Women’s FA Cup third round: Southampton’s eight-time winners among sides bidding to join WSL giants
The original Southampton side were trailblazers who romped to repeated victories, reaching all of the first nine finals and 10 of the first 11, winning eight of them. One of their key stars, forward Sue Lopez, won 22 England caps in her 20-year playing career and also had a one-year spell at Italian Serie A […]
Drivers face £70 fine for using shortcut without permit
BBC The permit gate is in the Llanishen area of Cardiff Drivers who use a residential road in Cardiff as a shortcut in the daytime face fines of up to £70 from Monday. Cardiff Council is introducing the so-called permit gate on Fishguard Road and Crystal Glen in the Llanishen area of the city. It […]
Can Spotify’s youth club plan actually help the future of music?
Getty Images Streaming giant Spotify has pledged to support 15 UK youth clubs for a year A report from the charity Youth Music paints a bleak picture of hundreds of closed youth centres, deteriorating mental health and a lack of access to music education. “It is really urgent,” says the charity’s CEO Matt Griffiths, who […]
hard cheese for local food firms?
BBC Managing director of East Coast Bakehouse Michael Carey said Brexit came as an “absolute shock” Just off the motorway, 40 minutes north of Dublin, you’ll find the East Coast Bakehouse – probably the most modern biscuit factory in Europe. It started trading in June 2016 – coinciding almost exactly with the UK’s vote to […]
Huawei board members resign over silence on Ukraine
AFP Two non-executive directors of Huawei UK have resigned over the company’s stance on the conflict in Ukraine. The BBC understands Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa felt the firm’s failure to quickly condemn the Russian invasion had made their positions untenable. Huawei UK thanked both men for their “invaluable guidance”. Asked by BBC […]
Food and drink culture compared with smoking in 1960s
BBC Dr Chris van Tulleken has examined children’s diets for the BBC programme What Are We Feeding Our Kids Does Wales have a problem with unhealthy lifestyles? This summer, two leading politicians have suggested people need to manage their personal behaviour around eating and drinking in order to help the Welsh NHS function. But TV’s […]
Women’s World Cup: All-rounder Emma Lamb included as England squad announced
England begin their World Cup defence on 5 March against favourites Australia, who thrashed Heather Knight’s side 12-4 in the Women’s Ashes. Finch said the World Cup was a chance to “refocus our intentions” following that disappointing defeat. “It provides an opportunity to embrace the challenge of a global event,” he added. “The England Women’s […]
Spending review ‘undermines UK green vision’
PA Media The UK chancellor’s Spending Review has been accused of undermining the prime minister’s “green” vision by pushing ahead with a £27bn roads programme. After several speeches in which Boris Johnson pledged to rescue the economy by “building back greener”, Rishi Sunak’s speech on Wednesday barely mentioned the climate. He said he was pursuing […]
‘Lifelong’ blues fan’s huge collection of 500 items on sale
Eileen Newman Alan Newman was a lifelong fan of blues music An extensive collection of blues memorabilia has been donated by a “lifelong” fan to be sold for charity. The family of Alan Newman, who died in August aged 75, has donated his compilation to St John’s Church in Highbridge, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Mr Newman, who […]
Shambala Festival staff ‘useful again’ in charity work
Shambala Festival The Shambala team are now being paid to distribute emergency food during winter Out-of-work festival staff say they are “feeling useful” once more after joining a food charity’s project. The Shambala Festival team, who are mostly based in Bristol, opted to help with FoodStock 2020 after facing furlough during the pandemic. Operations team […]