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"Chris Wiltshire"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:30 | null | 2016-08-19T11:02:51 | Visit now for travel and holiday news and features from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ftravel%2Ftravel-pirates-of-the-lakes-1-7534971.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7534969.1471600960!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Travel: Pirates of the Lakes | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Call it divine intervention but I’m sure Saint Herbert is watching over me as I pass my first bushcraft test at one of Britain’s most heavenly destinations.
Faced with having to boil water on a magical island without the aid of matches or a lighter, my prayers are answered by the former monk when the tiny pieces of bark from a silver birch tree crackle and then burst into flames with little more than a flick of flint on steel.
Chris gets a helping hand making a fire.
Saint Herbert must have performed a similar task every day when he lived as a hermit on this island in the middle of Derwent Water, Cumbria, back in 687 AD.
He would have caught fish in the crystal-clear waters, poured himself a drink and then sat back in wonder at the beauty of his surroundings, the four highest mountains in the Lake District rising out of the deep blue lake in majestic splendour.
More than 1,300 years on, it’s my turn to feast on the views, and I feel blessed to be there on such an enchanting summer’s day.
A tree-laden haven for wildlife, St Herbert’s Island features heavily in the remake of Arthur Ransome’s classic children’s tale Swallows And Amazons, which is expected to be one of the blockbuster films of the summer.
The nostalgic big-screen adaptation follows the adventures of the four Walker siblings - John, Susan, Roger and Titty (controversially renamed Tatty for political correctness) - on holiday with their mother in the Lakes while their father is at sea with the Royal Navy.
They are given permission to sail their boat Swallow for a camping trip to Wild Cat Island, when their father responds to their eager request with a telegram, saying: “Better drowned than duffers if not duffers won’t drown.” But after encountering rival sailors the Amazons (sisters Nancy and Peggy Blackett), they engage in warfare.
Eventually, though, the children join forces to aid the Blacketts’ uncle James Turner (or Captain Flint) who is caught up in murky dealings with Russian spies.
In a nod to Ransome’s shady past - he was kept on file by MI5 as a suspected spy - the plot takes an altogether more sinister turn, with plenty of subterfuge and high-speed chases.
The scenes were shot at Derwent Water, Windermere and Coniston Water, plus parts of North Yorkshire and Scotland.
Along with my wife, Carole, I’m introduced to the joys of sailing and bushcraft by Graham Little, a friendly, weathered Cumbrian from the Keswick Canoe And Bushcraft Group, who has the patience of a saint.
He pushes our canoe out on to the flat, calm water and gently guides us around the lake, offering tips for technique, interspersed with observations about the bountiful wildlife.
We pass Derwent Island, once owned by the eccentric Joseph Pocklington who, in the late 1700s, used to hold a regatta once a year and challenge the townspeople of Keswick to attack the island whilst he shot at them with his cannons.
Sailing across Derwent Water brings back memories of my own childhood. Like Ransome and the fictional Walker children’s father, my dad, Graham, had a spirit of adventure that sometimes got my brother, Stephen, and I into trouble.
On one memorable holiday when I was still in short trousers, he bought a small, second-hand RIB boat and a rattling outboard motor, and took us out into a big, sweeping bay down on the south coast.
It was only when the boat started filling up with icy water that it dawned on him that perhaps he should have bought some life jackets as well.
Fortunately, we made it back to shore before the boat completely submerged, only to be met with a fearful dressing-down from my mum and grandfather, for putting my brother and I at risk.
The base for our weekend trip to the Lakes is the delightful Borrowdale Gates Hotel, a five-minute journey from the market town of Keswick.
Ransome would often make the short walk from Keswick to Friars Crag, a small headland that the renowned poet and art critic John Ruskin once said offered one of the three best views in Europe. It’s named after the monks who sailed over to St. Herbert’s Island to visit the saint and, when the sun breaks through the clouds, the scene is achingly beautiful.
Afterwards, we head south for an hour along one of the most picturesque roads in Britain to Coniston Water, the third largest lake in Cumbria at five miles long.
I’m here to savour the delights of the restored Victorian Steam Yacht Gondola, which has been picking up tourism attraction awards for its luxurious interior and knowledgeable staff.
It was the gondola that gave Ransome the idea for Captain Flint’s houseboat in Swallows And Amazons, and extracts from the novel regularly feature in a fascinating commentary, as the passenger boat makes its way around the lake.
In fact, Coniston’s Ruskin Museum has a black and white postcard of the gondola that Ransome sent to his illustrator, with changes to the outline to show how he wanted the houseboat to look.
After a cuppa at the aptly named Swallows And Amazons Tearoom, on the east side of Coniston lake, we start making our way home, but not before a stop to savour the view of Peel Island (the inspiration for Wild Cat Island).
A fifty-something New Zealand tourist and fan of Ransome’s writing is taking photographs alongside me, and reveals he’s always wanted to see the strip of land for himself “because the guy was a genius”.
As I bid my farewell, it dawns on me there is probably no greater example of the power and reach of the old rascal’s work.
Just like Peel Island, Swallows And Amazons is likely to be enjoyed for generations to come by people throughout the world.
TRAVEL FACTS
Chris Wiltshire from the Press Association was a guest of Cumbria Tourism and Visit England. To plan your own Swallows And Amazons adventure holiday, visit www.visitengland.com/swallowsandamazons and www.golakes.co.uk
Doubles at the Borrowdale Gates Hotel (www.borrowdale-gates.com; 01768 777 204) start from £95 per night half board.
Half-day sessions with Keswick Canoe And Bushcraft (www.keswickcanoeandbushcraft.co.uk) start from £25pp. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/travel-pirates-of-the-lakes-1-7534971 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/0cb525c12361e95088cb96c89a4319ce369c71ab56e297a69e779b71157377f3.json |
[
"Professor Ian Cooper"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:11 | null | 2016-08-17T13:48:42 | Visit now for travel and holiday news and features from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Ftravel%2Ftravel-danube-dumplings-and-dracula-1-7530977.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7540076.1471961150!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Travel: Danube, Dumplings and Dracula | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | It’s after dark, it’s a crisp, clear and slightly nippy night and I’m on the top deck of a Viking river cruise longship clicking madly.
Like everyone else, I’m trying to get the perfect ‘sail-away’ picture of the Budapest skyline and in particular the spectacularly illuminated parliament building, that I have seen a hundred times in most of the glossy river cruise brochures and Sunday papers.
Budapest Parliament Building
Once the Viking Embla captain had finished demonstrating his prowess with the river equivalent of a ‘three point U turn’ in the middle of the Danube, we cruised under the famous Chain Bridge and elegantly began our ‘Passage To Eastern Europe’ and our voyage of discovery through five countries – Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.
Still clutching our cameras and phones, we suddenly became aware of how chilled we all were… after all we’d been jostling like the paparazzi, to get the best pictures for over an hour. Time for a hot cup of tea and bed!
River cruising as a sector has enjoyed exponential growth in the last five years and no company has expanded its fleet and market presence more than Viking river cruises.
I wanted to find out why river cruising has become so popular and the ‘must do’ holiday and whether Viking’s ‘strap-line’ claim about ‘Exploring The World In Comfort’ is justified or just marketing hype!
Iron Gate Gorge Face
Our Eastern European adventure had begun with a short flight from London to Budapest and a seamless transfer to the centrally located luxury ‘Sofitel’ hotel, our base for the first two days.
Within minutes of arrival, we were offered a short and helpful walking orientation tour. Whilst many of us were admiring a first look at some of the historical architectural masterpieces Budapest has to offer, it didn’t take long for some of our fellow British guests to become much more excited by a nostalgic spotting of a large C&A shop. Yes, the same famous nationwide retail brand which disappeared from our high streets about 15 years ago!
This two nights stay in the Hungarian capital, was really a good combination of pre-cruise tours offered by Viking and personal sight-seeing. Like most guests, we took the organised coach tour and discovered that it was really a joining of two cities… ‘Buda’ the hilly and older side of the Danube and ‘Pest’ the flatter and more modern.
The city tour took in both and included a visit to the castle complex in ‘Buda’ to see the Mathias Church, with a fantastic view over the whole city from Fisherman’s Bastian. Back in the Pest side, we enjoyed a trip down busy and vibrant Andrassy Street – the Oxford Street of Budapest – all the way to Heroes Square.
However, it was also nice to have the time to explore the city independently, including the colourful and huge Central Market Hall and the infamous House of Terror, once the Nazi and fascist headquarters. It’s now a museum and a dark reminder of the cruel persecution that took place in Hungary after the Second World War.
On the subject of human cruelty and persecution, no visit to Budapest would be complete without a stroll along the edge of the Danube to see the ‘Shoes’, one of the most emotional and poignant memorials in Europe.
These bronzed shoes are in homage to the many Jews, who were herded to the river by the Nazis in the 1940s, made to take off their shoes – because they were expensive – and leave them. They were then shot at this spot and their bodies allowed to fall into the river.
As we took in this unbelievable sight, tearful visitors could be seen to light memorial candles and utter prayers. This was a place to reflect on how fortunate we are.
After a hectic couple of days sightseeing, it was almost relief to make the short stroll from the hotel to our ship ready for the cruise. Seamlessly, our bags were waiting for us in our cabin.
Our stateroom, as they like to call it, was on the middle passenger deck. It was spacious, with a sumptuously comfortable bed; excellent bathroom with luxury toiletries; a safe big enough for a laptop computer; a fridge and a private verandah. Given how lucky we were with the sunshine in eastern Europe in May, this was a fantastic facility for Danube watching.
With open seating and informal dining, you could sit anywhere for any meal. This meant you could stick to the people you were travelling with, or use it as an opportunity to meet interesting new people all the time.
We met a classical cellist; a former record company boss; and a senior NASA boffin, amongst many others. It made for interesting and lively meals, though the folks from the US mainly wanted to grill the Brits on the upcoming EU vote and even more importantly to them, Downton Abbey!
Our second port of call in Hungary, brought us to the contrasting small town of Kolocsa and a visit to the Puszt Horse Stables. Here we were treated to a horse show with riders cracking their whips; riding without saddles and generally showing off their equestrian skills. I tried my hand at ‘whip-cracking’ but failed miserably. Given that whips were on sale as a souvenir, I suspect my wife was secretly relieved by this particular lack of natural talent!
As we cruised gently eastwards down the Danube, meeting different local tour guides along the way, there were two recurring themes… dumplings and Dracula!
Yes, it seemed that every guide we had, would attempt to convince us that their grandmother’s dumpling recipe was the best and that their version of the Dracula legend was the most authentic. In the end, I couldn’t help but wonder if perhaps there was a connection between the two, as the closer we got to the Transylvania region of Romania and the Vampire legends, the more we were told about the importance of garlic in the dumpling recipes. I guess one can never be too careful!
Our next two ports of call were Vukovar in Croatia and the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Despite continuing to play jolly tourists and seeing the sights, there was no escape from the ever-present physical reminders of the bloody war, which tore apart the region in the early 1990s. We encountered bombed out buildings yet to be restored, bullet holes in walls and locals with their vivid memories of what had happened here.
Perhaps the most telling moment, was when we were divided into small groups for home visits in a rural Croatian village. We went to the house of Bianca, who served up Slivovitz and chocolate cake. She told us how she had been forced to leave her home during the war and how Serbs had occupied it for six years. After the war, she was thankful to be able to get it back. With tears in her eyes, she told me, “I am happy though, because unlike so many of my friends and family, I didn’t lose anyone”. Again, we left with a refreshing sense of perspective.
One of my favourite things about river cruising, is the ‘cruising’. There is something elegantly relaxing and peaceful about sitting on the sun deck with a book and a hot coffee, watching the scenery slide by. We had a whole day of this as we left Serbia and cruised onwards to Bulgaria.
The only time we needed to leave our seats was for another delicious lunch served with wine and to grab our cameras. This was in readiness of our passing through the famous Iron Gate Gorge, and for a look at the magnificent 120 foot high sculptured face of the last king of Dacia glaring at us from the rock face.
By the following day we had arrived in the town of Vidin, in the north-western part of Bulgaria, bordering Romania. It was from here that we had the chance to take a roller coaster-style coach ride through the rural countyside to visit what are known as the Belogradchik Rocks.
Made largely of limestone, these impressive rock formations form a long strip over a mile wide, more than 18 miles long and 650 feet high. Many fit members of our group braved the climb to get the best pictures, whilst the rest of us, myself included, satisfied our photographic desires by taking pictures of the people struggling up the 150 steps to get the best view of the rocks!
In contrast, the following day we had arrived in Rousse, the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Sometimes known as Little Vienna because of its many elegant buildings, and impressive architecture, the city attracts many tourists. Here another tour guide, passionate to share everything about her city and indeed herself, tried to convince us that her grandmother’s dumplings were the best. She also told us that she was a triplet. The other two are both boys she told us. This didn’t stop one guest asking: “Are you all identical?”
Finally, we had our shortest cruise of the trip, literally across the river to Giugiu in Romania, where we boarded our coach for the two hours drive to the Romanian capital of Bucharest.
Given our close proximity to Transylvania, again we heard all about the exploits of Vlad the Impaler, who lived there during the 15th Century. It was Vlad and his evil deeds, who was we were told the real inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula creation.
It was in Bucharest that we spent our final night, this time in the very comfortable Radisson Blu hotel. Contrary to our expectations however, this city was busy, seemingly affluent, modern and booming. Some of the buildings and monuments were spectacular and almost pointlessly massive.
Dominating the city was the People’s Palace… the Parliament building, built by Nikolai Ceausescu during the height of his influence. Believe it or not, this building is the second largest in the world after the Pentagon in the United States. We were lucky enough to have a tour and after being guided around the building for two hours, our guide told us: “You have now seen just three percent of the building”.
This cruise through eastern Europe, felt different from other river cruises I have been on. Heading east on the Danube towards Romania was more than just a relaxing and romantic vacation. The opportunity to pass through five countries, all coming to terms with huge challenges in recent years, turned it into an historical and at times emotional adventure as well.
As we were seamlessly transferred back to the airport for our flight home, I understood with great clarity why river cruising has become so popular. Without doubt the Viking River Cruise claim about ‘Exploring the World in Comfort’, was perfectly justified.
Cruise Travel Facts
Professor Ian Cooper’s sailed with Viking River Cruises on their ‘Passage To Eastern Europe’, an 11-day holiday along the Danube priced from £1,695 per person on selected dates in 2017. It includes full board with all meals plus drinks (wine, beer & soft drinks only) and seven guided tours. The price also includes return economy flights and is based on two people sharing a standard stateroom.
For further information: www.vikingcruises.co.uk
Tel no: 0800 319 66 60 | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/travel-danube-dumplings-and-dracula-1-7530977 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/e03d75c98d60ebef597f1722e2352fe5b39919a036357c53d408eb2e9fd01cd7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:04 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fparents-putting-teeth-of-millions-of-children-at-risk-1-7530946.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7530944.1471437647!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Parents putting teeth of millions of children ‘at risk’ | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Six out of ten parents don’t know about a free NHS treatment that protects against decay, a survey has revealed.
The lack of knowledge is putting the dental health of more than seven million children in the UK, according to mydentist, which commissioned the research.
Researchers also found that three in ten parents have a daily struggle to get their kids to brush their teeth, and one in five let their children get away without cleaning their teeth the recommended twice a day.
And five per cent of parents admit they only really clean their children’s teeth a couple of times a week or less.
The research also revealed that one in four parents resort to a gimmicky toothbrush, flavoured toothpaste and threats of teeth falling out to persuade their children to take care of their oral health. While one in ten sing a song, offer treats or use a reward chart to encourage children to brush.
Steve Williams, clinical Director of mydentist, said: “It’s shocking to think that seven million children in the UK are missing out on a simple, preventative treatment which offers protection against decay and strengthens teeth.”
The company has launched a nationwide ‘Kids Club ’intended to provide parents and children with ”essential information you’ll need to look after your child’s smile during their early years.
find out more about the Kids club inititaive at mydentist.co.uk.
“Our aim is to change this and help parents take advantage of the free dental care available on the NHS, including fluoride varnish treatment, which helps prevent decay and should be applied to children’s teeth twice a year from the age of three.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/parents-putting-teeth-of-millions-of-children-at-risk-1-7530946 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/3ff32643eb9837111317491789ebf7f12d5420867c0c9ac2115fdde148ecf935.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:40 | null | 2016-08-13T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Frspca-calls-for-urgent-changes-to-flawed-dangerous-dogs-act-1-7521808.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7521787.1470916001!/image/image.jpg | en | null | RSPCA calls for urgent changes to ‘flawed’ Dangerous Dogs Act | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | The RSPCA has today released a damning report on the “ineffective” Dangerous Dogs Act and called on urgent reform to a law which indiscriminately targets family pets.
Breed Specific Legislation: A Dog’s Dinner is comprehensive study on the controversial act which was introduced 25 years ago this week.
The animal charity wants a public inquiry into the act, which was introduced in the hope of cracking down on dog attacks.
However, the number of dog bites continues to increase and of the 30 people killed by the pets, 21 were breeds not banned under the act.
The RSPCA has dubbed it a “flawed law” and called for a new approach.
It claims on top of the ethical and welfare issues, there is the added emotional strain placed on the charity staff who are forced by law to put certain animals to sleep because of the way they look.
Under Section 1 of the act, there are four breeds banned - Japanese Tosa, Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino and Pitbull Terrier - as well as crossbreeds which have Pitbull-type features.
Over the past two years, the RSPCA has been forced to put 366 dogs to sleep. Battersea Dogs Home, which has been equally critical of the law, has put 91 dogs down in the past 12 months.
Today’s report illustrates the weaknesses in breed specific legislation, which has failed to meet its goals of improving public safety by reducing the number of dog bites and eliminating dogs that are prohibited, according to the RSPCA.
The charity found more dog bites are reported now than ever before and the numbers of prohibited dogs continue to rise.
In Canada, there has been a decrease in dog bites by focussing on improving responsible dog ownership.
The report concludes the DDA is a failed law which has had “unintended negative consequences for dog welfare”.
The charity wants Section 1 repealed with resources diverted to Section 3, which targets owners who have a dog which is “dangerously out of control” and the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing.
It has called for a new, three-pronged approach - educating children, effective legislation for problem owners and a more research to provide a better understanding of why dogs bite.
Dr Samantha Gaines, RSPCA dog welfare expert, said: “The police, the RSPCA and other animal rescue organisations have to deal with the consequences of this flawed law by euthanising hundreds of dogs because legislation is forcing us to due to the way they look, despite being suitable for rehoming.
“Not only is this a huge ethical and welfare issue, it also places significant emotional strain on staff.
“It is the view of the RSPCA, and the public, that every animal’s life matters.
“We conclude that breed-specific legislation has not achieved its objectives whilst causing unintended harms - a new approach is required.
“The RSPCA believes it is paramount for the Government to launch an inquiry into the effectiveness of BSL, assess other options to improve human safety and dog welfare, and ultimately repeal the breed specific part of the legislation.”
CASE STUDY
Sarah Anderson had to watch vets put to sleep her 24 puppies and two dogs because of the Dangerous Dogs Act.
She had taken on two dogs from the same litter as her other dog, believing they were Staffie cross American bulldogs.
Both the dogs - Annie and Maisie - later gave birth to 26 puppies with 24 surviving.
However, when Sarah took Maisie to the vets with a leg injury, the police were contacted on suspicion of her being a banned breed.
The 18-month old animals were both put to sleep under Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act - as were all of the puppies who less than six-weeks old.
Sarah said: “I blame myself for the death of my girls but I refuse to let them die for nothing.
“Back in 2008 I was ignorant as to how many dogs ended up in rescues and was one of the selfish people who decided to let my bitches have a litter before getting them neutered.
“I was devastated, haunted by the thought of those babies dying. I didn’t know the law so I took the pups to the vets, and my two friends and I cuddled them while the vet went around giving them the injection. I was sobbing.
“He proceeded to put to sleep 24 innocent babies only born because of my ignorance and stupidity.
“I live with that everyday and, no matter how much I suffer, I cannot stop punishing myself.
“My head was reeling and I was begging them not to take my dogs but to allow them to live. My world was falling apart.
“I remember sitting in the waiting room at the vets with them - who do you choose to die first?
“I took Annie in, she was scared of her leg being shaved, but showed no aggression. I remember holding her limp lifeless body and screaming, my heart was being ripped out, she’d done nothing wrong. I left with just her lead and collar.
“Then I went back in with Maisie. I sat, cuddling her and she died wagging her tail. The pain of losing them is something I’ve never felt before or since. I relive it over and over again and the guilt eats me up inside.
“I don’t want anybody to suffer like I have, or for any innocent dog to be destroyed for no reason.
“BSL [breed-specific legislation] destroys the lives of dogs and their families. Dogs aren’t born aggressive, they become a product of their environment and those that own them.
“I would like, more than anything, to see BSL changed or totally abolished.”
Jack the pitbull type has no teeth due to the stress he suffered after police seized him for being a banned breed.
The friendly animal had been kept in kennels by authorities for two years - leading him to over groom his front legs which resulted in sore patches.
During this period, Jack’s previous owners don’t believe he was walked and he constantly chewed the bars of the kennel - breaking all of his teeth.
But the seven-year-old dog was saved from a death sentence by Allie Green, who is part of the Draconian Dogs Act group.
Mrs Green applied to be Jack’s keeper and showed she could look after him. He now lives with her family in Horsham, Sussex.
Allie said: “He still has to be muzzled, by law, but he couldn’t bite even if he wanted to.
“Even a game of fetch, which he loves, is a challenge as he cannot hold the ball.”
“It breaks my heart to muzzle him. He doesn’t like it at all. Jack doesn’t enjoy going out. Despite intensive work, going out with the muzzle on is a massive issue.”
“BSL has failed to protect anyone. It has resulted in the deaths of thousands of dogs, cost millions in taxpayers’ money, and will never achieve its aim.
“It needs to be repealed and replaced with legislation that ensure the right dog is in the right environment with the right owner.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/rspca-calls-for-urgent-changes-to-flawed-dangerous-dogs-act-1-7521808 | en | 2016-08-13T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/e472e6e1c763a7082c51483595a75afb1fc8d1cdf94e183c3577c7a8a22fe734.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:32 | null | 2016-08-24T16:00:00 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fcomplicated-dons-transfer-deal-could-go-down-to-the-wire-1-7541980.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7541979.1472050318!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Complicated Dons transfer deal could go down to the wire | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Transfer deadline day could be a long day indeed for Karl Robinson and his recruitment staff after he admitted he has a complicated deal in the offing.
With the window set to slam closed next Wednesday night, the Dons boss is still on the hunt for two wingers and another striker to bolster his ranks.
However, there is another deal in the balance, but he admits there are a lot of complications with it which could see it go right down to the wire.
“I was on the phone until the early hours again,” Robinson said. “It’s really complicated, and I can’t go into details because it might scare people! But I’ll keep what we’re doing to ourselves. It’s a complicated deal that may have to happen.”
Robinson left it late the last time the transfer window closed, bringing in strikers Alex Revell and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, while sending out Simon Church and Lee Hodson on loan, and cancelling Dale Jennings’ contract. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/complicated-dons-transfer-deal-could-go-down-to-the-wire-1-7541980 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/0d95462a70e0b4d1ed00c99f59340fc4d044da3dfc068fb232cbd4e3b077a10b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:56 | null | 2016-08-24T13:28:46 | Visit now for the latest football news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fswans-sit-pretty-on-top-of-the-league-1-7541620.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7497498.1470830516!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Swans sit pretty on top of the league | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Newport Pagnell Town sit on top of the UCL Premier Division as their unbeaten start to the season continued on Tuesday night.
The Swans drew 0-0 with Northampton ON Chenecks to extend their undefeated streak to four games this season, putting them top of the league.
On Saturday, Newport picked up their first win against Boston in 19 attempts as they won 4-1 at Tattershall Road.
It didn’t look like it was going to happen when Alex Beck opened the scoring after 19 minutes.
But Dom Lawless equalised on 49 minutes. Paul Edgeworth put Newport ahead on 74 minutes, before Fazel Koriya netted twice in the next six minutes to wrap it up. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/swans-sit-pretty-on-top-of-the-league-1-7541620 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/810cab0a45af0384dd09580721bb5e772b5c12385ad6d4709124806af7d7013d.json |
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"Damien Lucas"
] | 2016-08-26T13:10:21 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fconsole-corner-no-man-s-sky-review-1-7528920.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7528918.1471347532!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Console Corner: No Man’s Sky review | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Video game escapism in its purest form.
No Man’s Sky in undeniably a work of art, but have you got time to look around the whole gallery?
No Man’s Sky launched last week after much hype and billed as quite literally the biggest video game ever made.
The self-perpetuating game, which promises to be potentially endless, was four years in the making by a tiny team in game production terms. And you can tell as it will instantly take your breath away.
Make no mistake there has never been anything like this before. As you fly ever deeper into the universe, new planets and solar systems roll silently into view – some will have been seen before, others discovered for the very first time. And you have 18 quintillion of them to choose from...
Each has its own set of flora, fauna and inhabitants. By exploring, players gain information about the planets that they can submit to The Atlas, a universal database that can be shared with other players of the game and for which they are rewarded in currency each time.
Each planet is a work of art you could spend hours studying, analysing and dissecting. These works of art are housed in an endless gallery and for art connoisseurs it will be Manna from heaven.
However, most people’s playing time will be finite.... unless you’re at university and can afford to miss the odd class here and there to squeeze in just one more exploration of a peculiar alien planet.
And that is where one of the game’s key sticking points comes in. As much as No Man’s Sky takes us to Infinity and leaves us wondering what waits beyond, there is also an almost irresistible itch which you can’t scratch because you can never truly “complete” this game in the traditional sense.
But that is very much a personal take on NMS, many people might enjoy jumping on for a couple of hours here and there, discovering lots of different things and logging it to the Atlas, if anything it could be cathartic but many people like a beginning, a middle and an end to their games.
No Mans Sky is undeniably a work of art
The care, thought, time and brilliance that has gone into this utterly original video game is mindblowing and deserves to be experienced by PlayStation gamers.
It is the purest form of video game escapism we have ever seen and should be celebrated as such.
But it will more likely go down as a cult classic than the blockbuster success it’s craft deserves. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/console-corner-no-man-s-sky-review-1-7528920 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/8ec9ec216c699d6939ed6b34ec03e1eed5d3609a574288e0496398c2a68fcfd8.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:51:25 | null | 2016-08-30T14:04:33 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpeg-leg-cat-who-survived-being-dipped-in-acid-is-up-for-national-prize-1-7550711.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7550709.1472562253!/image/image.jpg | en | null | ‘Peg leg’ cat who survived being dipped in acid is up for national prize | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A cat burned to the bone after being dipped in ACID as a kitten is set to win a national award.
Tabby and white Peggy was rescued by Milton Keynes RSPCA when she was a tiny kitten.
She was one of a litter found a damp garage in the city. Half of her right front leg had been dipped in acid, burning the flesh right down to the bone.
Her chances of survival were slim but an RSPCA fostering volunteer took her into her home and nursed her slowly back to health.
Peggy was the star of an RSPCA open day, and new owner Emmeline Downie fell in love with her at first sight.
“We took her home that day and she has been the finest companion ever since. She is funny, cheeky and so incredibly loving which is truly amazing considering her horrible start in life,” said Emmeline.
“She loves to play in the garden, chasing bees and flies and she sometimes helps in the kitchen by eating up “leftovers” when no one is looking. Peggy’s favourite thing to do is join the family on the sofa when we have a TV dinner and snuggle down on a warm lap. All though she was destined to be a “peg-leg”, she is so much more.”
Peggy is one of 20 finalists in the ROYAL CANIN® Rescue Cat of the Year awards, in which the owners of rescue cats can win prizes for their cat – and the rescue centre they came from.
The vote is now over to the public, who can vote via www.royalcanin.co.uk/rescuecat.
If Peggy wins there’s a selection of goodies for her, while RSPCA Milton Keynes will receive a month’s worth of food for 50 cats.
Voting is open from now until September 30 2016. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/peg-leg-cat-who-survived-being-dipped-in-acid-is-up-for-national-prize-1-7550711 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/4799d53e9c5fe374d6685e484e6973adc533541f3c3429ae7cea22c7d3719ca4.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:49:52 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmotorists-change-their-car-more-often-than-their-mobile-phone-1-7540214.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7540213.1471963421!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Motorists change their car more often than their mobile phone | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Motorists now change their car more often than they switch their mattress or even their mobile phone, suggests new research.
The length of time motorists keep a car has plummeted from around five years to two years or less, reveal latest figures.
The data produced by automotive experts, cap hpi, shows that some car makers now see average returns of vehicles in 24 months, and there is evidence of a growing number of 18-month leases in the market.
Mattresses should be changed every seven or eight years to ensure a good and healthy night’s sleep, according to chiropractors, while mobile phone contracts are on average between 18 and 24 months.
Expert say car manufacturers are managing volumes in the used market by varying contract lengths by model and remarketing channels.
Philip Nothard, retail and consumer specialist at cap hpi, said: “What we are seeing is the ‘iphonification’ of the car industry as consumers increasingly pay to drive rather than pay to own their vehicles.
“It’s the same model as the mobile phone industry where people are comfortable paying a monthly fee - only they are now doing this with their vehicles as well as their mobiles.”
He said the growth of personal contract purchase (PCP) and other finance options is having a “profound” effect on the car industry.
Personal Contract Hire (PCH) is also increasing, as motorists increasingly look towards usership rather than ownership.
Around four out five new car sales (80 per cent) are now on finance, according to estimates by cap hpi.
Mr Nothard added: “Not so long ago it was fairly common for motorists to have their cars for a minimum of five years or longer, but that has now changed dramatically and dropped to just two years for millions of motorists.
“After buying a house, the car was usually the biggest outlay for most consumers but now they are far more likely to change their car more often than their mattress.
“Consumer demand remains strong in the used car market and there are lots of used bargains waiting to be snapped up.
“As PCP becomes more popular and accessible in the used market, motor dealers expect its use to double in the future so we’re going to see people changing their cars with increasing regularity.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/motorists-change-their-car-more-often-than-their-mobile-phone-1-7540214 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/dc387e3f99e0315be984d50cabe360a16558c4f9ad8407c2801cd3cdc4817a73.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:50:51 | null | 2016-08-31T11:38:44 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fthe-frustration-and-fury-of-an-injured-footballer-1-7553947.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7553945.1472639903!/image/image.jpg | en | null | The frustration and fury of an injured footballer | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | “Words can’t describe it,” said Dean Bowditch as he looked back on another frustrating pre-season campaign.
After a summer of rest and recuperation, Bowditch returned to training with his team-mates but went down in the second session with a calf problem - an injury which would rule him out of the season’s opening fixtures.
Ben Reeves limps off against Everton
The carrot of the season was dangling for Ben Reeves too before it was cruelly pulled away at the last possible moment, hobbling out of Dons’ friendly with Everton a little over a week before opening day.
Both players are prone to knocks and niggles - Reeves only played 22 times last season - but with every spell on the sidelines, the frustration grows.
Reeves said: “Every time, it gets worse and worse to be honest. I can’t tell you why it happens. I do everything I can to stay fit off the pitch, and then when I get injured, I do everything I can to stay fit.
“I’m doing so much behind the scenes to stay fit, seeing specialists, I go and see the physio every day, I’ve got programmes to stick to. I just hope it comes to plan, everything comes together and I can stay fit.”
Missing the intensive fitness work of a pre-season campaign has left the duo playing catch-up, especially given the tough nature of playing Saturday and Tuesday throughout August.
But with both finding the back of the net in recent EFL Cup and EFL Trophy run outs, Bowditch can see light at the end of the tunnel.
He said: “I’m still playing catch up and that makes it really hard because the games are really important now. It’s hard to get your fitness up when you’re only playing 15, 20 minutes.
“But I feel like I’m getting there, I just need to get my sharpness back and score some goals.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/the-frustration-and-fury-of-an-injured-footballer-1-7553947 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/2a23612c8eaf54a5b9279acf36887922b29cd86e4335b711c164285449c690bc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:48 | null | 2016-08-26T09:23:07 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fupdate-man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-central-milton-keynes-1-7545598.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7504428.1471957664!/image/image.jpg | en | null | UPDATE: Man arrested for attempted murder in Central Milton Keynes | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A 25-year-old man from Wolverhampton was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder yesterday (August 25).
It relates to an incident in which a woman was stabbed in Saxon Gate East in central Milton Keynes on Monday (August 22), in the car park outside the council offices.
The victim was a 34-year-old woman, who suffered stab wounds to her throat and arm.
A member of the public came to her rescue before the ambulance arrived, and police have thanked the woman for her help.
The victim remains in hospital for treatment and is in a stable condition.
An appeal issued on Tuesday (August 23) to trace a wanted man is no longer active. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/update-man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-in-central-milton-keynes-1-7545598 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/b439c553f05330cb4dbc1918af9bbfdbef56b76739179264eb02d3d796de709c.json |
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"Hannah Richardson"
] | 2016-08-31T12:52:46 | null | 2016-08-31T12:05:53 | Visit now for the latest entertainment and leisure news and features - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ffamily-activities-around-mk-your-guide-to-the-next-few-days-1-7554036.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7554028.1472641486!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Family activities around MK: your guide to the next few days | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Free entry to Bletchley Park, an 80s classic and a chance to play detective are part of the family events taking place at Milton Keynes this week
BLETCHLEY PARK
Free entry on Thursday and Friday, September 8 and 9
Enjoy free day entry to Bletchley Park on September 8 and 9 as 200 free tickets are offered per day as part of Heritage Open Days. Explore the iconic Second World War codebreaking huts and blocks set within an atmospheric Victorian estate and marvel at the astonishing achievements of the codebreakers whose work helped to shorten the war.
Free tickets must be booked in advance via Eventbrite and are limited to four free tickets per booking.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-days-tickets-26818615200
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TOP GUN
Milton Keynes Stadium, Sunday
Action-fuelled favourite Top Gun returns to the big screen at Odeon Milton Keynes Stadium for one night only to mark the classic film’s 30th anniversary. Odeon is offering two-for-one tickets for the 6pm showing, of the film – certificate 15. Tickets are on sale now, with no booking fees.
www.odeon.co.uk/films/top_gun_30th_anniversary/100997/
Bucks County Show 2015. Cattle judging. PNL-150827-182558009
PHOTO COMPETITION
Closing date: September 16
Great Linford Parish Council and MacIntyre charity are running a photo contest, for anyone aged seven or over living in Blakelands, Bolbeck Park, Conniburrow, Downhead Park, Downs Barn, Giffard Park, Great Linford, Neath Hill, Pennylands, Redhouse Park, Tongwell and Willen Park.
www.macintyrecharity.org/photo-competition-2016
NICE Comic Convention
NATURE DETECTIVES EXHIBITION
Milton Keynes Central Library Event Space, today, Thursday
Today is the last day of this exhibition which flags up some of the special wildlife to be found in MK, such as the rare colony of hazel dormice in Little Linford Wood, the return of the otter and the rediscovery of water voles in Ouse Valley Park, as well as the many wildlife groups active in the area.
ALDERTON ARTS FESTIVAL
Saturday 10.30am to 6.30pm and Sunday 10.30am to 4pm
The 40th Alderton Arts Festival takes place in the historic village, near Towcester, with an exhibition and sale of paintings inside Saint Margaret’s Church plus craft fair and entertainment, as well as two open-air theatre performances on The Mount.
www.aldertonartfestival.co.uk
WHITTLEBURY COUNTRY FAIR
Cavalier Fields, A413 Saturday, from noon
NICE COMIC CONVENTION
Bedford, Sat & Sun
www.nicecon.co.uk/ | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/family-activities-around-mk-your-guide-to-the-next-few-days-1-7554036 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/f751892c234ae9682cb68a23ad91273348db9cf7b7c14ec525ad58e6a3e82062.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T08:50:28 | null | 2016-08-28T07:51:36 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmilton-keynes-flats-hit-by-lightning-evacuated-1-7547814.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7543318.1472367077!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Milton Keynes flats hit by lightning evacuated | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A lightning bolt that hit a two-storey building in Milton Keynes evacuated residents from their homes.
The block of flats, Hauksbee Gardens in Shenley Lodge was cordoned off after the strike of lightning and firefighters removed debris from the site.
Two fire crews from Great Holm and Bletchley attended the scene around yesterday (August 27) afternoon. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/milton-keynes-flats-hit-by-lightning-evacuated-1-7547814 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/11bb0ee5a754e651df0762883a8e02b30077904a962c4790c05285049dbf50b1.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T12:49:57 | null | 2016-08-29T11:57:35 | Visit now for the latest motor sport news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fmotor-sport%2Fsecond-was-as-good-as-it-could-get-for-ricciardo-1-7548721.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7548719.1472468229!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Second was as good as it could get for Ricciardo | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Daniel Ricciardo felt he couldn’t have done any more than second at Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Starting from fifth on the grid, the Australian, who came into the race with back-to-back podium finishes, managed to avoid most of the drama unfolding in front of him, which included his Red Bull Racing team-mate Max Verstappen, to climb the order.
Daniel Ricciardo celebrates with his crew
But debris left at the first corner damaged his front wing and threatened to hamer his progress. But a red flag, brough about by a frightening accident involving Renault;s Kevin Magnussen, allowed Red Bull to chance the nose and give Ricciardo a fighting chance.
While race winner Nico Rosberg never looked threatened by Ricciardo, likewise the Australian barely saw another car for the remainder of the race, despite a spirited late charge from Lewis Hamilton.
“I’m pleased with that result,” said Ricciardo after picking up his third consecutive podium. “I knew a podium was on today. Of course you can never guarantee, but I knew if we had the pace that we did on Friday, that we would be able to get there.
“With Lewis starting at the back it was an opportunity to get at least a second place, and we got that.
“A win is always the big target, but Nico had the pace that we expected, so second is the best we could have done.
“There was a lot going on at the start and I actually hit some of the debris which damaged the front wing, so the red flag helped us as we were able to repair it. Before that the car was quite affected.
“Then, after that we got going; there wasn’t too much action for me, but I was just trying to be consistent and the outcome was good!” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/motor-sport/second-was-as-good-as-it-could-get-for-ricciardo-1-7548721 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/9dc73bdc983a9566504d22bad40d7587b2d2f2cb00f076cb35aa7ce76f1b1647.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T18:50:28 | null | 2016-08-30T15:30:00 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fnorth-crawley-could-snatch-unlikely-sixth-title-win-1-7550486.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7550484.1472582496!/image/image.jpg | en | null | North Crawley could snatch unlikely sixth title win | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | North Crawley are in with a chance of retaining their Four Counties Division 1 title thanks to their win over New City on Saturday.
While the weather shortened the game, North Crawley (126-8) beat New City (123-3) to move to up third in the table, just four points behind Biddenham in second.
And with leaders Eaton Bray going head-to-head with Biddenham next week, reigning champions North Crawley can still retain their title, but need a full 30 points against Thurleigh, while hoping Biddenham pick up a win against Eaton Bray.
Aspley Guise (90) will finish bottom after losing to Eaton Bray (233-4), and they will be joined in Division 2 next season by Olney Town after their defeat to Milton Keynes.
Nimesh Chavda smashed a brilliant 144 as MK set 291-6. He then took 4-29, while opening bowler Joe Fairbrother took 5-21 as Olney were reduced for 131.
Despite most of Division 1’s games being completed, rain put an end to New Bradwell’s match with Thurleigh - and it was fortunate for the home side.
New Bradwell were bowled out for 122 as they struggled against Chris Wood (5-36). But as the rain drew in, Thurleigh could only bat for 2.4 overs, scoring 19 runs, before the umpires called the game off and points were shared. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/cricket/north-crawley-could-snatch-unlikely-sixth-title-win-1-7550486 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/a79832f589ddd47c35d19e7f9980acdfeeb7ac4f61c7fbd536746bc33d8a0cc9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:35 | null | 2016-08-21T06:00:00 | Visit now for the latest entertainment and leisure news and features - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fquiz-how-well-do-you-know-your-retro-games-1-7528956.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7528955.1471348453!/image/image.jpg | en | null | QUIZ: How well do you know your retro games? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Can you get 10/10 in our retro games quiz?
Video games have come a long way in the last 20 years but we’ll never forget the classics which formed the bedrock for the industry.
Try your luck in our fun ‘name the screenshot’ test - and see how you fare against your friends. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-your-retro-games-1-7528956 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/6900f8ab56743706197854e9c784e0a679d55ab520139352f77921d585324a13.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:50:42 | null | 2016-08-29T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwhat-type-of-teacher-parent-are-you-1-7540354.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7540353.1471965972!/image/image.jpg | en | null | What type of teacher-parent are you? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Are you a drill sergeant, a worshipper, a skipper or a teammate? Experts have identified four types of parent when it comes to teaching their children how to DRIVE.
Goodyear have created a ‘parent personality’ quiz - so people can work out exactly which category they fall into.
But which type are you? | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/what-type-of-teacher-parent-are-you-1-7540354 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/ee275a2bdd862467e92aecb0b5aef6f3620a5fc73d589569d39c0eb016c15a4b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:13 | null | 2016-08-17T15:19:19 | Visit now for the latest entertainment and leisure news and features - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ften-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-mk-over-the-next-week-1-7531275.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7531274.1471443554!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Ten of the best things to do in MK over the next week | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Whatever you’re into, there’s something for you in our guide to ten of the best things to do in MK in the coming days...
1 MUSIC
Proms in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, August 19
It’s been a highlight of the past three summers – and the flag-waving, firework-filled, singalong extravaganza is back, with more than 3,000 concert-goers expected to attend. The music comes from Milton Keynes City Orchestra. Expect a few twists to keep things lively.
Details: www.theparkstrust.com
2 FAMILY
Parkland Play, Brooklands, August 24
Creativity, competitiveness and play combine at a free summer afternoon for children to express themselves in a range of ways. There are sports to play, crafts to get creative with and games to enjoy.
Details: events@theparkstrust.com
3 MUSIC
Blake, The Stables, Wavendon
The much-loved harmony trio return with Songs of Stage and Screen, performing evergreen numbers from favourite musicals and films in their popular classical style.
Details: www.stables.org
4 FAMILY
Go Fish!, Stoke Bruerne, August 18, 21, 25; Blisworth, August 23
It might be the start of a hobby to last a lifetime. The Canal & River Trust is giving families the chance to try fishing under expert guidance, with free starter kits available.
Details: canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/our-campaigns/go-fish
5 MUSIC
Sarabeth, The Stables, Wavendon, August 21
Southern country music with an edge comes to The Stables in the form of Texan singer-songwriter Sarabeth.
She’s teamed up with Glen Mitchell, band leader for luminaries including Darius
Rucker, Frankie Ballard and Joe Nichols. Expect to have your preconceptions of country music challenged – in the best possible way.
Details: www.stables.org
6 FAMILY
Xscape, Milton Keynes,
August 20
Xscape continues its Jurassic summer. As well as its range of prehistoric-themed activities – including Dig and Dust, for which children a safari suit, dig for prehistoric ruins and then get their hands dirty making clay models of the bones they find – there will be a walking, roaring T-Rex, who will be roaming around Xscape and putting on a show like no other. All children visiting the event are promised to leave with giveaways in hand and a smile on their face.
Details: www.xscape.co.uk
7 MUSIC
Never The Bride, The Stables, Wavendon, August 20
Prepare for a whirlwind duo of female energy and ecstasy – Never the Bride. Join Nikki Lamborn, Glaswegian Catherine ‘Been’ Feeney
and five more world-class musicians.
Details: www.stables.org
8 FAMILY
Whipsnade Zoo, August 26 and 27
For the first time ever, Whipsnade Zoo is launching a Silent Cinema weekend. Guests will be able to tour the zoo’s Zoorassic Park experience, before buckling up for the action-adventure Jurassic Park, as it roars onto the big screen, in the shadow of the life-size, moving dinosaurs themselves. The adventure gets animated on the Saturday, as Disney’s musical classic The Jungle Book delights young and old once again. To ensure the zoo’s animals don’t have to stay up past their bedtimes movie-goers will wear headphones for the screening. Take a blanket to sit on while you soak up the experience.
Details: www.zsl.org
9 ART
Filmmaking masterclass, MK Gallery, August 19
Roy Heath, TV producer and digital media trainer, will share his filmmaking and digital media skills to help participants create cutting edge content and realise their creative vision. Suitable for ages 16 and over.
Details: www.mkgallery.org
10 FAMILY
Saturday Studio, MK Gallery, August 20
Use model making and puppetry skills to create a series of mini beast characters and stories – then bring them to life using narrative filmmaking skills, drawing and performance.
Details: www.mkgallery.org | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/ten-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-mk-over-the-next-week-1-7531275 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/75c78f5de091d30a78c2d8de995ebabcfc9423e4c1df8f2e6c291c3ea230cade.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:50:28 | null | 2016-08-30T14:00:33 | Visit now for the latest motor sport news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fmotor-sport%2Fvictory-for-savage-puts-him-in-top-spot-1-7550198.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7550197.1472551243!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Victory for Savage puts him in top spot | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Ryan Savage picked up his first victory of the season at Brands Hatch last weekend, but is within touching distance of the Lotus Cup.
Savage had been on the podium at every race barring one before the weekend’s action, but the illusive top step has illuded him.
But a dominant showing at Brands saw him take over at the top of the standings.
Dominating the first race, he was third in the second race in slippery conditions after rain fell.
In the third round, he held off a spirited fight from Jason Baker to take his second win of the weekend to lead the championship by a point. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/motor-sport/victory-for-savage-puts-him-in-top-spot-1-7550198 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/9622e95c5b455de5f3413cde36f95ce4861c4da50273c06ede640c740257b839.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:50:01 | null | 2016-08-29T15:00:00 | Visit now for the latest motor sport news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fmotor-sport%2Fverstappen-hits-back-after-ferrari-criticism-1-7548761.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7548759.1472468926!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Verstappen hits back after Ferrari criticism | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Max Verstappen has laid the blame at Ferrari’s door after a first lap crash involving Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel almost eliminated all three drivers in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
The 18-year-old, starting from second on the grid, made a poor start but held the inside line going in to La Source, but was squeezed by Raikkonen, who himself was hit by Vettel on the outside.
Max Verstappen
All three sustained damage and needed to pit early in the race, ended their chances of a podium finish.
Verstappen explained: “I didn’t start as well as I wanted but I got up the inside for the first corner then got squeezed by the two Ferraris. In the contact my front wing and the floor got destroyed so then the car was very difficult to drive.
“Kimi kept on squeezing but then Vettel turned in on both of us. He knew he was on the outside and then he turned in where he knew there was two cars. From there, the race was gone.”
In a battle that raged on throughout the race, Raikkonen and Verstappen went wheel-to-wheel on several other occasions, and even clipped a couple of times as Verstappen defended his position from the 2007 world champion.
However, his defence drew criticism from Raikkonen, who believes the teenager’s driving style will lead to a ‘big accident’ if he isn’t careful.
Raikkonen said: “I’m all up for a fair battle and close racing, but I had to back off after Eau Rouge on the straight when I make my move I had to brake not to hit him, because he turns after when I move first time. I think that’s not correct.
“There could have been a big accident,” he said. “I had to brake from full speed and I haven’t had that from any other driver, but it doesn’t seem to matter.”
Verstappen responded in kind though, and felt the Ferraris had cast the first stone in the battle by causing the crash at the first corner.
“It’s ridiculous; it’s good television, though, if somebody’s moaning,” he added.
“Especially after [the clash at] Turn 1, when they do something to you like that, I’m not going give up my position to them that easily afterwards.
“I’m just defending my position and if somebody doesn’t like it it’s his own problem.”
Four-time world champion Vettel however tried to calm the fires between his team-mate and Verstappen, but said Raikkonen wasn’t the only driver to have an issue with the way the Red Bull Racing driver defends his position.
Vettel said: “I get along with Max, I like him, he’s aggressive, and I think that’s a strength of him, but certain movements, especially under braking – which I’ve faced – I don’t think are correct.
“It’s probably something that needs to click and he needs to understand.
“I will try and talk to Max – not now, as he didn’t have a good day, I didn’t have a good day.
“I’m not a fan of penalising people, I think it’s not the way to educate.
“I think there have been a couple of manoeuvres that… the rest of the field is not happy with his behaviour, but the best way is to talk rather than create a fuss in the media.
“We are men, and it’s best to stand in front of each other and talk.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/motor-sport/verstappen-hits-back-after-ferrari-criticism-1-7548761 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/10d7b2bc96d642605c9a7e13a7af69eb39b55ed9a56f5c486e34969ed6033039.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:59 | null | 2016-08-26T13:13:14 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmilton-keynes-dons-announce-a-new-offical-club-partner-1-7546278.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7546277.1472213576!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Milton Keynes Dons announce a new Offical Club Partner | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | MK Dons have announced a new agreement that sees the University of Buckingham become an Official Club Partner.
The three-year deal will see the educational institution, which has launched the country’s first independent medical school in partnership with Milton Keynes University Hospital, become the Club’s first ever Official University Partner.
MK Dons and the University of Buckingham will pair up to share knowledge, experience and ideas in a partnership that will benefit both parties.
The partnership is likely to have a significant impact on the development of state-of-the-art fitness and health programmes, with students available to enhance the Club’s performance as well as strengthening their own learning and understanding.
The University of Buckingham has increased its presence in the Milton Keynes area due to the medical school opening 18 months ago in partnership with the hospital. As part of the relationship with the Club, a limited number of student placements at Stadium MK will be made available to University of Buckingham students, with the Dons being able to gain insight from research projects across a broad spectrum.
“I am thrilled that Buckingham is the Official University Partner of MK Dons,” Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said:
“The partnership will help to generate a pool of talent and graduates for local business and provide executive development and training for businesses in the area. This is an extremely exciting prospect for students, who will have much better access to games, benefit from seeing first-hand the expertise of the players on campus and have the opportunity to take part in some really fruitful internships and placements.
“Buckingham is the first health-positive university and sport plays a key role in promoting mental well-being. We want to help to drive the economic development of the area through education and opportunity, and become the university of choice for local students.”
MK Dons Chairman Pete Winkelman said: “I, and everyone else at the Football Club, am delighted to have joined forces with the University of Buckingham, a leading expert in its field.
“It is an incredible institution, which has gone from strength to strength over recent years and I can only see positive results from this partnership.
“It’s completely different to anything we have ever done before but working with such an innovative educational body will provide us with a platform to claim marginal gains that can make a huge impact in sport.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/milton-keynes-dons-announce-a-new-offical-club-partner-1-7546278 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/4f2b52b795edfcde7c88dfaaa2145038bedae66248c59964259b4c014e9577f3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:11 | null | 2016-08-22T08:49:48 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fwatch-wootton-wins-it-in-stoppage-time-for-dons-1-7537498.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7536486.1471990174!/image/image.jpg | en | null | WATCH: Wootton wins it in stoppage time for Dons | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | MK Dons left it late to seal the win over Rochdale on Saturday, taking all three points from Spotland with a 1-0 victory.
In a game described as ‘rubbish’ by manager Karl Robinson, Dons had the better of the chances but came across an in-form Conrad Logan in the Dale net.
After a string of impressive saves, the keeper was finally beaten in the 94th minute by Wootton’s header to see Dons climb to seventh in the table.
SEE THE TABLE in the MK Citizen MK Dons Stats Centre | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/watch-wootton-wins-it-in-stoppage-time-for-dons-1-7537498 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/e1176a29d937b00d7c1f5c46a8d3913713cc27c7dea897caa8e1fff14b773e78.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:49 | null | 2016-08-16T13:03:35 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fchildren-s-comforter-recalled-due-to-choking-fears-1-7528970.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7526873.1471348965!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Children’s comforter recalled due to choking fears | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A range of Winnie the Pooh and Dumbo comforters have been recalled due to a choking hazard.
Manufacturer Dunelm has identified a potential safety issue where the sewn in care label can be pulled off which is then a choking hazard for small children.
The Winne the Pooh comforter which is being recalled
The affected products are the White Dumbo Comforter with barcode 5050390072731, and the Winnie the Pooh Comforter, barcode 5050390072892, sold in the UK through Dunelm stores and www.dunelm.com from September 2015.
Anyone having purchased either of these items is advised to return this product to their nearest Dunelm store for a full refund.
The company added that where a child has become attached to their comforter, no replacement would be available with only only offer a full refund on offer. However, removing the full care label and date pip (the small label underneath) would make the product safe.
More information can be obtained by emailing customerservices@dunelm.com or calling 0333 234 0870. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/children-s-comforter-recalled-due-to-choking-fears-1-7528970 | en | 2016-08-16T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/b9fb130d392f524b11d6d7550442641ea78d64437ef5df4e13cccb70afcacda3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:49:53 | null | 2016-08-26T15:10:09 | Visit now for the latest local crime news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fbreaking-death-confirmed-at-woodhill-prison-1-7546639.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7546638.1472220593!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BREAKING: Death confirmed at Woodhill Prison | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Another death has occurred at controversy-hit Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes.
The Coroner’s Office confimed that police were called to the prison yesterday afternoon.
An investigation is ongoing.
In June, the Citizen reported that 31-year-old Thomas Morris hanged himself at the prison, after asking for help for depression.
It is the seventh death at Woodhill in 2016.
This latest incident brings the total number of deaths at the prison since 2013 to 15. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/crime/breaking-death-confirmed-at-woodhill-prison-1-7546639 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/31a8b5c831c31564284a2750130577cdcb0e628cf229bfd143e3908243ec7141.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T14:51:52 | null | 2016-08-31T14:55:02 | Visit now for the latest health news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fwaiting-times-for-mental-health-services-in-milton-keynes-are-drastically-cut-1-7554460.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7517052.1472651682!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Waiting times for mental health services in Milton Keynes are drastically cut | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Waiting times for local children and young people’s mental health services (CAMHS) have been drastically cut from 28 weeks down to just six weeks in the last eight months. The improvement, which puts Milton Keynes significantly ahead of the national target of 18 weeks, follows the development of a transformational plan to improve care for children and young people with mental health and emotional difficulties.
The plan, which stemmed from a full scale review of the service by NHS Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Milton Keynes Council last year, also sees local investment to strengthen the urgent care pathway for children and young people who are in crisis and need urgent access to mental health care.
The processes for monitoring children and young people who need care in a hospital out of area have also been strengthened, with a new protocol to support seamless discharges and transition to community services.
“We are really pleased to see the positive impact that this review and its outcomes are having on local children and young people experiencing mental health problems,” said Dr Nicola Smith, Chair of NHS Milton Keynes CCG.
“Working as a partnership across health and social care organisations in Milton Keynes has been key to the success of the review and the subsequent improvements to services and we are continuing to build on these successes through joint working.”
Tina Swain is the Service Manager for CAMHS and Life-span Eating disorders at CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust): “Our partnership has assembled everyone’s talents to provide a better service, to more people. We want people to see a difference, and that’s why we are delivering changes by working closely with families and our partners,” she said.
“This will ensure that children and young people in Milton Keynes struggling with mental health problems can access information and advice and be referred as quickly as possible to the best support.”
Lead Member for Children and Young People, Cllr Zoe Nolan, added; “The Milton Keynes Council Plan sets out our priorities, and improving early diagnosis and addressing mental health problems in children and young people is a key concern.
“It’s vital that these particularly vulnerable young people are seen by the right people at the right time. I’m extremely pleased to see organisations working together to make this happen.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/health/waiting-times-for-mental-health-services-in-milton-keynes-are-drastically-cut-1-7554460 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/50ee3dd1cc156388b83d8ea27b33210f1552d3f7e53049a447dd0c9a7966676b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:10 | null | 2016-08-17T11:05:38 | Visit now for the latest theatre, shows and comedy news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ftheatre%2Fbake-off-star-sue-perkins-chats-ahead-of-northampton-show-1-7530559.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7530555.1471428142!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Bake Off star Sue Perkins chats ahead of Northampton show | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | One half of the dynamic duo who host The Great British Bake Off is bringing her latest touring show to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate.
Fresh from hosting the latest series of the baking show, Sue Perkins goes out on tour with Spectacles, all about her life so far.
And she can’t wait to get out in front of a live audience again.
Q: What prompted you to hit the road with your new tour, “LIVE! in Spectacles”?
A: It’s a good time to look back on my life so far. I fully intend to live to the age of 92, so this is half-time. Essentially this tour is handing out the orange segments.
Q: Tell us more.
A: Writing a memoir begins a process that doesn’t necessarily end with publication. You begin to think about family life and stories and relationships, and those are ongoing. Once the book was published, I thought, “There is so much more still to say without necessarily writing another book. Why not animate the book with a live tour?” It’s like a companion volume, I guess. A big, technicolour puke of thoughts. Perhaps I should put that on the poster…
Q: You have always relished live performance, haven’t you?
A: Yes, I love live. I really enjoy playing with an audience. At book events, I do Q&As, and it’s often then that the madness starts. It often feels like an anarchic version of Question Time.
Q: What do you particularly like about interacting with the audience?
A: It enriches me. Performing live challenges you to be more engaged. And the great thing is, each venue is completely different. What I have done lately has been TV-based, so I haven’t had the same feedback as I get live, and that’s what I love. I adore the raw surprise someone of asking a question you would never have expected. I love the spontaneity of it. I don’t encourage hecklers, but sometimes a heckler is the funniest person in the room - why not embrace that? The audience is a big pool of fun you can swim around in. But remember - no petting.
Q: You will be giving each ticket-holder a copy of your book, “Spectacles”. What’s the thinking behind that?
A: It gives me the opportunity to meet the whole audience one by one afterwards during the signings. A gig is a two-way street. It’s not about me broadcasting. It’s not, “This is what I’ve got to say about this.” It’s as much about how people respond to the material. My memoir is a story of family and childhood, and everyone has had one of those. Mine is not the definitive version of childhood, but it’s a great way to start a conversation. I love it when someone says, “It’s weird. I lived next to an electricity substation for 20 years as well.” Or, “We had a cat that dragged our turkey across the room at Christmas and we had to eat boiled eggs for our lunch instead.” The book is a recorded history of my life so far, but the tour brings extra stuff to it. The audience adds so much on top of that. It’s important to have that double act thing going on with them.
Q: So what subjects will you be covering in the show?
A: Births, deaths, lemon drizzle and getting fondled by a Cambodian hermit. I’ll talk a lot about the catastrophising that went on in my family. There was always a sense that something awful, that imminent doom, was around the corner. It came from my mum – she’s a worrier. Everything was a potential trip to A&E!
Q: I believe you will also be showing some slides.
A: Yes, there will be lots of slides. There is only one picture of me in the book and I have this horrific haircut in it. People say, “Surely that was just one bad haircut day.” But I’m afraid I have 150 slides of myself at different ages, all with the same haircut! My mum had someone round to cut my hair who, it transpired, had only done dog grooming before. So I had a low Dougal-style fringe that was perfectly straight. It swayed like a trimmed, bearded collie! A bowl for all seasons. Perhaps that should be the title of the second volume….
Q: You have a wonderful relationship with your fans. Do they frequently stop you in the street?
A: Sometimes, yes. Often they’ll want to ask about the weird things I’ve eaten. I’ve eaten everything. There’s nothing I haven’t eaten. I’ve eaten peacock, rat, squirrel, wigeon, teal, snipe, snake, moose and yak. Bear Grylls, eat your heart out! In fact, he probably has eaten his heart out…
Q: What else do the fans ask you?
A: They always want to know what Mary Berry is like. Well, Bez is the best. End of. She’s the nation’s sweetheart. I love her – so much so, I’ve been trying to get her to adopt me for the last seven years.
Q: Why do you think The Great British Bake Off has proved so popular?
A: I think the chemistry between the four of us – Mary, Paul, Mel and I – works so well. We’re all big kids at heart. We’re all very playful. We don’t approach it as a job. We approach it as a day out at a country fair! But the real reason why the show is so successful is the 12 people who come to bake every year. Although we four have received a lot of attention, I really do believe that the bakers are where the magic is.
Q: Finally, do you believe that a sense of humour is vital?
A: Of course. Life is boring without the punctuation of punchlines. If you laugh at a joke, it’s because someone has put something you already know in a way you had never thought of before. You’ve always been aware of that idea, but it’s the expression of that idea that catches you. The other person encapsulates it or puts a new twist on it. It illuminates and cheers in one fell swoop. Without humour, what’s the point? Life would simply be one long argument with a man from the BT helpdesk.
Sue Perkins in Spectacles can be seen on Saturday, September 17, starting at 7.30pm. For tickets call 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk.
For other dates visit www.sueperkinslive.com | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/theatre/bake-off-star-sue-perkins-chats-ahead-of-northampton-show-1-7530559 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/7b3cd58864e832475495562e9daf4d7ba2ca3212119eeb61674ac6c070ddf515.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:09 | null | 2016-08-26T11:56:55 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fthree-coffins-found-dumped-in-milton-keynes-lay-by-1-7546073.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7546072.1472208998!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Three coffins found dumped in Milton Keynes lay-by | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Three coffins were found abandoned near a lay-by in Chicheley Hill yesterday afternoon.
Thames Valley Police was called at 1.45pm yesterday (August 25) to reports of three coffins found on the southbound lay-by close to Chicheley Hill roundabout, Newport Pagnell.
The coffins were empty and officers are investigating the incident as theft.
Two of the coffins were wooden and one was metal.
If you have any information about the incident please call the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/three-coffins-found-dumped-in-milton-keynes-lay-by-1-7546073 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/0b3309ce66e461d8aaf098c150cdde9a0eec8c1ad48324a3663ec7bf1213e4d0.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:50:18 | null | 2016-08-28T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fba-and-easyjet-passengers-could-pay-25-charge-for-flight-delay-complaints-1-7540331.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7540329.1472127200!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BA and easyJet passengers could pay £25 charge for flight delay complaints | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | It could cost airline passengers £25 for making a complaint, following the introduction of new aviation rules.
Passengers traveling with British Airways, easyJet and Thomas Cook will be charged £25 if any claim they make is unsuccessful, as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will no longer mediate between customers and airlines.
Previously, the CAA would act as the ‘middleman’ in negotiations between customer and airlines in disputes regarding flight delays and cancellations or missing or damaged luggage.
British Airways, along with easyJet and Thomas Cook, have signed up to the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), which charges customers a £25 fee for unsuccessful claims for compensation.
However, passengers with other airlines, including Flybe and Ryanair will be able to pursue complaints without fear of financial loss as these airlines have signed up with the Retail Ombudsman which does not charge customers to use the service.
Also, Eurowings and Lufthansa will use German company Söp, which similarly does not charge a fee. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/ba-and-easyjet-passengers-could-pay-25-charge-for-flight-delay-complaints-1-7540331 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/0b2a0d08ecafae0507db5a2e6c8fc936a9a26bac91e903b4d22244315bee9116.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:49 | null | 2016-08-21T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fnew-generation-of-teas-could-cure-hangovers-report-suggests-1-7531070.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7531069.1471439382!/image/image.jpg | en | null | New generation of teas could cure hangovers, report suggests | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | The choice of leaf-based beverages on offer has mushroomed in recent years, from builder’s tea or nothing, to every flavour from peppermint to rhubarb & ginger.
Now, a third generation of teas is brewing. This will concentrate less on exotic new flavours and more on health benefits as producers look to capitalise on a market that remains huge – with 165 million cups of tea consumed in Britain every day – but faces growing competition from coffee.
Tetley has looked into the tea leaves and predicts we are in for a range of “remedy” teas – enriched with medicines, from painkillers to antibiotics – some of which may even be offered as cures for hangovers and remedies for tiredness, the report suggested.
We can also expect tea to be consumed through an array of alternative “delivery mechanisms” such as tablets, jellies, sprays and sorbets, according to a new report Tetley has done with so-called futurologist consultancy Future Foundation.
“Britain’s love affair with tea is enduring. The way we consume tea has gradually evolved since the 17th century, but now we are entering a period of rapid change,” said Laurent Sagarra, head of product innovation at Tetley.
“The way we consume tea has gradually evolved since the 17th Century, but we are now entering a period of rapid change,” she said.
“We’re constantly innovating, grading, blending and tasting and now’s the time to see what’s next for the iconic British cuppa,” she added.
The proliferation of teas will give High street coffee shops a run for their month, the report suggests, with “tea-total” outlets offering a range of exotic tastes and flavours.
Nick Chiarelli, director of the Future Foundation, said: “Our report predicts that exciting and satisfying new tea formats will develop, and that tea will evolve to deliver personalised health benefits.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/new-generation-of-teas-could-cure-hangovers-report-suggests-1-7531070 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/eddd9347b83ff372b22ff1aa0c72de8bb3a7ab1e9c0398f7ac0b8549fe4eec12.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:50:44 | null | 2016-08-29T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fquiz-are-you-classy-or-not-1-7541893.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7541892.1472048444!/image/image.jpg | en | null | QUIZ: Are you classy or not? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Minding your manners, avoiding emotional Facebook rants and knowing what cutlery to use are the modern day signs of class, according to new research.
A study of 2,000 Britons for fashion brand Peter Hahn identified the markers that separate the classy from the hoi polloi and they also include not showing too much cleavage, holding the door for others and speaking more than one language.
So how classy are you? Take our quiz to find out. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/quiz-are-you-classy-or-not-1-7541893 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/9371852cc6e572e50327476ede5934189d1b4902b169f8ce180d2742db997794.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T14:48:53 | null | 2016-08-27T14:22:19 | Visit now for the latest motor sport news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fmotor-sport%2Fverstappen-makes-history-with-front-row-in-belgium-1-7547388.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7547387.1472304360!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Verstappen makes history with front row in Belgium | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Max Verstappen will start on the front row of the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman, who grew up just 50km from the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, will start second behind Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes after setting a time of 1:48.407, just 0.147 seconds behind the German.
Verstappen’s Red Bull Racing team mate Daniel Ricciardo will start fifth, behind the Ferrari duo of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.
Verstappen, at 18, becomes the youngest ever driver to start from the front row of the grid and felt pole position with within reach.
“You can always do a better job,” he said. “But Nico could have gone quicker too.
“We have to be pleased being so close to the Mercedes though.
“I had some issued this morning, but the mechanics did a great job and the car was working really well. It’s great motivation to see the fans cheering me on by the track.”
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton will start 18th on the grid after picking up a grid penalty. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/motor-sport/verstappen-makes-history-with-front-row-in-belgium-1-7547388 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/9aa297d95aaecedd8a11dd00457b6e0b9000d976b05fc6559d4048020bb50a5b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:49:38 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftv-company-s-search-for-modern-family-1-7541867.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7541866.1472047656!/image/image.jpg | en | null | TV company’s search for Modern Family | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A TV company is on the hunt for separated families and parents across the UK, to take part in a new Channel 5 series.
The show, with the working title of The Modern Family, wants to talk to people who would like help resolving any issues they feel are getting in the way of co-parenting, or getting on with an ex-partner for the sake of their children.
Separation affects around a quarter of children in the UK, with the common belief being that being brought up by both parents after separation, where safe and possible, is in the best interests of a child.
“Breaking up with a spouse or partner is one of life’s biggest upheavals,” said a spokesperson for producers Pulse Films. “The difficult part is getting to the stage where separated parents are still able to do things for the sake of the child, like arrange a joint birthday party, or attend a parents’ evening together.”
So the team at Pulse want to film with separated mums and dads who may have moved on to other relationships, and are keen to sort out the issues with their ex for the sake of the children.
Francine Kaye, relationship expert, family mediator and author of Divorce Doctor said: “Kids don’t divorce, parents do. Paradoxically couples need to understand each other more during and after separation, than they did when they were together - in order to parent effectively.”
Working under the guidance of a trained therapist, anyone who has children with an ex and has difficulty with the complicated relationships this has created, can get more information by texting ‘FAMILY’ or call: 07983 640463 / 07555 242 993, by emailing: modernfamily@pulsefilms.co.uk, or by calling Janette Hodds or Lyttanya Shannon on 0207 426 5700. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/tv-company-s-search-for-modern-family-1-7541867 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/74fb23702461ea86d984ce5eb094054f72192527056f8b5162486caa68fafd8d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:44 | null | 2016-08-24T18:00:00 | Visit now for the latest motor sport news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fmotor-sport%2Fgrand-final-victory-keeps-joe-on-top-1-7542216.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7542215.1472054057!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Grand final victory keeps Joe on top | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Joe Turney remains at the top of the championship table after victory at Larkhill.
Turney, who drives for MK based KR Sport, took victories in both finals in Fulbeck but in Scotland was harshly demoted to eighth place on the grid in final one for a nose cone infringement, costing him 13 championship points in the process.
Known for his race craft though, Turney made overtaking look easy at the technically demanding and tight circuit, getting up to a safe third place in the pre-final and rounding off the weekend with the grand final win.
The win means Turney remains at the top of the British Championships, with the next round in Genk in Belgium. The winner of the British Championships gets a entry to the World Finals at Sarno, Italy in October. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/motor-sport/grand-final-victory-keeps-joe-on-top-1-7542216 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/a09ff9413b8bf3070b5284b8a4c7e0cda11f9c6e255132779a241e141b9f46a4.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:20 | null | 2016-08-24T11:27:46 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcoca-cola-bottle-most-iconic-packaging-1-7541247.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7541245.1472034454!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Coca-Cola bottle ‘most iconic packaging’ | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | The Cola-Cola glass bottle has been voted as the most iconic packaging on the UK’s shelves.
A study of 1,500 Brits exploring the influence of packaging and branding on shopping habits found that one in six people thought the Coca-Cola bottle was the most identifiable in terms of packaging.
Indeed, it was deemed to be just as recognisable without its logo or the product itself.
The research, commissioned by Easyfairs, organisers of Packing Innovations and Luxury Packaging London, found the Toblerone triangular chocolate bar finished as a close runner up, with Marmite’s glass jar rated as third-best-loved product packaging.
Beauty brands, such as the Tiffany Box and the Chanel No.5 Bottle just missed out on the top ten.
Coke’s success has been attributed to its targeting younger audience, with one in five Millennials selecting the bottle as the most recognisable pack product.Pringles’ iconic cylinder tube, fourth on the overall list, was the Millennial’s second favourite.
The study also revealed barcodes as the greatest packaging invention, ahead of more traditional items such as the cardboard box (21 per cent) - although the younger generation, 18-34 years, voted for 3D printing and re-sealable zips as its top two.
Gerry Sherwood, Event Director for the Easyfairs’ Packaging Portfolio, who commissioned the survey, said: “Millennials have officially passed Baby Boomers as the largest generation in history, and are more personally connected to their favourite brands than ever before. It is therefore not surprising to see 3D printing come out top in our poll for this age group.”
Top Ten Most Recognisable Brand’s Packaging
1. Coca-Cola Bottle
2. Toblerone Triangle
3. Marmite Jar
4. Pringles Tube
5. KFC Bucket
6. Heinz Ketchup Bottle
7. Fairy Liquid Bottle
8. Apple’s iPhone Box
9. Walkers Crisp Packet
10. Amazon Box | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/coca-cola-bottle-most-iconic-packaging-1-7541247 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/791db866c6db4eb8439785780c478f86923bd1d074cc2c9e655eebc9c1dae162.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:35 | null | 2016-08-25T15:12:34 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcouncil-congratulates-all-gcse-students-and-offers-help-for-those-who-didn-t-get-the-grades-they-needed-1-7544425.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7544422.1472134341!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Council congratulates all GCSE students - and offers help for those who didn’t get the grades they needed | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Milton Keynes Council has congratulated GSCE students all over the city.
Councillor Zoe Nolan, lead member for children and families, paid a visit to St Paul’s Catholic school as the pupils collected their results.
She said: “Very well done to everyone who has received GSCE results. They are a credit to the hard work and commitment that students have put in throughout their education.
Zoe, who is pictured with the St Paul’s pupils, added; “I would also like to congratulate the schools and families behind the students who have worked tirelessly to support them and ensure that they get the best possible start to their future education and careers. I wish them every success in whatever they choose to do next.
“The way school performance is measured has changed this year, with results based on the progress students have made since primary school. We look forward to receiving details on the national and local picture for our schools in the Autumn.”
Any students Support who did not receive the results they hoped for can drop into the Community Learning MK Flexible Learning Centre at the Central Library, CMK, on Friday 26 August for advice on what to do next.
Sessions are running between 9.30am - 12.30pm, and 1.30pm -4.30pm. No appointment is needed. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/council-congratulates-all-gcse-students-and-offers-help-for-those-who-didn-t-get-the-grades-they-needed-1-7544425 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/2f24580bfca519cbad90997a3389e442b463c102310cb952f501ac06cf5211c2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:27 | null | 2016-08-21T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flife-ban-for-pokemon-go-cheats-1-7530984.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7530983.1471438432!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Life ban for Pokemon GO cheats | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Pokemon GO players who are found to be cheating will have a permanent ban slapped on them, it has been announced.
The game’s developer, Niantic, has altered the terms and conditions to include the condition that a life ban will ensue for anyone caught using trickery to bag Pokemon.
The new clause prohibits: “Falsifying your location, using emulators, modified or unofficial software and/or accessing Pokemon GO clients or backends in an unauthorized manner including through the use of third party software.”
It has been reported that some users have managed to fool the app into thinking they were at a different location. Some Pokemon are region-specific, although taken to extremes, a player could play the game without leaving their home.
“Our goal is to provide a fair, fun and legitimate game experience for everyone,” Niantic said:
“We will continue to work with all of you to improve the quality of the gameplay, including ongoing optimization and fine tuning of our anti-cheat system.”
Anyone believing that have been unfairly banned can access an appeals system. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/life-ban-for-pokemon-go-cheats-1-7530984 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/a99d8a14b805b2fc10db6a33334180dc3b1323595abd62c7b64b91dd7f9fb608.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:50:17 | null | 2016-08-28T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fdo-you-think-it-s-okay-to-allow-children-to-drink-some-alcohol-at-home-1-7540293.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7540292.1471965034!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Do you think it’s okay to allow children to drink some alcohol at home? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A study has found that half of parents with children under the age of 14 allow them to drink alcohol at home.
And, perhaps more worryingly, one in 10 respondents to the Churchill Home Insurance survey allow children between the ages of five and seven to drink alcohol.
While it is not illegal for a child between the age of five and 16 to drink alcohol on private premises, it flies in the face of advice from the Chief Medical Officer whose official advice warns: “Children and their parents or carers are advised that an alcohol-free childhood is the healthiest and best option. However, if children drink alcohol underage, it should not be until at least the age of 15 years.
“Parents and young people should be aware that drinking, even at age 15 or older, can be hazardous to health and that not drinking is the healthiest option for young people.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/do-you-think-it-s-okay-to-allow-children-to-drink-some-alcohol-at-home-1-7540293 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/c42791836a4b73b04740063e5bb5967a8bdee50ee20efbe62e4e4d59f87ecf36.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:49:18 | null | 2016-08-28T06:00:00 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fdons-will-have-to-stay-late-on-deadline-day-1-7547741.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7547740.1472335085!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Dons will have to stay late on deadline day | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | MK Dons’ most dank and depressing performance of the season could not have come at a more useful time for manager Karl Robinson.
With just four days before the transfer window slams shut once again, the signs were plain for all to see on Saturday as they were given a lesson in League 1 football by rivals Peterborough.
Looking toothless in the attacking third, Dons need something special from the flanks, a quality wide man, an x-factor, and they need it desperately.
Despite showing glimpses of positivity this season, George C Williams and Daniel Powell haven’t delivered well enough, and that was plain to see against Posh. Powell, playing with his head down, struggled to see the runs made by Samir Carruthers and Nicky Maynard left unmarked, while Williams has struggled to remain in games since returning to the club on loan from Fulham.
Pressure is also mounting on Maynard, still without a goal this season, booed off against Peterborough and losing the faith of those in the Cowshed.
With the attacking threats of Chuks Aneke and Kieran Agard both injured, Robinson could perhaps have overlooked any short-term issues, knowing he had two men sidelined. Agard’s debut was spectacular as he delivered a brace against Millwall, and soon enough, Robinson will be blessed with an abundance of talent vying to play in the attacking quartet. However, the worst performance of the season showed he cannot afford to wait for ‘soon enough.’ He needs quality, and he needs it immediately.
There is very little meat left on the bones at the club at the moment. With just about two players for every position, give or take a round peg for a hexagonal hole, or indeed an inexperienced but promising teenager, Dons have the numbers to survive a season. But surviving isn’t what Dons want to do - they want to bounce back to the Championship, and the squad in its current guise isn’t showing that potential.
Now down to 12th in League 1, with a poor home record and two defeats in their last three, the comfortably second best nature of their loss to Peterborough was reminiscent of their Championship season: after going behind, they never looked like getting anything from the game.
And watching the game back, the problems will be clear for Robinson and his recruitment team to see. But while their struggles in the transfer market have been well-documented this summer, they know now the time to solve the problems with the squad is finite.
And if Wednesday night isn’t a late one, none of them will have done their job properly. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/dons-will-have-to-stay-late-on-deadline-day-1-7547741 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/7066168acea28af9f57ef4272dce4b02c87831a3f93f2f79f61f688502176954.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:01 | null | 2016-08-14T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ffresh-warning-over-itunes-gift-card-scam-1-7521955.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7521954.1470911138!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fresh warning over iTunes gift card scam | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A fresh warning has been issued by Action Fraud, the national fraud reporting body, over iTunes gift card scams.
The iTunes scams first came to light in May this year and, to date, victims have reported almost £520,000 lost to fraudsters.
Apple’s iTunes store sells music, movies and other media via digital download and the vouchers, which can be bought online and are widely available in supermarkets and high street stores across the UK, serve as a popular gift in an era where CDs and DVDs have been surpassed by digital download as the format of choice for many.
Fraudsters have sought to confuse people unfamiliar with Apple’s contactless payment system Apple Pay and trick them into using iTunes gift cards to pay for goods or services over the phone or online.
The criminals don’t need the physical card to redeem the value, and they trick victims into reading out the code over the phone or sending via email. Once they have the code, fraudsters can steal the balance of the card.
Action Fraud has received multiple reports of this approach being used across a variety of scams including loan scams, fake mis-sold PPI scams and schemes urging victims to take action against banking errors.
One victim reported losing £46,000 to scammers via iTunes cards.
A spokesperson for Apple said: “iTunes Gift Cards are solely for the purchase of goods and services on the iTunes Store and App Store. Should you receive a request for payment using iTunes Gift Cards outside of iTunes and the App Store please report it to Action Fraud”.
If you have been a victim of fraud, report it to Action Fraud using their online fraud reporting tool. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/fresh-warning-over-itunes-gift-card-scam-1-7521955 | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/a5c6f6fdd6505d96ca45f8f35594edacf38d5737ed70fac16e7cdf5e41cdbeae.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:41 | null | 2016-08-25T06:00:07 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcould-this-milton-keynes-mum-be-right-about-experiencing-the-rarest-pregnancy-in-the-world-lasting-15-months-1-7542451.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7542444.1472056979!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Could this Milton Keynes mum be right about experiencing the rarest pregnancy in the world - lasting 15 MONTHS? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A mum of nine is convinced she is 15 MONTHS pregnant with a baby that is growing outside her womb.
Town councillor Linda Reeves, 50, says she can feel the baby kicking and squirming and she has even heard its heartbeat.
But over the past year doctors have sent for five scans – all have which has shown nothing growing in her womb.
“Nobody will take me seriously. I’ve had nine children and I know what it’s like to feel a baby inside me,” she said.
“I’ve had all the symptoms of pregnancy – sickness, backache and tiredness. I am absolutely certain that there is a baby there, but it is growing in the wrong place.”
Linda, who is town councillor for Bletchley and Fenny, has carried out her own research into abdominal pregnancies, where the baby grows in a Fallopian tube or a cavity of the abdomen.
“I keep going to my GP and he’s agreed to a few times to send me for a pregnancy scan. But they only scan my womb – so how can they find my baby if it’s growing in my abdomen?” she said.
The mum, whose children are aged between five and 24, is desperate for a full CT scan to discover exactly what is happening inside her.
“The doctors won’t do it. They’ve even suggested I have a mental health problem and it’s a phantom pregnancy. They gave me anti-depressant but I threw the prescription in the bin,” she said.
One doctor told Linda her ‘pregnancy’ is simply due to overeating.
“He said I was just too fat. I was furious,” she said.
“I may not be the slimmest person in the world but I’ve actually lost weight because I’ve been so stressed since all this started in May last year.
Linda says strangers regularly notice her protruding belly and ask when her baby is due.
“When I tell people I’ve been pregnant for 15 months they don’t believe me. I don’t blame them!”
During a visit to her sister, Linda said she persuaded her sibling’s GP to listen into her tummy with a Doppler machine.
“I heard the baby’s heartbeat! I know that sound so well, how could I not recognise it!” she said.
“If by some chance I am wrong, then I want to know exactly what is happening inside me. What if it’s cancer? I have a right to be treated seriously.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/could-this-milton-keynes-mum-be-right-about-experiencing-the-rarest-pregnancy-in-the-world-lasting-15-months-1-7542451 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/6d35d486547e81fecea9e91692e4eca3a6fa09419cfc8c483ff8b14d798e6964.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:51:20 | null | 2016-08-30T13:24:27 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolice-appeal-after-robbery-at-sports-pavilion-in-milton-keynes-1-7550639.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7503870.1472560643!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Police appeal after robbery at sports pavilion in Milton Keynes | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after a sports pavilion was robbed in Milton Keynes.
At around 10pm on Thursday night, two men wearing dark clothing entered Tattenhoe Sports Pavilion, in Holborn Crescent, Tattenhoe.
One brandished what appeared to be a gun and made demands for cash. Money was then handed over and the men left.
The first offender is between 5ft 10ins and 6ft, of medium to large build, has broad shoulders, and spoke with a local accent. He was wearing all black clothing with a black shiny hood, which was possibly sportswear, a black fleece-style top with long sleeves and a separate hood, black shiny tracksuit trousers. He wore gloves which were similar to cycling gloves with black grips on them.
Both offenders were believed to be wearing balaclavas.
“I would appeal to anyone who recognises the offenders from the description provided, or who was in the area at the time and who may have seen the robbery, to come forward and speak to police,” said Detective Constable Serena Bellis.
“They could provide a key piece of information for the investigation so I would urge anyone who knows anything, however seemingly insignificant, to speak to us on 101.”
If you do not want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/police-appeal-after-robbery-at-sports-pavilion-in-milton-keynes-1-7550639 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/b17ff09b90af68309c30fb6c84ab16d6bf34a97349b0a307fd8ea0a4f1236349.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T08:52:24 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:39 | Visit now for the latest music and gig news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fmusic%2Fstowe-house-hosts-music-theatre-and-art-1-7545709.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7545708.1472202667!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Stowe House hosts music, theatre and art | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Music, theatre, art, comedy and children’s events are all part of the autumn programme through to December at Stowe House.
Highlights include concerts in the Ugland Auditorium by British a cappella ensemble Apollo5 and The Budapest Cafe Orchestra with their traditional folk and gypsy flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia.
Apollo5 will present a mixed programme of sacred choral music, spirituals, traditional melodies and pop song with versatility and charm.
Also performing in the auditorium is Fresh Dixie, with jazz grooves, pop hooks and blistering improvised solos.
Theatre shows at Stowe during the autumn include Happy Hour, a poignant and fast paced comedy exploring the 21st century obsession with happiness and success.
And prior to that is the spooky Frankenstein, performed during the Halloween month of October.
Comedy arrives with Hal Cruttenden, host of Live At The Apollo. He will be ranting about the real evils of the modern world - over sharing on social media and the 5:2 diet. The more he complains, the funnier he gets.
Children’s theatre includes Under A Magical Moon, a re imagining of Peter Pan as told by Wendy.
There’s plenty of Christmas events to look forward to including Red Priest with their Winter Baroque Carnival presenting a cheering feast of music for winter including Vivaldi and Handel performed in their own inimitable style.
And make a note of the date for the Christmas Gift Fayre from 10am-5pm on Saturday October 29 and Sunday 30 when unique and unusual Christmas gifts for the whole family will be available under one beautiful roof.
Full details of all events throughout the season can be found online at www.artsatstowe.co.uk. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/music/stowe-house-hosts-music-theatre-and-art-1-7545709 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/4611bf9273b3c946f1068c3109a804bf3c6edc8e0317fa6b1f36ef94fa555af1.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:49:30 | null | 2016-08-26T06:00:00 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fben-tilney-backed-to-step-up-by-robbo-1-7544303.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7544301.1472132892!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Ben Tilney backed to step up by Robbo | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Karl Robinson has backed full-back Ben Tilney to step up to the first team after impressing against Reading on Tuesday night.
The 19-year-old played both EFL Cup matches this season, scoring against Newport County to equalise in the 3-2 win, while helping his side to a penalty shoot-out against Reading midweek.
While he finds himself behind captain Dean Lewington in the pecking order at left back, Robinson says he’s keeping Tilney in the first team squad this season, but hopes he can make the step up.
“He’s one who could really move forward,” said Robinson. “I thought he was poor at Newport, apart from the goal, but his performance on Tuesday was far, far better, against a player we tried to sign in the summer.
“We knew how good Callum Harriott was, but Reading just outbid us. We knew it would be a difficult test for him, but he’s very good out of possession, and obviously very good in it.
“Hopefully, these games will have given him a lot of confidence.”
Tilney and the rest of the youngsters who made their first team debuts in the Cup will remain part of Robinson’s plans throughout this season, with the manager opting to keep the players in-house, rather than sending them out on loan to learn their trade at another club.
He said: “None of these young players will go out on loan now. They’ll all stay here, and we can increase their development here. They’ll all be a part of what we’re trying to do.
“They’re not as good as some of the first team players, but there are signs they can be. We can all see them going in the right way.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/ben-tilney-backed-to-step-up-by-robbo-1-7544303 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/3506055c75a684c0aaf103c27497d89a7d408a4a48256e7eb42b65a24ef0c2c0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:58 | null | 2016-08-12T14:39:07 | Visit now for the latest entertainment and leisure news and features - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fquiz-can-you-tell-real-world-wildlife-from-harry-potter-s-fantastic-beasts-1-7524555.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7524554.1471009107!/image/image.jpg | en | null | QUIZ: Can you tell real-world wildlife from Harry Potter’s fantastic beasts? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A new study has found that Britons are struggling to tell their hippogriffs from their hippopotamuses and their kestrels from their thestrals.
The survey of 1,000 adults and children found that many people couldn’t tell real-life animals from creatures in the Harry Potter universe, with three-quarters of children failing to correctly separate fact from fiction more than half the time.
The poll was conducted by cinema chain Odeon to celebrate tickets going on sale for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the much-anticipated new film from the pen of JK Rowling.
Set in the same wizarding world as the smash hit Harry Potter films, the movie follows writer Newt Scamander as he attempts to track down a host of mystical beasts running amok in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards.
So is a tasselled wobbegong real or unreal and where exactly would you find an occamy? Take our test and see if you’re animal magic or a bit of a bird brain. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/quiz-can-you-tell-real-world-wildlife-from-harry-potter-s-fantastic-beasts-1-7524555 | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/789d27eed09c301313d2b7864578a8dc15ed57f779dc8af7425fb7098022d8e8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:32 | null | 2016-08-22T15:57:16 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fhead-to-head-karl-s-kids-to-take-on-the-royals-1-7538451.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7538449.1471877820!/image/image.jpg | en | null | HEAD-TO-HEAD: Karl’s kids to take on the Royals | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | MK Dons’ youngsters are to be given another chance in the first team on Tuesday night as Karl Robinson looks set to ring the changes for the EFL Cup second round against Reading.
After fielding a team made predominantly of youngsters against Newport County in the first round, Robinson will hand a second chance to most of the squad again for the trip to the Madejski Stadium.
Simon Church hit the post against his former club last season. Pic: Lee Scriven
“We’re going there to play the kids again: Oran Jackson, George B Williams, Ben Tilney, Giorgio Rasulo, Kabonga Tshimanga, Brandon Thomas-Asante - they’ll all get another chance,” said Robinson on Monday.
READ MORE: We have to take our first team chances says Ben Tilney
“It’s important I stick with that. It’s a massive step up, playing a team near the bottom of League 2 to a top Championship side, but if we want to develop the players, they’ll have to accept the challenge.
“The result doesn’t have a massive impact on me. We’re never going to win this competition, it’s not as if we’re getting rid of a Cup we’re going to win. But there are more achievable goals for us this season and we need to focus on that.
“We’re using these games to develop our young players, they’ve got me this far. Hopefully, the ones who get their opportunity will stand up and be counted.”
Dons and Reading met twice in the Championship last season, and it was the side from MK that took spoils.
After a dogged defensive performance at the Madejski Stadium saw them nick a point, Joe Walsh’s acrobatic effort at Stadium MK saw them pick up three points against the Royals.
But taking such a young, inexperienced side to take on Jaap Stam’s team, Robinson expects a much harder affair this time around.
“It was hard when I took a Championship side there, so it’ll be even more difficult taking a team mostly of U21s.
“We should have won it when Church hit the post. Reading are an unbelievable side, and we’re streaks away from them.”
Stam’s Dutch influence helped Reading through the opening round, with goals from Joey van den Berg and Roy Beerens helping the Royals past Plymouth 2-0.
And they’re unbeaten at the Madejski this season, but come into the game without a win since their first round game, having lost two of their last three in the Championship.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: MK Citizen’s MK Dons Stats Centre | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/head-to-head-karl-s-kids-to-take-on-the-royals-1-7538451 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/025419d0795e330c203501ad1ed823ef18bbf948a551aaa1ab49aad8d728caaa.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:19 | null | 2016-08-26T09:59:51 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fgallery-milton-keynes-man-george-lanigan-remembered-1-7545665.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7545660.1472201963!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GALLERY: Milton Keynes man George Lanigan remembered | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | The people of Tinkers Bridge remembered George Lanigan by planting flowers in his memory.
George went missing earlier this year and was sadly found dead in July, aged 58.
Friend and organiser of his memorial, April Towell, said: “It was a nice closure of residents.”
Flowers were planted in a new flowerbed and a plaque was placed to remember George.
Residents also hung balloons around the area as a way of ‘celebrating’ his life. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/gallery-milton-keynes-man-george-lanigan-remembered-1-7545665 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/f152cb9bf6ed210bf6999a65291f56c9fd2134f03a2d91f1c8866024fc82298a.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:51:20 | null | 2016-08-30T10:36:53 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmissing-teenager-is-found-safe-and-well-1-7550152.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7548042.1472549793!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Missing teenager is found safe and well | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Thames Valley Police have confirmed that Hayam Fahmi, aged 15, who went missing from Haversham has been found safe and well.
They also pass on thanks to everyone for their assistance. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/missing-teenager-is-found-safe-and-well-1-7550152 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/9052f1316a84878026ef5ffde86aaa2825ed5aeacedcbb35f4794138dc719bf3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:16 | null | 2016-08-14T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhow-to-avoid-making-yourself-a-crime-target-with-your-social-media-posts-1-7521985.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7521984.1470916239!/image/image.jpg | en | null | How to avoid making yourself a crime target with your social media posts | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Social media can increasingly tell potential burglars information that will make their job much easier.
The culture of posting expensive new purchases, giving out your address and even when you are out of the country and for how long can create an enticing picture for would be burglars. Here are 10 steps you can take to protect yourself and your home during the summer period.
1) Consider taking a vacation from social media while you are on holiday or away for the day. Avoid announcements that you are going to be in another country for the next few weeks and do not check-in on social media at the airport.
2) Share vacation photos after the holiday. The photo could make clear that you are not at home even if you haven’t said where you are.
3) Consider sharing information with friends and not the entire public. At least in the weeks leading to a trip and during it.
4) Do not make details such as address, place of work or previous school public.
5) Put lights on timers during the evenings to give the impression there is someone there. Additionally outside sensors in the garden may deter potential intruders or burglars. In the absence of light, a timer on a TV or Radio could be an effective alternative.
6) Have a relative or a friend collect your mail so there is no build up of evidence to suggest you aren’t home. Don’t leave notes for delivery people suggesting you aren’t in.
7) Consider securing a visible security alarm. When asked burglars suggest the presence of a security system is the biggest deterrent to a potential burglar.
8) Keep any doors or windows, particularly on the ground floor, shut when you are not there. Remember insurance companies will often not pay out if a burglary occurs as a result of an insecure door or window.
9) Don’t forget to secure your garage or shed and if you have any power tools or gardening tools register them for free at http://www.immobilise.com/.
10) If you are going to be away for a period longer than a week it is worth informing the police of the duration of your trip. It may encourage them to actively drive by your home while they are on patrols.
Sources: Hampshire Police and Distinctive Doors | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/how-to-avoid-making-yourself-a-crime-target-with-your-social-media-posts-1-7521985 | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/901a8d6031c2dd384fc9bff6f9a4b9635cc9a6d903f3ecff24cddd78a57600b9.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:30 | null | 2016-08-23T09:15:17 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Ftitle-chance-for-new-bradwell-after-draw-1-7539228.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7493367.1471940104!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Title chance for New Bradwell after draw | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | New Bradwell are back in with a chance of the Four Counties Division 1 title after drawing with New City.
The rain put paid to the game early in the afternoon, but Andy Overton hit 50 for Bradwell as they score 241. And with the visitors on 154-2, the match was drawn.
New Bradwell are now level on points with Eaton Bray, who lost at the weekend, and are just 10 points off the top of the table with two games to go.
Elsewhere, Olney (166-8) drew with Thurleigh (206-9), North Crawley (191-7) beat Aspley Guise (190-9) and Milton Keynes (94-7) made light work of Biddenham (93). | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/cricket/title-chance-for-new-bradwell-after-draw-1-7539228 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/cbfe74c23886219333ac000e6ae657b9da62bd260b9ed3f644f00773ebefb578.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:07 | null | 2016-08-22T12:31:57 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fchurch-hits-the-roda-ahead-of-dutch-move-1-7537936.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7537935.1471865508!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Church hits the Roda ahead of Dutch move | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Dons striker Simon Church is on the brink of signing for Dutch side Roda JC Kerkrade.
The 27-year-old was told he was free to leave the club this summer but only when Dons had a replacement striker lined up.
With the record signing of Kieran Agard completed two weeks ago, Church, who played in the semi-final of the European Championship with Wales, is understood to have brokered a deal to join the Dutch side after moves to Russia and Australia fell through.
“I think he’s in Holland somewhere,” said Dons boss Karl Robinson. “I know he went to watch Roda play on Saturday, who funnily enough got beaten 1-0 by Vitesse, and Lewis Baker got the winner.
“He wanted to challenge at a higher level. I knew there was a potential move in Russia, and one to Australia. All of these deals were coming and going. We respected each other throughout this process, but he’s chosen to play his football elsewhere. That’s his decision, and he’s made his for his life and his family.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/church-hits-the-roda-ahead-of-dutch-move-1-7537936 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/53fdf7534e7ce6e71b22a6650fca00db689b5d8bf7f1a1bc39cf1b40fcbe01b9.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:50:20 | null | 2016-08-30T10:27:15 | Visit now for the latest motor sport news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fmotor-sport%2Fwill-takes-another-step-towards-title-1-7550122.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7550121.1472549216!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Will takes another step towards title | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Will Tregurtha is edging towards the Ginetta Junior Championship with another brilliant display at Rockingham last weekend.
The 16-year-old leads the title by 55 points, having amassed six wins, 12 podiums and 19 top five finishes from the 20 races so far.
After finishing second in race one, he stormed to a dominant victory in race two, putting more than six seconds on the entire field.
With reverse grids for race three, Tregurtha took a fine fifth place to extend his championship lead.
The penultimate round of the season is at Silverstone on September 17/18. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/motor-sport/will-takes-another-step-towards-title-1-7550122 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/799d5172a23de1cbdecbefabc75544f8f5da3fccbfe9667ba42e0043c3c1b210.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:20 | null | 2016-08-25T16:10:35 | MK Dons football match reports, reaction and news from stadium:mk - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fmk-dons%2Fhead-to-head-friendly-rivalry-between-dons-and-posh-1-7544706.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7544704.1472137820!/image/image.jpg | en | null | HEAD-TO-HEAD: Friendly rivalry between Dons and Posh? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | MK Dons and Peterborough renew their rivalry this weekend, but the intensity will be greater in the stands than on the pitch according to Karl Robinson.
Clashes between the two are eagerly anticipated from both sets of fans, with bragging rights and one-upmanship on offer as well as three points.
Dons celebrate against Peterborough
But while some fans will want to win this game more than any other this season, the Dons boss insists relations between the clubs off the pitch are far-friendlier these days and it’ll be like any other for his players.
HEAD TO HEAD: MK Dons vs Peterborough at the MK Citizen MK Dons Stats Centre
“There a little bit more of a spice to it, but that’ll be in the stands rather than on the green stuff I think,” said Robinson.
“We know the importance of these games to the fans, but we have a lot of respect for them, as they have for us. And that goes right the way up to board-room level, because there’s a lot of respect for people like Darragh and Barry Fry too.
“We go into these games wanting to win, but with all due respect to Peterborough, it doesn’t matter who the opposition is - we want to win. If we can put more into this game, I’m not doing my job every week.
“We know the fans want a Twitter war or whatever afterwards, but it’s just another game for us.”
Last time the sides met, Dons ran out comfortable 3-0 winners over Peterborough, then under Darren Ferguson, on their way to promotion to the Championship. However, Dons’ record against Peterborough isn’t riddled with victories, having to look back to the 2011 play-off semi-final for their last victory.
Robinson said: “The second half of that play-off game was the most perfect performance I’ve seen, apart from the referee. We’ve always put on a good show here, and they’ve generally beaten us at their place. People will look back the 3-0 game too, where I was suspended and we were very good.”
The rivalry reached it’s peak with Peterborough guided by Darren Ferguson. Now with Grant McCann in charge at London Road though, Posh have two wins and two losses under their belt in League 1, but still offer an approach synonymous with Peterborough.
Robinson continued: “They have a number of qualities - individually, they’re very good. They can rotate, they’re aggressive out of position and they’re quick and dynamic in defence. I think they beat Millwall 5-1, so that shows they have the fire power too. They always go forward in the right manner.”
Dons have made a solid start to the season too, picking up seven points in four matches with what Robinson still describes as a threadbare squad.
“I didn’t expect to have this many points with the lack of players,” he added. “We can’t stand still, we have to keep moving forwards. The depression seems to have dwindled. People don’t talk about it any more, and it has been important the players have moved on from that.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/football/mk-dons/head-to-head-friendly-rivalry-between-dons-and-posh-1-7544706 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/b26aba16df18d5da19ac3d141e2d2362dedf25f691e4558152eaeec096d27681.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:51:13 | null | 2016-08-30T10:15:36 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fteam-of-milton-keynes-students-devour-six-foot-sandwich-1-7550100.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7550097.1472548511!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Team of Milton Keynes students devour six foot sandwich | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A team of five Milton Keynes students consumed a six foot ‘giant sub’ at the SUBWAY Stacey Bushes store.
Alex Collett, Emily Applegate, Daisy Lunt, Ben Wroblewski and Charlie Collett successfully consumed the six foot sandwich which consisted of 3kg of chicken, 2kg of meatballs, a litre of Marinara sauce, 1kg of cheese, 500g of pickles, 1kg of lettuce and two litres of mayonnaise.
The sandwich took just over four hours to make.
Alex Collett, one of the students who took the challenge, said: “We just rounded up a few friends and thought we’d give it a go”.
The group of students decided to take the challenge on Sunday (August 28) to celebrate their return to university.
Usually the huge sub would be expected to feed between 20 and 28 people, however the five of them managed to consume the entire sandwich in under two hours.
SUBWAY team leader Ryan Fuller, said: “In my time at Subway I have only worked on three giant subs, however this is the first time we’ve ever had one eaten in store.
“The guys gave it a good effort and put on a great show for all of our customers over the bank holiday weekend.” | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/team-of-milton-keynes-students-devour-six-foot-sandwich-1-7550100 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/001d0c27ee61fe5f623802a4a8919da71c2f80f6b6c7c0e1ccf5d8aeb74ca30d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:40 | null | 2016-08-25T13:09:12 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fstunning-gcse-successes-at-denbigh-school-1-7543818.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7543817.1472126937!/image/image.jpg | en | null | “Stunning” GCSE successes at Denbigh school | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Denbigh school is celebrating an outstanding set of GCSE results with a significant improvement on last year, in a year when nationally, grades and top grades in particular, show a marked decline.
Some 75% of Denbigh students achieved A*-C grades in English and Maths.
A remarkable third of all grades achieved this year were at A* and A grade, which was a massive hike of 15% on last year.
This was in stark contrast to the national trend where top grades seem to have plummeted amidst continued examination volatility.
There were some “stunning” individual performances, with the top ten students each securing the equivalent of fourteen A*s, said headteacher Andy Squires.
He said: “I am very proud of the results. We have a very dedicated set of staff, students and parents who have worked tirelessly in order to help students secure their best results.
“I am particularly pleased that our students have achieved all the necessary grades, in droves, ready to start their Sixth Form studies at Denbigh, in what promises to be a bumper year”. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/stunning-gcse-successes-at-denbigh-school-1-7543818 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/75107299db41758b6f0803f9bd4e882466d51c34956cca663a5086def31f6520.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:00 | null | 2016-08-25T08:33:29 | Visit now for the latest entertainment and leisure news and features - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ften-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-mk-over-the-next-week-1-7542810.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7542808.1472110391!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Ten of the best things to do in MK over the next week | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Whatever you’re into, there’s something for you in our guide to ten of the best things to do in MK in the coming days...
1 MUSIC
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Urban Roots Festival, Willen Lake, August 27
With a mixture of chart topping performers, captivating live entertainment and mouth-watering dishes from around the world, the Urban Roots Festival celebrates the diversity of Milton Keynes. Dancers, DJs and live entertainment will bring the family day to life. The festival will also feature an open mic tent for those wanting to perform and a kids’ creative corner where the little ones can get crafty.
Details: www.urbanrootfestival.co.uk
2 ART
Set Menu, Milton Keynes Arts Centre, opening August 27
Set Menu is an exhibition of works made collaboratively with Milton Keynes communities and artists Shepherd Manyika, Kay Davis, Safia El Dabi, Alex Brenchley and Ibiye Camp. Free artist-led workshops are available for all ages and abilities throughout the rest of August.
Details: www.miltonkeynesartscentre.org
3 OUTDOORS
Sailing Open Day, Milton Keynes Sailing Club, Caldecott Lake South, August 27
Anyone inspired by the exploits of Britain’s maritime gold medallists can have a go at sailing.
The club is growing rapidly, with members aged from five to 80. It’s described as “one of Milton Keynes’ best kept secrets”, so take a look for yourself.
Details: www.mksc.org.uk
4 ART
St Mary’s church, Park Street, Woburn, August 27, 28 and 29
Some of our best artistic talents show their works at this exhibition, staged by Milton Keynes Society of Artists.
As well as enjoying the array of creations on display, visitors can get themselves a cut-price picture to take home.
Details: www.mksa.org.uk
5 FAMILY
Bury Field, Newport Pagnell, August 28 and 29
Hundreds of re-enactors will recreate Civil War battles on the historic Bury Field Common. As well as battles on Sunday and Monday, there is a Living History encampment of life in the 17th century and a Market Street of traders.
Details: www.npcivilwarweekend.com
6 THEATRE
Sunny Afternoon, MK Theatre, August 30 to September 3
The award-winning show tells the captivating tale of The Kinks through their hits including You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, All Day and All Of The Night, Lola and, of course, Sunny Afternoon.
Details: www.atgtickets.com/miltonkeynes
7 MUSIC
Chris Farlowe & the Northern Beaker Band, The Stables, August 25
Widely regarded as one of the finest soul and rhythm and blues voices this country has produced, Chris Farlowe’s 60s smash hit Out of Time (written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) remains a classic. And decades on, his talent lives on. Catch a rare talent in intimate surroundings.
Details: www.stables.org
8 FAMILY
Bucks County Show, Weedon Showground, Thursday September
Our county comes together for one of its biggest annual events, with thrilling entertainment, music and farm animals galore.
Details: www.buckscountyshow.co.uk
9 MUSIC
Hats Off to Led Zeppelin, The Stables, August 27
Feel the power and the passion of a Led Zep concert in its rawest form. There’s no silliness – just the music.
Details: www.stables.org
10 MUSIC
Atila Huseyin, Bedford Arms, Bedford, August 29
When the great Buddy Greco says to you “you’re gonna be a star, kid,” you know you’re doing something right. Stylish jazz singer Atila returns to the venue after packing out the venue earlier this year.
Details: www.thebedfordarmsbedford.co.uk | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/ten-of-the-best-things-to-do-in-mk-over-the-next-week-1-7542810 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/1f52b127db67fe022282c972eace2305ecd5729c546094badcffeae9c21c968d.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T06:51:41 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fwoman-shaves-head-to-raise-money-for-macmillan-1-7551274.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7551273.1472575981!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Woman shaves head to raise money for Macmillan | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A woman from Bletchley shaved her head to support Macmillan cancer support.
Owners of the Dolphin Public House on Whaddon Way hosted the event for brave Allyson Williams to shave all her hair off to raise money.
Allyson said: “I am doing this because my sister-in-law is currently going through cancer treatment and we have raised over two thousand pounds.”
For more information to to donate visit: www.bravetheshave.org.uk/shavers/allyson-williams/ | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/woman-shaves-head-to-raise-money-for-macmillan-1-7551274 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/770b21c2e8f4db90ef0cf4963413bc06f18778f3daa8e73708506863e54bd65c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:14:28 | null | 2016-08-14T06:00:00 | Visit now for the latest entertainment and leisure news and features - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fquiz-how-well-do-you-know-your-beatles-lyrics-1-7521661.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7521660.1470905666!/image/image.jpg | en | null | QUIZ: How well do you know your Beatles lyrics? | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Next month sees the release of a new Beatles documentary, directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard.
The Apollo 13, Da Vinci Code and Rush director has been given the blessing of the surviving band members - Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison to produce the film looking at the band’s early years.
As well as archive footage from “the touring years” from 1960-66, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years will feature fresh contributions from McCartney and Starr and never-before-seen clips shot by fans.
To get yourself warmed up for the film’s release test your knowledge of the band’s hits with our fiendishly tricky lyrics quiz. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-your-beatles-lyrics-1-7521661 | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/90f9f11605c9691fe7d3dbcf65dc77598c518f29a91f84f6bebf629046231a2b.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:50:26 | null | 2016-08-30T12:16:25 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fbrickhill-back-in-title-race-1-7550487.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7550485.1472555764!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Brickhill back in title race | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Great Brickhill are back in the Cherwell Division 1 title race after their defeat to Leighton Buzzard last week was overturned.
The result, along with their rained-off affair against Twyford means they are 14 points adrift of leaders Aston Rowant.
The toppers face third place Dinton next week, while Graeme Carter’s side play Cumnor for their chance at lifting the title. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/cricket/brickhill-back-in-title-race-1-7550487 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/27153bb51089a65d26228ba781628a084a00e1902ba32c4f4d3f671f6dcfaefa.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:45 | null | 2016-08-23T11:25:11 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fstony-stratford-stumble-to-double-figure-score-1-7539576.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7516687.1472114514!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Stony Stratford stumble to double figure score | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A batting collapse ensured a short afternoon for Stony Stratford as they were hammered by Rushton by ten wickets.
After beating Wollaston last week to climb to seventh, Stony stumbled against Rushton.
Jake Higginbotham took care of Stony’s top order on his way to figures of 3-28, but it was the bowling performance of Marcus Steed that did the damage.
He took 5-22 to take care of the lower order as the visitors were reduced for just 87.
Arvind Ramesh top scored for Stony, scoring 35 as one of only two batsmen to reach double figures.
The reply was swift to say the least. Opening pair James Kettleborough hit 50, while Ben Mansell chipped in with 39 as Rushton rattled off the run chase in just 7.2 overs.
The result sees Stony drop back down the Northants League Premier Division to ninth with four games to go.
Next Saturday, Stony play host to fellow bottom-enders Oundle Town at Ostlers Lane. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/cricket/stony-stratford-stumble-to-double-figure-score-1-7539576 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/6506709e4f149fb0b2b894ea1ef9c1695c43a20fe8873cc7b798461e02ca7c65.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:04 | null | 2016-08-25T08:40:16 | Visit now for the latest music and gig news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fmusic%2Fmusic-around-mk-your-guide-to-what-s-on-in-the-next-few-days-1-7542814.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7542813.1472110799!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Music around MK: your guide to what’s on in the next few days | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | A guide to concerts in and around Milton Keynes over the next few days
Undload Festival
The Craufurd Arms, BH Weekend
You know all about the Download Festival, right? Well this is the Und-load Festival. A three-day corker of cover bands for those of you who like the heavy-heavy – from Pantera and Muse to Alice in Chains and Iron Maiden, with a whole load more inbetween. Headliners pay tribute to Kiss, ZZ Top and The Sex Pistols
www.thecraufurdarms.com
Chris Farlowe & the Northern Beaker Band
The Stables, August 25
Widely regarded as one of the finest soul and rhythm and blues voices this country has ever produced, Chris Farlowe’s 60s smash hit Out of Time (written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards) remains a national classic. And decades on, his success is far from waning. An intimate, must-see gig.
www.stables.org
Hats Off To Led Zeppelin
The Stables, August 27
If you want silly wigs, naff impersonations and thewrong line-up, there are plenty of other “tributes” out there. But if you want to experience the power and the passion of a Led Zeppelin concert, played by one of the most exciting rock’n’roll bands on the circuit today, this is the show for you.
www.stables.org
Red Butler
Bedford Esquires
August 27
With a burning desire to entertain and pursue a serious music career, at the age of 18 Alex Butler decided to form a band. The blues/rock outfit Red Butler emerged in April 2012, drawing upon influences from SRV, Etta James, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore, Free, King King and Santana.
www.bedfordesquires.co.uk
Urban Roots Festival
August 27
Willen Park
Mixing chart topping performers, live entertainment and mouth-watering dishes from around the world, the inaugural Urban Festival is hosted this weekend. The event is aimed at “bringing traditional African styles and Western form together for an enjoyable day”. An open mic tent will feature for those wanting to perform and there’s a kid’s creative corner where the little ones can get crafty. A host of pop up street ventures and bars will supplement the event.
“Milton Keynes is an extremely culturally diverse town and we wanted to put on a spectacular festival to celebrate and bring different cultures together,” said organiser and founder of Bohemian Dreams, Bella Ubhi, A percentage of ticket sales will be donated to the Sickle Cell Society.
Buy tickets at www.urbanrootsfestival.co.uk.
Vula Viel, Shambala Fest, August 25-28
Northamptonshire
Named after the language of a tribe in Upper West Ghana, Vula Viel play this weekend’s Shambala Festival, in Northamptonshire. Mixing African, electronica and minimalist influences to fantastic effect, theirs is an intensely rhythmic music to engage, enchant and exist. www.shambalafestival.org/ | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/whats-on/music/music-around-mk-your-guide-to-what-s-on-in-the-next-few-days-1-7542814 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/b2ba88325d77d221ec17b17eeef274ebab3416c42c183533d92de986876e49cd.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:39 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:00 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftrendy-trampolines-cause-child-injuries-1-7531014.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7531009.1471439036!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Trendy trampolines cause child injuries | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Bryony Page may have wowed crowds by becoming the first Brit to win an Olympic medal on a trampoline.
But new research suggests injuries sustained from indoor trampoline parks are an “emerging health concern”.
The warning comes after a study recorded 40 children needed medical treatment at one hospital in the space of just six months after trampoline accidents at an indoor park.
Last week 25-year-old Bryony won a silver medal in Rio, performing twists and turns at a staggering 30ft.
But while many youngsters may wish to emulate her, researchers stress the danger of using indoor trampoline parks, where many kids bounce simultaneously, on beds placed in close proximity to each other.
Researchers reviewed the medical records of Australian children under 17, who sought medical treatment at a children’s emergency care department between July 2014 and January 2015.
The team focussed solely on injuries sustained whilst at a trampoline park.
During a six month period, the team recorded 40 child patients, 55 per cent of which were girls, requiring treatment for their injuries.
The average age of each child patient was 10, but the youngest was just a year old.
Most of the injuries, a third, occurred while the child was on the trampoline.
And a fifth - 18 per cent - of the injuries were caused by a failed landing.
But in eight cases, the injury was the result of several different children of different sizes using the trampoline at the same time.
The research, published in the journal Injury Prevention, revealed over half of the children (52.5%) injured were simply jumping and not attempting any flips or somersaults at the time.
Six children injured themselves by landing awkwardly on something on the trampoline, such as protective padding designed to prevent falls.
Bruising and sprained ankles were the most common injuries, with 55% of the children’s medical records detailing these.
A third fractured elbow and ankle bones.
But for five children, their injuries were more serious and required surgery and a hospital admission.
Author Dr Christopher Mulligan, from The University of New South Wales said: “Most children were injured while involved in simple jumping activities (52.5%).
“However, five children (12.5%) were injured while attempting somersaults or flips.
“Six children were injured when they came into contact with something while on the trampoline.
“This included two children who landed on balls, and four children who landed on, or caught their feet in, the less elastic padding surrounding them or the hard surface floor.
“In terms of the injuries observed, the majority of patients presented with a soft tissue injury or sprain ( 55%) or fractured bone(s) (37.5%).
“One child sustained a lip laceration. One child presented with concussion, and one with chest pain.
“The lower extremity was the most frequent site of injury (67.5%), followed by the upper extremity (15%).
“The most common sprains were of the ankle. The most common fractures were supracondylar fractures of the elbow and fractures of the ankle.
“There was one fracture/dislocation of a cervical vertebra. No patients sustained a loss of consciousness.”
He added children using trampolines at home are more at risk of falling off it as they are raised above the ground or falling through the padding.
But at centres “double bouncing, or multiple users on a single trampoline, carried a significant risk for injury.
“This occurred particularly when small children were jumping with larger peers
or other adults.”
The study was published in the BMJ’ s Injury Prevention. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/trendy-trampolines-cause-child-injuries-1-7531014 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/6cc05f8a7933f7e8904f98a90d9815aac27f7a908c1efe98aab0b07070cf4f74.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:48 | null | 2016-08-26T13:10:52 | Get the latest breaking news from the Milton Keynes Citizen - politics, transport, education, health, environment and more. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fnews%2Frevealed-most-popular-pet-names-1-7546273.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7546272.1472213435!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Revealed: Most popular pet names | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | The most popular pet name in the UK is Charlie, according to new research into the names we choose for our animals by Pets at Home.
Pets at Home surveyed more than 800,000 pet owners through its My VIP club and has found the top 50 most popular names for each pet type. Whether the pet is a bird, cat, dog, fish, horse, reptile or small animal, Charlie was the clear winner with almost 34,000 of British pet owners choosing this name for their animal friend, topping the list of most common names for birds, cats and horses.
Poppy also proved to be a popular choice for many pets, particularly canines and felines, ranking at number one for dogs and number two for cats. Other common selections include Alfie, Bella, Billy and Molly.
George also ranked highly across all species with almost 10,000 of those taking part choosing this name within the top 50, again regardless of pet type, suggesting the young Prince’s influence may not end with toddler fashion and toys.
The world of entertainment, particularly children’s cartoons, appear to have had an effect on the names owners select. Bird based film Rio saw the film’s title rank in 10th place for birds, while classic cartoon character name Tweety came in at number 32.
Bestselling book A Cat Called Alfie may have inspired cat owners, with Alfie being the eighth most popular name for cats. Winnie the Pooh fans are meanwhile drawn to Tigger, which ranked at 11 in cat names. Demonstrating that classic films can still influence our decisions, Thumper, who appeared in the 1942 film Bambi, is still the seventh most chosen name for rabbits. Nemo, is the second most popular name for the nation’s fish following Goldie in first.
Gavin Hawthorn, Group CRM Director, said: “It’s interesting to see that just as popular culture and famous faces influence what we name our children, likewise, these trends can help the nation’s pet owners select a name for their animals. It seems likely that children being allowed to name their first animal friend forms a big part of the naming process, particularly among the film and TV inspired monikers.
“However, it also seems that books and even the Royal family are also helping Brits to decide on what to call their pet. Meanwhile Charlie and Poppy scored highly across species, suggesting that cute, traditional names will always appeal when it comes to naming our pets.”
Top 10 names for British pets by species
Top 10 names for dogs
1. Poppy
2. Alfie
3. Bella
4. Charlie
5. Molly
6. Max
7. Daisy
8. Bailey
9. Ruby
10. Lola
Top 10 names for cats
1. Charlie
2. Poppy
3. Molly
4. Bella
5. Oscar
6. Daisy
7. Tilly
8. Alfie
9. Millie
10. Smudge
Top 10 names for small animals
1. Daisy
2. Fudge
3. Nibbles
4. Poppy
5. Rosie
6. Charlie
7. Thumper
8. Fluffy
9. George
10. Harry
Top 10 names for reptiles
1. Spike
2. George
3. Rex
4. Charlie
5. Sid
6. Monty
7. Bob
8. Leo
9. Rango
10. Sheldon
Top 10 names for fish
1. Goldie
2. Nemo
3. Bob
4. Bubbles
5. Fishy
6. George
7. Fred
8. Jaws
9. Dave
10. Tom
Top 10 names for horses
1. Charlie
2. Jack
3. Rosie
4. Molly
5. Harry
6. Alfie
7. Billy
8. Poppy
9. Murphy
10. Lady
Top 10 names for birds
1. Charlie
2. Joey
3. Billy
4. Bobby
5. George
6. Blue
7. Alfie
8. Rosie
9. Sky
10. Rio | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/revealed-most-popular-pet-names-1-7546273 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/207e032e266493a7cdfe7c2e0f78d9d1881805a2a25db8304f82acfddd263d04.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:00:48 | null | 2016-08-23T09:02:33 | Visit now for the latest cricket news - from the Milton Keynes Citizen | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miltonkeynes.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fcricket%2Fgeorge-humphries-extra-overs-cost-brickhill-dear-as-leighton-win-by-default-1-7539216.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/webimage/1.7539214.1471960551!/image/image.jpg | en | null | George Humphries’ extra overs cost Brickhill dear as Leighton win by default | null | null | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk | Great Brickhill’s Cherwell League Division 1 title ambitions took a huge hit on Saturday after their match against Leighton Buzzard was lost on a technicality.
With league rules stating no player can bowl more than a third of the overs, a rain interrupted afternoon meant George Humphries’ spell took him over the limit, forcing Graeme Carter’s side to forfeit.
George Humphries bowled too many overs against Leighton Buzzard
It leaves Brickhill fourth, 20 points adrift of leaders Aston Rowant with just two games remaining.
Brickhill won the toss and opted to field first, but Leighton made a strong start.
With the score 139-3, rain fell and interrupted the play, allowing the teams to take tea in a bid to minimise the loss of overs. Play resumed but only for a further three overs.
Brickhill captain Graeme Carter asked for clarification from both umpires as to Humphries’ over allocation, but was given the go-ahead to allow him to bowl a full compliment of 17 - though it was later decided he could only bowl 16.
Jack Kempster (24) and Tom Light (17no) added late runs and Town closed on 203-9 from their 48 overs.
But Humphries’ overs were deemed to have gone over the limit - an automatic defeat for the visitors.
Brickhill went to bat anyway, and recovered from 20-3 with a century partnership between Aris (45) and Symmonds (98no) taking the score to 205-4 from 40 overs.
However, the bowling discrepancy meant Brickhill would take nothing from the game.
They have appealed the decision. | http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/cricket/george-humphries-extra-overs-cost-brickhill-dear-as-leighton-win-by-default-1-7539216 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/1772f6671cf05f0646758be3b4a4a09e3fbecdb2a56005cf134b5b3060c6738c.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:09:12 | null | 2016-08-26T11:00:00 | When I told everyone that I was going to climb up Ben Nevis, their response was - “You’re going to what!?” | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmy-climb-to-confidence-1-8088827.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8088826.1472133127!/image/image.jpg | en | null | My climb to confidence! | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | When I told everyone that I was going to climb up Ben Nevis, their response was - “You’re going to what!?”
And I don’t blame them. Ben Nevis is said to be one of the most extreme treks, even for the most experienced walkers. So what on Earth was I doing attempting such a difficult challenge?
I’ve always wanted to do something like this, but due to a lack of confidence in the past I always chose to shy away from them. But I told myself “If I don’t go ahead with this, I’ll regret it.”
Many people travel to get away from the daily stress of everyday life. To try and find themselves, particularly after a bad experience or a knockback. That was why I felt compelled to do it to raise money for the charity Muslim Hands.
On the day of the climb, I realised that I had an opportunity now to back out. Say I was sick, ill, dying. Anything.
However, I didn’t fancy waiting around in the youth hostel for eight hours. There wasn’t much food in the fridge and the wi-fi was horrendous.
The terrain on Ben Nevis is mostly loose, sharp rock. I ended up falling behind the rest of the group, beacause I was not as experienced. I almost gave up getting to the top, but thought “What’s the point of coming out here if you don’t get to the top?”
Going down Ben Nevis, I felt my legs go numb, and I was struggling to walk. I slipped on one of the rocks and fell quite close to the edge of the cliff.
I’ll admit, I did fear for my life at times. I hobbled along, fighting back tears and continuously reminding myself of what my Dad had told me.
“If you’re struggling, think of that Syrian boy who was found under the rubble and remember why you’re doing this” he said. And that really was what kept me going.
I was the last one to come back- taking 15 hours to complete the whole trek. I consolled my terrified mother on the phone, and then sat in the bus. I was sore and tired as anything, but I didn’t care one bit.
The day after I came back, I cried quietly to myself. Not because I was sad, but because I was so overwhelmed.
This trip did more for me than just raise money. It helped me find myself, and gave me my confidence back.
When I came home, my Dad said “You’re going to do this again, aren’t you?”
“I might give Snowdon a go.” I said “Just let me forget the pain of this one first.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/my-climb-to-confidence-1-8088827 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/22a320786f32cd293199b00d7af2e6cd5cba5a551c5ffc3eeb31b46c2463ed1e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:46 | null | 2016-08-25T15:12:04 | A parenting advice website has listed the most popular baby names so far in 2016 and revealed previous favourites such as Sophia, Mia, Daniel and Harrison are on the decline. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Frevealed-the-most-popular-baby-names-so-far-in-2016-1-8088931.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8088930.1472134307!/image/image.jpg | en | null | REVEALED - the most popular baby names so far in 2016 | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | A parenting advice website has listed the most popular baby names so far in 2016 and revealed previous favourites such as Sophia, Mia, Daniel and Harrison are on the decline.
Bounty Baby Club, a popular parenting advice site, has scaled its 100,000 visitors a month, to uncover the most popular baby names of the first half of 2016 and there are a few surprises.
A few favourites of recent years are still holding their popularity but the results reveal some new up and coming themes and trends.
The favourites
Holding onto their 2015 top spots, Alfie and Isla remain the most popular names for boys and girls. Out of the top 100 most popular names, the biggest winners have been Caleb, jumping up nine positions to 19, Jenson, rising up five places to 26 and Ellie, rising up nine positions to nine.
The biggest climber so far this year has been Arlo, previously was outside of the top 50, now cementing a top 10 position at number six. Other names you may start to hear more include Freddie, Aaron, Phoebe, Ellis and Millie.
So what names are falling out of favour this year?
Results show that for girls, Sienna, Mia, Sophia, Mila and Scarlett are on the decline in 2016. Yesterday’s news for boys’ names include Dylan, Sebastian, Daniel and Harrison which are proving less popular than they have in recent years.
There is a new trend of baby names emerging from Bounty’s findings, vowel heavy names, particularly for girls. Male names ending in a softer letter are also becoming more popular, for example names such as Alfie, Arlo, Archie and Harry.
Take a look at the top 10 for boys and girls for the first half of the year below:
Top 10 most popular baby boy names of 2016 so far:
Alfie
Oscar
Teddy
Harry
Jack
Arlo
Noah
Charlie
Jacob
Archie
Top 10 most popular baby girl names of 2016 so far:
Isla
Amelia
Ava
Freya
Evie
Olivia
Esme
Elsie
Mia
Ellie | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/revealed-the-most-popular-baby-names-so-far-in-2016-1-8088931 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/34786ef6b83130569edc39a153304ecf4dc5325d5ef7b4837ee74ef1e5690e32.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:27 | null | 2016-08-03T18:50:42 | Fresh from playing numerous festivals Bristol soul-pop duo Meadowlark are set to embark on a UK headline tour throughout September and October - stopping at Headrow House, in Leeds on Monday, September 26. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Farts-culture-entertainment%2Finspired-meadowlark-announce-leeds-gig-1-8049727.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8049726.1470246610!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Inspired Meadowlark announce Leeds gig | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Fresh from playing numerous festivals Bristol soul-pop duo Meadowlark are set to embark on a UK headline tour throughout September and October - stopping at Headrow House, in Leeds on Monday, September 26.
Kate McGill and Dan Broadley have just released a captivating new single, ‘Quicksand’, which was inspired by a story posted on Humans of New York.
The emotive song - which can be found at https://youtu.be/ldtGfLbCE0w - was written after they were deeply moved by a story about a family working in a brick kiln in Pakistan. The pair weren’t the only ones moved by the words and photos of the HONY post, within mere days the story went on to fundraise more than $2 million for the charity working with families trapped in this situation.
McGill explains: “We were so heartbroken reading these stories. We get so swept up in our lives and forget how lucky we are on a daily basis.
“We wanted to acknowledge these incredibly brave people and all those who devote their lives to helping them.”
Released as a standalone single, ‘Quicksand’ swiftly follows the duo’s recent EP, ‘Paraffin’ and looks set to win Meadowlark more acclaim ahead of their forthcoming tour. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-culture-entertainment/inspired-meadowlark-announce-leeds-gig-1-8049727 | en | 2016-08-03T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/3c63db98b72deddba732ec34a23b934fee2cf8a5acdba7fc4ee50c77576fc12b.json |
[
"Matt Reeder"
] | 2016-08-26T13:04:30 | null | 2016-08-23T20:48:13 | THE brilliant Brownlee brothers returned to Yorkshire with their Olympic medals proudly hung around their necks - before revealing they couldn’t wait to tuck into some good old Yorkshire fish and chips. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fyorkshire-medal-heroes-brownlee-brothers-return-home-with-a-craving-for-fish-and-chips-1-8085017.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8085014.1471981869!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire medal heroes: Brownlee brothers return home... with a craving for fish and chips | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
THE brilliant Brownlee brothers returned to Yorkshire with their Olympic medals proudly hung around their necks - before revealing they couldn’t wait to tuck into some good old Yorkshire fish and chips.
Having taken gold and silver in the triathlon, Leeds-based Alistair and Jonny, flew back into the UK on Tuesday along with their history-making Team GB colleagues.
Rio was the UKs most successful Games on foreign soil with an astonishing 67 medals in the bag, exceeding the tally from the London Games of 2012 and setting many records along the way.
Yorkshire itself brought home 14 medals with five gold, five silver and four bronze, Alistair Brownlee just pipping his brother to the triathlon gold and leaving Jonny to pick up the silver.
And from the moment they set foot in Leeds Bradford airport there was one thing on their mind.
“Bramhope Fisheries is calling!!!” said Jonny as he prepared to go home for the first time since his epic Olympic feat.
Great Britain's Alistair and Jonny Brownlee pose with their medals after arriving at Leeds Bradford International Airport. Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe
And both brothers could certainly be forgiven for treating themselves after a tough few weeks preparing for their event, although this weekend will see them both back in action with Jonny racing and Alistair training.
“Its fantastic to be home, it has been a long few months away training with the Olympics in mind... and it was long journey home from Rio itself, so to be home is fantastic,” added Alistair.
Alistair now expects to bid for a hat-trick of triathlon golds at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
“I still think 32 should be an age to be competitive at,” he said. “I definitely want to do other things at some point - like the Ironman or long-distance racing - but it is too hard to say I wouldn’t go to another Olympics. I will probably be there.”
A young fan greets Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee after arriving at Leeds Bradford International Airport. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe
Just as he did in London, Brownlee - who underwent ankle surgery in August last year - blew away the field to become the first triathlete to win two gold medals.
He collapsed on the line, hugging his brother Jonny in one of the famous images of the Games.
And the eldest of the Yorkshire duo added that their unique family partnership proved crucial in fending off their rivals to seal a historic one-two finish.
“We both know how important we have been, pushing each other on over the years,” Brownlee added.
“From everything, to just motivation to get out of the door in the morning - if you know your little brother is going to go training you are going to go training, too - to being able to travel the world together. That has been really important over the years.
“Over the last three months we have done almost every session together, even the very hard sessions where we are pushing each other as hard as we can.
“There is no-one else in the world that can do that with each other, but we have done that time and time again, four or five times a week in the last three months, and that has been absolutely crucial.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/yorkshire-medal-heroes-brownlee-brothers-return-home-with-a-craving-for-fish-and-chips-1-8085017 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/8a87035d3f3b3ce595667419e29745c0fe92cf0811c0ea92e9aeffb5540d2ff6.json |
[
"Tony Harber",
"Tony.Harber Jpress.Co.Uk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:00:38 | null | 2016-08-26T09:00:29 | The first section of the season comes to an end this Saturday when Leeds United get time to take stock after playing their seventh game in 22 days. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fgoal-hungry-strikers-hold-key-for-leeds-united-at-forest-1-8086130.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8086128.1472043357!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Goal hungry strikers hold key for Leeds United at Forest | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | The first section of the season comes to an end this Saturday when Leeds United get time to take stock after playing their seventh game in 22 days.
An international break follows the Whites’ trip to Nottingham Forest’s City Ground, with the players having a week off before springing back into action with another seven games in 22 days before the second break.
With the season broken up into some intense periods it can be tough on players and it is hard to maintain form with the matches coming thick and fast.
With little time for training to improve things going wrong it is also hard on managers especially with patience in boardrooms so thin these days and winning records demanded.
But the breaks do give coaching staffs the chance to work with players not on international duty as they can use the extra time wisely on the training ground and this is what United boss Garry Monk will be planning.
After an underwhelming start to his time as Leeds head coach Monk is seeing signs of improvement as the players he has brought in begin to get used to doing what he is asking of them and he and fans will expect to see this improvement bear more fruits after the break coming up.
With such a big turn round of players – Leeds have so far signed 11 players this summer and have promoted a couple of under 19s into the first team squad – it is little wonder they have lacked consistency so far. But that excuse can only be used for a short time longer.
Despite the early problems the Whites can actually climb into the top half of the table if results go right for them this weekend and they can beat Nottingham Forest.
Leeds go into Saturday’s game on the back of three games unbeaten - a slightly fortunate draw against Fulham followed by a deserved 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday and a 1-0 EFL Cup win at Luton with a team showing 11 changes - and if they can make it seven points from three league games they will regard it as a solid start despite the defeats in the opening two matches.
The biggest positive is that strikers Chris Wood and Marcus Antonsson have scored five goals between them in the first five matches, including the first round EFL Cup tie at Fleetwood.
It is always important for the forwards to be hitting the target to build their confidence and the duo could be the key at Forest, who have conceded 10 goals in their first four league games.
Early signs are that Forest are playing a more expansive game this season as they have also found the net eight times so will offer some threat to a Leeds backline that kept its first clean sheet last Saturday after themselves conceding eight goals in their first four outings.
Kyle Bartley and Liam Cooper appear to be Monk’s preferred centre-back combination, although the partnership of Sol Bamba and new signing Pontus Jansson did help keep a clean sheet at Luton.
Luke Ayling appears to have settled in quickly at right-back in the absence of the injured Gaetano Berardi while Charlie Taylor has been an ever present so far at left-back despite continue rumours that United would sell him if they can find a replacement in his position.
They also have another youngster waiting in the wings in Tyler Denton, who scored the winner at Luton on his debut at left-back. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/goal-hungry-strikers-hold-key-for-leeds-united-at-forest-1-8086130 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/04f95916d0c2bba35ddf6bea30f64f0a6a25ac4f0440c6ab890bc365bcbb3f8e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:23 | null | 2016-08-24T12:15:51 | Police are appealing for the driver a BMW 1 Series involved in a road traffic collision near Wakefield to get in contact. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fman-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-on-m1-1-8085872.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8085870.1472037335!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Man injured after being hit by car on M1 | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Police are appealing for the driver a BMW 1 Series involved in a road traffic collision near Wakefield to get in contact.
It is thought the dark-coloured vehicle and a pedestrian were in collision on the north bound carriageway of the M1 motorway.
The incident happened near to junction 39 at 10.20pm on Saturday August 20.
The BMW did not stop and continued north. As a result of the collision a 41-year-old local man was left with serious but not life threatening injuries.
The driver of the vehicle or anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact PS Adrian Newman on 101 quoting log 1694 of 20 August. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/man-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-on-m1-1-8085872 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/b4d356c5b94ac6cf5aed53b80571455b84b7caf2dd60544e70b7a0a9cdea3c67.json |
[
"Andrew Gale"
] | 2016-08-27T08:48:08 | null | 2016-08-27T09:00:13 | IT WAS just fantastic for us to win at Scarborough this week and I thought our bowling display was as good as I have seen. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fandrew-gale-outstanding-display-against-notts-left-me-as-proud-as-punch-1-8091926.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8091925.1472242993!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Andrew Gale: Outstanding display against Notts left me as proud as punch | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | IT WAS just fantastic for us to win at Scarborough this week and I thought our bowling display was as good as I have seen.
Personally, it was obviously frustrating not being involved after the good work I had done at Old Trafford, I had started to feel like my old self back at the crease. But I was proud as punch for the lads at Scarborough, they put in a real performance against Nottinghamshire after being 60-6 on the first morning and to turn it around on a similar fashion that we did, it followed a similar path to the Durham game at Scarborough last year.
We actually mentioned it on the first morning and last year, we were 90-9 on the first morning and ended up winning in three days and we came through again.
We have played some good cricket at Scarborough over the years and I can only remember losing a couple of games in seven or eight years. We were outstanding again and are getting to the business end of the season and it is very tight at the top of the league.
Middlesex are playing some good cricket. But we have the experience of coming through what we have done for the last few years and if we keep the pressure on and keep doing what we do, we can get over the line and make it three in a row. I am confident that we can do it.
Azeem Rafiq and Andrew Hodd came good with the bat for us when we were in trouble. Hoddy has had a bit of stick throughout the season about his batting from a number of supporters and he came in and showed what he is about and rolled his sleeves up and stuck his chest out.
It is not always about stats; it is about making that match-winning contribution and that is exactly what he did. To get 95, in the circumstances, helps keep the pressure on, given how close the league table is.
Rafiq also showed his prowess. He has got a first-class hundred and I think he made that on debut and I also remember playing a game at Worcester around 2008 and he got a hundred there, but probably never kicked on from that.
It is his way to be aggressive and the situation suited him and probably the best thing to do was attack and that is what he did and it came off.
The bowlers finished it off and it was pleasing to see how ruthless we were. I have previously spoken in this column about missed opportunities in games and not being able to clean the tail up. But our bowlers were outstanding throughout and bowled the right lines and lengths which you need to do at Scarborough.
To be fair, the ‘blotter’ that came from Headingley did its job on the ground. I think it set off a few days ago and it was really slow on the A64, but we managed to get it to Scarborough!
Obviously, it was frustrating to miss out with a back injury. It happened last Saturday when I was in the gym in the morning and just twinged it when I was squatting. I was okay, but then I came and had a bit of treatment from the physio and he treated to loosen it off and it actually made it worse and it locked up and I couldn’t move on Monday.
I had a fitness test on Tuesday morning. I probably could have got through the game if it was just about batting, but I couldn’t have really moved in the field and would have been letting the lads down if I had tried to get through. It has improved a lot since and had we started the game yesterday, then I would have been good to go, really. But unless there is a blip over the weekend, I will be ready for the game at Hampshire next week.
There was at least good news with David Willey’s injury. Looking at it on Saturday night after the Twenty20, I thought he had bust his hand with the size of it and everything. It added up to him breaking his hand and being out for the rest of the season.
It is added bonus that he isn’t and fingers crossed that we can get him back to tomorrow’s semi-final. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/andrew-gale-outstanding-display-against-notts-left-me-as-proud-as-punch-1-8091926 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/89b3d6cdff8ce2335e465bf5f93aee5e34c08ad29f7660ecee6f1f533fd5d2f7.json |
[
"Tony Harber",
"Tony.Harber Jpress.Co.Uk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:09 | null | 2016-08-20T15:49:15 | Second half goals from strikers Marcus Antonsson and Chris Wood earned Garry Monk his first win as Leeds United boss as the Whites emerged with a 2-0 success over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmonk-enjoys-first-win-as-leeds-united-boss-1-8080056.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8080055.1471706349!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Monk enjoys first win as Leeds United boss | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Second half goals from strikers Marcus Antonsson and Chris Wood earned Garry Monk his first win as Leeds United boss as the Whites emerged with a 2-0 success over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.
After a tight first half a superb move saw Leeds break the deadlock just after the hour mark when Antonsson finished off a length of the field break after Alex Mowatt had made a block in his own box.
Wood then sealed the points five minutes from time as he put away Kemar Roofe’s cross.
Head coach Monk made four changes from the side that drew with Fulham in midweek, bringing Liam Bridcutt into midfield after his transfer from Sunderland and replacing Pablo Hernandez, Kalvin Phillips and Stuart Dallas with Ronaldo Vieira, Hadi Sacko and Mowatt.
Leeds began brightly, but it was Rob Green forced to make the first save to deny Ross Wallace, who shot from the edge of the box.
Fernando Forestieri shot wide from distance before Jack Hunt’s cross was headed wide by Alemen Abdi.
A mix-up between Liam Cooper and Charlie Taylor presented another opportunity to the hosts only for Forestieri to drag his shot wide.
Forestieri then raced clear and rounded Green, but his shot was headed off the line by Cooper.
United came more into the game and Wood was free in the box, but headed wide from Mowatt’s cross.
The Whites then missed a great chance soon after when Vieira’s terrific pass set Sacko away. He rounded keeper Kieren Westwood only to lose control of the ball as it ran out of play.
Leeds were enjoying a good spell and Antonsson went close with a shot from outside the area before Wood saw a volley blocked following a good run and cross by Sacko.
Wednesday came within a whisker of taking the lead, though, just before half-time as Abdi’s free-kick hit the crossbar.
Leeds started the second half well as Wood’s shot was deflected just wide.
Sacko hit a shot over before the deadlock was finally broken when Mowatt’s block led to Taylor racing out of defence. He found Wood, who played in Sacko with Luke Ayling bursting alongside on the overlap. The duo played a lovely one-two and Sacko’s cross was perfect for Antonsson to put the ball in the net for a goal of high quality.
Wednesday almost equalised within a minute as Green had to save from close range to deny Gary Hooper.
They put some pressure on in a bid to level, but Hooper hit a shot over from outside the area and Green saved at two attempts from Forestieri.
Hooper fired wide again after, but United were still a threat as sub Souleymane Doukara went close with a shot.
It was Leeds who scored a second when another of the subs, Roofe, crossed well for Wood to produce a calm finish for his third goal of the season.
This was the game breaker and it was United who went closest to another goal as Sacko fired wide and Taylor’s curling shot was off target.
Match facts
Sheffield Wednesday 0
Leeds United 2
(Antonsson 63, Wood 85)
Saturday, August 20, 2016
EFL Championship
Attendance: 29,075.
Wednesday: Westwood, Pudil, Lees, Hutchinson, Lee, Abdi (Hooper 45), Hunt (Buckley 72), Wallace (Jones 64), Bannan, Forestieri, Fletcher.
Leeds: Green, Ayling, Bartley, Cooper, Taylor, Bridcutt, Vieira, Mowatt (Roofe 77), Sacko (Phillips 87), Antonsson (Doukara 69), Wood.
Referee: Simon Hooper. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/monk-enjoys-first-win-as-leeds-united-boss-1-8080056 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/c7ba486be11b93426c72601c21f531e5f6901d8d267af6ec979a8d3f69cac1c4.json |
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"Sport Reporter",
"Ed.White Jpress.Co.Uk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:00:12 | null | 2016-08-18T18:23:56 | Yorkshire squeezed into the Royal London One-Day Cup semi-finals by beating Kent by 11 runs in a slow-burning thriller under the Canterbury floodlights – | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fyorkshire-survive-kent-scare-to-set-up-royal-london-semi-final-date-with-surrey-1-8077413.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8077411.1471560134!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire survive Kent scare to set up Royal London semi-final date with Surrey | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Yorkshire squeezed into the Royal London One-Day Cup semi-finals by beating Kent by 11 runs in a slow-burning thriller under the Canterbury floodlights –
David Willey pinned James Tredwell lbw for 17 with the fifth ball of the 48th over to complete a game which had ebbed and flowed to the delight of a near-capacity crowd of almost 6,000.
Adam Lyth top-scored with 88 from 96 balls, hitting a six and eight fours, as Yorkshire reached 256 for 9 from their 50 overs after being asked to bat.
Matt Coles took 3 for 39 from his ten overs for Kent and Charlie Hartley, a 22-year-old seamer playing in only his third List A game, dismissed both Joe Root, for 45, and Jonny Bairstow in his ten-over stint of 2 for 42.
Hartley, coming in at No 10, then almost took Kent home, scoring 15 in a nail-biting ninth wicket stand of 29 in 6.2 overs with Tredwell before being lbw to Adil Rashid’s googly to the last ball of the 47th over as Kent eventually could make just 245 in reply.
Kent initially slipped to 66 for 4 with Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sam Northeast and Sam Billings all out cheaply, but Darren Stevens and Alex Blake revived them with a fifth wicket stand of 86 in 13 overs.
Kent's Will Gidman celebrates taking the wicket of Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan (PA)
Blake made 50 and Stevens 54 and, when they fell to Willey and Liam Plunkett respectively, it was left to Kent’s lower order to try to get them over the line. Despite their best efforts, they could not quite do it, with Plunkett finishing with 4 for 52 and Rashid bowling some crucial overs at the death.
Blake played brilliantly for 50 from 38 balls, hitting off spinner Azeem Rafiq on to the roof of the Underwood and Knott Stand for six and also including seven fours in a counter-attacking knock that shook Yorkshire’s international-class bowling attack.
Willey, however, cleverly decided to test the 27-year-old with a succession of short balls, one of which hit Blake a nasty blow on the chin, and won the duel when the left-hander flapped at another bouncer and edged through to the keeper.
Stevens, in his benefit year, also batted with great spirit in his 500th match for Kent in all formats – and 742nd in senior cricket overall – but the home challenge faded when he fell to a magnificent one-handed caught-and-bowled by Plunkett, flinging himself to his left.
Yorkshire's David Willey celebrates taking the wicket of Kent's Alex Blake. Picture: Adam Davy/PA.
Will Gidman managed 19, uppercutting Plunkett for six, before giving the same bowler another return catch and Coles, who briefly raised Kent hopes again with a four and two sixes smeared over the legside ropes off Rafiq, was stumped by Bairstow off Adil Rashid’s googly for a quickfire 22.
Willey had earlier pinned Bell-Drummond leg-before for 2 with the last ball of the second over, an inswinging yorker that hit the batsman on the boot, and Kent lost two more top order wickets in successive overs when Northeast chipped Plunkett to short mid wicket on 23 and Billings was beaten by a Steven Patterson off-cutter and lbw for one to his fourth ball.
At least Northeast had helped Joe Denly to add 50 in 9.4 overs for the second wicket, swinging Tim Bresnan’s medium pace into the adjoining building site for six in the process, while Denly drove Patterson for a maximum over long on and had also hit four fours in a 45-ball 31 when he top-edged an attempted swivel-pull at Plunkett and skied to mid on.
Lyth sprang from the traps in the early overs, thumping Mitch Claydon through the covers for four and then hammering a length ball straight for six. Alex Lees, his opening partner, also lofted Claydon for four but, from the next ball, he pulled to deep square leg to depart for 7 and leave Yorkshire 27 for 1 after five overs.
Root then joined Lyth in a stand of 90 in 18 overs that oozed quality, but just when it seemed the England No 3 was moving up the gears he was gone, for 45 from 55 balls with only three fours, brilliantly held on the deep mid wicket ropes by Blake who sprinted to his left and leapt to hold a flat pull and give Hartley the first success of a day to remember.
Bairstow, after one sublime push-drive for four wide of mid on off Hartley, then fell for 7 as he mis-hit to Bell-Drummond at a deepish mid on to give the young seamer his second high-profile scalp.
redwell bowled a typically steady ten-over stint of off spin, though without success, and the return of Coles for the 34th over brought immediate reward when left-hander Lyth was beaten by a fine ball angled across him down the slope which he thin-edged to keeper Billings.
Bresnan and Willey were then removed in the same over, the 39th, by Will Gidman as Kent – who had bowled with discipline and fielded like tigers – began to sense Yorkshire’s unease and turn the screw.
Bresnan, having laboured to 10, scooped tamely to short extra cover and Willey flicked at a legside delivery and was smartly caught by Billings, moving to his right.
Hartley returned to finish his 10-over allocation, almost having Plunkett caught and bowled and then hitting the England one-day international on the grille of his helmet as he tried to pull a short ball that stuck in the pitch. Gidman, meanwhile, beat Ballance with successive deliveries that seamed away from him.
It was no surprise when Plunkett, who could not get going, skied Coles to Northeast at extra cover for 16 from 21 balls, leaving Ballance and Rashid to collect what runs they could from the closing overs.
Ballance, having struggled to 37 from 55 balls, was run out when Rashid turned down a third run and he could not get back to the bowler’s end and Coles pegged back Rafiq’s off stump for 1 to take his competition wicket tally to 24 at 17.41 runs apiece.
A straight four and pulled six by Rashid off Claydon in the final over took Yorkshire beyond 250 but they had looked certain to total nearer 300 when Lyth and Root were together. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/yorkshire-survive-kent-scare-to-set-up-royal-london-semi-final-date-with-surrey-1-8077413 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/bcadc5f79c1b4d068e930605d2b8a39a2fc9b0d6d94a41eb03ccaadead09b9a9.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:58:35 | null | 2016-08-23T05:40:49 | THE NatWest T20 Blast is all done and dusted. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fyorkshire-v-nottinghamshire-yorkshire-lookint-to-seize-the-moment-in-championship-title-bid-1-8083109.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8083107.1471899853!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire: Yorkshire lookint to seize the moment in Championship title bid | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | THE NatWest T20 Blast is all done and dusted.
A Royal London Cup semi-final looms on the horizon but, for now, Yorkshire’s attention returns to the Specsavers County Championship.
England's Stuart Broad is absent from the Notts line up Picture: Adam Davy/PA.
They are second in Division One, 26 points behind Middlesex with a game in hand.
And this week’s match against Nottinghamshire at Scarborough represents that game in hand.
It comes against a side who are bottom of the league and staring down the barrel of relegation.
Mathematically, it is not a must-win fixture, for there are still four to play after this match.
But it presents an obvious opportunity for Yorkshire to close the gap on Middlesex, and to close it to just two points if they can claim the maximum 24.
Yorkshire travel to second-bottom Hampshire next week and host third-bottom Durham the following week, before ending their campaign at home to Somerset and away to Middlesex.
A hat-trick of titles is still in their hands, but you sense that they need to seize the present moment.
It will not be easy.
Not only is the weather unpredictable at this time of year, rendering victories already gained like gold dust, but sides such as Notts are scrapping for points for different reasons – namely, their First Division survival.
Trent Bridge is arguably the finest ground in the country – at least outside of Lord’s, and with all due respect to Scarborough –but it faces the unpalatable prospect of Second Division cricket.
It will be extremely tough for Notts to beat a strong Yorkshire team at Scarborough, a ground where Notts have won only once in 12 matches, indeed, but that does not mean that they will be pushovers in what has been a tight division.
Yorkshire have a good recent record in the Championship at North Marine Road, but they lost on their last outing there in early July – an innings defeat to Middlesex that they hope will not have the same look in retrospect that Durham’s win there did in 2013, when it provided the impetus for the visitors to go on and pip Jason Gillespie’s team to the title.
Yorkshire, on paper, should be too strong for Notts, and yet the visitors possess some talented players.
Stuart Broad, the England pace bowler, is out with an ankle injury, and there is no Jake Ball or Alex Hales, who are on one-day international duty along with Yorkshire’s Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid.
But Notts have plenty of seasoned campaigners – not least the evergreen Chris Read and Samit Patel.
First-team coach Gillespie is certainly not taking Notts for granted as his side go in search of their fourth win of the Championship campaign.
“It’s going to be a massive challenge,” said Gillespie.
“Notts are a very good side, and although they haven’t played the cricket they’d like in the Championship, they’re an incredibly dangerous team and they’ve got some real match-winners.
“We need to play at our best if we’re going to compete with them, and we’ve got to make sure that we tick all the boxes.
“We’ve got a good record at Scarborough in recent times, and hopefully we can build on that this week.”
A week of inactivity for Middlesex would be as good a week as any for the champions to strike, with the leaders battling problems of their own.
With pace bowler Steven Finn currently out with a hamstring injury, Middlesex have been dealt another blow with the news that former Notts batsman Adam Voges will not be returning to captain them for their last four games, with Cricket Australia wanting him to rest his own hamstring problem.
Middlesex return to action next week when they travel to Warwickshire before visiting Notts the following week.
They continue their programme away to Lancashire before the potentially key fixture with Yorkshire in late September.
Notts, who are 14 points adrift at the bottom, really need something from this week’s fixture.
Mick Newell, their coach, is considering changes to his batting line-up, with Root’s brother, Billy, among those who could come into the team along with fellow batsman Tom Moores, the 19-year-old son of former England coach Peter Moores.
Whoever he selects, Newell is conscious of the need for immediate improvement.
“We’re in a mess in the Championship,” he admitted.
“We’ve got to try and get out of the bottom two.
“This is a really big game, and I’m not sure where the pressure sits because they’re trying to get to the top and we’re obviously trying to get off the bottom.
“We’ve got to find a way of winning games.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/yorkshire-v-nottinghamshire-yorkshire-lookint-to-seize-the-moment-in-championship-title-bid-1-8083109 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/ae891f00f187b0a3d366250f99b7caf06a85c16923f6471d24f16ffd10c75afc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:32 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:06 | THE day was sunny and very warm, made bearable by a cooling breeze blowing from the Trafalgar Square end. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fyorkshire-are-left-indebted-to-andrew-hodd-and-azeem-rafiq-1-8085039.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8085038.1471983042!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire are left indebted to Andrew Hodd and Azeem Rafiq | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | THE day was sunny and very warm, made bearable by a cooling breeze blowing from the Trafalgar Square end.
Thunder flies clung to the skin until they were swept away with sweaty hands or else flicked off – Subbuteo-like – with sticky fingers.
Spectators sat in shirt-sleeves and sun hats, occasionally raising a drink to their lips or slurping at ice creams, while seagulls squawked and circled the ground, looking for remnants of discarded food.
For much of the long and lazy afternoon, the pin-striped deckchairs in front of the West Stand marquee were vacant as important people enjoyed an extended lunch, occasionally popping their heads outside to check the scoreboard on the popular bank.
All the sights and sounds of Scarborough were present for the start of the 130th Festival, just as they have always been, and the cricket itself was of compelling character.
After half-an-hour’s play, Yorkshire were 21-0 after Notts, the bottom club, took up the right of the visiting side to field first.
Half-an-hour before lunch, Yorkshire, the second-placed club, had sunk to 51-6 after insipid batting and inspired work from medium-pacer Steven Mullaney had nipped out three of the wickets and effected a run-out.
A seventh-wicket stand of 132 in 34 overs between Andrew Hodd (96no) and Azeem Rafiq (74) stopped the bleeding, and even inspired a recovery back to rude health as both made their highest scores of the season, Hodd also making his highest score for Yorkshire.
The wicketkeeper deserved a century, but was left stranded when the hosts were dismissed for 282 deep into the evening session, Notts reaching stumps on 38-2.
On a day when 4,979 spectators gathered in glorious sunshine, it was pertinent to ponder initially who was not playing as much as who was.
Yorkshire were without Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid and David Willey due to international calls, while captain Andrew Gale failed a fitness test on a sore back, with Gary Ballance leading the club for the first time in the Championship.
Gale, who has struggled for runs, therefore missed out at a ground where he has scored 1,372 of them in 19 first-class games at 49, including a career-best 272 when these sides last met in the Championship here in 2013.
For their part, Notts were without pace bowlers Stuart Broad (ankle), Jake Ball (international duty) and Harry Gurney (hip), with the visitors handing a debut to 19-year-old batsman Tom Moores, son of former England head coach Peter Moores, the Notts’ coaching consultant.
Despite their depleted bowling resources, Notts could hardly have wished for a better morning session.
There was a strong element of luck about the first wicket, Adam Lyth run-out at the non-striker’s end when Mullaney deflected a drive from Alex Lees on to the stumps.
But there was nothing fortuitous thereafter as Lees pushed at one from Mullaney and was caught at third slip, Jake Lehmann was caught at second slip driving at Mullaney, and Ballance went lbw to Luke Fletcher playing across his pads.
When Tim Bresnan padded up to Mullaney and Jack Leaning followed a wide delivery from Brett Hutton and was caught at third slip, Yorkshire were 51-6 and in disarray.
But Hodd and Rafiq added 46 in seven overs before lunch, and then they frustrated the visitors in the afternoon, Notts failing to build on their earlier good work.
Rafiq, who has a first-class hundred to his name, gradually grew in confidence to the extent that he contemptuously thumped Hutton for four over mid-on towards the Peasholm Park end.
When he chipped the next ball for four just over a leaping Fletcher at mid-on, Rafiq had his third first-class fifty from 75 balls with eight boundaries, a fitting way to mark a day when he was officially re-presented with his county cap – along with Leaning – by the Yorkshire president, John Hampshire.
It took an apparently controversial decision from Neil Mallender to send him on his way, the umpire adjudging him lbw to Samit Patel, a wicket swiftly followed by that of Steve Patterson, who went lbw to Imran Tahir.
Hodd breezed past his previous best for Yorkshire of 68 not out against Somerset at Taunton three years ago, and he added 88 for the ninth-wicket in 21 overs with Jack Brooks, who contributed 48 from 66 balls with seven fours and a six, Brooks chopping on to Hutton.
When Ryan Sidebottom was lbw to Hutton nine balls later, Hodd was left agonisingly short of a fifth first-class hundred, having faced 185 balls and struck 10 fours.
Notts lost a wicket to the seventh ball of their reply when Brooks pinned Jake Libby lbw, and they would have been 1-2 had Leaning taken a low chance at third slip offered by Moores off Sidebottom.
But Bresnan had Moores caught at second slip by Lyth in the final over as Yorkshire completed a fine fightback.
Scoreboard: Page 22. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/yorkshire-are-left-indebted-to-andrew-hodd-and-azeem-rafiq-1-8085039 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/cf50372c9bf53ba7b286d37a11c9253b0592f70d09f48ee5799561f06f9d3319.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:15 | null | 2016-08-25T17:08:37 | It’s the news Happy Valley fans have been waiting for - the gritty police drama WILL return for a third series. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fhappy-valley-will-return-for-a-third-series-says-sally-wainwright-1-8089422.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8089420.1472142091!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Happy Valley WILL return for a third series, says Sally Wainwright | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | It’s the news Happy Valley fans have been waiting for - the gritty police drama WILL return for a third series.
Sally Wainwright said the show – which is filmed and set in Calderdale and stars Sarah Lancashire as Sergeant Catherine Cawood – will grace our screens again, but not immediately.
Speaking at the Edinburgh Television Festival, Wainwright was asked by former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies if the drama would come back.
She said: “It will happen but it will be a little while. I have got some good ideas.”
Wainwright had previously declined to confirm whether there would be a third series, saying that she needed to work out where the story would go next. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/happy-valley-will-return-for-a-third-series-says-sally-wainwright-1-8089422 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/2485c671bc6cba9cb14fd272548acd416eb4c486995bb1bbd045e76f7a5ea50f.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:49:16 | null | 2016-08-10T15:45:27 | Names of the bands who get to rub shoulders with the big names at the Leeds Festival after coming through the annual Centre Stage and Futuresound competitions have been revealed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fleeds-and-york-bands-given-chance-to-impress-at-festival-1-8061275.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8061273.1470840279!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Leeds and York bands given chance to impress at Festival | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Names of the bands who get to rub shoulders with the big names at the Leeds Festival after coming through the annual Centre Stage and Futuresound competitions have been revealed.
The competitions give local bands the once-in-a-lifetime chance to win places on the line-up at the annual music extravaganza taking place at Bramham Park.
Since its initial launch by The Pigeon Detectives in 2009, Centre Stage has raised an incredible £200,000 for Martin House Children’s Hospice and provided a platform for over 190 young musicians to showcase their emerging talent.
This year’s winners are Yorkshire favourites Faux Pas, from York, who will be performing on the BBC Introducing Stage at Leeds and Reading 2016.
The prestigious Futuresound competition also returned this year, offering winners the coveted opening slot on the Lock Up Stage and five runners-up the chance to perform on the BBC Introducing Stage. This year’s winners are alt-rock Americana quintet Fighting Caravans, from Leeds.
Having battled it out against 39 other bands, they will play the Lock Up Stage alongside the likes of Good Charlotte, The King Blues, MGK and Arcane Roots. Joining them over the bank holiday weekend and all performing on the BBC Introducing Stage will be runners up The Indigo Project, Vexxes, Dusk, Adore // Repel and Night Owls.
Members of Fighting Caravans and Faux Pas were given the chance to meet fellow northerners Blossoms at HMV Leeds, during the promotional tour for their debut, self-titled album, which is heading straight for the top of the UK Album Chart this week.
Band of the moment Blossoms are also appearing at the Leeds Festival and in his introduction at the Leeds Festival press day at Bramham Park, event founder Melvin Benn talked about the band as the perfect example of what can happen to an act with the right breaks in the space of one short year.
Blossoms were unsigned when they played the Festival Republic Stage at their first Leeds and Reading Festivals in 2015. This year, they play on the NME / Radio 1 Stage, with a critically acclaimed album hitting the very top of the charts.
Weekend tickets for the Leeds Festival are £205 + £8 booking fee and day tickets are £59.50 + £7 booking fee with both available from http://www.leedsfestival.com/tickets | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/leeds-and-york-bands-given-chance-to-impress-at-festival-1-8061275 | en | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/03d1fbe42157e46fe494079ab9d8a47eb67e2f5e758935d5c2b8788836e91e32.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:06 | null | 2016-08-23T12:47:33 | The Chancellor is being urged to cut duty and tax on fuel to help boost the UK’s economy. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fchancellor-urged-to-slash-fuel-costs-to-boost-economy-1-8083924.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8083923.1471952839!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Chancellor urged to slash fuel costs to boost economy | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | The Chancellor is being urged to cut duty and tax on fuel to help boost the UK’s economy.
Fuel pricing campaign group FairFuelUK has written to Philip Hammond urging him to use his first Autumn Statement to cut costs and bring the UK more in line with other developed countries.
Calling on Mr Hammond to “be bolder” than his predecessor, the letter asks him to cut duty on all fuels by 3p and to cut VAT on fuel to 15 per cent.
The group argues that lower oil prices are failing to do enough to help the economy, pointing out that a high proportion of fuel costs in the UK are made up of VAT and fuel duty, and arguing tha this puts UK businesses at a disadvantage to European rivals.
The letter says: “Our supporters worry that even fragile economies like Greece enjoy lower duty on diesel, and in Greece’s case it’s also 30p less than they pay on petrol. German and Polish diesel drivers respectively, pay 20p and 30p less than UK diesel at the pumps.
“All countries have access to the same petroleum prices of international markets but impose different tax regimes. As a result, the retail price of fuel is very different and in the case of the UK,
we consistently pay more tax than most of the developed world nations.
“Lower oil prices have undeniably helped in the last 12 months, but we’re now at a stage where lower oil prices can’t be translated into significantly reduced pump prices because of the circa total 70 per cent duty and VAT elements.”
It adds: “Cutting VAT on fuel to 15 per cent, as alluded to in the Brexit campaign, will help all motorists and small unregistered VAT businesses, who represent the engine room of our economy.”
The group is also calling for the creation of a fuel price monitoring body to cut the “lottery” faced by drivers at the pumps.
It says fuel retailers are not passing on savings in wholesale oil costs to customers and wants a monitor to investigate the “murky pump pricing processes” to create a fairer and more transparent market for drivers.
Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK said: “It’s now time for the new Treasury administration to practice what they endorse.
“Back in 2014 they said, lower fuel duty benefits the economy by boosting GDP.
“Such a widely popular cut in duty and VAT will also resonate profoundly with those families the Prime Minister addressed directly on the day she took office. Those families she said, that are: ‘just managing’, ‘working around the clock’, ‘doing their best’ and where ‘life can be a struggle.
“It’s time for the Government to truly deliver on the PM’s laudable intentions and help millions of hard working families, small businesses and the haulage industry to prosper. By doing so, the UK Economy will thrive after Brexit.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/chancellor-urged-to-slash-fuel-costs-to-boost-economy-1-8083924 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/34073a4b1cdd9c5187d0899447edb8135786921e3d8550ce9d50f62302274b3b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:36 | null | 2016-08-26T10:50:17 | A burglar who was caught on camera breaking into a shed at a pub during his latest crime spree has been returned to jail. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmorley-burglar-was-caught-on-camera-1-8090358.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8090357.1472204999!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Morley burglar was caught on camera | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | A burglar who was caught on camera breaking into a shed at a pub during his latest crime spree has been returned to jail.
Anthony Vaughan was arrested after he was recognised from CCTV footage taken outside the Carriers Arms, Glen Road, Morley, on June 26 this year.
Leeds Crown Court heard the landlord checked the footage after noticing that a padlock had been broken on the door of the shed in the private garden at the rear of the pub.
Two men could be seen coming out of the shed around 7.20am. One of the men was carrying a strimmer.
The footage was shown to police and an officer recognised Anthony Vaughan.
Vaughan was also responsible for breaking into a car on South Street, Morley, shortly after 11pm on July 6.
He stole a laptop, mobile phone and a rucksack from the vehicle.
Vaughan and another man were stopped by officers in the early hours of the next morning on Oddfellows Street
Patricia Doherty, prosecuting, said Vaughan appeared to be acting suspiciously in an area near to some bins.
Vaughan claimed he was looking for items which he could sell in a car boot sale.
Officers looked in the area and found the stolen rucksack and laptop along with a police-style baton, a torch, gloves and socks.
Vaughan was searched and found in possession of a screwdriver.
Vaughan, 35, of Middleton Road, Morley, pleaded guilty to burglary, theft and going equipped for burglary.
The court heard he has convictions for 53 previous offences.
Felicity Hemlin, for Vaughan, said the offences were committed to feed his addiction to heroin.
Miss Hemlin said Vaughan had been managing to tackle his addiction but had lapsed into offending again.
She said: “He understands it must be a custodial sentence and he accepts that his actions were wrong.”
Vaughan was jailed for two years, five months.
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] | 2016-08-29T12:48:50 | null | 2016-08-29T11:51:49 | The Leeds Festival saved the best until last if the size of the crowd was anything to go by for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ headline set on the final day of the Bramham Park event. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fred-hot-finale-to-leeds-festival-1-8094237.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8094236.1472467888!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Red Hot finale to Leeds Festival | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | The Leeds Festival saved the best until last if the size of the crowd was anything to go by for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ headline set on the final day of the Bramham Park event.
The Californian funk rockers pulled by a long way the biggest crowd of the weekend as more than 50,000 made their way to the main field to see the headline act - and the band responded by delivering a classy show.
Right from opening with a blistering rendition of Can’t Stop followed by two of their greatest songs, Dani California and Scar Tissue, to an encore finale of oldie Give It Away, they were in sharp form and were much better than in their previous top slot at this festival.
Not afraid to slow the pace down a little, the Chili Peppers also included classics Californication and Under The Bridge in their near two-hour set.
There was none of the pyrotechnics of Fall Out Boy on the opening day or the lighting show put on by Disclosure on Saturday, but the audience did not seem to mind as it was the music doing the talking this time.
On a strong day on the main stage, other highlights were provided by Imagine Dragons and their energetic set and Manchester’s Courteneers with their sing-along honest indie. Slaves provided some rawness and Eagles Of Death Metal pulled a big afternoon crowd with their own brand of guitar rock.
There was another “I was there” moment mid afternoon when You Me At Six, normally a main stage act these days, played a surprise set on the small Pit stage. But everyone seemed to know they were playing, particularly after doing the same thing at Reading a day earlier, and fans were 50 deep outside the tent with room inside full long before the band came on.
The Pit finished with a bang in the shape of heavy rockers Mastodon and also saw sets from Dillinger Escape Plan, Milk Teeth and Heck.
Talking of packed tents, there was no room inside the Alternative Stage arena when Billy Bailey was on and treating fans to a fantastic mix of stand-up and musical wizardry.
It was a brilliant way to end a brilliant weekend of comedy on a stage that just seems to get better each year at this event.
Earlier in the day there were plenty of laughs provided by Marcus Brigstocke - and his outstanding handling of an annoying heckler - Dane Baptiste, Lee Nelson and Carl Donnelly with Leeds compere Dan Nightingale also doing a fine job.
The NME/ BBC Radio 1 Stage was full several times, notably when band of the moment Blossoms played a quality set that showed why they are expected to be a main stage band next year.
Two Door Cinema Club had the honour of closing the weekend on this stage while Nas, Krept & Konan and Jack Garratt were other attractions.
The Festival Republic Stage finished on a high with Brian Fallon and the Crowes and saw a classy set from York-born singer-songwriter Lapsley as well as promising acts Vant, The White Room and the fantastically named King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
Another no-show saw a late change on the BBC 1 Extra Stage with Travi$ Scott pulling out, but Stormzy stepped into the breach to do a good job and head up a line-up that included Section Boyz, Logic and Bugzy Malone.
The non appearances have been something of a running theme this year with Parkway Drive unable to take up their early afternoon slot on the main stage.
But it was hats off to Skindred who did half-an hour extra and new band Judas, who were given their big chance as a very late replacement.
So that’s it for the 2016 Leeds Festival. It did not pass without problems - no shows of certain booked acts, the tragic drugs related death of a young fan reported last night and the awful weather on the Saturday after the torrential downpour of Thursday night had already left the field and car parks muddy. But many more memorable moments were added to the festival history and no doubt preparations are all under way to do it again in 2017. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/red-hot-finale-to-leeds-festival-1-8094237 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/0064deb347fcc520bf3601e0d4a2694c62677a5c07ec3ad767b4d319745edc5c.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T08:49:00 | null | 2016-08-29T09:01:30 | JASON GILLESPIE has resigned as Yorkshire’s first team coach. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fjason-gillespie-to-stand-down-as-yorkshire-ccc-coach-at-end-of-2016-season-1-8093941.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8093938.1472457699!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Jason Gillespie to stand down as Yorkshire CCC coach at end of 2016 season | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Australian heading back home after five years of success at Headingley
JASON GILLESPIE has resigned as Yorkshire’s first team coach.
The former Australia fast bowler is to leave the club at the end of the season.
Jason Gillespie with Martyn Moxon at Headingley back in 2012.
The news is a body blow to the county champions, whom Gillespie has led to back-to-back Championships.
READ/WATCH MORE - Timeline and slideshow of Jason Gillespie’s time at Yorkshire
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However, it is not entirely unexpected, with Gillespie’s wife and four children having recently returned to Australia, and with his future having been a regular source of speculation.
Martyn Moxon will not begin the search for a new head coach until the end of the current season Yorkshire CCC statement
Gillespie has been linked with a number of international coaching jobs during his five seasons in charge, and he already doubles up as coach of the Big Bash franchise Adelaide Strikers.
Yorkshire had hoped that he would stay for at least another year, but after the club lost to Surrey in the Royal London Cup semi-final yesterday, Gillespie communicated his decision to the Yorkshire board.
Yorkshire say they will start the search for a new head coach at the end of the season, who will work under director of cricket Martyn Moxon.
In a statement issued today, the club said: “Yorkshire County Cricket Club can confirm that Jason Gillespie will leave his position as head coach at the end of the 2016 season.
Yorkshire's head coach, Jason Gillespie, pictured with Jonny Bairstow during Sunday's Royal London Cup semi-final defeat at Headingley. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA.
“The club would like to place on record its thanks to Jason, who led Yorkshire from the Second Division to consecutive Championship titles, along the way suffering just five defeats in 76 Championship fixtures since his appointment in November 2011.
“His wife Anna and their four children have recently returned to Australia and, with the 41-year-old’s existing commitments to coaching the Adelaide Strikers in Australia’s Big Bash, Jason feels the close season is an appropriate time to part company.
“Martyn Moxon will not begin the search for a new head coach until the end of the current season, and the club will provide further updates when the time is appropriate.”
Gillespie has the chance to go out on a high, with the club well-placed to secure a hat-trick of Championships.
Yorkshire go into Wednesday’s match against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl in second place in Division One, five points behind leaders Middlesex with four games to play. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/jason-gillespie-to-stand-down-as-yorkshire-ccc-coach-at-end-of-2016-season-1-8093941 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/816541c91083f9bbc95e5fa309fbb12b4c20d2ec57c6464f131540e2fcc868e8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:57:22 | null | 2016-08-11T11:12:39 | Having risen through the ranks of the UK indie world, championed by pop stars and indie icons and collaborated with Suede legend Bernard Butler on her 2013 self-titled album, Natalie McCool returns with brand new album ‘The Great Unknown’ and a tour that includes a date in Leeds. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Farts-culture-entertainment%2Fnatalie-mccool-brings-great-unknown-to-leeds-1-8063349.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8063348.1470910317!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Natalie McCool brings ‘Great Unknown’ to Leeds | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Having risen through the ranks of the UK indie world, championed by pop stars and indie icons and collaborated with Suede legend Bernard Butler on her 2013 self-titled album, Natalie McCool returns with brand new album ‘The Great Unknown’ and a tour that includes a date in Leeds.
McCool’s breed of slick alternative pop has won her acclaim from the like of Huw Stephens and Alice Levine, while BBC Introducing described the edgy artist as“one of the finest emerging songwriters around”.
The singer-songwriter’s debut was built on a foundation of deliciously dark, gloomy indie-pop, but follow-up ‘The Great Unknown’ - available through Pledge Music exclusively from September 9 - is an awakening – emerging from the shadows with a number of prickly pop tunes.
Fans can hear the new material for themselves when the BBC Radio 1 play-listed McCool embarks on ‘The Great Unknown’ tour next month and will be in Leeds at the Brudenell Social Club on Sunday, September 18. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-culture-entertainment/natalie-mccool-brings-great-unknown-to-leeds-1-8063349 | en | 2016-08-11T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/1bb45a500a53296c575b8300d92d82e7225c673c50db6d7eb0419c68d44497fa.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:53:59 | null | 2016-08-04T08:45:03 | Hotly tipped band of the moment Blossoms are expected to head straight for the top 10 with their self-titled debut album and are backing up this Friday’s release with a burst of activity that includes several dates in Yorkshire. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fnew-sensations-blossoms-signing-in-ahead-of-leeds-dates-1-8049772.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8049771.1470249833!/image/image.jpg | en | null | New sensations Blossoms signing in ahead of Leeds dates | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Hotly tipped band of the moment Blossoms are expected to head straight for the top 10 with their self-titled debut album and are backing up this Friday’s release with a burst of activity that includes several dates in Yorkshire.
Not only are the glittering indie pop band playing Leeds Festival on the NME Radio 1 Stage at the end of the month, but they’ll be performing and signing copies of the album at HMV Sheffield (12 noon) and HMV Leeds (5.15pm) next Tuesday (August 9).
The Stockport band has announced a string of in-store signings and acoustic performances to celebrate the release and a full UK tour too for September and October to follow their festival appearance at Bramham Park on Sunday, august 28.
Any fan who cannot make the Leeds Festival can catch Blossoms at Sheffield’s Leadmill on Tuesday, October 4 and Leeds’ Beckett University on Wednesday, October 5.
Catapulted into the musical subconscious in January, listed fourth in the BBC Sound poll - as well as almost every other ‘ones to watch’ list - Blossoms have been carefully carving out their position in the canon of Great British rock’n’roll ever since.
The band have earned rave critical comparisons to everyone from The Arctic Monkeys to Depeche Mode and The Doors, shapeshifting between psychedelia, synth-pop and powerhouse indie, a mercurial sound at once familiar and unique.
“Fundamentally we want to be a great pop band,” says front man Tom Ogden.
“We’re influenced by the present as much as the past and we want to sound as modern as we can. We want to sound like a band who could only ever exist now, not then.”
The self-titled debut album was recorded at Liverpool’s Parr Street Studios and produced by Rich Turvey and the band’s sonic mentor, The Coral’s James Skelly.
The pair produced early EPs Blown Rose and Charlemagne (No. 1 in iTunes Alternative Chart as well Christmas No 1 in the UK Vinyl Chart), their first release of 2016 - the dark future-glam of At Most A Kiss (No.1 in the iTunes chart) and radio hit ‘Getaway’ (playlisted across Radio 1, 6 Music, Radio X, Absolute and Radio 2).
“James has been really important for us,” says Ogden.
“He can listen to one of our songs and instinctively know what bits to push forward. He’s got an amazing ear for a good pop melody. He just brings out our best, and makes it a little bit weird in the mix as only he can.
“Being fans of The Coral anyway, having him produce our debut album is a perfect marriage.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/new-sensations-blossoms-signing-in-ahead-of-leeds-dates-1-8049772 | en | 2016-08-04T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/d9e371bafae01fa28453e6768753ff80cc806b3ac6af74eb12bd6ee227b94833.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T10:48:01 | null | 2016-08-27T10:22:27 | The sun shone, but there was plenty of mud as well on the opening day of the 2016 Leeds Festival as the annual three-day spectacular got off to a fantastic, if messy start yesterday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ffall-out-boy-light-up-first-day-at-muddy-leeds-festival-1-8092199.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8092198.1472289731!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fall Out Boy light up first day at muddy Leeds Festival | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | The sun shone, but there was plenty of mud as well on the opening day of the 2016 Leeds Festival as the annual three-day spectacular got off to a fantastic, if messy start yesterday.
Heavy rain the day before, lasting well into the night, had left parts of Bramham Park ankle deep in mud from the outset and made walking between stages a bit of a nightmare - but it could not dampen spirits of the thousands who flocked to the venue for the 18th year of the north’s biggest music event.
Some fans were unhappy after the late cry off of main stage act A$AP Rocky, who came up with a poor excuse of traffic difficulties for a non-appearance announced just minutes before he was due to appear.
But, though this left an awkward long gap between bands it did not spoil a superb end to the evening’s entertainment on the main stage.
The Vaccines proved a perfect warm-up with their wonderful sing-along songs before joint headliners Fall Out Boy and Biffy Clyro lived up to their billing in some style.
If it was a competition, honours went to Fall Out Boy for the spectacular show they put on, complete with huge and frequent pyrotechnics and dancing girls twirling fiery batons. Oh and the songs were not too shabby either as they performed just about all their best known songs.
Biffy Clyro ended with some big fireworks too, but in contrast their show was all about the music as they produced a polished display that highlighted what a great band they are these days.
Earlier on the main stage, State Champs had opened proceedings while Coheed & Cambria and Five Finger Death Punch had entertained in their own inimitable style.
The NME/ BBC Radio 1 Stage was headlined by trendy band The 1975, who drew a predictable big crowd and here saw good shows too from The Wombats, Cage The Elephant and Tonight Alive.
Over on the Lock Up Stage The King Blues entertained with their brand of ska punk and the likes of Waterparks, Roam and the splendidly named Leeds band Fighting Caravans proved good new additions to the festival roster.
Headliners here were American pop punkers Good Charlotte, who were returning to the event after many years away, and attracted a big crowd.
The Dance Stage and BBC 1 Extra Stage offered different fare with their dance beats, rappers and DJs pulling decent crowds throughout the day and evening. DJ EZ and Kano were the headline acts on these two stages.
There were plenty of top names over at the Alternative Stage where festival regular Russell Kane proved the pick of the stand-ups with a hilarious set that got huge laughs and plenty of applause.
Irish comic Andrew Maxwell was first on and started with a small crowd, but the audience built throughout his set with the crowd warming to his ad-libbing and occasional filthy, but funny references. Mark Watson followed and was very different to the opener, but went down just as well while Holly Walsh and Jamali Maddix provided plenty of laughs later in the afternoon.
Final act of the afternoon Kurrupt FM provided a very different act for the Alternative Stage with their full-on rap show playing to a packed tent.
The BBC Introducing Stage has no tent and suffered as it was a quagmire for fans to stand on if they wanted to watch the latest up and comers.
But it is this stage that plays hosts to the stars of tomorrow with the likes of Super Glu, Muses, Night Owls and Lawrence Taylor getting their opportunity to shine this year.
The Leeds Festival continues today with Disclosure and Foals the big attractions on the main stage, Jack U and Twenty One Pilots on the NME/BBC Radio 1 Stage and Maximo Park and Leeds’ Pulled Apart By Horses on the Festival Republic Stage.
One act who will not be appearing is Fetty Wap with the American hip hop artist pulling out of his scheduled NME/ BBC Radio 1 Stage appearance because he is ill. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/fall-out-boy-light-up-first-day-at-muddy-leeds-festival-1-8092199 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/2f492ef12818f26a0445e2a48832323e2e5fa82a80ca1b7af4090eff18a8c4b6.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:48:50 | null | 2016-08-28T17:10:22 | Three wickets in nine balls at a cost of two runs for Stuart Meaker tore the heart out of Yorkshire’s batting at Headingley and sent Surrey through to the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord’s. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Froyal-london-cup-yorkshire-v-surrey-misery-for-yorkshire-as-they-miss-out-on-lord-s-final-yet-again-in-headingley-defeat-1-8093417.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8093574.1472409030!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Royal London Cup: Yorkshire v Surrey - Misery for Yorkshire as they miss out on Lord’s final yet again in Headingley defeat | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Three wickets in nine balls at a cost of two runs for Stuart Meaker tore the heart out of Yorkshire’s batting at Headingley and sent Surrey through to the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord’s.
A century for man-of-the-match Steven Davies and 90 from Ben Foakes left Yorkshire Vikings chasing a 256 target and although they recovered well after Meaker’s dramatic intervention, thanks to a brave 68 from Tim Bresnan, the task was just beyond them and they were bowled out for 236 to lose by 19 runs with seven balls remaining.
Yorkshire captain Alex Lees is bowled out by Surrey's Gareth Batty for 26. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA.
Surrey now have the chance to avenge last season’s final defeat by Gloucestershire but for Yorkshire it was the second consecutive year that they have stumbled at the last-four stage.
It also continued a depressing run of semi-final reverses in List A cricket for Yorkshire, who have now lost 17 times out of 20 on such occasions since 1979.
Captain Alex Lees admitted - combined with defeat in last week’s T20 Blast semi-final to Durham Jets - Yorkshire hadn’t been good enough to progress in either game.
“I think we are all gutted to lose because we have played some great white ball cricket this season,” said Lees. “But when it has mattered in two semi-finals over the past week we have not been good enough.
Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan (second left) is congratulated by Jack Brooks (second right) and Jonny Bairstow (right) after taking the wicket of Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
“I thought it was a reachable target and we needed some contributions from the top five and this didn’t happen. All credit to the Surrey bowlers who kept going.”
Lees was also quick to praise the efforts of Bresnan, adding: “He has won three or four games single-handed for us and has been exceptional both with the bat and ball. His big contribution almost got us there. When we look back it will have been a positive season but you still don’t want to lose two semi-finals.”
Yorkshire lost Adam Lyth to Jade Dernbach in their third over and after skipper, Alex Lees, had played some solid strokes in reaching 26 he was bowled driving at his opposite number, Gareth Batty.
At 74-2 in 19 overs, however, Yorkshire were still handily placed until Meaker, bowling from the football end, began his lethal burst.
Jonny Bairstow, released by England for the match, drove gently to Dominic Sibley at mid-wicket; Gary Ballance was caught behind trying to flick over the top of the slips and Jack Leaning dragged into his leg-stump.
The slide to 81-5 was halted by Bresnan and 20-year-old all-rounder, Matthew Waite, who enjoyed a fine match in which he earlier captured three wickets and then scored 38 in an enterprising stand of 80 in 16 overs with his senior partner.
Waite survived a confident appeal for a catch off Batty’s bowling but in the next over from Sam Curran he drove into Batty’s hands at mid-on. Bresnan and Will Rhodes kept the hopes of the 4,836 crowd alive with a busy stand of 46 which ended at 207 in the 45th over when Rhodes played to backward point and set off for a single but was beaten by Tom Curran’s direct hit on the stumps at the bowler’s end.
Bresnan and Azeem Rafiq continued to battle hard, but when Tom Curran sent back both Rafiq and Steven Patterson in the 48th over to make it 236-9 the task was just beyond Yorkshire and the match ended when Bresnan drove Dernbach to Sibley at long-off, his 68 coming off 82 balls with two fours and a six.
Put in to bat, Surrey found themselves on eight for two by the third over, with Kumar Sangakkara one of the wickets to fall, but the early setbacks did not unsettle Davies whose 104 followed consecutive Championship scores of 117, 52 and 56 against Yorkshire this season.
Jack Brooks, in his first List A match of the summer, struck in the day’s second over as Dibley shaped to play to leg but missed and was lbw. Sangakkara was quick of the mark, cutting Bresnan for four, but in the same over the Sri Lankan drove loosely to Rafiq in the covers.
Davies, however, made smooth progress with some splendidly timed shots through the covers, taking boundaries off consecutive balls from Brooks, and he hit 34 of the first 48 runs scored.
But at 61-2 in 14 overs, Waite joined the attack and his first delivery was flicked casually to long leg by Burns for Patterson to hold a good catch dropping to his knees.
It should have been an even more memorable over for Waite but three balls later Davies, on 43, drove back past the bowler’s hands and the chance went begging.
Had Davies gone then, Surrey would have been in big trouble but they were rescued by Davies’ and Foakes’ partnership of 130, the visitors’ highest for the fourth wicket in List A cricket against Yorkshire and beating the 110 by Monty Lynch and Andrew Needham at Bradford in 1985.
Davies, having reached his half-century from 57 deliveries, continued to time the ball to perfection, hooking Bresnan for four and on-driving Rafiq for six while Foakes moved smartly to his own 50 from 51 balls, the stand entering three figures in 21 overs.
A single to Davies off Patterson took him to his century off 112 balls with ten fours and a six, but four runs later he hit a low full toss from Waite straight to Rhodes on the mid-wicket boundary.
Surrey were 191-4 in the 39th over and they lost much of their momentum in the last dozen overs or so, Sam Curran going for 16 when he was bowled by Waite in a futile and ungainly attempt to scoop the ball round the corner.
Waite’s figures of three for 48 were Yorkshire’s best of the day and at the end of his stint he received warm and prolonged applause from the appreciative crowd.
Foakes struck Bresnan high over long on for six but was denied a century when a ramp shot went wrong and he was caught by Brooks for 90 from 100 balls with seven fours to go alongside his big hit.
Surrey debutant, Ollie Pope, was run out for 20 off the last ball of an innings which never quite blossomed as much as it might of done, although it may never have bloomed at all but for Davies and Foakes.
As it happened (the last 10 overs) ...
49.5 overs - WICKET - GAME OVER - Bresnan hits high full tos down the throat of Sibley at long-off from the bowling of Jake Dernbach - Bresnan dismissed for 68. Surrey win by 19 runs
48 overs: WICKET - Yorkshire 234-9 - Steve Patterson goes first ball, ball stopped on him and he just looped a catch up to Sangakarra at mid on.
47. 3 overs: WICKET - Yorkshire 231-8 - Rafiq hits full toss down to long on where he is caught by Burns off Tom Curran - Steven Patterson joins Bresnan who is 64 no
47 overs: Yorkshire 229-7 - Another good over Yorkshire, good running once again - Bresnan 64 no; Rafiq 5 no. 27 needed off 18 balls
46 overs: Yorkshire 222 -7 - Good over for Yorkshire, 143 runs including big six over long on from Bresnan and some cracking running between the wickets; Bresnan 62 no; Rafiq 2 no
45 overs: Yorkshire 209- 7 - Two runs off the last ball brings up 50 for Bresnan, who is joined at the crease by Azeem Rafiq - Bresnan, 51 no; Rafiq 0 no 44.5 overs: WICKET Yorkshire 207-7 - Rhodes run out from direct hit by ???? at backward point. Rhodes hesitated slightly before setting off and it proved costly
44 overs: Yorkshire 202-6 - Bresnan 47 no; Rhodes 21 no - 54 needed off 36 balls. Surrey bowling nice and tight, making it difficult for both Bresnan and Rhodes to get them away.
43 overs: Yorkshire 193-6 - Bresnan 44 no; Rhodes 15 no - 63 off 41 needed
42 overs: Yorkshire 188-6 - Bresnan 42 no; Rhodes 12 no- 68 needed off 48 balls
41 overs: Yorkshire 179-6 - Bresnan 37 no; Rhodes 10 no - 77 needed
40 overs: Yorkshire 173-6 - Bresnan 36 no; Rhodes 4no - 83 runs needed | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/royal-london-cup-yorkshire-v-surrey-misery-for-yorkshire-as-they-miss-out-on-lord-s-final-yet-again-in-headingley-defeat-1-8093417 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/e005e4b16ce3e7de67438e3048d9201a54583db939b6f3fc6fdd830f45dd7e52.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T10:48:44 | null | 2016-08-28T10:52:37 | Leeds United boss Garry Monk rued his side’s defending at corners as it proved costly in their 3-1 Championship defeat at Nottingham Forest. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fsoft-goals-prove-undoing-of-leeds-united-at-forest-1-8092991.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8092990.1472377937!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Soft goals prove undoing of Leeds United at Forest | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Leeds United boss Garry Monk rued his side’s defending at corners as it proved costly in their 3-1 Championship defeat at Nottingham Forest.
The Whites had previously conceded a number of goals from set pieces this season, but looked to have tightened up in the area in recent matches until they were undone by two corners at the City Ground.
Unhappy head coach Monk said: “We gifted them two soft goals, which made it difficult,
“We have the international break now and some time for us to work on things, to drill a few things into the players.
“We need to cut out the sloppiness and the individual errors. We have the squad to address this.
“We conceded soft goals and Forest did nothing in general play otherwise. If not for the goals we conceded we would have won the game, definitely.”
Leeds, showing 10 changes from the side that beat Luton in the EFL Cup in midweek and one from the team that won at Sheffield Wednesday, started well enough with Pablo Hernandez looking lively on the left wing and putting an early effort off target.
But it was Forest who took the lead on 16 minutes when a corner was flicked on at the near post and turned it at the far by Pajtim Kasami as he caught Charlie Taylor napping.
United almost replied when Hadi Sacko’s cross almost caught home keeper Stephen Henderson out.
Neither side created much in the opening half, although Rob Green had to make a save from Kasami’s free-kick and at the other end Marcus Antonsson saw his shot blocked.
A better chance fell to Antonsson in injury time, but he was denied by a fine Henderson save.
United started the second half well with some pressure on the home goal ended when Chris Wood fired over and Hernandez slipped when well placed.
Ben Osborn hit a shot wide for Forest before Sacko was off target with a shot from distance for Leeds.
The crucial second goal went to the hosts as they won another corner and Damien Perquis beat Liam Cooper to head the ball into the net.
To United’s credit, they tried to battle back as Wood sent a header off target from a Hernandez cross.
They did make it 2-1 seven minutes from time when substitute Kalvin Phillips beat keeper Henderson with a well struck curling free-kick from 20 yards out.
Leeds went looking for an equaliser with defender Kyle Bartley heading wide from a corner and Antonsson once more again denied by Henderson.
But it was Forest who wrapped up the points in the fourth minute of added time as Oliver Burke got away from Luke Ayling and Cooper in the box then beat Green at his near post to make it 3-1.
Match facts
Nottingham Forest 3
(Kasami 16, Perquis 71, Burke 90+4)
Leeds United 1
(Phillips 83)
Saturday, August 27, 2016
EFL Championship
Attendance: 20,995
Forest: Henderson, Pereira, Mancienne, Perquis (Mills 77), Lichaj, Cohen, Burke, Lansbury, Kasami, Osborn, Vellios (Cash 83).
Leeds: Green, Ayling, Cooper, Bartley, Taylor, Bridcutt, Vieira (Phillips 66), Hernandez (Mowatt 81), Sacko (Roofe 71), Antonsson, Wood.
Referee: Geoff Eltringham. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/soft-goals-prove-undoing-of-leeds-united-at-forest-1-8092991 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/f8ae4b3d1def7cf271cabd8209fa461fea3509ef374ee9e4dffc6e49e8d4bd26.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:48 | null | 2016-08-24T09:44:57 | Young people are facing unemployment due to a postcode lottery in careers advice at school with teenagers in the region setting their sights too low, new research shows. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fteenagers-face-careers-advice-postcode-lottery-1-8085436.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8085435.1472028282!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Teenagers face careers advice postcode lottery | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Young people are facing unemployment due to a postcode lottery in careers advice at school with teenagers in the region setting their sights too low, new research shows.
Yorkshire youngsters are aware of less than a fifth of the wide range of jobs available to them after they leave education and are low in confidence about job prospects, according to the study by City and Guilds published ahead of this week’s GCSE results.
Teenagers are also failing to consider a large number of high‐skilled and well‐paid jobs in areas like IT, advertising and PR and finance but over‐selecting a handful of jobs such as medicine and teaching.
Skills development leader City and Guilds says the lack of knowledge is linked to a disparity across the UK in careers advice available to teenagers in the years before they prepare to enter the world of work.
Now it is demanding the Government levels the playing field for millions of school children by providing a national careers guidance service accessible to every child.
Kirstie Donnelly, managing director City and Guilds, said: “Our research highlights that young people in Yorkshire and the Humber are not aware of the range of career paths open to them and as a result are setting their sights low when it comes to their career aspirations despite good jobs growth forecast in this ‘Northern Powerhouse’ region.
“They deserve to be made aware of the breadth of career opportunities in their locality both for their own sakes and to ensure the future success of the region’s many thriving businesses.”
City and Guilds worked on the research with national research agency YouGov and Emsi, who are experts in predicting future jobs in UK cities, to map youngsters’ career aspirations against the jobs set to be available in 2022.
The research found that large numbers of young people in the area were interested in working in medicine or becoming accountants and secondary teachers - twice as many 14-19 year olds were interested in these careers compared to the number of openings predicted by 2022.
It is thought this is because they are making choices based upon their own narrow experiences rather than being given access to broader information about the jobs market.
Yorkshire teenagers also showed lower confidence than elsewhere, expecting to earn around £38,000 in 10 years’ time - just over £5,000 a year less than those from the South East.
This is despite the fact that a further 85,000 jobs will be created in the region by 2020. And only just over half of young people in the region are confident of being in their job of choice by 2025. Laura‐Jane Rawlings, CEO of Youth Employment UK, said: “The transition from education into employment is still one of the biggest challenges facing young people.
Without a clear understanding of the local and national opportunities available and the skills and experience employers are looking for young people will continue to struggle to move into sustainable job roles.
The world of work is hugely exciting and the new opportunities for apprenticeships make this even more so, but only if young people are made aware of what is available to them.” Rob Slane, of Emsi, said there were many well paid occupations that virtually nobody selected in the research of 3,000 teenagers such as property, housing and estate managers and marketing.
“This mismatch between aspirations and reality is the basic cause of the skills gap. The solution is to give young people better information about the state of their local and regional labour market, including which positions are likely to be available in their area over the next few years,” he said. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/teenagers-face-careers-advice-postcode-lottery-1-8085436 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/723e717a7adf98fd6c91331bffcd64f5f3aa44febd9fc09527a9c3242ac9f98b.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T16:48:47 | null | 2016-08-28T17:10:22 | Yorkshire take on Surrey in the semi-final of the Royal London One Day Cup at Headingley. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Flive-royal-london-cup-yorkshire-v-surrey-middle-order-collapse-leaves-yorkshire-facing-uphill-battle-in-bid-for-lord-s-final-1-8093417.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8093414.1472400968!/image/image.jpg | en | null | LIVE - Royal London Cup: Yorkshire v Surrey - Middle order collapse leaves Yorkshire facing uphill battle in bid for Lord’s final | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Yorkshire take on Surrey in the semi-final of the Royal London One Day Cup at Headingley.
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Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan (second left) is congratulated by Jack Brooks (second right) and Jonny Bairstow (right) after taking the wicket of Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
44 overs: Yorkshire 202-6 - Bresnan 47 no; Rhodes 21 no - 54 needed off 36 balls
43 overs: Yorkshire 193-6 - Bresnan 44 no; Rhodes 15 no - 63 off 41 needed
42 overs: Yorkshire 188-6 - Bresnan 42 no; Rhodes 12 no- 68 needed off 48 balls
41 overs: Yorkshire 179-6 - Bresnan 37 no; Rhodes 10 no - 77 needed
40 overs: Yorkshire 173-6 - Bresnan 36 no; Rhodes 4no - 83 runs needed
37.1 overs: Waite out for an 38 off 60 balls - caught by Gareth Batty off the bowling of Sam Curran. Yorkshire up against it now.
THE loss of three quick wickets saw Yorkshire up against it as they took on Surrey at Headingley in the semi-final of the Royal London One Day Cup.
After restricting the visitors to 255-7 from their 50 overs – Matthew Waite leading the way with 3-48 – Yorkshire found themselves in a decent position at 75-2.
But, in the 19th over, Jonny Bairstow - cleared to play in the game by England - was caught by Dominic Sibley for 13 off the bowling of Stuart Meaker.
Just ten balls later, Bairstow’s England colleague, Gary Ballance, followed him back to the pavillion when he was caught behind by Ben Foakes for 32, handing Meaker his second victim.
Four balls later, the hosts were reeling when Jack Leaning chopped onto his stumps having scored just three.
Tim Bresnan was then joined by 20-year-old Waite with the score at 81.
The pair then batted sensibly to take their team’s score to 150-5 with 15 overs remaining.
Earlier, Steven Davies was the star of the show for the visitors, scoring a well-paced 104 off 143 balls with 10 fours and a six before becoming one of Waites’s three victims when he was caught by Will Rhodes.
Most of the damage was done in a fourth-wicket partnership between Davies and Foakes (90), the par putting on 130 before Davies exited in the 38th over.
Kumar Sangakkara, often seen as Surrey’s biggest threat, was sent on his way for just 4 when Azeem Rafiq took a catch off the bowling of Bresnan.
At the start of Yorkshire’s reply, Adam Lyth was dismissed at the start of the third overwhen caught by Sibley off the bowling of J\ake Dernbach.
Alex Lees put on 44 with Gary Ballance before shouldering arms to one off former Yorkshire player Gareth Batty that clean bowled him for 26. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/live-royal-london-cup-yorkshire-v-surrey-middle-order-collapse-leaves-yorkshire-facing-uphill-battle-in-bid-for-lord-s-final-1-8093417 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/3b1bb8fd8537cb008ff5c3434d3b9912213db7bb4acf7a822efc67a00349cb05.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:05:50 | null | 2016-08-23T22:13:19 | A superb goal on his debut by young defender Tyler Denton proved enough to take Leeds United into the third round of the EFL Cup as they beat Luton Town 1-0. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fdenton-s-debut-strike-wins-cup-tie-for-leeds-united-1-8085072.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8085070.1471986784!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Denton’s debut strike wins cup tie for Leeds United | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | A superb goal on his debut by young defender Tyler Denton proved enough to take Leeds United into the third round of the EFL Cup as they beat Luton Town 1-0.
Denton capped a memorable first team debut as he came up with a 20-yard strike that gave home keeper Christian Walton no chance in the 23rd minute.
In a game in which both sides missed plenty of chances Leeds avoided a potential banana skin and emerged victorious despite resting their entire first team from their previous league match.
It was a strange looking Leeds side that took to the Kenilworth Road pitch with head coach Garry Monk altering all 11 starters from Saturday’s win at Sheffield Wednesday.
In for their first starts of the season were goalkeeper Marco Silvestri, Luke Murphy and Souleymane Doukara while new signing Pontus Jansson made his debut at centre-half in a makeshift looking defence that also included youngsters Lewie Coyle and Denton as well as the recalled Sol Bamba.
Kemar Roofe started up front alongside Doukara with Pablo Hernandez, Stuart Dallas and Matt Grimes back in midfield.
Grimes was booked inside 30 seconds and Luton did the early attacking without threatening the visitors’ goal.
Roofe and Hernandez both saw efforts blocked in a crowded Luton area while for the home side Olly Lee and Cameron McGeehan sent efforts off target from distance.
United took the lead on 23 minutes when left-back Denton let fly from 20 yards out and the ball found the top corner of the net for a spectacular first goal in Leeds colours.
Six minutes later it was almost two as Roofe’s shot on the turn struck the crossbar and Dallas’s follow-up was saved by keeper Walton.
Silvestri made his first real save of the match when he tipped a shot by Jack Marriott over, but Leeds were soon back on the attack with Doukara racing clear only to be denied by Walton.
Marriott fired over after racing through for Luton, while Dallas’s shot from distance was off target. Silvestri then had to save low down to deny Lee.
Doukara had the first half-chance in the second period when bending a shot just wide following a good run from Roofe.
Dallas then saw his shot deflected over before Silvestri made an excellent save to turn McGeehan’s curling shot past the post.
Roofe brought a save out of home keeper Walton with a shot from outside the box, but the Whites were not creating much in the way of chances now.
Luton made a big one 11 minutes from time when Marriott burst through only to shoot just wide with Silvestri rushing out of goal.
Relieved United played out the next five minutes comfortably enough, though, and got forward again when Doukara and Roofe had efforts blocked and Mowatt’s shot was saved by Walton.
Luton attempted to put a big finish in as McGeehan shot over and then saw his header from a corner saved by Silvestri.
Leeds had to play out four minutes of added time and had chances to seal it when Doukara broke free only to shoot over and set up Roofe who saw his effort saved by Walton from close range.
However, it did not matter as they played out the remainder to clinch a place in the third round of the competition when the big boys enter.
Match facts
Luton Town 0
Leeds United 1
(Denton 23)
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
EFL Cup, round two
Attendance: 7,498
Luton: Walton, O’Donnell, Mullins, Rea, Potts, Lee (Vassell 75), McGeehan, Smith, Gray (Cook 56), Hylton (Mpanzu 66), Marriott.
Leeds: Silvestri, Coyle, Jansson (Cooper 74), Bamba, Denton, Murphy (Phillips 57), Grimes, Hernandez (Mowatt 67), Dallas, Roofe, Doukara.
Referee: Kevin Johnson. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/denton-s-debut-strike-wins-cup-tie-for-leeds-united-1-8085072 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/2cb2ebd6aa731f59f365e57e37bfea6e23e3be797eb862eca829bc79eae3d567.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:14 | null | 2016-08-24T13:01:36 | People are being encouraged to enter a nationwide competition to become the permanent voice of BT’s iconic talking clock. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbt-searching-for-new-voice-of-iconic-speaking-clock-1-8085977.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8085976.1472040082!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BT searching for new voice of iconic speaking clock | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | People are being encouraged to enter a nationwide competition to become the permanent voice of BT’s iconic talking clock.
The competition has been launched to celebrate the service’s 80th anniversary.
Around 12 million calls are still made to the clock by dialling 123.
The winner will become only the fifth permanent voice of the clock in its history.
The current voice of the clock, Sara Mendes da Costa, who will be one of the judges, said: “I’m so honoured to have been the voice - only the fourth permanent voice in history - and to be part of such an iconic service.
“I’m sad to be at the end of my time as the voice of the BT Speaking Clock, however ten years is not a bad run. And it’ll be great to be on the judging panel to choose the new voice, just as my predecessor Brian Cobby helped choose me.”
The competition to find a new voice will help raise money for the BBC Children in Need appeal. BT will donate 10p to Children in Need from each call to the BT Speaking Clock* from the start of the competition in August until 9 November.
To celebrate the competition and the 80th anniversary, BT are donating the original speaking clock machines from 1936 and 1963 to the British Horological Institute (BHI), where they have been on loan and on display for some years. It will also be donating a digital Mark IV clock, which was recovered from Liverpool. This machine transmitted the voice of Brian Cobby from 1985 – 2001.
David Hay, head of BT Heritage, said: “Eighty years ago BT’s technology first created the Speaking Clock and it remains a much loved part of British life today. Celebrating in this way demonstrates BT’s determination to preserve the heritage of the world’s oldest communications company on behalf of the nation.”
Anyone ten years and over can enter. The competition is being run in partnership with BBC television programme The One Show. Aspiring voice artists should visit the website at: www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow where they will find full details of how to enter. The website will be open for entries until 10pm on Monday, 29 August 2016. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/bt-searching-for-new-voice-of-iconic-speaking-clock-1-8085977 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/d4432280560095578d44b53ef5e1abd3b2c2a993357b9b93087bd26d3d1dfd29.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:08 | null | 2016-08-24T11:38:11 | A test has been developed that could help to diagnose bacterial infections, including meningitis in minutes. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fpin-prick-meningitis-test-could-be-available-within-five-years-1-8085779.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8085772.1472035076!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Pin-prick meningitis test could be available within five years | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | A test has been developed that could help to diagnose bacterial infections, including meningitis in minutes.
If made available through the NHS, this test would significantly reduce the time taken to diagnose the disease and minimise the risk of misdiagnosis.
The new test, developed by a team at Imperial College London, is a major breakthrough in the rapid diagnosis of meningitis and sepsis in children and could allow treatment to begin much earlier, saving hundreds of lives and reducing the risk of life-changing after-effects.
The signs and symptoms of meningitis are notoriously difficult to diagnose, and can be dismissed as a cold or flu. Many young children presenting the early symptoms of the disease are initially sent home, before being rushed back to hospital a few hours later as their condition rapidly deteriorates.
Currently, doctors grow bacteria in a sample of blood, in a process which can take up to 48 hours.
Liz Brown, CEO at Meningitis Now said: “A delay in life-saving treatment for bacterial meningitis can be a matter of life or death. We welcome this significant progress in the development of a rapid test for meningitis and sepsis.
“We would however, continue to advise people to know the signs and symptoms of meningitis and to seek immediate medical attention if they have any concerns”.
The study led by Professor Michael Levin has shown that a bacterial infection can be distinguished from other causes of fever, such as a viral infection, using a pattern of genes that are switched on or off in response to an infection.
A larger project will now begin to develop these findings into a pin-prick diagnostic test, which Professor Levin believes could be available through the NHS within five years.
For support and advice on meningitis call the Meningitis Now Helpline on 0808 80 10 388.
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:07 | null | 2016-08-22T06:00:48 | YORKSHIRE’s dream of winning the treble is over, but first team coach Jason Gillespie insisted that his players will come back fighting as they target the next best prize of a league and cup double. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fyorkshire-vow-to-hit-back-after-t20-defeat-1-8081295.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8081292.1471816793!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Yorkshire vow to hit back after T20 defeat | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | YORKSHIRE’s dream of winning the treble is over, but first team coach Jason Gillespie insisted that his players will come back fighting as they target the next best prize of a league and cup double.
Yorkshire failed in their attempt to win the NatWest T20 Blast for the first time when they lost by seven runs to Durham in the semi-final at Edgbaston on Saturday.
However, Gillespie’s men are still in the hunt for a hat-trick of County Championships and they are through to the Royal London Cup semi-finals for a second successive season, with Yorkshire determined to put behind them their T20 heartbreak.
“We were bitterly disappointed to lose the T20 semi,” said Gillespie, “but there’s still everything to play for in the next few weeks.
“We’re still in the 50-over comp and the Championship, and we’ll dust ourselves down and crack on.
“We can look back on the T20 campaign by and large with a lot of pride, considering the way that we started the tournament (Yorkshire won only one of their first seven games before winning six of the last seven to reach the knockout stages).
“It’s a tough one to take, losing the semi, but there’s still plenty to fight for in the next few weeks, and I know that the lads will bounce back strongly.”
Yorkshire came up against a world-class display from England pace bowler Mark Wood, who captured a T20 career-best 4-25 from four overs after Durham scored 156-6 in the second semi-final, Northants beating Nottinghamshire by eight runs in the first semi-final.
Wood twice took two wickets in three balls – including the key scalps of England batsmen Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance – after Ben Stokes had earlier top-scored with 56 on his return to the Durham side after a calf injury.
“Mark Wood bowled beautifully,” said Gillespie, with Wood following that performance with 1-25 in the final against Northants, who went on to take the trophy with a four-wicket win.
“We were going along quite nicely and then we lost two quick wickets (Bairstow and Ballance), and we didn’t quite recover from that.
“I certainly felt that it was a gettable total, especially with the strength and depth of our batting line-up, and we should have chased those down.
“We can look at all sorts of reasons as to why that didn’t happen, but the facts are that we didn’t get the runs and Durham played very well.”
With hindsight, Gillespie felt that Yorkshire might have made more of an effort to see off Wood, although that was clearly easier said than done.
The 26-year-old right-armer, who only recently returned to action after ankle surgery, was bowling at 90mph and he would have been a handful for any opposition.
“Maybe we just needed to soak up the pressure a little bit more and get through his (Wood’s) spell, knowing that he only had four of the 20 overs, and maybe there are some lessons to be learned there,” said Gillespie, whose side take on Surrey in the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup at Headingley on Sunday.
“We just weren’t able to win the key moments, and Wood took the wind out of our sails.
“Any cricket watcher could see that he was used very well by the captain; he was brought on to take wickets and put the pressure on us, which is exactly what happened.”
Yorkshire captain Alex Lees echoed Gillespie’s sentiments at the end of an encouraging T20 campaign for the club overall, with Yorkshire having only once previously reached Finals Day.
Lees hit the second-highest score of 22 on a day when Adam Lyth (64) led the Yorkshire chase.
“Woody tipped the scales, and when you twice get two wickets in one over, it certainly puts the opposition on the back foot,” said Lees.
“We’re bitterly disappointed, and I just think that we lacked somebody in the middle order to make a contribution.
“Overall, we had a good tournament after everyone had written us off after the first few games, and we showed strength of character to come back and qualify and reach Finals Day. That’s testament to the group of players that we have, and the lads’ work ethic and prep was second to none.”
Attention now returns to the Championship, with Yorkshire going into tomorrow’s game against Notts at Scarborough in second place in Division One, 26 points behind Middlesex with a game in hand.
Finals’ Day report: Page 9. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/yorkshire-vow-to-hit-back-after-t20-defeat-1-8081295 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/d6719d6aaf5f6fdcc55c0d2adb08cbe8861c0f7f608d33e0bf5c8f0fcaa8ad26.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:18 | null | 2016-08-26T10:00:00 | Award winning comedy company Laugh and Let Die will be hoping to make a killing for the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust at a fundraising event in October. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmaking-a-killing-for-dewsbury-hospital-1-8088634.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8088633.1472130884!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Making a killing for Dewsbury Hospital | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Award winning comedy company Laugh and Let Die will be hoping to make a killing for the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust at a fundraising event in October.
The murder mystery night dinner will take place at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield.
The event is part of a series of fundraising efforts by staff at Dewsbury and District Hospital to raise money for the Neuro Rehab ward.
Kathryn Fishwick, a Consultant from the hospital said: “Money raised from all our events is being used to fund everything from physio equipment to music therapy sessions.
“All of which help patients on the Neuro Rehab ward recovering from a stroke, traumatic injury or viral illness to get back to being who they once were.
“The funds we receive will enable us to support them back to being able to do all the things that we take for granted such as boiling a kettle or handling money.”
The event will take place at the National Coal Mining Museum, Caphouse Colliery, in Wakefield on Saturday 8 October from 7pm.
There will be a three-course meal, entertainment and Halloween disco until after midnight, with Halloween fancy dress optional.
Kathryn said: “I’m delighted with the support we are receiving for all our fundraising events and am grateful to everyone who puts in the time and effort to help them to be such successful occasions.”
Laugh and Let Die perform murder mystery nights across the North and they also perform their own shows.
The Neuro Rehabilitation Ward which helps people with complex neurological disabilities resulting from stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spinal paralysis, peripheral nerve and muscle diseases and conditions such as motor neurone disease.
Tickets for the event cost £30 and can be purchased from mostspooked@sent.com. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/making-a-killing-for-dewsbury-hospital-1-8088634 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/e0ff7d787b386d7a89479d8945d0a0efb6ad4869480d8bc5b607fce4845ca6dc.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:49:12 | null | 2016-08-30T05:43:02 | JASON GILLESPIE’s departure as Yorkshire’s first-team coach, after five years in charge of the county champions, had been on the cards for some time. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fvideo-chris-waters-time-is-right-for-jason-gillespie-to-bid-farewell-to-yorkshire-ccc-1-8094958.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8094947.1472548777!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Video - Chris Waters: Time is right for Jason Gillespie to bid farewell to Yorkshire CCC | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
JASON GILLESPIE’s departure as Yorkshire’s first-team coach, after five years in charge of the county champions, had been on the cards for some time.
Earlier this summer, Gillespie’s wife, Anna, and their four children moved back to Adelaide in Australia.
HEADING OUT: Yorkshire first-team coach, pictured at Headingley in November last year. Picture: Bruce Rollinson
It would be a strange marriage that could survive for several months apart on opposite sides of the world, although, on second thoughts, some couples would probably relish that thought.
Flippancy aside, Yorkshire had hoped to get at least one more year out of Gillespie, whose future had been the subject of regular speculation since he took the job in 2011.
Since then, the former Australia fast bowler has helped the club to one County Championship promotion and to back-to-back Championship titles, with the prospect of a hat-trick to follow next month.
Under Gillespie, Yorkshire have also twice reached NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day and successive Royal London Cup semi-finals, although, after 14 years without a one-day trophy, they have yet to crack limited-overs cricket in quite the same way.
IT'S OURS: Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale and coach Jason Gillespie celebrate with the County Championship trophy at Trent Bridge back in 2014. Pictures: SWpix.
Gillespie’s track record, however, speaks for itself (Yorkshire have lost only five of 76 Championship games since his arrival), and he has been linked with practically more international coaching positions than there are jobs vacant.
There are many observers –this correspondent included –who thought that he should have got the England job last year, an opinion that has not been altered by progress under Trevor Bayliss.
Gillespie has also been linked with international positions back home, where his great friend and former team-mate Darren Lehmann is in charge of the Australia side.
Gillespie already doubles up as coach of the Big Bash franchise Adelaide Strikers, and potential moves for him now could include international cricket/the Indian Premier League.
CHEERS, I'LL BE OFF THEN: Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie will leave the club after five years at the end of this season.
Although Yorkshire will be sad to see him go, it was a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’, Gillespie left.
The time would seem right for him not only from a family perspective, but also, one suspects, from a cricketing point of view.
Gillespie has probably taken Yorkshire as far as he can; their performances in the Championship this summer have actually tailed off a touch, although they have been more affected by injuries than in recent seasons, and they go into the final four matches just five points behind leaders Middlesex.
But it has not been the dominant campaign that many had hoped, although the end result is all that counts, and the players will be doubly determined to give Gillespie a successful send-off.
THRILLED: Jason Gillespie watches from the Lords balcony as the County Championship title is retained, despite the triumph being accompanied by defeat against hosts Middlesex.
Yorkshire’s magnificent pace attack is not getting any younger, and although there is no reason to suspect that the current side cannot aim to stretch their run of titles to at least four or five in a row, Yorkshire must soon face such unpalatable questions as: “Exactly how do you replace Ryan Sidebottom?”
Sport moves in cycles, and Gillespie has been part of a golden cycle at Yorkshire. He will leave with the thanks of the club’s supporters, who already respected him for what he achieved as a player.
As a key member of the great Australia side of the Nineties and Noughties, Gillespie took 402 international wickets. As a coach, it is noticeable that he never speaks about that success, or indeed seeks credit for Yorkshire’s recent triumphs.
He appreciates that it is players who win silverware first and foremost, and that support staff, in a nutshell, are exactly what that term would imply.
Gillespie’s coaching methods would seem quite simple: he does not over-complicate the game, but encourages his players to perform with freedom and to try to take the positive option.
He recognises the importance of making sure that the players believe that the coach believes in them, and his style is more arm-around-the-shoulder than ranter-and-raver.
Like all in sport, however, he hides a tough streak, although never quite to the extent that it masks a cheerful personality for too long.
At heart, he is a thoroughly decent chap: friendly, personable, and with time for all.
Even his infamous comments about the dairy industry, which he suggested earlier this summer should be closed down as it does not tie in with his vegan views, betrayed that decency and caring disposition, even if they were not shared by everyone – not least the Yorkshire sponsors, Wensleydale Cheese.
Yorkshire will not replace him easily, but a team of talented cricketers will cope.
Gillespie himself has seen to it, by helping to create a culture that will not be broken just because the time has come for him to say goodbye. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/video-chris-waters-time-is-right-for-jason-gillespie-to-bid-farewell-to-yorkshire-ccc-1-8094958 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/eead97c37f54c2d7dc60e484c452f3b29ecdc74d5b4bac15fc36fe79ed7f81b3.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:01:36 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:11 | NO-ONE is better qualified than David Willey when it comes to the T20 Finals Day experience. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Ft20-finals-day-david-willey-is-aiming-to-give-yorkshire-the-edge-1-8079713.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8079712.1471684026!/image/image.jpg | en | null | T20 Finals Day: David Willey is aiming to give Yorkshire the edge | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | NO-ONE is better qualified than David Willey when it comes to the T20 Finals Day experience.
Yorkshire have been there only once, but this will be Willey’s fourth appearance, having made it three times with previous club Northants.
In 2009, Willey was part of the side that lost by seven wickets to Sussex in the semi-final.
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He was just 19 years old and had an unremarkable match; he did not bat as Northants totalled 136-6, and then he bowled two wicketless overs for 16 runs.
In 2013, Willey had the antithesis of an unremarkable match when Northants beat Surrey by 102 runs in the final.
He opened the batting and scored 60 from 27 balls with six fours and four sixes, and then he took 4-9 from 2.3 overs, finishing the match with a hat-trick when he dismissed Zafar Ansari, Jon Lewis and Chris Tremlett.
Willey was on the losing side last year when Lancashire beat Northants in the final by 13 runs.
He took 2-21 from four overs as Lancs scored 166-7, and then he hit 24 from 21 balls as Northants replied with 153-6.
As no other Yorkshire player has been to Finals Day more than once, his experience will be invaluable as Yorkshire seek to win the competition for the first time.
“I guess so,” said Willey, who left Wantage Road for Headingley during the close season.
“My primary role with regards to the move to Yorkshire was to try and help improve the club’s one-day cricket, and, hopefully, we are starting to make improvements.
“There will be expectation on me to perform (at Finals Day), but that’s the case with any one-day game.
“It’s a big day out and a great day out, particularly if you’re part of the team that lifts the trophy.”
Willey, one of four Yorkshire players who appeared in the World T20 final against the West Indies in April, along with Joe Root, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid, has made a habit of performing on the big stage.
He did it again when helping Yorkshire book their place at Edgbaston with a 90-run win over Glamorgan in the quarter-final in Cardiff, thumping 79 from 38 balls with seven fours and six sixes.
“I like to perform on the big occasions,” he said.
“Against Glamorgan, I didn’t really have a plan; I just tried to give myself a chance to clear the ropes, and a couple of loose deliveries gave me a platform.
“We’re all looking forward to Finals Day, and fingers-crossed we can win a couple more games and get the trophy.
“We’ve got all our England lads back, which will make it a massive headache for the coaches to pick 11 players.”
The man with the headache is first-team coach Jason Gillespie, who has an embarrassment of riches at his disposal.
But you can bet that one of the first names on his team sheet will be Willey, who has a proven record for lighting up Finals Day.
“Dave’s the type of player who can change a game,” said Gillespie, whose side take on Durham in the second semi-final, with the winner playing Northants or Notts in the final.
“We’ve seen what he’s done for Northants in the past, and he can pick up wickets early and swing the ball, score quick runs and he’s always in the game.
“That’s what I really like about him, and he’s brought a lot to our team.
“We’re delighted to have him because he’s such a positive guy, happy to challenge his team-mates – which is really healthy – and very competitive, too.”
Willey’s all-round ability gives Gillespie flexibility.
He is effectively three players in one – good with the bat, ball and in the field.
“To have someone who’s great in the field, who whacks them like he does, and who opens the bowling gives us so many extra options,” said Gillespie.
“It allows us to play an extra batsman as well.
“The start he gives us with the bat is fantastic, and it’s something we probably haven’t had in T20 for a while.
“It showed with his performance at Cardiff, when people could see why we were so keen to secure his services.”
Gillespie encourages all of his players to speak in the dressing room and Willey will address the team prior to Finals Day.
Yorkshire are keen to tap into his knowledge and know-how in an effort to gain an extra edge.
“Some of our lads haven’t been to Finals Day before, and it will be good to get Dave’s thoughts in the team meeting,” said Gillespie.
“His knowledge of it will be important, and something that we can draw on, and Dave’s the type of player who steps up when needed, and hopefully he can show everyone how good he is again.
“We’ve got a lot of match-winners in our side, and it’s going to be fantastic
“There was a lot of drive and ambition from everyone at the club to get this far in the competition after everyone had written us off – that was a really good motivating tool for us – and we’re just pleased as punch to be in with a shout.”
Ben Duckett hopes Northants can sneak under the radar again, having been part of the Steelbacks side which defied the odds to win the tournament in 2013 and fell at the final hurdle against Lancashire 12 months ago.
Northants face Notts Outlaws in the first semi-final today and are the only side involved in Finals Day who have previously won the competition.
Left-hander Duckett says confidence will be high despite their lack of high-profile players.
“We haven’t got any international stars. Finals Day will be interesting to see who is talked about – Yorkshire,” said the 21-year-old Duckett.
“We just keep going under the radar but smost of our guys love the pressure. We just go out and enjoy ourselves.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/t20-finals-day-david-willey-is-aiming-to-give-yorkshire-the-edge-1-8079713 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/6825c5adf176d37cdd7c87e14bba6655a297be03dd5e17b30fac2321809d5a8a.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:58:59 | null | 2016-07-28T00:25:19 | What is the number on Herbie | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Farts-culture-entertainment%2Fvideo-cineworld-sheffield-disney-quiz-champions-can-you-do-better-1-8037820.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8037817.1469662056!/image/image.jpg | en | null | VIDEO: Cineworld Sheffield Disney Quiz champions - can you do better? | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
What is the number on Herbie's car bonnet in the Disney film The Love Bug?
It's 53 of course.
And if you knew that, you might have been in with a chance against Team Goofy, the newly crowned Disney Quiz Cineworld Sheffield champions - IT worker John Youle, 33, primary school assistant Abigail Screaton, 32, sales assistants Deborah Vaughan, 29, and Sarah Youle, 32.
They won books, bags, T-shirts, hats and more, including tickets to see Frozen, the live action Disney On Ice production coming to Sheffield Arena in December.
Team Goofy also won a Cineworld star-shaped logo trophy and they each got a miniature Oscar.
The free entry event promoted this Friday's UK release of Finding Dory, the long-awaited Walt Disney and Pixar Animation sequel to their 2003 masterpiece, Finding Nemo..
Cineworld Sheffield Disney Quiz champs 2016 - John Youle, 33; primary school assistantAbigail Screaton, 32, sales assistants Deborah Vaughan, 29, and Sarah Youle, 32.
It follows a sci-fi and a Marvel quiz night, much like a pub quiz, which were also hosted in the innovative cinema's bar area, on the first floor of the building at Valley Centertainment.
Cineworld's next film quiz, with the theme of Page To Screen, will test fans' knowledge of films like Harry Potter on Tuesday, August 16, at 7pm.
Team Goofy's Abigail Screaton, of Rotherham, said: "It's only the third time we've done one of these quizzes, So it's fantastic to win.
"It's just a different sort of environment from a usual pub quiz. Lots of people get dressed up. It's nice to do something a bit different with your friends. I really enjoyed it."
Quiz master Dave Vaughan, Cineworld Sheffield's Operations Manager, said: "Pub quizzes have been going on for years. At Cineworld we do something a little bit different.
"We are doing this for free, for people to come here not for a night at the movies but a night in our bar, having fun and showing their skills of movie knowledge out.
"We've had a sci-fi quiz, a Marvel quiz and next we're having a Page To Screen quiz. So it's something for everyone. Some of the audience and our staff even dressed up for it.
"The space is bookable, we have had private events in the past, where people have hired the bar out with food for parties. Anything is a possibility in the new Cineworld Sheffield."
Team Goofy answered 100 questions, including video and audio sections, getting around 81 per cent right,
Below we have 10 of the question. Without using Google, go on, be honest...how many can you answer?
CINEWORLD SHEFFIELD DISNEY QUIZ 2016
1. What was the name of the snake in Robin Hood?
2. Who wrote Peter Pan?
3. The Blue fairy appears in which Disney Classic first?
4. What fairy tale is Tangled based on?
5. What's the name of the crab in little mermaid?
6. Put these Disney classics in order of release - Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, 101 Dalmatians and Winnie the Pooh. ]
7. What is the name of Merlin’s owl in the Sword in the Stone.
8. What happened to Bambi’s mum?
9. Night at Bald Mountain come from what Disney classic.
10. Name the seven dwarfs.
ANSWERS
1. Sir hiss
2. J M Barrie
3. Pinocchio.
4. Rapunsel
5. Sebastian.
6. Alice, 1951; 101 Dalmatians, 1961; Robin Hood, 1973; The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, 1977; Winnie the Pooh, 2011.
7. Archimedes
8. She is shot.
9. Fantasia
10. Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy and Grumpy.
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] | 2016-08-26T12:59:23 | null | 2016-08-19T17:00:29 | ONE man who deserves plenty of credit for Yorkshire’s progress to Finals Day is Alex Lees. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Ft20-finals-day-adam-lyth-s-knock-the-spark-for-yorkshire-s-white-ball-momentum-alex-lees-1-8078722.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8078721.1471684015!/image/image.jpg | en | null | T20 Finals Day: Adam Lyth’s knock the spark for Yorkshire’s white-ball momentum - Alex Lees | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | ONE man who deserves plenty of credit for Yorkshire’s progress to Finals Day is Alex Lees.
The 23-year-old opening batsman, who took over the leadership of Yorkshire’s one-day sides last December, has helped mastermind a stunning turnaround in form which sees Yorkshire as favourites with most bookmakers to lift the trophy.
As a young and inexperienced captain, Lees must have felt the pressure of Yorkshire’s poor start to the tournament more than most.
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But he has shown great character and maturity to help get their campaign back on track, and he said he is relishing the chance to lead them out at Edgbaston today.
“Definitely. It’s always an honour to represent the White Rose, so the opportunity to lead the side in a Finals Day is massive,” said Lees, who is Yorkshire’s youngest full-time limited overs captain having taken over the role from Championship leader Andrew Gale.
“I’ve not been to a Finals Day as a player before, but I have watched a few on television.
“The atmosphere is always electric, and I can’t wait to get out there and, hopefully, we can play some good cricket and entertain the crowd.”
Yorkshire go into today’s event with confidence high after seven wins in their last eight T20 games.
Lees attributes the transformation to the players discovering a sense of belief.
“We were obviously disappointed with the early-season results, but we never felt that we were far away from playing some very good cricket,” said Lees.
“I think the turning point in our white-ball cricket this season was Lythy’s (Adam Lyth) knock against Northants at Scarborough (in the Royal London Cup).
“He played with real freedom that day, and that has given the rest of the squad confidence to go out and express themselves in both competitions.
“We’ve got a lot of talented players, and everyone understands their roles and we’ve backed ourselves and taken a very positive approach, looking to put as much pressure as possible on the opposition.
“Hopefully, we can take take approach into the semi-final against Durham.”
Lees is expecting a tough test against a Durham team boosted by the return of England’s Ben Stokes. But he believes that his own side have more than enough firepower to beat them.
“Durham are a very good side with some very experienced players who know their games inside out,” said Lees.
“We will have to play very well to defeat them and to progress to the final, but we know that we have the players on the day to do just that.
“We’ve been playing some great T20 cricket at just the right time, and I’m confident in the strength of our team. Everyone’s been contributing, and it’s a proper team effort to get to this stage.”
No-one has contributed more than Lees, who is Yorkshire’s leading run-scorer in the tournament with 272 at 22.66.
He is just ahead of David Willey, who has hit 269 runs at 29.88, while Lyth, Jack Leaning and Kane Williamson have also scored more than 200 runs for the county in this year’s competition, with Williamson having featured briefly as an overseas player before rejoining New Zealand for international action.
Tim Bresnan leads Yorkshire’s wicket-taking list with 20 at 16.20, with spinners Adil Rashid (14 at 18.85) and Azeem Rafiq (13 at 18.69) coming next on the chart.
“I feel like I’ve been hitting the ball nicely all season,” said Lees, who made 85 and 114 not out in the draw against Lancashire in the County Championship at Old Trafford last week.
“It was nice to get some runs in the Roses game, and, hopefully, I can take that form into the semi-final.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/t20-finals-day-adam-lyth-s-knock-the-spark-for-yorkshire-s-white-ball-momentum-alex-lees-1-8078722 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/7e83133c4284283d9fdfd0d6fd8681e4fede89e30a1e8e1fdb531a5d38d1c734.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T16:48:33 | null | 2016-08-26T16:03:38 | Royal Mail worker Phil Chapman couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted this cat like creature roaming around the countryside near Wakefield. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbig-cat-captured-on-video-panther-like-beast-spotted-in-countryside-1-8091437.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8091434.1472224202!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Big cat captured on video? Panther like beast spotted in countryside | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Royal Mail worker Phil Chapman couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted this cat like creature roaming around the countryside near Wakefield.
Mr Chapman, 48, was staying at the Redbeck Motel in Crofton when he captured the animal, believed to be a big cat, on camera, as it was prowling through nearby fields.
He said it emerged from the bushes at around 8pm on Wednesday.
Mr Chapman, from North Yorkshire, said: “I was on the phone to a friend looking out of the window at the fields, watching the rabbits, and this big cat just came through the hedgerow.
“It was just casually walking across the field.
“It’s clearly not a domestic cat.”
He added: “Whereas normally these things are a case of blink and it’s gone, this was in no rush to get across the field.”
Mr Chapman said the animal looked similar to a a panther.
But he hopes an expert will be able to shed more light, based on its characteristics.
He said: “It will be interesting to know what it was. I know there are big domestic cats but it certainly didn’t look like one.”
It is not the first time a “big cat” has been spotted in the district.
There have been several reported sightings of the ‘Beast Of Ossett’, which hit national headlines in 2000. Observers likened it to a big black Irish wolfhound.
Three years later there was a report of a large black cat stalking the village of Wintersett.
There were also sightings of a panther or puma like beast roaming between Alverthorpe and Ossett in 2006.
An animal, smaller than a Labrador but bigger than a cat, was spotted along a disused railway track between Wintersett and Newmillerdam in 2009.
And a “panther-like beast” was spotted roaming farmland in Notton in 2011.
Last year, there were also reports of a big cat on farmland near Kirkthorpe.
Mr Chapman quickly ended his phone call to catch this latest creature on camera.
He said: “I was surprised. I was trying to get a bit of actual proof of what it was on video. It was so clear to the visual eye.” | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/big-cat-captured-on-video-panther-like-beast-spotted-in-countryside-1-8091437 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/f5eb0402d83daa0a7e2a588a540810a9c06a32c36ee05b3ef8c694246e90c73b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:23 | null | 2016-08-23T11:42:48 | DIY retailer B&Q has issued a recall notice after test showed a power tool could fail, spitting metal shards at its user. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fb-q-recalls-power-tool-over-safety-fears-1-8083766.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8083764.1471948955!/image/image.jpg | en | null | B&Q recalls power tool over safety fears | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | DIY retailer B&Q has issued a recall notice after test showed a power tool could fail, spitting metal shards at its user.
The internal metal fan of the PP 400W random orbital sander can fail, ejecting fragments of metal through its plastic casing.
The hardware retailer has asked anyone who has purchased the sander - which was sold in its stores between July 2006 and January 2011 - to return it to their nearest store as soon as possible. A full refund will be given.
The affected item is a PP 400W Random Orbit Sander, NLH401ROS - barcode: 05106769. No other products are affected.
Customers who are unsure if they have an affected product or who require further information can contact B&Q’s helpline on: UK: 0300 3034482 ROI: 1800 946327. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/b-q-recalls-power-tool-over-safety-fears-1-8083766 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/c15bd873bb380f576dc0867321aed5f3821024e7b3aa4a86d5d550f1f0de9e4d.json |
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[
"Chris Waters"
] | 2016-08-28T04:48:40 | null | 2016-08-18T05:14:50 | ALEX LEES is confident that Yorkshire can complete the next piece in the jigsaw as they continue their quest for an historic treble. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morleyobserver.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal-sport%2Fkent-v-yorkshire-everything-is-now-falling-into-place-for-yorkshire-believes-confident-captain-1-8075007.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/webimage/1.8075006.1471469372!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Kent v Yorkshire: Everything is now falling into place for Yorkshire believes confident captain | null | null | www.morleyobserver.co.uk | ALEX LEES is confident that Yorkshire can complete the next piece in the jigsaw as they continue their quest for an historic treble.
Lees’s men face Kent in the quarter-final of the Royal London Cup at Canterbury today (2pm start).
Yorkshire are also in the hunt to win the County Championship and the NatWest T20 Blast, lying second in the Championship – 26 points behind leaders Middlesex with a game in hand – and through to T20 Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday.
“It’s another chance for us to go a step closer (to the treble), and I’m confident that we can give a good account of ourselves at Kent,” said Lees.
“When you’re still alive in all three competitions at this stage of the season, it’s obviously an exciting time for players and spectators, and it could all come together for us quite nicely.
“But there’s a lot of hard work ahead, and we’ll need a bit of luck along the way.
“We can only do what we’ve been doing all season, which is to go about our business game by game.”
Lees believes a good result today would be the perfect boost going into Finals Day.
But he is under no illusion as to the size of the task.
“Kent are a very good one-day team,” he said.
“They’ve got some talented and dangerous players, and we’ll have to play very well.
“But we’re going down there with a strong team ourselves, and it would be nice to take a win from the quarter-final into T20 Finals Day, which would give us a lot of confidence.”
Yorkshire have England stars Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance available for today’s match and also Finals Day, with Root and Bairstow then rejoining England for the one-day series against Pakistan.
Their presence will strengthen a Yorkshire team that have played some excellent one-day cricket of late, not least in the T20 Blast.
Having been bottom of the North Group at halfway, Yorkshire won six of their last seven matches to reach the quarter-finals.
They then produced one of their best displays of the summer to thrash Glamorgan by 90 runs in Cardiff to set up a semi-final against Durham at Finals Day.
“It was a brilliant win in Cardiff, and it would be great if we could produce a repeat performance against Durham,” said Lees.
“Durham have got Stokesy back (Ben Stokes), which will obviously strengthen them, but we’ve got our England lads, too, and it’s going to be a cracking game.
“We’ve been playing some great T20 cricket at just the right time, and I’m confident in the strength of the team and the cricket that we’re playing.
“Everyone’s been contributing, and it’s a real team effort to get to this stage.”
Yorkshire looked down and out when they were struggling in the group phase, but Lees insists that he never lost faith.
He always felt that a talented squad would come back fighting.
“Everybody was writing us off after the first few games, but we always had that sense of belief that if we got a couple of wins under our belt, then we could get on a roll,” he added.
“We just needed a few wins to get some confidence, and look what that’s done for us.
“It was a frustrating start to the tournament, there’s no doubt about that, but we were confident in our tactics and selections, and I always had the belief in the lads.
“I always believed in the ability that we have in the dressing room, and once we got on that roll, we’ve been hard to stop.”
Yorkshire (from): Bairstow, Ballance, Bresnan, Hodd, Leaning, Lees (capt), Lyth, Patterson, Plunkett, Rafiq, Rashid, Rhodes, Root, Waite, Willey. | http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/sport/local-sport/kent-v-yorkshire-everything-is-now-falling-into-place-for-yorkshire-believes-confident-captain-1-8075007 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.morleyobserver.co.uk/18bef4f32a0e1636d0117ecfe0ea9be766ff3666d8f9c9a3a7b480c51c59ac23.json |
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