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Powys County Times
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Powys Radnor Federation WIs host skittles competition
Women from across Powys came together for a light-hearted skittles competition recently. The event, which took place at the Royal British Legion in Llandrindod Wells, saw 12 teams from different Women's Institutes within the Powys Radnor Federation compete. The competition was lively, with bowls often heading in unexpected directions. The team named Beauty and the Beast, made up of Chris Phillips of Rhayader and Mel Ensor of Nantmel, emerged victorious. In a separate contest to avoid the last place, the team nicknamed Mickey and Minnie Mouse, consisting of Elizabeth Howden of Rhayader and Sheila Weale of Howey, eventually took the honour. Winners were awarded chocolate medallions, while the last-place team received Skittle sweets.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Big sporting names to attend Echo reporter's mental health fundraiser
SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher and fellow Shrimpers legend Steve Tilson will both star in Chris Phillips' latest fundraiser tomorrow. Chris - who is the Echo's long serving Blues reporter - will be playing a combination of racket sports for 10 consecutive hours at David Lloyd Southend this weekend to raise funds for the mental health charity Mind of the Student. Advertisement And Chris is looking forward to seeing a number of familiar faces throughout his latest challenge with TikTok stars Alexis LOS and Jack Wells. 'It's great that Kev and Tilly are coming along to take part and there could be some other well known people too taking part,' said Chris. 'It's going to be a tough challenge and now it's getting nearer I'm starting to worry if I might actually be able to do it. 'But getting through difficult times is what mental health is all about really so I guess it's quite fitting so I'll do whatever it takes to get to the end of the 10 hours.' Chris will start the challenge playing badminton for two hours before he also plays pickleball, table-tennis, padel and tennis. Advertisement And the challenge is for a cause close to Chris' heart. 'I struggle an awful lot with my own mental health but that gives me extra motivation to fundraise and try to stop others feeling the same way,' said Chris. 'I've actually struggled a lot this week if I'm honest but the fundraiser has been a big motivating factor for me and I'll do whatever I can to make it a success.' Chris is no stranger to fundraising having already made £157,000 for a combination of charities. His latest challenge has already raised close to £11,000 including gift aid and that total could yet see Chris having to carry out a forfeit. Advertisement 'If I get to £10,000 without gift aid I have to record my first ever TikTok dance and if I get to £15,000 then I have to dye my hair so it makes it a bit more interesting,' said Chris. 'I thought making myself look even more stupid might be a good way of persuading more people to sponsor me and I'm certain it has got me a few more donations. 'It's all for an amazing cause too as Mind of the Student do such incredible work to help youngsters with their mental health and I'm fundraising to help bring their work to Southend which would be massive for our area.' Chris was keen to thank his main sponsors Genesis Risk Solutions alongside Get Set and c2c for their support.
BBC News
02-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Southend United fans' heartache after Oldham Athletic defeat
Southend United fans were devastated after their dream of returning to the English Football League ended in heartbreaking goals in quick succession by Oldham Athletic sunk the Blues in front of a record-breaking National League crowd of more than 52,000 at Wembley Shrimpers supporters insisted there was cause for optimism after a turbulent few years, where financial issues almost saw their side go Glenn Pennyfather said he was proud of how close the Essex side came, but admitted: "Football's such a cruel game at times." Southend led twice before James Norwood's extra time leveller was followed by a Kian Harratt cross drifting beyond everyone and into the net at the far post. 'Painful' Chris Phillips, who has reported on Southend United for the Echo newspaper since 2003, said it was "hard to put into words" how he felt."You can say painful, heartbreaking, all of those descriptions, but it doesn't even come close to how I feel right now," Phillips said."This is probably up there with the worst I've ever felt as a Southend fan." The showpiece match, which saw Oldham promoted to League 2, attracted 52,115 fans - beating the 47,029 people who watched the 2015 came despite a row over ticket allocations when organisers limited the attendance due to safety concerns, before later granting more fans had been desperate to watch from inside Wembley after a bleak spell that led to players and staff going unpaid and HMRC winding-up insisted there was cause for optimism despite the turnaround in extra time being a "bitter pill to swallow". "Around 30,000 Southend fans go home disappointed, but I imagine immensely proud too," he said."The football club has picked itself off the canvas after such adversity and this all bodes well for the future." Owen Leworthy, 29, said Southend had "exceeded expectations" all season, after narrowly making the play-offs by finishing seventh."It's sad to fall at the final hurdle, but it's nice to see a good bit of progress from our football team," he Bligh, 29, added: "It's tragic. I'm absolutely gutted... But we should always hold our heads high. We will be back."It was a feeling echoed by 40-year-old David Bonnett, who said: "Next year we'll come back, we'll be stronger, we'll be up there and I think we'll be promoted. "We're all gutted today but who knows what could happen next?" Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Residents still without power days after microburst
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Days after severe weather hit the Austin metro area, many residents still find themselves without power. As of Saturday night, Austin Energy's outage map shows over a thousand Austin Energy customers without power. Chris Phillips is one of residents without power living in Northwest Austin. 'We're hopeful. We keep getting reports that Austin Energy is making a lot of progress,' Phillips said. READ MORE: NWS survey team confirms long-track microburst hit Austin metro One of Phillips' concerns with the power outages was staying cool, as the Austin metro has seen temperatures in the 80s and 90s since the storm. Phillips said he was mowing his lawn's grass as a result of the heat. 'I just figured, if I'm going to be sweaty inside, I might as well be productive and sweaty outside,' Phillips said. Matt Schocket is another resident in northwest Austin, and he wished there was more communication from the city on how long the outages would last. 'It's pretty miserable,' Schocket said. 'Had they told me three days ago when this happened—hey it's going to be four or five days—I would have handled this a lot differently. You don't like fire up a generator and kind of do these things for four or five days. I would have gone to a hotel.' Austin Energy said on social media they plan to move into 'Phase 3' of restoration on Sunday, which means crews will focus 'on even more complex and time-consuming restoration efforts.' They said such efforts could take hours to repair and restore power for residents at a slower pace. Austin Energy also announced on social media they will be hosting a community event on Sunday provide 'helpful resources and information' regarding storm restoration. The event will occur at Austin Energy's headquarters from 12-4 PM on Sunday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Echo reporter stages popular pre-Wembley livestream ahead of Blues' final
In good spirits - Chris Phillips (right) with Mitchell and Mike Drew (Image: NICKY HAYES) SOUTHEND Echo reporter Chris Phillips staged a successful pre-Wembley live-stream at the Railway Pub tonight. Chris - who has covered the Shrimpers for the Echo since 2003 - was joined by a number of key names from the club and community ahead of Sunday's play-off final with Oldham Athletic. Advertisement And he was keen to thank those who helped him raise funds for the Mind of the Student charity. Chris said: "These things are always hard to put together and run but it was great to have so many great guests. "It was nice to speak to those who played such a key part during the club's struggles and to really sit back and reflect on how far we've come before we kept caught up in the madness of Wembley. "A big thanks also goes to Data Migrator for sponsoring the livestream and the Railway for hosting. "We had more than 6,000 people tuned in for most of it and we raised a good amount of money for a cause so close to my heart too." Advertisement Among those to join Chris for interviews were Darryl Flahavan, Justin Rees, Steve Tilson, Tom Lawrence, Daniel Cowan, Barry Corr, Duncan Jupp and Jason Demetriou. Chris also spoke with Mitchell Drew - the young fan he memorably photographed cleaning the never give up sign at Roots Hall - plus several supporters who have flown in from all around the world to be at Wembley. National League expert Sam Collyer also gave his views on Sunday's game. Chris added: "The stream can still be watched via my Twitter channel and on Facebook for anyone who might be interested. "People can still donate too."
