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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Porsche switch paying off for Walmsley
Lydia Walmsley believes her decision to switch to the Porsche Sprint Challenge GB Championship has been fully justified after achieving her first win in the Pro Series. Walmsley, from Kesgrave in Suffolk, has stepped up this season after racing Minis for the past few years and is having to adjust to rear-wheel drive cars for the first time. But following three second places at Donington Park last month, she achieved a maiden victory in between two more runner-up finishes at Brands Hatch on 12 May. There are four more rounds, each featuring three races, to come and she told BBC Radio Suffolk: "I think we're 10 points behind, which is not a lot really at this stage of the championship. "It's definitely all still to play for. I'm hoping we'll be right there at the end of it. "I'd never have believed we'd be in contention for the championship and there's obviously a long way to go, so I don't want to look ahead too much - I'm just trying to focus on every weekend and doing the best that we can." Walmsley on track for Porsche Sprint Challenge GB 'History-making' racing driver eyes next challenge Walmsley looks to build on 'history-making' podium Last year, Walmsley became the first female driver to achieve a podium finish in the JCW Mini Challenge Championship, relying solely on her parents and mechanic Dave Barber for help with her car. The change of competition for this season pits her against a small field of rival drivers in identical Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport vehicles and she is second in the Pro Series drivers' standings behind Jonathan Moore. "Even before the season started I knew it was definitely the right decision to make the move, and I've never had such a successful start to a season ever," she said. "When you think back to this time last year, my first race weekend at Donington Park, I didn't leave with a single point to my name. "There's still a lot of work to be done but it's been fantastic and I couldn't have really asked for it to go any better. "I've had more testing this year than I've ever had in anything previously - because it was a new car, I needed the testing to get some laps under my belt and figure out what I was doing with this car because it's very different to what I'd been used to." The championship now moves on to Oulton Park - one of Walmsley's favourite circuits - where the next round will take place on the weekend of 21-22 June. "There isn't really much room for error - if you have a bit of a moment, you're either in a gravel trap or in a barrier so I'm going next week for a test day to get acquainted with the circuit," she added. "It always feels faster than others because of how narrow it is and how close the barriers are to the circuit. It'll take me a while to get used to [but] hopefully will get me ready for the race weekend."
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ipswich Q&A: Is there a chance Delap could stay?
In part three of Thursday's Ipswich Q&A, our expert Graeme McLoughlin from BBC Radio Suffolk looks to the long-term plan and Liam Delap's future:Gavin: Mark Ashton has talked a lot about the long-term plan. Did the Premier League come a season or two too early in the plan?Graeme: I'm not sure the Premier League can ever come too early. Maybe it came too early in terms of having a realistic chance of staying up this time around, but I very much doubt that Mark Ashton, Kieran McKenna, the Town players and ownership group would opt to spend these last 9 months in the Championship if they could have their time over again. All will have learned majorly from this experience, and I would back the club to be much better prepared for the top flight should a return happen in the not too distant Is there a chance Liam Delap could stay at Ipswich?Graeme: The manager talked about this still being a possibility at a recent pre-match press conference, but if you forced me to call this one way or the other, I'd probably edge towards him leaving. He's hit double figures for goals in his first full season in the Premier League, at a club that have ultimately fallen well short of staying up. Delap has his suitors, and given his release clause, whoever gets his signature won't feel like they've broken the bank. The one thing that gives me the slightest bit of belief that he will stay is his relationship with Kieran McKenna and just how much his game has improved under him. Come on Liam, do the right thing, and help Town get back up at the first attempt!Listen to The Blue Hour with Brenner Woolley every Monday and Matchday Preview with Graeme McLoughlin every Friday, along with live coverage of every Ipswich Town game, home and away, on BBC Radio Suffolk.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
High Sheriff sets sights on youth reoffending rates
A new county high sheriff says she wants to support work to stop young people reoffending "because we can't just keep building more prisons". Gulshan Kayembe, from Felixstowe, has been made the High Sheriff of Suffolk for 2025/26. The role is a 12-month independent, non-political royal appointment. Ms Kayembe, who has a background in education, said: "When you look at who is in prison, especially men, significant numbers have been excluded from school - so what is it that we don't do to address the underlying needs?" The title of High Sheriff dates back to Saxon times, with the holder responsible for law and order and collecting taxes. Nowadays, there are 55 High Sheriffs across England and Wales who support the judiciary, crime prevention agencies, emergency services and the voluntary sector. Ms Kayembe was formally sworn in during a ceremony at Ipswich Crown Court on 27 March, taking over the role from Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason OBE. Her work is supported by the Suffolk Community Foundation, which hosts the annual High Sheriff Awards. Latest government data shows that almost six out of 10 offenders jailed for less than a year go on to break the law again. Speaking to BBC Radio Suffolk after her first month in post, Ms Kayembe said: "I have decades of experience in education which tells me there are groups of pupils who are more vulnerable when it comes to getting into bad company. "There are organisations in Suffolk that do wonderful work, and I'm interested to visit them, and bring that community voice together with the services. "So more decisions can be taken by being informed with what is being done on the ground by communities themselves, so we can focus more of our work and collaborate more effectively." Hannah Bloom, chief executive of Suffolk Community Foundation, said: "Gulshan is well known to the foundation as a previous trustee and also in her role as chair of Ipswich Community Media. "We look forward to working with her to help promote her theme of 'Equity through Prevention', which will focus on working collaboratively to prevent children and young people offending or leaving education." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. 'Tough on crime' policies behind prison crisis, says review Charities honoured at High Sheriff awards Suffolk High Sheriff Facebook Suffolk Community Foundation GK Learning
BBC News
01-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
New Suffolk High Sheriff sets sights on youth reoffending rates
A new county high sheriff says she wants to support work to stop young people reoffending "because we can't just keep building more prisons".Gulshan Kayembe, from Felixstowe, has been made the High Sheriff of Suffolk for 2025/ role is a 12-month independent, non-political royal Kayembe, who has a background in education, said: "When you look at who is in prison, especially men, significant numbers have been excluded from school - so what is it that we don't do to address the underlying needs?" The title of High Sheriff dates back to Saxon times, with the holder responsible for law and order and collecting there are 55 High Sheriffs across England and Wales who support the judiciary, crime prevention agencies, emergency services and the voluntary Kayembe was formally sworn in during a ceremony at Ipswich Crown Court on 27 March, taking over the role from Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason work is supported by the Suffolk Community Foundation, which hosts the annual High Sheriff Awards. 'Community voice' Latest government data shows that almost six out of 10 offenders jailed for less than a year go on to break the law to BBC Radio Suffolk after her first month in post, Ms Kayembe said: "I have decades of experience in education which tells me there are groups of pupils who are more vulnerable when it comes to getting into bad company. "There are organisations in Suffolk that do wonderful work, and I'm interested to visit them, and bring that community voice together with the services. "So more decisions can be taken by being informed with what is being done on the ground by communities themselves, so we can focus more of our work and collaborate more effectively." Hannah Bloom, chief executive of Suffolk Community Foundation, said: "Gulshan is well known to the foundation as a previous trustee and also in her role as chair of Ipswich Community Media."We look forward to working with her to help promote her theme of 'Equity through Prevention', which will focus on working collaboratively to prevent children and young people offending or leaving education." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Telegraph
15-04-2025
- Telegraph
Pictured: ‘Sickening' book bound with skin of murderer
A 'sickening' book bound by the skin of a murderer has been found in a museum office. The skin is from William Corder who murdered Maria Marten in 1827, and was executed a year later. Corder shot the woman, who he was believed to have been having an affair with, in an attack known as the Red Barn Murder in Polstead, Suffolk. He had told her they would elope to Ipswich, but shot her before burying her body at the Red Barn, a local landmark. Corder was later found, tried, executed and his body dissected. Part of his skin was used to bind a book telling the story of his crime and has been on display at Moyse's Hall Museum, in Bury St Edmunds, since 1933. Now a second book made from the same material has been found. Dan Clarke, heritage officer, said the books had an 'incredibly important' historical value. 'We get things called museum losses, and it tends to be from the last century – things that have not been seen for a couple of decades,' he told BBC Radio Suffolk. 'This would be considered a museum loss which has been found.' Unlike the original, the second book only has skin on the book's bindings and corners. This would have been done using 'left over pieces of skin', Mr Clarke said. 'Like to burn' both books However, Terry Deary, the author of Horrible Histories, said the books were 'sickening artefacts'. 'A lot of criminals really dreaded this,' he said. 'This was worse than the hanging, the thought their body would be dissected after death.' He said he would 'like to burn' both books, adding: 'I know you're not supposed to burn books, but quite honestly, these are such sickening artefacts, I'm not sure that I'd want them on display. 'Of course people will flock in, but the trick is, to get people in to see this great new discovery and while they're there, educate them.' Mr Clarke said he had never had a complaint about the first book being on display.
