‘I couldn’t stop pulling out my eyelashes’
Isobel Perl Four years ago, Isobel Perl was living with friends in London and thriving. She was working for a big accountancy firm and had a busy social life. Then the pandemic hit and she lost her job. Aged 25, she had to move back in with her parents in Watford. She decided to start […]
The volunteers rebuilding a lost train line
North Dorset Railway Volunteers began laying the track in the autumn The rural railway station is surprisingly busy considering there has been no train service for nearly six decades. Teaming with men in hi-vis overalls, an exciting development is taking shape. A section of railway line at Shillingstone in north Dorset, ripped up in the […]
The biggest sporting stories in Kent in 2024
PA Media A stunning first-half goal from Lamar Reynolds and a 66th minute winner from Sam Corne sealed the win for Maidstone United away at Ipswich Town The year of 2024 has seen some colossal sporting stories across Kent. From FA Cup giant killings to darting delight, there have been huge successes, as well as […]
Belper festival celebrating all things Steve branded success
Steve Lilley Organiser Steve Lilley (left), pictured with pal Steve Marriott, said a “gluttony of Steves” were born at a similar time A festival to celebrate all things Steve, which was born out of a “silly chat” in a pub, has “exceeded expectations”. Steve Fest was held in Belper, Derbyshire, on Thursday, St Stephen’s Day, […]
How feminism, not Bollywood, drew global audiences to Indian cinema in 2024
Getty Images Payal Kapadia’s (third from right) All We Imagine As Light won the Cannes Film Festival’s second-highest honour this year In 2024, as Bollywood struggled to find its footing, smaller films by Indian women that told nuanced stories made headlines in the country and across the world. In May, Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s All […]
Job losses at Bletchley Park WW2 code-breaker museum
Bletchley Park Trust Bletchley Park was once top secret but now is a museum open to the public A museum at Bletchley Park, site of the World War Two code-breaking success, is to cut up to a third of its jobs after losing almost all of its income during lockdown. Up to 35 jobs at […]
Gemma Davison: Chelsea Women winger leaves Women’s Super League champions
Chelsea Women winger Gemma Davison has left after a four-year spell with the Women’s Super League champions. Davison scored 14 goals in 78 appearances for Chelsea after signing from Liverpool in 2014. The 31-year-old featured 24 times in all competitions last season as Chelsea won the FA Cup and the league title. “It has been […]
Bristol City: Record crowd of 5,700 shows sport’s growth, says boss Lauren Smith
In October, the Football Association announced new targets for crowd sizes in the women’s game by 2024, with an aim of 6,000 fans per match in the WSL and an average of 1,000 in the Championship. Bristol City, who were relegated from the WSL in 2021, have averaged 394 fans for their nine league matches […]
Fed Cup: First home game in 26 years ‘big chance’ for GB women’s tennis
Broxburn-born Fleming played in the Davis Cup in 2016, and also partnered Jamie Murray at Wimbledon. While Britain’s men have enjoyed home ties in the Davis Cup – including in 2015 when they won the title – the women have played in 15 countries since their last home match in Nottingham in May 1993. The […]
Australian Open 2019: How many women’s Grand Slam champions of the past decade can you name?
Just how unpredictable is women’s tennis? Before Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova face each other in Saturday’s Australian Open final, we’re asking you how many of the 18 women’s Grand Slam singles champions of the past decade you can name. It would not take you long to do the same for the men’s game – […]