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Belfast Telegraph
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
Beauty pageants are easy targets while real discrimination against women still goes unchallenged
After the new Miss Northern Ireland was crowned this week, there was a debate about beauty contests on Radio Ulster. It's one of those issues that manages to be both a red herring and an Aunt Sally at the same time. It's a red herring because beauty pageants haven't been part of everyday culture for 40 years. They are back there with George Best in a Belfast hotel room with a suitcase full of £20 notes and Miss World in the shower.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
New averages mean changed line-up for Spires
OXFORD Spires will boast a changed line-up tomorrow, with new averages coming into force, when they take on the Sheffield Tigers, tapes up at 7:30pm, writes Leon Foster-Hill. Craig Cook will ride at number two, partnering Maciej Janowski, whilst Peter Kildemand moves to the reserve position. Kildemand put in his best performance of the season against Belle Vue last week and could be a real trump card in the reserve berth where he can replace any rider. Mr Consistent, Charles Wright, moves to the tough number five berth with Erik Riss partnering Rohan Tungate at three and four. READ ALSO: The latest Aunt Sally results from Oxford league The Spires will need to be at their absolute best with the Sheffield Tigers putting in some impressive performances this year and being the first team to defeat Ipswich Witches this season, last Thursday at Owlerton. Jack Holder is in a rich vein of form having just won the Polish Grand Prix and the team also boasts previous Cheetah and Spire Lewis Kerr. Oxford remain in fifth place, one point ahead of King's Lynn Stars, so a win is vital to keep their push for the play-offs on course. Oxford Spires: Maciej Janowski, Craig Cook, Erik Riss, Rohan Tungate, Charles Wright, Peter Kildemand, Luke Killeen. Sheffield Tigers: Jack Holder, Anders Rowe, Josh Pickering, Justin Sedgmen, Chris Holder, Lewis Kerr, Leon Flint. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE OXFORD MAIL ONLINE (Image: Newsquest) The Oxford Cheetahs look to make their second semi-final of the year when they travel to Scunthorpe on Friday night in the second leg of the Knockout Cup. Oxford have a healthy 20-point advantage from their home leg and the Scorpions have only managed one win so far this season, making the Cheetahs favourite to progress. They go into the meeting with a slightly new look as Dan Gilkes has been sidelined with a nasty knee injury, which has allowed the Oxford management to give Latvian Francis Gusts another outing, albeit in the Championship rather than the Premiership. Oxford team manager Peter Schroeck said: 'We are gutted for Dan and our fans who took him to their hearts with his 100 per cent commitment on track and we wish him a speedy recovery. This does give Francis a further opportunity to establish himself in British Speedway.' Gusts will ride at number four, partnering Cameron Heeps, whilst Jordan Jenkins will take the number five position. The Oxford Chargers have their second home meeting on Sunday when they face the Edinburgh Academy, tapes up at 3pm. Edinburgh top the National League with two wins out of two. Oxford Chargers: Jody Scott, Jacob Clouting, Arran Butcher, Ashton Vale, Darryl Ritchings, Max Broadhurst, Senna Summers. Edinburgh Academy: Connor Coles, Kyran Lyden, Matt Marson, Sam McGurk, Dayle Wood, Mark Parker, Lee Harrison.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tens of thousands raised for charity by former non-league stars
MORE than 70 former non-league players from yesteryear will battle it out in a charitable round of golf this weekend. It is the fourth year running that teams captained by ex-Banbury United man Mark O'Hara and former Oxford City player Steve Jenkins will go head-to-head. This year's golf day will take place at Oxford Golf Club on Sunday, with 36 players on each side. Among them include former Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Leicester City midfielder Garry Parker, plus ex-Oxford United and Witney United striker Jamie Cook and former Coventry City midfielder Martin Singleton. READ ALSO: The latest Aunt Sally results from Oxford league O'Hara, who is currently losing 2-1 after the first three years, said: 'Years ago, we would kick lumps out of each other, but we've stayed good mates and not one year has anyone not turned up. 'Players of my era didn't miss a game of football. We'd play Tuesday and Saturday, and the Sunday league used to be massive, and we'd just get on with it. 'We'd kick lumps out of each other. It used to be very competitive in the 80s and 90s.' The annual golf day has raised more than £23,000 for Cancer Research UK, with an additional £6,000 collected this year, including a £4,000 donation from event sponsors Hartwell Automative Group. O'Hara said: 'Everybody is there for the competition side of it as well, and it's very competitive. Last year, Jenks didn't speak to me for six holes. 'It's a friendly rivalry and we all go out together after. We'll go down the Cowley Road or into Jericho, and there are a few who'll come for the night out after. This year, we'll have the bank holiday the next day to recover though.' The golf starts at 1pm with evening out to follow at approximately 7pm, when all ex-players will be welcome. To donate, please visit:
BBC News
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Oxfordshire street parties and torch processions to mark VE Day
Street parties, live 1940s-style music events and beacon lighting alongside the River Thames in Oxfordshire will mark 80 years since VE City Council is waiving the road closure charge to encourage residents and community groups to host street displays and the traditional throwing game Aunt Sally will also feature in the week when the nation celebrates the end of World War Two in bells will ring out and beacons will be lit across the UK on VE Day, 8 May. On VE Day, 8 May, Abingdon will begin commemorations with the town crier's proclamation from the County Hall roof at 09:00 BST. Banbury Town Council promises a "true street party experience" in the town hall with live music, stories and military vehicles on will be run at churches in Bicester, Thame and Witney in the early evening, while beacon-lighting ceremonies take place in Henley-on-Thames and Blenheim Palace in Oxford, the union flag will fly over the Town Hall and bells will peal at Carfax Rose Hill, the Social Club will celebrate with an evening of music and Aunt Sally games, a traditional English pub game where players throw batons at a wooden skittle or "doll" placed on top of a post. On Saturday 10 May, Woodstock will host a "a street party with living history", Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum displays, military vehicles and live 1940s-style music.A rally of MG cars will take place in Abingdon Market Place on Sunday 11 May and an exhibition of the role the car factory played in the war streets of Wantage will come alive for a vintage party, where people are invited to come dressed in their "finest 1940s attire" for a fancy dress competition. Mike Rowley, Lord Mayor of Oxford, said the anniversary was "an important opportunity for us to come together to honour the bravery and sacrifice of the wartime generation"."VE Day is a defining moment in our history and this may be one of the last opportunities we have to thank the surviving veterans, so we should celebrate them in style."By waiving the road closure charge for small street parties, we want to make it as easy as possible for people to take part." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
The Irish Sun
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Popular kids TV show hit with trigger warning by woke ITV bosses over ‘language of the period' in episodes
WOKE ITV bosses have slapped a warning on kids' show Worzel Gummidge — because the scarecrow threatens to knock doll Aunt Sally's 'wooden head off'. They ruled the 1980s favourite, starring Jon Pertwee as the straw character, may offend modern 1 Woke ITV bosses have slapped a warning on kids' show Worzel Gummidge Credit: PA:Press Association The content alert was written for spin-off Worzel Gummidge Down Under, which saw life-size fairground doll Sally (Una Stubbs) being sold to a farm in New Zealand and Worzel stowing away to follow her there. Execs on the broadcaster's ITVX streaming platform have added the warning: 'Contains language of the period that may offend.' ITVX also bafflingly suggests that viewers turn on parental controls before they watch. In the show, read more on itv Sally then brands him a 'half-witted fleabag'. And after In another shouting match, he calls her a 'worm-riddled old skittle'. Free Speech Union boss Lord Young commented: 'Worzel Gummidge may not have succeeded in scaring any birds, but he's clearly enjoying a second wind as a scarer of over-sensitive Most read in News TV ITV was asked to comment. Mackenzie Crook drops biggest hint yet Worzel Gummidge will return - three years after last series Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
