Commando Hunt has virtually ensured his place in the $2m The Big Dance field after an exciting hometown win in the Listed $200,000 Scone Cup (1600m) at Scone on Friday. Before a bumper crowd of more than 6000 race fans, Commando Hunt scored a popular hometown win for Scone trainer Cameron Crockett. The talented Commando … [Read more…]
Mohamed El Shenawy in action against Esperance Mohamed El Shenawy, Al Ahly captain, was happy with the team’s 3-0 away win over Esperance of Tunisia on Friday night in the first leg of the CAF Champions League semi-final. However, El Shenawy believes that his team didn’t book their place in the … [Read more…]
They believe the plans to house asylum seekers is ‘wrong’ Author: Faye TryhornPublished 25 minutes ago Campaigners claim a huge barge off Dorset is not a suitable place to house hundreds of people fleeing war and repression. A rally is being held at Portland Port later against the government plans which will see 500 adults … [Read more…]
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May 11 – A 14-year-old student was arrested following the evacuation of Reading’s Northwest Middle School late Thursday morning for reports of a student with a loaded gun inside the school. The male student is charged with possession of a firearm by a minor and possession of a weapon on school property, police said. The … [Read more…]
Janet Gordon, who lives in Takeley, reviews best-sellers and debut fiction for the Indie… Maybe Tomorrow by Penny Parkes (Simon & Schuster £8.99) Oh my goodness, Penny Parkes’ latest really tugs at the heartstrings. Jamie Matson started a travel agency with her friend, organising trips for single-parent families, which sadly closed due to the lockdown. … [Read more…]
Eden house prices rose last summer despite the housing market across England and Wales beginning to stall during the cost-of-living crisis, new figures show. Nationally, more recent data shows prices have dropped entering 2023, with estate agents blaming Liz Truss’ disastrous autumn mini-budget for the fall in activity as some buyers were forced to renegotiate … [Read more…]
The Justin-Siena baseball team improved its playoff chances and seeding with a 5-2 win over visiting Sonoma Valley in a make-up game on Wednesday. The Braves wrapped up their fifth-place Vine Valley Athletic League record at 6-6 and improved to 12-9 overall, hoping to make the North Coast Section Division 4 playoffs when the brackets … [Read more…]
Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. This week, the mission to rid Aotea Great Barrier Island of pests and bring back the birdsong, what’s going on at KiwiRail with cancellations and line failures galore, the cavalier attitude to workplace safety that’s affecting our cohort of trade apprentices, whether self-tests are the answer to … [Read more…]
Haley Parks, Haylene Gonzalez and Kayla Traylor made All-SWAC teams. COURTESY OF B-CU ATHLETICS Three Wildcats were named 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) All-Conference on Monday. Sophomore pitcher Haylene Gonzalez was named All-SWAC First Team. She went 14-13 and finished seventh in the SWAC in earned run average (2.95) and fourth in opposing batting average … [Read more…]
The two-year-old Snitzel filly Hip Hip Hurrah kept her record at a perfect two for two with a fighting win in a thrilling Listed Kia Ora Woodlands Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday. Ridden by Brett Prebble for Michael Freedman, Hip Hip Hurrah was not the best to begin, but Prebble used the inside barrier … [Read more…]