Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
School ‘defects’ check ordered and ‘young adults to ill to work’
The Guardian leads with ministers ordering safety checks on a group of post-war school buildings over fears of defects in thousands of schools. The paper…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…