, Brown G, Brown T, Brzozowska K, Burgess C, Calle-Calatayud M, Clossick M, Copp E, Cornwell C, Cornwell J, Critchley S, Daniels L, Davey C, Davidson C, Devaney K, Devonald R, Dillaway C, Donnelli-Hunn K, Fearnley C, Fisher B, Flete E, Foster M, Galvin B, Garaba M, Gavin L, Gibbons D, Giddings C, Glover B, Graham G, Hannibal G, Hannibal R, Hawkins G, Hearsum L, Henderson D, Herbert L, Hester D, Hodge W, Holt A, Hoyle L, Hughes B, Humphreys L, Hutt C, Ireland E, Johnson F, Johnson O, Kay E, Kershaw J, Kilgallon J, Kucinski A, Lea -Sain J, Lewis B, Leyland M, Lightbown S, Lloyd C, Lonsdale P, Lovell S, Lowe J, Martin E, Mathew J, McCluskey S, McKenna K, McMullen J, McNeill A, McNickle N, McWilliams J, Molloy R, Montague J, Moonemalle M, Nelson Colsey J, Ney J, Parriss-Riley L, Partridge J, Patten L, Payne E, Perrett K, Plummer N, Puthenpurayil A, Pyper C, Riley K, Robb G, Rodaway J, Ronson A, Roper C, Rowley E, Salt L, Scot-Curwen H, Shahsavari Z, Sheta Z, Sieradzki N, Skivington C, Slater A, Smithurst S, Stambridge A, Stephens A, Stevenson C, Tench M, Towers R, Turley M, Turner J, Tyrrell C, Utomi V, Valentine P, Veitch M, Verma M, Verzo V, Vincent M, Walsh C, Walton B, Watson M, Welsh C, Williams M, Wilson E, Winder M, Wood J, Wren K, Ygona R, Zafar J, Zhi Yang C,
Eight Passes
Blackwell L, Brownwood R, Cardwell E, Cheetham J, Costello M, Cubitt C, Dale H, Dela Cruz D, Dent-Watson E, Dewhurst O, Drake A, Evedon J, Fahey J, Gallagher K, Godwin S, Greenop O, Grimes S, Hodgkinson S, Houghton R, Hughes M, Ingram K, Innes A, Johnson C, Leaf C, Madden N, Martin L, Meechan J, Moreau K, Ogiogwa G, Orritt J, Oscar M, Richardson J, Sharlet B, Simpson K, Smith W, Starkie J, Tanner C, Taylor M, Thomson R, Tribe O, Wells C, Williams J, Winter N, Wrigley J, Young G, Zielinski K
Seven Passes
Allen R, Carney H, Grant C, Grindley T, Henshall L, Keogh A, Koziol D, Lister J, Marshall-Fitzpatrick C, O’Brien, Gleeson L, Parsons K, Shaw M, Slachciak O, Smith G, Smith M, West S
Six Passes
Craven S, Haney C, Kerry E, Lea-Sain F, O’Neill M, Taylor J, Wood R, Woodhouse J,
Two Passes
Kersh S
Fleetwood High School
Eleven passes
A Barlow, A Douglas, J Hall, A Poole, C Riding, A Stevens
Ten passes
S Adams, C Bidle, C Bradford, R Chelton, F Coates, A Coventry, J Cummins, T Delves, A Entwistle, L Fox , T Gotto, D Harrison, E Hassall, N Hogg, E Houton, N Howell, J Hunter, S Hutcheon, A Hutton, J-F Jones, L Jones, M Khan, A Leach, B Marriott, A McCarron, J O’Connor, K O’Rourke, B Pearson, R Reddington, L Samson, T Sargeant, T Sharratt, T Smith, K Shaw, L Simm, L Thomas, C Wardle, Ben Wilson, Bethany Wilson, A Wright H Youngson
Nine passes
R Andrews, D Baker, A Bainbridge, R Beech, C Bidle, T Briggs, L Bowman, C Cawley, D Clough, K Crewdson, H Cygal, M Emsley, R Garrett, D Haworth, S Heron, L Hutchings, J Impett, C Jones, J Jones, E Jorgenson, M Kennedy, C Lynn, J Manning, S Nicol, J-L Paine, J Paterson , A Price, C Slater, L Stark, A Stewart, D Underdown, K Valentine
Eight passes
J Barrow, A Blyth, D Burns, C Dawson, B Flowers, L Gaynor, C Hall, S Irvin, C-E Jones, C Lee, J Marshall, J McLaughlin, C O’Malley, B Parker, K Parker, R Robinson, K Rouse, M Stoney, C Tomkins
Seven passes
E Barkworth, C Duncan, J Harrison, T Howard, J Joyce, R Oldcorn, J Rudge, B Tripp,
Six passes
J Davies, C Driscoll, C Ethell, K-A Ethell, F Macklin, A Royle,
Five passes
M Ellis, A Heaton, M Rawcliffe - McDermott
Four passes
C Burgess, L Feike, A Mills
Two passes
J McLaughlin
One pass
J Crane, O Douthwaite
Millfield
11 Passes
L, Allison,L Deery,A Jolly.
10 Passes
J Allinson,E Ball,E Bond,A Boyle,K Bradshaw,E Brown,H Brown,E Buckley,I Chantrell,D Chettoe,A Chisam,T Choudhury,L Crane,C Croft,H Cudlip,A Daly,E Davies, C Dickinson,J Ellwood,R Evans,
T Farrow,E French,O Gorman,E Gouldin,B Green,C Grogan,A Hayes,S Hepworth,C Hill,L Hogarth, J Hurst,E Johnstone,J Joyce,L Kidd,T Kirkman,N Lee,W Liptrot,A Mayall-Buckley,L Moyes,T Nuttall,A Owens,
C Payne,A Potts,F Railton,C Ratcliffe,L Riley,S Robinson,J Schofield,L Schroeder,B Sharp,E Simms,R Simpson,L Smith,C Tarpey,R Trott,H Warne,M Wright.
9 Passes
M Ball,R Bamber,C Barclay-Smith,E Blair,J Burr,C Buston,E Cartmell,L Cooper,J Cresswell,K Daniells-Tarry,D Evans-Bowker,M Fisher,A Gratton,K Gudgeon,C Hannigan,C Haslam,J Hind,L Kelly,C Kight,
L Kilmartin,N Latus,G Lumley,R Munro,R Pogson,C Porter,J Pye,J Raina,C Richardson,M Ronson,R Shaw,T Slater,G Stansfield,D Street,A Todd,C Tregonning,J Wilkinson,L Wilson,S Wright.
8.5 Passes
R Jones.
8 Passes
K Ablett,D Ainsworth,D Baker,E Berry,S Carr,N Casey,O D’Arcy,M Diack,L Eccles,A Foster,M Green,J Hampson,B Handley,M Hindle,B Ingham,J Johnston,L-J Kennedy,Z Kirkman,L Lowe,E Lucas,L Matthews, R Midgley,F Mooney,H Naylor,K Pipe,S Potts,O Quinnell,L Rumming,W Singleton,S Slapp,J Thompson,M Turner,J Twyford,O Van Bogerijen,C Watson,L Whyment,J Williams.
7 Passes
A Bowker,A Campbell,A Carr,T Crane,S Ellis-Graham,A Gibson Swarbrick,E Gregory,T Kirby,J May,D Norton,S Rushton,M Sielski,D Smith,C Stead,E Thomas,T Thornton,F Vickers,M Wilcock,J Willis,R Wright.
6 Passes
L Foster,A Keay,T Potts,A Reeves,W Young.
5 Passes
C Sielski.
2 Passes
M Thompson.
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Ten Passes
S Alikasa, A Deroxinska, N Radzanowska
Nine Passes
J Adamson, J Barker, M Black, J Booth, C R Bullen, D Bullough, L Cameron, C Casey, S Clegg, J Curran, C Davis, E Davis, J Eadie, R Ferguson, E Fletcher, M Goodinson, J Harrison, C Heath, K Hill, Z Hill, H Hilton, L Hurley, J Jackson, S Joliffe, J Lee, M Lion, J Lu, J Lyle, D Moore, K Morgan, C Murphy, K Ostrowska, K Pentony, C Ralph, C Regan, H Rudd, K Walerowicz
Eight Passes
L Abbass, C Atkinson, L Bailey,S Beatie, S Bioletti, S Bowe,C Boyes, J Bradford, C J Bullen, C Chapllin, L Chinn-Batten, H Coffey, C Crolla, E Derbyshire, C A Dowling, C M Dowling, D Duffy, F Dyson, K Faulkner, J Fay-Southall, C Fisher, H Folger, M Gordon, N Guy, V Hague,T Hamer, N Hassall, D Heaton, S Henson, C Hiller, N Hirst, J Jones, M Jones, S Kirby, E Langridge, S Lavelle, A Lens, M Lidgley, R Lindsay, J Linton, E Longthorne, A Mallinson, A Marchant, M Marcus, C McCartney-Page, K McKenzie, M McLellan, C Morris, C Papp, M Parker, L Partridge, J Pearce, L Perry, J Porter-Thomas, K Priest, R Rhaman, C Riches, M Richmond, K Ridings,L Rogers, C Ronson, E Rowe, R Ruddock, B Ryan, S Scanlon, E Scowcroft, C Smith, J S Smith, Jacob Smith, J Smith, Z Smith, A Smith-Griffiths, S Staff, A Strickland, D Strother, A Taylor, D Taylor, G Taylor, R Taylor, S Taylor, H Trask, L Vaughan, M Vowels, R Walmsley, B Walton, H Waterhouse, M Weilding, C Whatmough, S Whiteside, J Wilmore, S Worthington, C Wylie, J Yardley
Seven Passes
S Burns, N Casson, J Cook, R Currie, D Daly, C Dodds, G Folger, J Hanby, L Harrison, C Keogh, P Langley, M Mahoney, C Palin, A Parfitt, R Riddick, S Roney-Wilton, T Sparks, A Taylor, C Walker, C Wright,
Six Passes
K Dickinson, S Flynn, C J Mcdonald, E Owen, K Philipson-Grant,D Sanderson, A Sharif, M Yates
Five Passes
S Brewster, L Butterworth, A Hartley, D Porietis, E THomson, R Turner
Four Passes
R Miller, E Muir,
Three Passes
A Clare, S Mitchell
One Pass
E Roberts
St George’s
Twelve Passes
M Burgeen
Eleven Passes
S Ardrey, A Brocklehurst, P Cartledge, T Davis, A Dixon, J Eaves, C Gill, G Gray, C Gregory, C Henderson, E Khan, E Lawrence, B Leonard, J Lock, L Martin, R Morris, L Nixon, C Pound, E Robinson, A Sagar, P Salanki, J Toal, E Walsh
Ten Passes
D Andrews, C Baggaley, D Bailey, M Barker, K Baron, C Baxter, C Berry, L Bowden, R Bowler, E Briggs, A Brown, J Burke, M Butler, K Campbell, C Carter, C Clough, K Clough, H Colledge, M Conn, W Cottam, E Counter, J Cowling, T Cox, L Crewdson, G Cubbins-McCorry, B Davidson, C Davidson, A Dixon, D Dixon, S Dodd, C Emery, K Fairlie, R Fisher, L Frain, P Froggett, R Gibson, S Gilligan, C Good, K Green, H Greenhalgh, C Hammond, E Harwood, J Healey, J Hemming, J Higgins, J Hill, M Holmes, H Hughes, Z Iglesias-Blackburn, J Jackson, D Jones, J Jones, L Jones, M Langley, A Lenton, K Lewin, C Lonsdale, C Mason, K May, J McAnena, D McCulloch, E McKay, L McNaught, L Mills, C Moorhead, D Moorhouse, L Mundow, M Norton, M Nuttall, H O’Brien, A Pemberton, L Phillips, K Piper, L Quinn, R Randell, J Richardson, L Richardson, C Riding, T Rogerson, E Rowland, K Rutherford, N Salmon, C Searle, H Simpson, T Singleton, L Smith, O Smith, W Sontowska, J Southern, T Stewart, G Stillwell, J Sudell, E Taylor, L Thorpe, L Topham, D Townson, J Webster, M Wilson, B Yiu
Nine Passes
L Aaron, F Allan, M Atkinson, A Bamber, B Bayman, A Campbell, S Ellis, J Green, C Gregory, C Harrison, S Heyes, L Marsden, T May, M McGregor, O Millard, L Morgan, E Nixon, C Roberts, K Shaw, R Thomas, C Tyldesley, E Wasp, C Wildon
Eight Passes
E Burgess, J Dodd, R Everington, S Frankle, P Jones, S Macfarlane, T Roberts, A Scarlett, J Taylor, M Wood
Seven Passes
R Ahmed, C Barkworth, M Bracewell, M Burgoyne, A Fisher, A Hart, B Lindley, C Murphy, L Thomas, C Whitaker, J Wright
Six Passes
B Burgess, G Everton-White, J Fielding, B Gillett, J Hamilton, P Holyoake, H Mylroie, C Norton, K Sarjantson
Five Passes
D Bristow, L Logan, T Nugent, M Preston
Four Passes
R Baldwin, L Webb
Three Passes
A Merchant, J Stock,
Two Passes
Z Elkirat
St Aidan’s
Thirteen Passes
T Lord
Twelve Passes
R Born, D Burke, LEagles-Martin, C Ellam, K Hesketh, E Holden, B Holding, E Kearton, I Long, E Marks, E Nagle, V Scragg, J Thompson, F Thompson-Jolley, I Unsworth
Eleven Passes
C Abram, P Abram, H Allen, K Anderson, C Bennett, A Betteridge, L Bradley, B Brignall, S Brown, J Clarkson, C Conley, J Corkery, R Davison, O Fivian, M Gair, F Galloway, S Green, M Guerin, J Guthrie, N Harrison, A Haworth, M Head, M Hill, A Hinchcliff, J Houldsworth, A Howard, K Hoyle, A Hughes, H Hunt, G Isles, H Jackson, G James, A Jenkinson, L Jones, S Kelly, W Lewis, T Nelson, C Palmer, R Platt, T Preston, H Saunders, A Sealy, K Southern, E Street, C Swarbrick, D Szcypiorska, E Thompson, M Thornhill, T Townley ,J Twiss, O Verity, G Wareing, S White, A Wilkinson,
BD Acton-Higginson, D Ashworth, S Atkinson, H Boothby, J Cardwell, W Clegg, S Coop, A Curtis, G Dixon, L Dooley, L Goodfellow , C Hirst, R Horvarth, B Hutton, A Jeffries, H Johnson, J Jones, M Jones B Mason, C Miller, L Morgan,
H Moulding, S Nowotarski, E Oakey, J Penswick , M Ralph, M Sandford, J Simey, D Sutton, E Wood, A Wyatt
Nine Passes
A Bleakley, P Cox, O Crisp, T Cross, N Danson, M Denny, B Gardner, C Houghton, G Howard, T Jenkinson, S Johnson, E MacGregor, J Ogden, S Patten-Clayton, S Proctor, B Redmond, A Richardson, J Ronson, C Soothill, B Whalley
Eight Passes
C Andrew,J Bamber, A Bowers, D Cowgill, B Crellin, D Devonport, O Evans, L Guerin, R Hargreaves, B Johnson, P Manikum, C Marsden, M Peace, A Pope, O Shaw, J Wall, C White
Seven Passes
B Britton, A Chard, L Dalton-Lee, J Galt, B White
Six Passes
S Riley, D Sarre-Bamber
Five Passes
K Marsden, N Roskell,
Four Passes
C Butler, A Waters
Three Passes
J Allison, J Jackson
Baines School
11 Passes
J Churms, H Clayton, I Cooper, C Cronshaw, M Crooks, L Eyres, G Faulkner, E Fielding, C Hurt, J Knowles, R Monks, E Neath, D Ricchiuti, C Simpson, G Stephenson, J Strain,.
10 Passes
G Ainsworth, E Asiliskender, D Balshaw, A Barton, J Bedell, B Bloxham, J Brewer, E Bridge, A Brookes, R Causer, A Ellis, E Fredrick, E Hessey, E Hume, J Lau, A Manders, J Marshall, E McGawley, L McIvor, M Miller, R Moss, M Newiss, C Norton, T Pagen, C Parr, E Pawson, N Pinkney, E Pymm, H Stringfellow, B Tinkler, J Watson.
9 Passes
T Alston, M Asquith, R Atkin, M Barrett, T Bateman, J Bethell, H Blackhurst, A Boulton, J Boulton, H Broughton, J Carroll, S Carter, M Cartmell, P Clegg, D Collins, S Collins, E Copp, S Cross, B Daly, A Davies, J Davis, T Dowie, M Dowman, M Eaves, L Eccles, E Fitzmaurice, O Fitzpatrick, I Fletcher, A Flynn, I Foote, K Gannon, G Gerrard, H Gigli, K Webster, K Harris, A Hasan, L Higham, M Holdip, S Holland, J Jacobs, B Jones, M Jones, N Joynes, A Kershaw, A Key-Otero, J Knott, E Leadbetter, D Lee, M Lee, E Lees, N Malhotra, B McCain, J McCausland, C McIlwaine, J Middleton, J Mitchell, B Molyneux, C Moore, T Mottershead, C Moynes, J O’Connell, J Pickup, D Porter, T Robinson, C Sheridan, C Skivington, A Smith, A Swann-Holmes, O Tattersall, C Thomas, C Thomas, L Thompson, A Vallance, A Waters, H Watkins, J Whitehead, Z Zampini.
8 Passes
A Biviano, T Connor, L Dunn, L Durow, J Fletcher, C Hall, K Harper, G Jones, J Kielty, J Maskery, O McVicar, S Rathbone, L Raynor, J Robinson, S Swan, O Tattersall, M Tierney, D Trent, R Tupman-Bell, B White,
7 Passes
C Lee-Hardman, C Humphreys, J Leak, R Mace, R McGawley, J Newton, J Rogerson, A Sumner.
6 Passes
R Bellew, M Fleming, O Hey, J James, J Power, W Whitaker
5 Passes
D Benson, A Douglas, J Sharples, T Rogerson, R Wood.
4 Passes
L Turner,.
3 Passes
K Bambrook.
2 Passes
M Knapman
Hodgson Academy
Eleven Passes
W Brown, J Hill, A Hogarth, R Morten, M Zubowicz.
Ten Passes
N Adshead, C Akram, C Allsopp, M Baldwin, O Banks, Y Barker, O Bennett, J Bonsell, J Bowley, N Broadbent, C Brow, A Callaghan, B Cardwell, A Carter, A Carter, S Cartmell, J Churchouse, J Cookson, H Douthwaite, C Eaves, B Edwards, A England, E Fitzpatrick, T Galler, H Gardner, J Gregg, J Guy, W Haddow, E Hadwin, C Hall, K Hargate, E Hayton, J Heaton, J Hester, M Holland, S Hopkinson, E Hoyle, J Hughes, L Jackson, C Kay, L Killingbeck, C Kimberley, C Kimmance, R Lambert, G Latham, H Lester, A Lewis, J Lydon, J Macdonald, C Manifold, G Markham, A Marmo, H Maskill, R Maxwell, T McFadyen, R Moore, E Morden, O Mulhall-Taylor, J Mullin, C O’Connor, C O’Neill, J O’Neill, T Pearson, M Peill, T Poole, A Pople, T Preston, C Roberts, K Rodgers, E Rose, D Russell, C Scott, J Shaw, D Siddall, V Smith-Payne, S Strutton, R Swarbrick, A Thomason, J Thornton, M Tingey, B Whiteside, E Whittaker, A Whyatt, J Williams, J Williams, A Wooton.
Nine Passes
L Armstrong, A Atkinson, L Atkinson, L Bailie, N Beardsall, S Beckett, T Berkeley, L Bradley, L Bramhall, C Buchanan, W Butler, L Cantona-Murray, J Carbutt, C Chippendale, G Clark, N Clark, E Clarke, C Clewlow, C Coates, C Collinge, C Condron, L Connearn, H Crawforth, T Cryer, N Curran, E Demar, A Dixon, J Doherty, L Eastoe, S Eaves, T Eckersley, J Edgington, R Falkingham, J Fisher, H Foster, A French, E Galloway, M Gardiner, J Gardner, R Gardner, D Glover, J Graham, K Grant, C Green, E Green, S Green, G Guy, H Haddrell, J Haigh, L Hartley, E Haslam, G Heath, X Herschell, J Hindley, H Holland, L Hudson, J Hulme, A Jackson, O Johnson, J Kanuritch, S Kenyon, P Kiernan, S Knight, S Langer, S Lawson, S Laycock, J Layton, M Leonard, T Lewis, J Marsden, C Masters, T Miller, G Mitchell, D Molloy, J Molloy, J Moore, M Moshona, J Murray, E Newman, A Norazlan, G Norman, R O’Connor, A Partington, T Paterson, M Penswick, C Pilkington, J Porter, C Portman, L Price, A Rashid, O Reading, O Renshall, J Roe, W Saunders, M Scullion, D Seville, D Shorrock, G Simms, L Slater, E Smith, R Smith, I Sutcliffe, M Swarbrick, E Tax, L Taylor, D Thornton, E Threlkeld, R Walker, M Webster, M Wild, C Williams, D Yates.
Eight Passes
R Barrot, A Black, R Bradwell-Pritchard, Y Brown, C Clegg, J Dodd, D Fisher, B Gregory, O Hills, K Markham, J Maycock, J Monk, J Weiss, A Whelan.
Seven Passes
R Barrot, K Cardwell, C Dewsnap, J Green, H Mcgrath, B Stubbs.
Five Passes
B Thompson.
Four Passes
L Cooper.
Three Passes
T Armer.
Two Passes
B Brookes.
One Pass
S Martin.
Highfield Leadership Academy
Ten Passes
L Baldwin, M Bourne, L Calvert, J Faber, E Jenkinson
Nine Passes
M Alcock, C Allan, T Anthony, C Aspey, C Barritt, H Barron, C Beadsley, L Bellew, N Bend, A
Birch, T Bowen-Price, C Brannan, B Bremner, L Britnell, G Brown, D Buckley, L Buckley, A Butcher, C Byrnes, C Campbell, E Carr, L Chow, K Chudynka, C Clough-Texel, L Connell, E Cottenden, C Coulburn, R Crawford, O Cubbins, B Culpan, A Curran, L Curran, C Daly, J Dempsey, B Dickinson, J Dodson, T Drew, C Driscoll, M East, A Eaves, H Eccles, C Edwards, M Eldershaw, H Errington, J Escott, R Farrell, L Farricker, T Figg, C Finlayson, B Fitzpatrick, J Frodsham, I Frolov, M Gibson, N Gibson, O Grant, C Green, B Gregson, C Harnett, K Haworth, S Heaton-Gilmartin, J Heighton-Lewin, S Hemmings, K Holden, B Holland-Ball, O Holmes, K Houghton, J Hunt, T Hyndman, A James, D Jenskins, E Johnson, B Jones, J Jones, K Kelly, N Kenny, K King, C Kirk, G Knight, K Leonard, K Lindeman, M Livesey, H Lloyd, J Lomax, B Lowin, M Lui, K Machin, A Mackay, A Marshall, T Marshall, L Mather, R McAdam, J McGonagle, G McKay, G McLean, J Meszoly, L Mills, K Monaghan, R Monkman, B Montgomery, A Moran, K Morris, E Morrison, D Mulligan, J Nelson, K Openshaw, C Parker, B Parker-Starkie, D Penn, B Phillips, K Pilling, N Powell, S Ralston, E Rata, C Rawes, C Roberts, N Roberts, H Robinson, J Robinson, L Ross, C Rowlands, K Ryan, O Samways, B Sarjantson, M Schofield, C Scott, M Senior, B Shearing, C Sheldrick, J Shiel, H Simpson, S Simpson, S Singleton, A Smith, B Smith, C Smith, D Smith, E Smith, K Smith, L Smith, J Snelson, H Speight, D Stead, C Straathof, E Summerfield, E Taylor, J Taylor, L Teale, O Tetlow, J Thompson, B Turner, C Walker, C Walsh, M Watts, T Webster, K Weir, J Wilding, G Willoughby, C Worrall, C Yates,
Eight Passes
J Brooks, S Carr, R Casey, K Ceesay, C Cope, J Dutton, C Flood, R Hall, J McGibney, J Meadows-Anderson, J Morris, J Murray, J O'Donnell, S Smith, H Weber, L Witts, K Wood
Seven Passes
M Bowerman, E Briggs, E Cheetham, J Cooper, N Dawber, J Glass, S Haworth, C Hurd, R McDonald, S McGuire, J Perry, Q Ravalli, J Reid, E Ryan, A Shah, L Withers
Six Passes
C Taylor
Five Passes
D Conroy, K Wright,
Four Passes
D Gray,
Three Passes
S Harnett, A Mackin, C Robinson
Two Passes
D Beresford, K Carlyle, B Jones, K Kennedy, L Williams
One Pass
C Waldron
Rossall
Eleven passes
G Fackler, P Gaud
Ten passes
J Amor, L Bannister-Nunn, A Eastham, U Gaultney-Udjo, O Gregory, C Jordan, M Klebais, S McGailey, J Sharratt, H Stott, E Tikoisuva
Nine passes
C Avery, T Beaumé, A Brown, M Finney, Y Gan, B Greenwood, E Hall, I Hockings, B Hoggmascall, H Mercer-Jones, C Metcalfe, H Monteiro, R Purnell, E Robinson, J Sangha, B Sharples, F Smith, C van Blerk, R Wright
Eight passes
N Ivanchenko, E Pastore, M Rave, K Swarbrick
Seven passes
J Braidford, L Jagger, D Meiffert, K Porter, M Shagina, O Surikov
Six passes
A Dürrmüller Acosta, H Hockings, H Kwong, J Ostler, M Ott, Y Pan, H Stansfield, I Timokhin
St Bede’s Catholic High School
Eleven Passes
M Solarska ,J Wilkinson ,G Zinna
Ten Passes
B Anderson, G Anderson-Shepherd, L Ashton, M Baker, F Ballout, L Banks, G Bennett, E Beverley-Shaul, H Boardman, O Booth, I Boxwell, A Bradley, R Brow, M Cairns, B Cardwell, W Clancy-Collins, G Collings, C Collison, L Couvaya, A Cross, R Cusworth, G Dalton, F Davison, H Dennison, J Desborough, C Dickason, G Dodd, C Duffy, G Dunford, K Durnan, J Edmondson, J Ellison, R Elsender, T England, H Fisher, M Gardner, V Glowczewska, A Greaves, G Griffiths, C Hargreaves, R Hart, H Hay, M Hayes, C Heron, A Hills, J Hirst, M Hoare, M Howley, V Ingham, K Jones, N Keegan, G Lanzani, D Lardner, T Lawrenson, A Lee, K Lee, P Linley, K Malihi-Shoja, M Manning, A McAvoy, M McGivern, A McGrane, J Mercer, M Murray, E Myerscough, E O'Farrell, E Ormerod, J Parry, J Plant, S Price, K Pritchard, J Prout, T Rawcliffe, J Ribaya, A Roberts, L Rooney, N Rourke, M Sane, B Schofield, J Simpson, L Simpson, C Smith, O Squire, H Taylor, S Teale, T Thompson, A Tolley, L Trickett, E Walsh, A Ward, D Webb, J Westhead, C Wilson, D Wojkiewicz
Nine Passes
H Ailsby, L Belton, C Bramma, C Britton, E Disley, J Doddemeade, C Francis, S Gajos, A Green, C Griffiths, L Hargreaves, D Jones, R Jones, R Lewis, T Makepeace, E Marsland, S McCluskie, E Melvin, E O’Dea, S Oldfield, D Richards, J Riding-Chapman, W Salisbury, E Sanders Fox, V Singh, M Taylor, S Thornton, J Treasure, A Whittlestone
Eight Passes
S Bowman, R Bragg-Jensen, O Dodd, G Fawcett, H Fiddler, A Green, A Harrison, B Jones, L Lewis, A Murray, J Richardson, S Rule, H Sagar, R Smith, A Thompson, P Travis, C Turner
Seven Passes
S Dean, A Naylor, C Oueslati
Five Passes
C Taylor
One Pass
L Laughlin, S Nicholson
Unity Academy
eleven passes
J Brown, K Literska
Ten passes
C Aldren, K Allen, A Begum, A Carter, B Cooke, A Drury, B Duckworth, C Egan, N Ferguson, J Gibbons, A Gillespie, B Gomersall, S Goodwin, L Hallett, S Hancock, C Harvey, L Hornby, A Howarth, S Howarth, D Howell, Z Hudson-Williams, O Hughes, K Jenkins, T Jones, B King, R Kumar, A Logan, T Lynch, M Mainds, D Makinson, J Mallinson, S McAllister, A Mitchell, A Mitchell, K Mongan, S Morrissey, L Robinson, D Rooney, R Sadler, B Seel, C Shepherd, M Smith-Wilkinson, D Stretton, L Strickland, C Tatters, B Taylor, L Tite, J Wallis, E Ward, K Warnes, N Westwater, B White, C Willis, P Wooderson
Nine passes
W Akponwei, L Barrett, S Foden, S Gray, D Harding, AJ Jackson, L Kenyon, T Lee, K Parsonage, C Phelps, W Quilty, R Rosie, S Rosie, C Scheepers, T Taylor
Eight passes
L Kearsley, B Mason, J McIntyre, A Rowley, T Simmons, D Wilson
Seven passes
D Beard, H Fleming, L Gibson, G Hughes, L Walsh
Six passes
N Harwood
Five passes
M North
Lytham St Annes High
Eleven passes
C Cunningham, L Deveney, D Santos, A Shipton, M Tinsley
Ten passes
G Allen, T Bailey-Shields, B Bainbridge, L Bainbridge, J Barrow, B Baxter, J Bishop, S Booth, M Boyce, B Bradley, H Brett, R Buglass, A Butterworth, L-M Cain, R Canham, E Caswell, A Cessford, A Charnley, D Connolly, E Cooper, E Crowther, J Cuff, C Da Silva Grave, B Davies, N Dawber, R Dawson, J Deveney, E Dobson, H Drysdale, A Dunn, T Edington, S Fish, K Fisher, M Fisher, N Fletcher, R Frankland, J Gallagher, M Galloway, H Gill, R Gill, H Glover, A Greenman, P Greenman, B Gregson, G Grierson, C Hagger, L Hales, E Halsall, R Hamilton, E Hammond, I Harrop, C Heath, L Hesketh, E Heslop, A Houghton, O Houghton, R Howarth, K Hughes, J Hughlock-Williams, S Hunt, W Hunt, L Irving, H Jamil, N Jenkinson, P Kelly, S Kember, A Kirkham, A Leivers, K Levin, L Lockhart, S Lord, A Loveday-Binks, H Lucking, R Mackay, C Maddox, K Marsh, M Maunder, E Mawdsley, E Maycock, J McKenzie, S Modi, A Morgans, M Morris, F Moxham, O Muir, T Nunez, O Palser, M Parsons, G Payne, K Pennington, C Perrey, C Pickersgill, E Pixton, E Plunkett, W Plunkett, S Potton, O Price, T Pumphrey, G Randles, B Rawling, E Revill, I Riley, L Robinson, J Sanderson, K Shaw, K Skelly, A Smith, O Smith, J Sooriyakumar, D Sparrow, A Springford, S Stewart, J Street, J Sumpton, H Thompson, F Tierney, H Toates, E Tracey, H Trott, S Tsang, C Turnbull, C Wallbank, S Walsh, A Waterfield, H Webber, J Webster, C Whatmough, J Whitehead, L Wilson, J Wood, J Wragg, E Wright, J Wynn, M Yeadon, S Zahmat Keshan
Nine passes
C Baker, K Bavidge, K Beacher, L Blower, J Bradley, S Burgess, M Cavanagh, N Chandler, R Collier-Baker, O Coulter, L Docherty, J Downie, C Dunkerley, K Elliott, E Fewings, P Fleming, M Foster, H Graham, C Harkin, C Heffernan, J Hodson, S Johnstone, L Kelly, T Kirkham, S Komorovskis, L Lawrenson, J Levin, X Li, J McGlue, E Monk, D Parr, K Ritchie, I Roffey, A Rutter, J Shaw, J Slater, R Smethills, C Smith, G Smith, H Smith, M Smith, C Stephenson, E Swindells, W Tang, P Thompson, A Thornborough, L Thornborough, C Turner, H Windsor, A Winter, S Allan, K Hornby
Eight passes
S Ackrill, B Beesley, J Bhakta, C Choi, B Coker, Z Faraj, D Franklin, A Joyner, J Kirkham, L Martin, J Nelson, R Roache, E Shaw, Z Shepherd, C Sullivan
Seven passes
J Bell, N Burroughs, K East, C Harvey, R Lanyon, E McQueenie, S Morrison, L Thompson, D Whatmough
Six passes
D Glover, E Laver, R Oglesby, J Parkin, L Sandiford, B Smith, S Vaughan
Five passes
L Dainty, T Young
Four passes
H Buckley-Mills, D Clark, O Geraghty, Z Linton, J O’Sullivan
Three passes
S Sommer
Carr Hill High School
Thirteen Passes
L Bonney, T Collinson, S Cope, M Davis, A Fraser, O Groom, O Hall, L Irwin, R Kareckas, H Manley, H Mulholland, B Needham, F Orme, S Royle, L Simpson, M Stothard, L Swarbrick, H Walker
Twelve Passses
M Armstead, L Bailey, E Benson, E Binns, J Brett, C Camilleri, E Chang, C Charlton, J Chatfield, T Christie, E Cowell, D Edmondson, C Edwards, S Evans, J Fellows, J Forrest, I Gibbins, O Greenwood, S Hartley, A Holloway, F Hubble, A Hughes, N Hurst, W Keenan, E Lennie, J Lio, A Marshall, W Martin, R Moore, C Shaw, J Short, A Singleton, E Sowden, A Statham, L Steele, L Stretton, J Taylor, E Thomson, L Timms, L Welch, B Wilson, R Wilson, L Wyatt
Eleven Passes
Z Aleksejevs, S Charoenwijitkul, E Gregoire, K Hmelnika, V Lasinskis, K Reed, C Rushton, E Staimilere,
Ten Passes
A Aberdeen, K Anderson, M Atkinson, L Bates, S Bishop, P Bourne, C Burrow, K Cartmell, L Chiwanda, J Collier, O Cooper, E Coppersthwaite, T Cunliffe, J Curtis, L Curtis-Monk, R Davenport, M Dewhurst, J Eckman, I Ellison, P Entwistle, E Fellows, S Ford, K France, J Francis, O French, A Gaskova, R Gayle, B Green, K Hall, B Harrison, D Harry, C Higginson, M Holt, V Hughes, G Humphreys, K Johnson, J Jones, A Kirby, E Leaper, A Lowe, J Marshall, P Mason, A McCaffery, I McDonald, A Myers, W Ochieng, E Parker-Hodskinson, T Parkinson, C Porter, A Price, M Richardson, J Roylance-Moore, R Saiger, A Sheriff, M Snape, M Spafford, C Stanley, N Stuart, I Sungurova, M Tattersall, S Taylor, E Tiffen, J Turvey, R Widdows, M Williams, C Wilson, N Wilson
Nine Passes
J Craven, C Finlay, K Fryett, S Hartshorne, N James, P Jaundrill, P Lees, J Morris, J Naftel,S Normington, J Parkinson, A Robinson, L Smethurst, C Stocker, Z Thomas, Y Tierney-Bordewijk, J Tucker, A Unsworth, L Ward, M Williams, R Woods
Eight Passes
G Bretherton, A Colquhoun, D Coogan, T Fishwick, T Goulding, L Gray, E Holden, A McFaulds, R Minshull, L Parker, S Parker, J Rossall, G Taylor, M Watkinson
Seven Passes
C Bonney, K Burns, L Coburn, M Gerrard, N Ivanov, M Keegan, D Lowe, C Shaw
Six Passes
L Christian
Five Passes
N Dawes, H Fort-Smith, B Knibbs, F Mullard, D Pownall, C Rowson, L White
Four Passes
A Baggaley, G Blackwell, E Crossley, M Newby, J Reid, C Rodowicz, M Watson, J Whiteside
Three Passes
L Lote, G Preston
South Shore Academy
Twelve Passes
L Horrocks
Eleven Passes
N Amin, K Green, P Nabil-Islam, T Tongue, A Tredinnick, W Yekeh
Ten Passes
L Ainsworth, H Aounallah, R Ashworth, C Blank, K Boyce, L Bucher, J Burke, H Chapman, A Csonge, F Culley-Wright, R Devine, B Draycott, K Edwards, C Erskine, M Finglas-Coats, E Gee, S Geraghty, J Gledhill, T Graves, J Gurung, D Hall, M Hall, R Horrigan, L Howard, S Howard, H Howarth, A Ingrey, R Johnston, A Jones, K Karpinska, N Kelham, S Kenny, J King, J Kinmond, C Kirby, P Knaur, P Krawczyk, S Murphy, R Nicholson, D Paster, N Payne, I Phimphasoi, A Pugh, A Rawcliffe, G Robson, C Self, A Smith, D Straine-Francis, E Stuart, C Sutton, A Thom, S Tongue, L Truckel, K Wanyo, P Wilson.
Nine Passes
C Bailey, J Baron,A Barrett, C Beardall, N Blackburn, T Blackwell, B Borland, T Bostock, C Bumby, L Casey, R Chick, J Clarke, M Conway, R Cowden, C Cox, M Crowther, L Davenport, E Dugmore, K Edwards, J Foley, E Francis, C Gellatley, J Green, S Greenwood, J Hall, T Harper, L Holden, S Hughes, K Ingham, C Jepson, B Johnson, L Johnson, L Kenny, A Kidd, C Luby, C Maden, J Manser, D Marsden, N Marsh, G Mercer, A Miller, C Nice, C Owen, C Page, A Parker, S Plank, M Pritchard, I Raistrick Jones, J Rayner, A Reid, A Stirling, D Taylor, S Taylor Bushell, E Till, J Walford, R Wareing, N Wheatcroft, R Whitaker, K Whitehouse, C Whittaker, L Wrigley.
Eight Passes
K Bell, C Rodgers, M Senghore, B Wilson.
Seven Passes
E Smith, D Waddington.
Six Passes
J Pickin
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Trapped in a marriage to an abusive, violent police officer, battered wife Joanna West has no one to turn to… until a stranger offering help walks into her life.
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Book review: The Hummingbird’s Cage by Tamara Dietrich
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Trapped in a marriage to an abusive, violent police officer, battered wife Joanna West has no one to turn to… until a stranger offering help walks into her life.
For the first time in years, Joanna and her young daughter have the chance to flee, but can you ever really escape from a brutal, vengeful husband?
Moved and inspired by the testaments of abused wives, former journalist Tamara Dietrich tackles the scourge of domestic violence head on in a highly original and powerfully imagined debut novel which melds menace with paranormal magic.
The Hummingbird’s Cage, a hard-hitting, page-turning thriller with an intriguingly soft middle, almost defies genre as Dietrich weaves seamlessly between gut-wrenching cruelty and spiritual sublimity in a tale of hope, despair and redemption.
Everyone in Wheeler, New Mexico, thinks that Joanna West leads the perfect life. She is married to Jim, the dashing deputy sheriff of McGill County, and has a beautiful seven-year-old daughter, Laurel.
But the truth is that Joanna is married to a monster who regularly beats her, subjects her to verbal and mental abuse and has isolated her from the people who live around her. Once upon a time she would have challenged him but now every time Joanna cries, ‘more of me washes away.’
Ten years ago, Joanna was swept off her feet by handsome Jim, her head turned by his uniform and ‘bad-boy grin’ but now she is trapped in a violent marriage and, with a young child to care for, escape seems impossible.
But then Bernadette, Jim’s feisty biker chick ex-girlfriend, turns up with an escape route. On the run, Joanna and Laurel stumble upon Morro, a charming and magical village that seems to exist out of time and place.
Farmer Olin Farnsworth and his wife Jessie offer her sanctuary and soon, between the comfort of her new home and blossoming friendships, Joanna’s soul begins to heal, easing the wounds of a decade of abuse.
But her past – and her husband – aren’t so easy to escape. Unwilling to live in fear any longer, Joanna must summon a strength she never knew she had to fight back and forge a new life for her daughter and herself....
Dietrich delivers a clever and compelling first novel, conjuring up a mysterious but idyllic town suspended somewhere between reality and fantasy, and juxtaposing this haven of peace with the terrifying threats that lie behind and beyond.
To read The Hummingbird’s Cage is to experience high emotion and high drama and to understand the visceral realities of domestic violence, but there is also the opportunity to marvel at the power of love and hope, and to rejoice at the human capacity to reach out and find redemption.
A heartbreaking tale written with insight, beauty and honesty…
(Orion, paperback, £7.99)
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A 12-year-old boy had pleaded guilty to raping a nine-year-old boy at Blackpool.
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A 12-year-old boy had pleaded guilty to raping a nine-year-old boy at Blackpool.
The defendant, from North Shore, who can not be identified for legal reasons, also admitted twice sexually assaulting the same boy.
The offences took place between April 29 and May 29 last year.
The boy was bailed for pre-sentence reports at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court.
He must live at his given address and not have any contact with children under the age of 18 unless supervised by an adult who has knowledge of the court proceedings, as conditions of his bail.
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Lytham CC captain Dom O’Brien hasn’t ruled out a top-four finish but admits his side are still in a Liverpool Competition relegation battle.
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Lytham CC captain Dom O’Brien hasn’t ruled out a top-four finish but admits his side are still in a Liverpool Competition relegation battle.
It’s been a disappointing season for the Church Road side, spent mostly in the lower half of the ECB premier league, but Lytham halted a run of defeats with a battling home draw – which was just a handful of runs from being a win – against leaders Northern last Saturday.
Now Australian O’Brien wants to build on that in the final four games to ease lingering fears and propel his side up the table, starting at Bootle tomorrow.
“It’s been a very mixed season and we’ve struggled to build momentum,” O’Brien told The Gazette.
“Climbing the table will be tough but four wins could get us into the top four, though we are certainly not clear of relegation either.”
Fifty points separate Lytham from the bottom two, but with 20 for a win nothing is cut and dried. O’Brien added: “We have a strong group of young players. The season has been challenging for them but their confidence is high, so hopefully we can finish strongly.”
And O’Brien, who is approaching 4,000 runs for the club and has scored 624 in the league this season, hopes the performance against Northern can act as a turning point for the run-in.
Last week’s draw was all the more admirable for being achieved without their Lancashire paceman Toby Lester, who has taken 50 wickets for Lytham this season. Another key player in the remaining weeks is likely to be wicketkeeper Gary Knight, who has scored 500 runs.
“We still have to play teams above us, so there’s a good chance to climb the table,” said O’Brien.
While Lytham prepare for one big game this weekend, their neighbours in the Northern League face at least two.
It’s a double-header bank holiday weekend as the title race hots up, with Monday’s derby clash between Fleetwood and Blackpool the obvious eye-catcher.
Before then, leaders Blackpool must negotiate two matches against Netherfield, in the league tomorrow and in the Readers Cup semi-finals 24 hours later – the winners face Lancaster in the final on Sunday week.
Third-placed Fleetwood warm up for Monday’s derby with a trip to Preston tomorrow.
St Annes have two home games over the holiday weekend. They welcome Penrith to Vernon Road tomorrow and Chorley on Monday.
Garstang are celebrating glory in the Palace Shield’s Meyler Cup and are dreaming of a league and cup double.
They won a rain-affected cup final at Vernon Carus on a faster run-rate, reaching 153-1 in pursuit of 196-0.
Standing third in the premier division, Garstang are very much in contention for the double heading into tomorrow’s crunch clash away to leaders Fulwood and Broughton.
Tomorrow’s CRICKET
Northern Premier League: Barrow v Morecambe, Lancaster v Kendal, Leyland v Chorley, Netherfield v Blackpool, Preston v Fleetwood, St Annes v Penrith.
Liverpool Competition ECB premier league: Bootle v Lytham
Moore and Smalley SE+ Palace Shield
Premier division: Fulwood and Broughton v Garstang, Fylde v Croston, Penwortham v Whittingham and Goosnargh, Thornton Cleveleys v Freckleton, Torrisholme v Longridge, Vernon Carus v Great Eccleston
Division One: Garstang 2 v BAC/EE Preston, Kirkham and Wesham v Vernon Carus 2, Longridge 2 v Norcross, Rufford v Eccleston, White Coppice v Hoghton, Withnell Fold v Fulwood and Broughton 2.
Division Two: Great Eccleston 2 v Thornton Cleveleys 2, Gregson Lane v Penwotham 2, Mawdesley v Wrea Green , New Longton v Tarleton, Walton-le-Dale v South Shore, Whittle and Clayton-le-Woods v Blackpool 3
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The parents of a baby girl have been arrested after their four-month-old daughter was found with ‘significant head injuries’ at home, police said yesterday.
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The parents of a baby girl have been arrested after their four-month-old daughter was found with ‘significant head injuries’ at home, police said yesterday.
The youngster was rushed to Blackpool Victoria Hospital after an urgent 999 call, before being transferred to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, where she remains in a poorly condition, a spokesman said.
We remain at the very early stages of a police investigation to establish how she has come by her injuries
“We remain at the very early stages of a police investigation to establish how she has come by her injuries,” he told The Gazette.
The girl’s dad, a 28-year-old NHS worker, and mum, 29, both from Carleton, were quizzed by detectives after being held on suspicion of a section 18 assault — or grievous bodily harm.
The pair were arrested after paramedics were called to their home in Maldern Avenue, Carleton, at around 8.49pm on Thursday.
Their young daughter was rushed to A&E, with her condition described as ‘immediately life threatening’.
A spokeswoman for the North West Ambulance Service said she was unable to comment further because the 999 call came from the private residence.
But she did say it was given emergency ‘red two’ status and treated as a priority.
Only ‘red one’ calls, where patients have stopped breathing or do not have a pulse, are treated more urgently.
The girl was then taken to hospital at 10pm before being transferred to Alder Hey, a specialist children’s hospital, the police spokesman added.
Officers were called in at around 3.30am the following morning, and the man and women held.
“They were arrested on Friday morning and kept in until Saturday,” a source close to the pair, bailed until Monday, December 5, said.
Their two other young children were being cared for by another family member, he told The Gazette, which has chosen not to name the girl or her parents at this stage.
The county council, which is responsible for child protection, declined to comment.
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She might not be able to fly right up to the sky but the daughter of the legendary Keith Harris will be following in her father’s footsteps, performing at a variety show on Friday, September 16.
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She might not be able to fly right up to the sky but the daughter of the legendary Keith Harris will be following in her father’s footsteps, performing at a variety show on Friday, September 16.
Sixteen-year-old Kitty Harris grew up in Poulton and although she hasn’t taken up her dad’s ventriloquism, she’s still a natural performer and has been singing and dancing since the age of four at Langleys Dance Centre.
She has even appeared with her dad at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool in ‘Best of British’ produced by Duggie Chapman.
It’s Steve Hewlett, the ventriloquist who finished in fourth place on the 2013 series of Britian’s Got Talent, and a close friend of Keith Harris, who personally asked Kitty to perform at the ‘Talents of Britain’ show at the Lancaster Grand next month.
Speaking about Kitty’s inclusion in the talent show, Steve said it was a no-brainer, saying: “I’m proud to be introducing Kitty at The Grand in Lancaster this September.
“This will be a very Special moment for me, Kitty, her family and Talents of Britain, as she is not only a fantastic talent in her own right but she has been guided by wonderful parents and one of the most successful performers Great Britain has ever seen in Keith Harris.
“She will do his legacy proud.”
Steve was a long-time friend of Keith, before his death in 2015, and added that he saw him as somewhat of a mentor, he said: “I was 16 Kitty’s age) when I first worked with Keith on a TV show in 1993.
“As a young ventriloquist he was so helpful to me. When I entered BGT 2013 he was one of the close friends I asked for guidance and he was chuffed I got to the final.
“He was so encouraging and kind from that day to his last.
“He would call me just to see how I was doing and my family and just gave me his generous advice and time.”
Talents of Britain is touring this Autumn on the back of a sell-out 2015. As well as Steve Hewlett and Kitty Harris, it also features the likes of dancers Stavros Flatley, comedian Kev Orkian and impressionist Paul Burling.
Tickets are priced at £17 for adults and £15 for concessions. They’re available to buy from http://www.lancastergrand.co.uk/
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A band nominated for Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards are the special guests at St Annes Folk Club on Saturday.
Jaywalkers are a three-piece consisting from Lancashire, who play guitar, double bass and violin and who have been described as the rising stars of the folk world.
Regular performers at the Cambridge Folk Festival and Sidmouth Folk Week, they have released three successful albums and are heading to St Annes after a summer spent touring the UK.
“It’s pretty exciting to have a band of this calibre coming to play St Annes,” said Steve Canavan, who runs the folk club and is also a Gazette columnist.
“They are a really talented group who have become pretty successful in the last few years.
“I like them because not only are they great musicians and sound terrific – I defy anyone not to tap their feet along to the tunes – but they stay true to their Lancashire roots and a lot of their songs are about the north west.
“It should be a really good night.”
The folk club takes place at the Pavilion Café in Ashton Gardens, St Annes, and tickets for the concert are £7 – available by emailing [email protected] or by buying direct from the venue.
Doors open at 7.15pm on Saturday September 3, the music starts at 8pm.
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Seven Fylde coast libraries and 14 children’s centres have been earmarked for closure as Lancashire County Council bids to save £200m by 2020.The bombshell recommendation were made in a 1,468-page document released by county officials at shortly before 8pm on the Friday before a Bank Holiday Weekend.The Fylde centres earmarked for being sold off are:Ansdell LibraryFreckleton LibraryKirkham LibraryKirkham Young People’s CentreLower Lane Young People’s CentreLytham Children’s CentreLytham Library and Registration OfficeOrchard Children’s Centre (Freckleton) (designated)Pear Tree Children’s Centre (Kirkham) (designated)And the Wyre centres earmarked for disposal are:Cleveleys Library and Children’s CentreFleetwood Children’s Centre (designated)Garstang Young People’s CentreNorthfleet LibraryOver Wyre Children’s Centre (Hambleton satellite)Over Wyre Children’s Centre (Preesall satellite)Poulton-le-Fylde Children’s CentrePreesall Young People’s CentreRural Wyre Children’s Centre (Garstang) (designated)Thornton LibraryThornton Young People’s CentreThornton Youth Offending Team (Marsh Mill)The county council’s cabinet will be asked to agree revised plans to save millions of pounds, by reducing the number of buildings the council owns and rents, after seeking people’s views during an extensive consultation. Feedback from 7,700 responses has been taken into account in forming the proposals to bring services together to form a network of multi-functional buildings known as Neighbourhood Centres, which would provide a base for a range of different services in one place. The plans, which form part of the council’s property strategy, propose changes to where some services including libraries, children’s services, children’s centres, young people’s centres, youth offending teams, older people’s daytime support services, adult disability day services and registrars are delivered in the future. More than 100 buildings would no longer be used for county council services and the number of places at which some services are available would reduce. The cabinet will also be asked to agree to explore proposals made by a number of community groups and other organisations to take on responsibility for running some of the affected buildings and services. The changes are in response to Lancashire County Council’s need to save £200m by 2020/21 as a result of ongoing government cuts to its budget and rising demand for services. The report to the council’s cabinet published late on Friday outlines changes to the original plans, following a 12-week consultation held from 18 May to 14 August, with a number of revisions to which buildings are being proposed to house future services. County Coun David Borrow, deputy leader of Lancashire County Council and portfolio holder for finance, said: “We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to the consultation – their feedback has been invaluable in helping to shape the final proposals and the Cabinet will be giving the report careful consideration. “Our aim is to find a solution that still gives everyone in Lancashire good access to good services, despite the pressures on the council’s budget. We have done a lot of work to assess where services should be located in future, taking account of things such as geographic spread, accessibility and the needs of different communities. Some of the changes to the proposals reflect what people have told us about the way they access these services. “We’re also keen to continue exploring the potential for other groups and organisations to take on responsibility for some of the affected buildings and services, so we’re grateful for the interest that has been shown in that possibility over the last few months. The report acknowledges that more work will be needed to assess the business cases that have been put forward.” The report also asks councillors to agree plans to explore alternative options for the future delivery of library services, with a focus on examining whether community-run libraries could add to the statutory service provided by the county council. A package of help is proposed to help establish any community-run library, including £5,000 to cover set-up costs, shelving, an initial supply of books from the county’s store, and advice from a dedicated community library development officer.
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Seven Fylde coast libraries and 14 children’s centres have been earmarked for closure as Lancashire County Council bids to save £200m by 2020.
The bombshell recommendation were made in a 1,468-page document released by county officials at shortly before 8pm on the Friday before a Bank Holiday Weekend.
The Fylde centres earmarked for being sold off are:
Ansdell Library
Freckleton Library
Kirkham Library
Kirkham Young People’s Centre
Lower Lane Young People’s Centre
Lytham Children’s Centre
Lytham Library and Registration Office
Orchard Children’s Centre (Freckleton) (designated)
Pear Tree Children’s Centre (Kirkham) (designated)
And the Wyre centres earmarked for disposal are:
Cleveleys Library and Children’s Centre
Fleetwood Children’s Centre (designated)
Garstang Young People’s Centre
Northfleet Library
Over Wyre Children’s Centre (Hambleton satellite)
Over Wyre Children’s Centre (Preesall satellite)
Poulton-le-Fylde Children’s Centre
Preesall Young People’s Centre
Rural Wyre Children’s Centre (Garstang) (designated)
Thornton Library
Thornton Young People’s Centre
Thornton Youth Offending Team (Marsh Mill)
The county council’s cabinet will be asked to agree revised plans to save millions of pounds, by reducing the number of buildings the council owns and rents, after seeking people’s views during an extensive consultation.
Feedback from 7,700 responses has been taken into account in forming the proposals to bring services together to form a network of multi-functional buildings known as Neighbourhood Centres, which would provide a base for a range of different services in one place.
The plans, which form part of the council’s property strategy, propose changes to where some services including libraries, children’s services, children’s centres, young people’s centres, youth offending teams, older people’s daytime support services, adult disability day services and registrars are delivered in the future.
More than 100 buildings would no longer be used for county council services and the number of places at which some services are available would reduce.
The cabinet will also be asked to agree to explore proposals made by a number of community groups and other organisations to take on responsibility for running some of the affected buildings and services.
The changes are in response to Lancashire County Council’s need to save £200m by 2020/21 as a result of ongoing government cuts to its budget and rising demand for services.
The report to the council’s cabinet published late on Friday outlines changes to the original plans, following a 12-week consultation held from 18 May to 14 August, with a number of revisions to which buildings are being proposed to house future services.
County Coun David Borrow, deputy leader of Lancashire County Council and portfolio holder for finance, said: “We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to the consultation – their feedback has been invaluable in helping to shape the final proposals and the Cabinet will be giving the report careful consideration.
“Our aim is to find a solution that still gives everyone in Lancashire good access to good services, despite the pressures on the council’s budget. We have done a lot of work to assess where services should be located in future, taking account of things such as geographic spread, accessibility and the needs of different communities. Some of the changes to the proposals reflect what people have told us about the way they access these services.
“We’re also keen to continue exploring the potential for other groups and organisations to take on responsibility for some of the affected buildings and services, so we’re grateful for the interest that has been shown in that possibility over the last few months. The report acknowledges that more work will be needed to assess the business cases that have been put forward.”
The report also asks councillors to agree plans to explore alternative options for the future delivery of library services, with a focus on examining whether community-run libraries could add to the statutory service provided by the county council.
A package of help is proposed to help establish any community-run library, including £5,000 to cover set-up costs, shelving, an initial supply of books from the county’s store, and advice from a dedicated community library development officer.
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Danny Rowe struck four as Fylde made it 11 goals in two games to continue their unbeaten start to the season.
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Danny Rowe struck four as Fylde made it 11 goals in two games to continue their unbeaten start to the season.
Danny Rowe struck four as Fylde made it 11 goals in two games to continue their unbeaten start to the season.
Despite trailing 3-2 at the break, an attacking masterclass in the second half from the Coasters sealed Fylde’s third win in four Vanarama National North outings.
Manager Dave Challinor stuck with the same side that dismantled Altrincham Town 6-0 last Tuesday.
The wind was causing problems in the early stages and Alfreton tested the Coasters with some dangerous corners, though it was the visitors who took an early lead in emphatic fashion.
James Hardy was felled 20 yards out and up stepped free-kick specialist Rowe to smash the ball into the top left corner for his third goal of the season after eight minutes.
Hardy was presented with a chance of his own moments later, when Tom Kennedy whipped in a delightful cross from the left, but the former Manchester City youngster misjudged a header which sailed over.
The scores were level on 14 minutes as Ryan Wilson was played through on goal by Todd Jordan and the striker made no mistake, firing past Rhys Taylor.
Goalscorer Rowe had other ideas and restored the visitors’ lead just two minutes later. The frontman latched on to Bohan Dixon’s knock-down, raced into the area, cut back on to his right foot and rolled the ball past the helpless goalkeeper.
And it became 2-2 with the game barely 20 minutes old, when Craig Westcarr curled a sublime free-kick into the bottom left corner.
Tuesday’s two-goal hero Dixon was keen to get on the scoresheet once again and fired a rocket from fully 35 that flew narrowly wide.
Next it was Alfreton’s turn to pose a threat and it took a fine fingertip save from Taylor to prevent the hosts taking the lead. However, from the resulting corner the Reds were ahead for the first time.
Sam Smith was impeded by Josh Langley in the box and captain Dan Bradley made no mistake from the spot, sending Taylor the wrong way.
The hosts almost made it four in first-half added time when Bradley dispossessed Steve Williams and crossed for Westcarr to turn the ball home. Much to Fylde’s relief the linesman’s flag was raised.
Williams looked to make amends shortly after the break when he rose to meet Danny Holmes’ cross at the back post but his header across goal was well wide.
Just six minutes into the second period the Coasters back on level terms. Rowe lined up a free-kick 25 yards from goal and its sheer power took the ball past Fabian Speiss and into the far corner to complete his hat-trick.
Alfreton should have been ahead again when the ball arrived at the feet of Bradley at the back post but somehow the Reds’ captain could only find the side-netting from point-blank range.
Keeper Taylor was injured in the build-up to that chance and limped off, Tony Thompson coming off the bench for his debut.
Fylde were beginning to pile on the pressure in the pursuit of a winner and Andy Bond, scorer of a wonderful goal last time out, wasn’t far off with a curling effort.
Fantastic play from James Hardy on the edge of the area presented Dixon with a real chance but his close-range poke was deflected around the post.
The fourth goal deservedly arrived on 69 minutes and it was a remarkable fourth for Rowe, who pounced on a loose ball in a goalmouth scramble to tuck from six yards.
More fine football from visitors was almost finished off by Dixon but his well-stuck shot sailed agonisingly wide of the far post with just over 10 minutes to play.
The match was put to bed two minutes later with a fifth for the visitors.
Rowe did superbly to set Hardy free down the centre. He in turn played in Dixon and although the midfielder’s shot was saved, Hardy was on hand to fire home the loose ball.
Dixon had a chance to put the final nail in the coffin with seconds left, from Holmes’ right-wing cross, but he blazed over from 10 yards.
Manager Dave Challinor was delighted with Fylde’s fightback after a disappointing first-half showing.
“It’s a win, that’s the big thing,” he said. “To score five goals is great and to create the amount of chances we did as well was fantastic.
“I was obviously not happy at half-time and I had a right go because defensively we were all over the place.
“We said at half-time that if we kept the ball out of our net we’d have a good chance of winning. We needed to dig in in the second half.
“I give massive credit to the players for their reaction and they deserved to win.”
Challinor denied the strong wind was a major factor in the eight-goal tally. “I don’t think it had a big impact – it was poor defending from both teams.
“We scored first at a similar time as we did at Altrincham but there were signs that defensively we were far too open.
“We were making poor decisions and ultimately we’ve given really poor goals away, which put us on the back foot.
“At half-time, it wasn’t a case of me giving out tactical information – we just needed to be better, more aggressive in terms of attacking the ball and to stop giving away cheap free-kicks. If we do that, we’ve always got a chance because of the attacking players we have.
“Once we got the goal early in the second half, we were really in the ascendency.
“Apart from one or two occasions, we dealt much better with them.”
Fylde: Taylor (Thompson 60), Holmes, Langley, Williams, Kennedy, C. Hughes, Bond, Dixon, Hardy, Daniels (M. Hughes 34), Rowe; Subs not used: Collins, Baker, Blinkhorn.
Alfreton: Speiss, Allan, Heaton, Kennedy, McGowan, Nyoni, Jordan, Smith (Heard 74), Wilson (Garnett 74), Bradley, Westcarr (Priestley 90); Subs not used: Doyle-Charles.
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Vue Cleveleys has been chosen as one of 150 cinemas across UK and Ireland showing new film, One More Time With Feeling, for one night only to help promote a new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album.
Despite flirting with acting, appearing in films such as ‘Ghosts...of the Civil Dead’ and ‘Johnny Suede’, Nick Cave is predominantly known for his music, in a career spanning more than four decades.
In that time, he’s released 21 albums with three different bands and his latest offering ‘Skeleton Tree’ will become number 22 when it’s released on Friday, September 9.
The first chance to hear any music from the album will be in the film ‘One More Time With Feeling’ with the songs acting as the movie’s soundtrack.
The film is the latest offering of Andrew Dominik, director of ‘Chopper’, ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ and ‘Killing Them Softly’.
Interwoven throughout the Bad Seeds’ filmed performance of the new album are interviews and footage shot by Dominik, accompanied by Cave’s intermittent narration and improvised rumination.
Filmed in black-and-white and colour, in both 3D and 2D, the result is described as “stark, fragile and raw”.
Director Andrew Dominik said that the story is of how the film came about actually quite tragic, saying: “I’d been seeing quite a lot of him as we rallied around him and his family at the time of his son’s death.
“Nick told me that he had some things he needed to say, but he didn’t know who to say them to.
“I took the record away and listened to it trying to work out a way into the whole thing. In the end I agreed to do it if I could shoot it in black-and-white and 3D.
“No one has ever seen a 3D black-and-white non-animated feature film in modern times - for as far as I know, no such thing exists. It is both modern and from a distant age – much like the Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ new record, Skeleton Tree, actually.”
The film’s only showing at Vue Cleveleys is at 9pm, on Thursday, September 8. The showing is in 3D and tickets are available from http://www.onemoretimewithfeeling.film/
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The finale of the open air theatre season at Lytham Hall will bring both joy and a tinge of sadness to visiting company Illyria this Sunday afternoon.
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The finale of the open air theatre season at Lytham Hall will bring both joy and a tinge of sadness to visiting company Illyria this Sunday afternoon.
Illyria will be giving their penultimate performance of the Roald Dahl children’s favourite Danny the Champion of the World which has been playing to substantial family audiences at venues all over the United Kingdom.
Their 95-day tour has included a week at Cornwall’s famous Minack Theatre as well as shows at Fulham Palace, Hartland Abbey, Chepstow Castle and Tatton Park.
Illyria’s artistic director Oliver Gray who travelled from his base in Cornwall for his first visit to Lytham Hall in July feels that his cast of six are relishing the chance to return to one of their favourite venues at the end of their marathon tour.
“They simply love the calmness of the beautiful parkland at Lytham Hall and always find that the Lytham audience in August, many of them children, is always one of the most responsive on the tour. I was delighted to see Lytham Hall for myself and found it a most impressive setting for open air theatre,” he said.
Illyria stalwart Ffion Glyn who plays the pram-pushing vicar’s wife Mrs Clipstone pays tribute to the quality of Road Dahl’s writing.
“There is sadness and tension in Danny the Champion the World, as well as much humour, and that has surprised and appealed to our audiences all over England, Scotland and Wales this summer. We will be a little sad too giving the penultimate performance of memorable tour. It’s an eye-catching show and I think the families at Lytham Hall are in for a Bank Holiday treat.”
Open air theatre organiser Julian Wilde believes that Illyria will bring the season to a happy conclusion with one of Roald Dahl’s most appealing works.
“I am sure Illyria will do us proud once again. We have already sold a large number of tickets and I do advise everyone to book in advance as we are heading for a full house. ”
Gates which will be open from 2pm for picnickers, with the play starting at 4pm, and the audience should bring their own folding chairs or rugs. An area in front of the stage will be reserved for small children.
Tickets are £13, with concessions of £10, £6.50 and £3.
Book on-line on Illyria’s website at www.illyria.uk.com
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REVIEW: Danny the Chamion of the World, Lytham Hall
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REVIEW: Danny the Chamion of the World, Lytham Hall
A full house of 600 at Lytham Hall enjoyed the very best that open air theatre can offer in this accomplished performance from Illyria.
Roald Dahl’s story has considerable poignancy. Tom Myles and Peter Swales, wonderfully contrasting in their heights, are first class as Danny and his dad, both coming to terms in their own way with the death of mum. They fall foul of obnoxious local landowner Victor Hazell, played in a superbly over-the-top style by Nick Taylor who quickly and deliberately provoked the ranks of children at the front to storms of booing with his every appearance.
Illyria’s artistic director Oliver Gray, celebrating 25 years on the road, knows every trick of the trade - fourfold set, complete with an elevated forest of blue trees, delightful mechanical hens, comical toy cars and evocative music.
David Sayers was all Hello Hello Hello as the affable Sergeant Samways, Jennifer Shakesby a forthright Dr. Spencer and the experienced Ffion Glyn produced an excitable and wickedly Welsh vicar’s wife Mrs. Clipstone, her pram much more than it seems.
The littluns just shrieked as pheasants rained down on them in a high-octane second half, but Tom Myles had the skill to quieten the audience as in the finale he put across the strong moral point which characterises each of Dahl’s works. Glorious sunshine and a gloriously effective performance.
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Furious residents staged a blockade at the Queen’s Park flats demolition site, after learning that one householder was given an £8,000 pay out by the firm overseeing the project.
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Furious residents staged a blockade at the Queen’s Park flats demolition site, after learning that one householder was given an £8,000 pay out by the firm overseeing the project.
People living in the Devonshire House flats at Laycock Gate blocked the entrance to the site demanding to speak to Bruce Lister, the regeneration manager for the company Lovell.
Lesley Froggatt from Addison Crescent
They said the family, which was given the payout so that they would move out of the area for the day so demolition could take place, lived further away from the site than they did and therefore did not have to, like them, put up with trucks going to and fro daily as well as noise, vibration and dust.
They were demanding the same treatment or at least something from the company to improve their quality of life during the work
Families from Addison Crescent, where the family who got the payout live, were also furious with the situation saying that it was not fair that one should get the cash while everyone was inconvenienced by the July 31 demolition and subsequent work.
They also complained about ongoing noise and vibration from the £22m project and added that a clean-up following the actual demolition of the three tower blocks had missed debris and dust in many gardens and gutters in the area.
It is not right that they have got all this money and we have not been offered a penny
The Gazette reported yesterday, {http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/our-region/blackpool/family-offered-8k-for-moving-out-on-flats-demolition-day-1-8094904 |read the article here}, that Lovell made the £8,000 ex-gratia payment to the Addison Crescent resident for “ongoing disturbance” and for agreeing to move out on the day of the demolition. If the family had not moved out on the day it is unclear whether the demolition could have gone ahead.
A letter seen by The Gazette from Bruce Lister, stated: “I would confirm that Lovell is prepared to make an ex-gratia payment to you in recognition of the disturbance you have experienced and more particularly in lieu of your confirmed willingness to vacate your home at Addison Crescent throughout the operation of the temporary demolition
“Specifically it is hereby agreed that Lovell will pay you the sum of £8,000 in two instalments; £4,000 on receipt of receiving your signed acknowledgement and acceptance of the terms set out in this letter, and the balance of £4,000 to be paid immediately after the event.
“The terms set out in this letter are confidential between ourselves and you undertake to us not to disclose any of these terms to any third party.”
William Hunter, from Devonshire House, said: “People are furious. We are right on top of the site, the person who got the money is nowhere near as close to it all as we are.
“It is not right that they have got all this money and we have not been offered a penny.
“We have to put up with the trucks going in and out all day, the noise the dust the racket.
“I spoke to the site manager this morning and told him how appalled we were to hear about this.
“We feel we have been treated badly by Lovell.
“People were saying this morning that they wanted to go out and stop the work until they get some sort of explanation or a good will gesture.”
Margaret Cetinkaya, from Devonshire House, said: “We are not letting any lorries in or out until Lovell speak to us about this.
“It is because of that £8,000 payment. It is not fair for one family to get this.
“We should all have got the same treatment. We want to talk to Bruce Lister.”
Deanna Grundy, from Addison Crescent, said people felt angry that they were having to put up with noise and vibrations from the building site and only one person had been given this money.
She said: “When I got home from work the other day there was constant banging from the digging.
“We have been given no aftercare over this.
“They gave the windows a quick clean on the Monday after the demolition and that was it.
“People have debris and dust everywhere. People’s gutters are blocked.
“It is wrong that one person on this street has got a payout. We have all suffered as much as them and some more. There are disabled people living here who had to evacuate their homes.”
Lesley Froggatt, from Addison Crescent, said: “Most people here have tried to co-operate during the demolition. It is a good thing, it is progress.
“But when we found out someone had got £8,000, it was a kick in the teeth. People feel we have been treated badly by Lovell.
“We were promised the earth before the demolition.
“We were told we would get a structural engineer to come out, noise monitors, vibration monitors and a proper clean up afterwards, but they have not done this.”
Kenneth Lister, from Addison Crescent, said: “My wife is severely disabled and had to be evacuated to a care home for the day. We were not given any help at all. People are furious.
“I think these people should give the money back or otherwise everyone should be given a pay out.”
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The area where twenty-three storey Walter Robinson Court and 16-storey Elizabeth and Churchill Courts stood, will be used for 99 new homes which should be completed by Spring 2018 – the final part of the £22m regeneration project.
A spokesman for Lovell today said: “We are currently breaking up the foundations from the demolished blocks - this is inevitably noisy and we will complete this process as quickly as possible.
“As most of this material is being recycled as hardcore for the new development, there are only limited numbers of vehicles going to and from the site and those vehicle movements are subject to strict operating hours.
“Dust suppression sprays and road sweeping equipment are being used to reduce and clean up dust from the work.
“Where residents are experiencing problems with dust, we would ask them to please get in touch with our site team so that these can be addressed.”
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