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Tom all set to land the ‘Oscar’ at Ponte!
Sea Oscar will be on an urgent retrieving mission in a shallow-looking Maiden Stakes over a mile of ‘good to firm’ Pontefract this afternoon, absolutely imperative this William Haggas-trained Sea The Stars filly gains ‘winning brackets’ for stud purposes and championship-chasing stable jockey Tom Marquand will be mindful of theContinue Reading
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 1 LIVE RESULTS: Geraint Thomas heartbreak in road race, Team GB men’s hockey triumph – latest
UNPEATABLE Adam Peaty hammered out a Tokyo 2020 statement of intent that told his rivals: “Catch me if you can”, writes MARTIN LIPTON. The defending 100m breaststroke champion is Britain’s banker bet of the first few days of the Games. And the Uttoxeter superstar, who had recorded the EIGHTEEN fastestContinue Reading
Covid cases fall for a fourth day with 31,795 new infections in 24 hours
THE UK has reported coronavirus 31,795 cases today – down 41.8% on last Saturday’s 54,674. It is the fourth day in a row that cases have fallen – but Public Health England have not yet revealed how many deaths have occurred because of “technical difficulties” Cases remain high despite theContinue Reading
The Boat Pull
If you were down on the beach today, a strange sight would have met your eyes. The boat pull competition took place on the beach of Westward Ho! this morning, Saturday 24th of July. Teams of six had been invited to sign up to race across the sand, around twoContinue Reading
Many hospitality businesses will not reopen fully next week, industry group says
Restaurants are facing a staffing “crisis” ahead of the reopening of indoor hospitality next week, according to the chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins. Speaking to RTÉ’s The Business, he said around 25 per cent of bars and restaurants will not reopen fully on Monday. MrContinue Reading
Anti-vaccine protests take place in Dublin and Belfast
Far-right activists and anti-vaccine protesters have held a demonstration in Dublin against Covid-19 jabs and ongoing restrictions in Ireland. Around 1,500 protesters gathered outside Custom House in Dublin, as roads were blocked and traffic forced to a standstill. Protesters held anti-vaccine signs and chanted “freedom” as they walked through theContinue Reading
Anthony Thres OBE, DL, died peacefully on July 13th aged 92
Anthony Thres OBE, DL, died peacefully on July 13th aged 92 at Lucerne House in Exeter. Following a distinguished military career Anthony retrained as a chartered surveyor, and became Devon’s longest serving regional secretary for the County Landowners Association and on retirement after eighteen years, he was awarded both anContinue Reading
Lockdown turns farm barn into contemporary art gallery
Thrown, a specialist ceramics gallery established in London in 2018, will open the doors on its lockdown-created gallery in a disused barn on the Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall, next week. It’s director Claire, 32, grew up on the farm where the barn sits, part of the Caerhays estate, and found herselfContinue Reading
To support the importance of water safety on UK beaches this summer
Cornwall-based Konfidence is proud to announce a new partnership with RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) in support of the charity’s children’s beach and water safety awareness programmes this summer. Andrew Regan, the founder of Konfidence says: “We are extremely proud to be partnering with RNLI, they are a national institution,Continue Reading
‘Dazzling’ prospects for a ‘Wonderful’ outcome with this ‘Dreamer!’
Wonderful Night is uniquely advantaged by circumstances and ‘politics’ for the six-runner group one King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes over twelve furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Ascot this afternoon and one particular twist of fate, which involves trainer David Menuisier’s charge, is this four-year-old ‘winning machine’ hasContinue Reading