Geraint Thomas wins BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality 2014
Snooker legend Terry Griffiths was given the Lifetime Achievement award. Griffiths won the World Championship in 1979 and had a glittering career as a player at the highest level, then became the leading coach in the game. The Community Lifetime Achievement honour was given to Swansea boxing stalwart Terry Grey. He took over the running […]
Drones could bring in more ‘risky’ items to prison, inspector warns
BBC Latest government figures show the number of drone sightings has doubled since 2022 “More risky things” could come into prisons as more sophisticated drones mean bigger payloads of drugs are being smuggled into jails, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned. Charlie Taylor told the BBC: “We know security is being compromised in lots […]
British Cycling’s Shane Sutton rejects Nicole Cooke criticism
Sutton was a coach with Welsh Cycling until joining the British Cycling set-up in 2002 – the year Cooke won the road race at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has praised her as one of cycling’s all-time greats. Cooke won a bronze at Melbourne in 2006 behind Australians Natalie Bates and Oenone Wood, who […]
NI teacher wins prestigious national award
Pearson National Teaching Awards/Another Word Ciara Mulholland, pictured with singer Ryan McMullan and The One Show presenter Ryan Hand, has been recognised for her “outstanding contribution” A teacher from Maghera, in County Londonderry, has said it is an “honour” to get a special award for teaching. Ciara Mulholland, from Saint Patrick’s College in Maghera, has […]
Joanne Jackson: British Olympic swimming medallist retires
She competed in her first Olympic games in Athens in 2004, but failed to get past the heats. Two years later she won silver medals at 400m and 800m at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. At the Beijing Games she was beaten into third place by American Katie Hoff and team-mate Rebecca Adlington, who won […]
Industry helps young people forge digital careers
Young people in East Sussex who are aiming for careers in the digital sector are to be given the opportunity to receive training by industry professionals. Year 10 students at 10 schools will be set six-month projects, with mentors to guide them. Five schools, in Peacehaven, Robertsbridge, Uckfield and two in St Leonards, have already […]
The men who hid a note in a Scottish lighthouse 132 years ago
Ross Russell Ross Russell found a bottle containing a 132-year-old letter deep inside the walls of Corsewall Lighthouse A rich picture has emerged of the three men who left a message hidden inside the walls of a Scottish lighthouse 132 years ago, thanks to the work of genealogists. Earlier this month BBC Scotland News revealed […]
Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier: Ireland beat PNG to clinch place in West Indes
Ireland have secured a spot at the Women’s World Twenty20 after beating Papua New Guinea by 27 runs in the qualifier semi-finals in Amstelveen. It was make or break as only the winning semi-finalists would make the November tournament in the West Indies. Gaby Lewis top scored with 36 and Laura Delany added 21 as […]
The superpowers of coatings make possible the impossible
Getty Images Jet engines wouldn’t run without high-performance coatings Jet engines are one of the most jaw-dropping feats of engineering humans have ever come up with. But jet engines shouldn’t be possible, says Ben Beake, director of materials research at Micro Materials, an equipment testing company in Wales. “The air coming in is hotter than […]
Jack Sullivan: West Ham managing director steps down
Jack Sullivan has stepped down as managing director of Women’s Super League (WSL) side West Ham. The 21-year-old, who was 18 when he took the job in May 2017, is the son of Hammers joint-chairman David Sullivan. During his time in the role, West Ham secured a licence to play in the WSL from 2018 […]