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New Statesman
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New Statesman
This England: Great pub-licity
A university student on a quest to find the best Wetherspoons in the UK plans to visit all 800 pubs by the age of 30. Charlotte Toller, who is 20 and based in Bromley, is judging each establishment on criteria including cost and appearance, as well as how far away the toilets are from the bar and the quality of the carpet. Toller is studying journalism at the University of Roehampton. Bromley News Shopper (Benjamin Chase) Fits the bill A man is walking 53 miles in a homemade bird costume to raise awareness and funds for conservation projects. Matt Trevelyan, a farming officer for Nidderdale National Landscape, crafted the 10ft-long costume of a Eurasian curlew – Europe's largest wading bird – out of polystyrene and bamboo. Mr Trevelyan said: 'Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew. She's a real beauty. I wanted to represent curlews well because they're such a beautiful bird.' BBC Yorkshire (Mark Ireson) Ninety-nine problems Plans to prohibit ice cream vans next to Greenwich Park have prompted a councillor to state that the local authority is not 'anti-ice-cream'. Greenwich Council's cabinet suggested that King William Walk be designated as a prohibited street for itinerant lolly trading. However, ice cream van operator Paul St Hilaire Sr successfully challenged the decision in court on the basis that the council's decision was not legally sound. BBC (Kate McIntosh) [See also: Inside the Chaotic Map of Doom] Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month Subscribe Related
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Rob will be with me throughout London Marathon'
Lindsey Burrow says her late husband Rob "will be with me throughout" when she runs the London Marathon on Sunday. Mother-of-three Burrow, 42, is running in memory of former rugby league great Rob, who died in June 2024 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019. She will also run the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon two weeks later to continue raising money for the Leeds Rhinos Foundation and Leeds Hospitals Charity. "He will be in spirit with me throughout the whole run, in my head saying 'come on run faster, you can do this'," Burrow told BBC Yorkshire. "As I lace up my trainers I'll definitely be thinking of Rob and the MND community. That is ultimately why I am running the race, to make Rob proud." Rob's MND diagnosis came two years after he retired from a stellar 17-year career at Leeds Rhinos, during which he made almost 500 appearances and won 13 trophies. With the help of former team-mate and close friend Kevin Sinfield, they raised more than £15 million for MND charities as Rob battled the disease himself. Both men were awarded CBEs in the 2024 New Year Honours. "Rob will will be at the forefront of my mind. It will be emotional but I'm looking forward to it," said Burrow, who will run the 26.2 miles alongside her brother Mark. 'Our daughters will be with us,' say dads of Southport victims running London Marathon 'Once a fool to become an expert' - Yee set for marathon debut London Marathon 2025 - everything you need to know The official charity of the year for the 45th edition of the London Marathon is Pancreatic Cancer UK. Pancreatic Cancer is the deadliest common cancer - more than half of people in the UK who are diagnosed die within just three months. Thousands of people will be running and raising money for the charity, which is aiming to collect £2m to provide vital early detection tests. Earlier in April, 797 pairs of running shoes, donated by survivors, supporters and families affected by pancreatic cancer, were displayed on the banks of the River Thames in London. Among those running on Sunday will be Jo Curtis, who lost her husband, Stewart, to pancreatic cancer. Stewart, who had been training for the marathon when he was diagnosed, underwent successful surgery but the cancer returned a year later. "A key thing for me has been that we can't have gone through this for no positive to come from it. I kept thinking, 'What can I do?' There was a lightbulb moment where I thought, 'I can do the marathon for him'," Curtis told BBC Sport. "My hope is that collectively all of us who are doing it on the day raise a significant amount of awareness for the charity, hopefully a huge amount of money, and that can prolong the life of a dad, a mum, a sister and allow them more time with their family." "Stubborn to a fault... A lot of grit and determination... Just dad". That's how Dave Heeley's daughters Grace, Georgie-Lee and Dannie describe their father as they prepare to join him for his 17th and final London Marathon. Widely known as 'Blind Dave', the 67-year-old from West Bromwich first ran the London Marathon in 2002 and has embarked on several extraordinary physical challenges to raise money for charity despite being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 10. Among his achievements, Heeley became the first blind person to run seven marathons across seven continents in seven days in 2008. In 2011, he ran the length of the UK, completing 10 marathons in 10 days from John O'Groats to Land's End. "I asked the question, 'Why me? What have I done to deserve this?' Then I went on a bit of a journey and thought, 'You know what kid, life is for living'. Let's go out there and enjoy it," Heeley told BBC Sport. "Don't worry about what you cannot do. Concentrate your efforts on what you can do and you will achieve." Heeley, raising money for his club West Brom's Albion Foundation, said running with his daughters on Sunday will be "the best memory of all" after they persuaded him to run one last London Marathon having undergone two knee replacements. Flora Turnbull will continue to spread awareness of prostate cancer after losing her father, former BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull, to the disease in 2022. The number of prostate cancer referrals within the NHS reached a record high a year after Bill's death, following his work to raise awareness of the disease. His diagnosis coincided with that of actor Stephen Fry, with their willingness to speak about prostate cancer termed the 'Turnbull and Fry effect' by NHS England. On continuing the legacy of her father by running the marathon for Prostate Cancer UK, Turnbull, 33, said: "After his death, we as a family were overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and thanks from people across the nation, and particularly those men who were inspired to learn more about their own prostate cancer risk and speak to their GP. "But there is still work to be done. I want to ensure that everyone can keep their dads, partners, brothers, sons, grandads, uncles and friends around as long as possible."
BBC News
11-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Public Inquiry to start into Leeds Bradford Airport night flights
A public inquiry into night-time flying rules at Leeds Bradford Airport's is set to begin later. Ahead of the hearing, BBC Yorkshire's Transport Correspondent Spencer Stokes takes a look at the key issues at stake. What is the inquiry about? Chaired by an independent planning inspector, the inquiry will consider the legal meaning of the night-time flying rules at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA).Currently the airport is permitted 2,920 take offs and landings between 23:00 and 07:00 during the campaign group Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) say the airport has breached that limit in each of the past three LBA chief executive, Vincent Hodder says the rules, agreed by Leeds City Council in 1994, do not take into account changes to aircraft technology over the past 30 years to reduce noise. What's the background to the inquiry? GALBA say LBA has exceeded its night-time flight limits in 2022, 2023, and 2024 - in the most recent year it said the airport operated 820 more flights than airport has admitted it did "accidentally" breach the night time regulations in 2022 due to "errors taking place in reporting procedures", but claimed it had not gone over in 2023 and 2024 based on its interpretation of the a bid to update the 1994 planning consents, LBA applied to Leeds City Council last year for a Certificates of Lawfulness of Existing Use Development (CLEUDs).It said updating the rules would "provide the correct legal interpretation of the existing planning conditions governing the operation of night flights at LBA".However, two CLEUD applications were rejected by the council and the third was left "undecided", prompting LBA to appeal to the government's planning inspectorate. Where does Leeds City Council stand? Leeds City Council agreed the original planning consent in 1994 permitting 2,920 night flights, and is responsible for monitoring to make sure LBA does not breach the night time flights issued a breach of condition notice against LBA for the additional flights in 2022 and accepted the rules were broken again in 2023, but said the public interest for a prosecution had not been action has been taken after the alleged breach in summer 2024. Has aircraft technology changed? The European Commission said aircraft have become 75% quieter over the last 30 years, but an increase in the number of flights has resulted in a rise in noise disturbance for a greater number of who are based at Leeds Bradford Airport, have ordered 146 Airbus A320 Neo aircraft, which the airline said are 50% quieter than their current Boeing 737s. When will the public inquiry reach a decision? The Planning Inspector will hear evidence for four days, but it's likely to be several weeks or months before the final decision is says if LBA is successful at public inquiry "they will continue to fly hundreds more night flights than the original rules intended to allow.".The airport said it would not be going through the "difficult, time-consuming and expensive process if this wasn't important to our customers and the airport". Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
05-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
How FareShare in Barnsley is tackling food waste in Yorkshire
The BBC Yorkshire Young Reporter is Isabella, a sixth form student from Sheffield. She has been researching the issue of food poverty and recently visited a charity in Barnsley, which is trying to cut the amount of decent food being thrown away in our scale of food waste is absolutely staggering. The United Nations estimate that 10 million tonnes of food is wasted in the UK each year, while many others struggle with food insecurity. Food waste is a massive issue that affects everybody and, as a Venezuelan, I've seen what food poverty can do to communities. Learning about the organisations that are working to help tackle this issue, I was filled with hope and wanted to find out more. The charity sends the food donations to projects like FoodCycle. It has nine community meal projects in Yorkshire and provides a free, three-course lunch at the Broomhall Centre in Sheffield every Wednesday. FoodCycle depends on its volunteers, who turn the donations of food into a delicious lunch. I was able to enjoy curried vegetable soup, mushroom stroganoff and apple crumble. Sophie Aoun is FoodCycle's regional manager for Yorkshire and helps to co-ordinate the weekly meals. She says: "It is bonkers frankly that in the sixth richest country in the world you have so much surplus food that is a biproduct of a badly designed food system. Yet there's also still this food poverty." Sophie works alongside Saffron Knight, who has been volunteering at FoodCycle for three months and is a part of the team cooking when I visit. Saffron says the volunteering is the "highlight" of her says: "I was a nutrition student and really passionate about food waste and food poverty and trying to bring fruit and veg to people who might not have access to it. "After I leave, I'm tired but in a good way and I just feel really inspired." Those who visit FoodCycle for a good square meal are positive about it too. Bryan Johnson, who has been coming for two years, says the project is "a win-win for everybody".Samantha Earnshaw, meanwhile, gives the meal "11 out of 10" but adds that she visits for "the company and the friends".Seeing projects like FoodCycle, which bring the community together while helping to tackle food waste, was inspirational. There is clearly a long way to go, but charities here in Yorkshire are working hard to to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
