Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place from Monday 10th May, and I am writing to encourage your readers to take part and get involved. This Mental Health Awareness Week we are inviting everyone to #ConnectWithNature to support their mental health. Spending quality time in and around nature can helpContinue Reading
Olympic Conqueror looks a solid betting proposition for the seven-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two miles of ‘good’ Ludlow this afternoon but plenty of focus will be on his only serious time-handicap rival, Byzantine Empire, a somewhat controversial ‘eye-catcher’ last time out. Following two useful efforts Olympic Conqueror made no mistakeContinue Reading
EU member states are aiming to agree on a system for digital vaccine certificates for international travel by June 21st, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte said. Some member states will begin using the system to ease restrictions surrounding non-essential travel, according to The Irish Times, however, others may wait untilContinue Reading
Desert Dreamer, so impressive when making a winning debut under Hollie Doyle at Newmarket last month, in a fast-run race which has yielded several subsequent winners, is an exciting declaration for the seven-runner Novice Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Ascot ground this afternoon; on my time-handicap thisContinue Reading
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan has said people should not buy Covid-19 antigen tests sold in supermarkets due to the risk of false results. The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) is “genuinely concerned” about the sale of the testing kits and their use in uncontrolled circumstances, the chiefContinue Reading
El Hadeeyah represents another time-handicap ‘special’ for juvenile aficionados in a Maiden Fillies’ Stakes over five furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Ascot today; earlier this week we nominated Navello as a ‘headline’ choice and George Boughey’s charge romped home under Nicola Currie around Chester to land a gamble and justifyContinue Reading
East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team is a local charity based in Bodmin, Cornwall and is made up entirely of volunteers who provide an inland search and rescue service across the East Cornwall area and purely depends on public funding to operate. Covering rural areas from Goss Moor to BodminContinue Reading
Credence Star goes on a retrieving mission (mine!) in the Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Chelmsford polytrack today on the back of a woeful effort on ‘good to firm Doncaster thirteen days ago; what went wrong with Simon Crisford’s charge? There is never any guarantee with thoroughbreds, a multitudeContinue Reading
The Government is “drowning in the shadows of Fine Gael housing policy”, a private meeting of Fianna Fáil senators and TDs has heard. There are also calls for house purchase to be limited to one buyer. The meeting is discussing recent controversy over property purchases by investment funds, The IrishContinue Reading
I’m back with more news and hope you all had a lovely bank holiday. We made the most of the long weekend by exploring Haldon Forest and its various offers – very impressed with their “fund-a-loo” scheme and partner-latrines in places as far away as Myanmar and the Ivory CoastContinue Reading
