Triathlon World Series: British women target Edmonton success
Britain’s top female triathletes – Vicky Holland, Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins – will compete at the penultimate World Series event in Edmonton on Sunday. They should be in contention for honours as the top three in the World Series standings, external will all be absent. In the men’s race, neither of GB’s Brownlee brothers […]
Revised Westbury incinerator plan gains planning approval
BBC Protesters gathered outside the County Hall ahead of the meeting Revised plans to build a controversial £200m waste-to-energy incinerator in Wiltshire have been given the go ahead. Councillors voted seven to four earlier to approve the Westbury development described by South Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison as “hated” and “detested”. The meeting was live-streamed for […]
Why a row over jets could raise the cost of whisky
Speyside Distillers Patricia Dillon is managing director of Speyside Distillers in Scotland Scotch whisky should, in theory, have little do with planes – except perhaps as a mid-flight tipple. Which is why independent distillery boss Patricia Dillon wants to know why the Scotch whisky industry has been “dragged into” a row about aeroplanes. The US […]
Murdoch aims to continue curling after cooling retirement talk
However, Muirhead and her rink-mates were unable to defend the title since the qualifying Scottish Championships were held at the same time as their bronze-medal winning exploits in Sochi. The same will apply to the men later in the year, with Murdoch missing out on the chance to add to his six medals at World […]
Malmesbury blind woman given bionic eye to help see again
BBC David Canton from Malmesbury Opticians said he hoped Ms Irving will be able to see again A blind woman is learning to see again thanks to a new ground breaking trial involving a microchip placed in her eye. Sheila Irvine, from Wiltshire, who has geographic atrophy, is one of five in the UK taking […]
Lockdown restrictions lift across NI
Pacemaker Shoppers in Belfast city centre on Friday Non-essential retail and some parts of the hospitality sector in Northern Ireland are now able to reopen. A two-week limited lockdown, which was imposed on 27 November, ended at 23:59 GMT on Thursday. Restaurants, cafes and other venues serving food can resume trading, however pubs that do […]
Sochi 2014: GB curlers hail ‘dream’ bronze medal
The medal was also Britain’s first women’s Olympic curling medal since Rhona Martin team’s gold in 2002 and Muirhead said they were determined not to go away from Sochi empty handed. “I’m mentally buzzing. It’s been a constant rollercoaster,” she said. “We’ve had some tough losses and great wins and many of the games have […]
Fire on Tube prompts call for London transport ban
Smoke can be seen billowing from the rear of the train. Video from Marcin Rojek A ban on carrying e-scooters on London’s transport network should be enforced after a battery caught fire on the Tube, a union has said. Passengers had to abandon a service at Parsons Green station in west London on Monday after […]
Cars sought for Birmingham Commonwealth Games opening
Getty Images The organisers are looking for vehicles with links to the West Midlands, such as Longbridge-made Minis Cars with a link to the West Midlands are being sought to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The sporting event is set to be held at venues in the city […]
The haircare business that reaches 12 countries
‘The best time to start your business is… now!’ They say that when a woman gets a new hairstyle it means that there is something big going on in her life. For Michelle Ntalami back in 2013, the big thing was sadly that her father was gravely ill with cancer. And when his chemotherapy treatment […]