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Powys County Times
22-05-2025
- Business
- Powys County Times
Buyers from across UK compete to buy Powys border dairy herd
A packed ringside of buyers from across the country competed for quality cattle from a Powys border dairy herd. T. A. Wainwright and Son, from Groton, Marton, near Welshpool saw his herd of 165 in-milk Holstein and Brown Swiss cows and heifers go under the hammer at a dispersal sale, held as part of Halls auctioneers' weekly livestock auction in Shrewsbury yesterday (Tuesday). Allen Wainwright sold the herd to focus on arable farming. His grandfather moved to Groton from Oswestry with his dairy herd in 1921 and three generations of the family bred cows for 'very good legs, feet and udders with strength, not extreme stature, plenty of milk with kilos of fat and protein'. The Groton Herd included 72 cows and heifers freshly calved since February. The trade peaked for the pick of the herd, the hugely admired Red and White Summerfield Awesome Cherry Chip Red, who won the pre-sale show and sold to a Cheshire buyer for the day's top price of £3,400. Calved for the second time on April 29, she was giving 42kg of milk. Fresh calved heifers from the dispersal peaked at £2,700 for a Sandy Valley Earthshaker daughter who calved on April 25. One of the very last cows in the ring was January calved Summerfields Addison Pistolwhip who she sold for £2,550. December to February calved cows and heifers sold from £1,700 to £2,200, depending on quality. 'The sale really took off with the cows due to calf from June to October, with demand significantly sharper than the spring calved,' said auctioneer Jonny Dymond, Shrewsbury Auction Centre manager. 'No doubt this was enhanced by the cows being in calf to British Blue and the farm's reputation for quality calves. 'The Wainwrights have always been great supporters of Shrewsbury Auction Centre with their calves which are firm favourites among the buyers.' Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get Unlimited access to the County Times website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app A third calved De-Su Hartley daughter, due with her fourth calf in August, sold for £3,050, a second calver by De Su Reginald, due in July, made £2,800 and a heifer by Skywalker Stark, due in October, achieved £2, 700. A total of 208 dairy cattle were sold at Shrewsbury Auction Centre on the day, with Alisdair Drinkall from Wettenhall, Cheshire taking the reserve champion prize with a heifer that sold for £3,120. Show judge was James Williams from Nantwich. 'It was another highly successful dispersal sale here at Shrewsbury where Halls has drawn new customers to its dairy department,' added Mr Dymond. 'An entire herd has been sorted, sold and delivered all in one day. 'It's emotional selling your cows, so you don't need hassle or a drawn-out sales process. I would encourage any other dairy farmers considering selling their herd to contact me.' For more information about the herds, contact Mr Dymond at Shrewsbury Auction Centre on Tel: 01743 462620 or 07803 412617.
Daily Mirror
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jeremy Kyle's life now from cancer to depression and '£1million show payout'
The Jeremy Kyle Show was dropped overnight after the suicide of Steve Dymond, and the series' host suffered a mental health crisis as his career crumbled before his eyes Jeremy Kyle became a major household name for his eponymous TV show which saw some unbelievable drama and aggression play out on screen from affairs to addiction to paternity questioning. Starting in 2005, The Jeremy Kyle Show churned out over 3,000 episodes, with no shortage of people lining up to reveal their biggest secrets to the nation. Former radio star Jeremy, now 59, hosted the hugely successful ITV show for 14 years, but things changed in 2019 when crisis hit. The series was cancelled seemingly overnight on May 15, 2019, after the suicide of Steve Dymond at the age of 63. Dymond appeared on the show and a lie detector suggested he'd been unfaithful to his ex-partner Jane Callaghan - he died by suicide just days later. While some people thought that his appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show might have led to his death, a full inquest began in September 2024. While Dymond's son Carl Woolley said that the lie detector test was wrong and his dad had been treated badly on the show, a coroner ultimately said there was no "causal link" between the TV series and Dymond's suicide, exonerating Kyle and his show. Despite the official judgement, The Jeremy Kyle Show did not return to screens and Kyle, too, retreated from the spotlight. Woolley tried to place blame on Kyle at the inquest, accusing him of being a puppeteer on set. "Jeremy Kyle had got the crowd to egg on, to boo at him and stuff, he was cast as the liar before he had even spoken," Woolley said of his dad's time on the show, after he died from an overdose of morphine and a heart problem at his home seven days after filming the programme. In contrast, ITV boss Kevin Lygo said of Kyle: "He was devastated. He was really upset and obviously distraught someone had died who had recently been on his show and understood the decision. For him suddenly overnight to have lost the job he has been lorded over for 15 years, was a big jolt." Lygo insisted that Kyle shouldn't be blamed for the incident and the host is said to have secured a payout of over £1 million from the ITV. A source told the Daily Mail: "ITV had to pay him. The contract was watertight and there was nothing which could be done about it. It was a huge amount of money." In recent years, Jeremy is said to have been focussed on his personal life, with the thrice-married star a father to six children. He has a daughter, Harriet, from his first marriage to Kirsty Rowley and three kids, Alice, Ava and Henry, from his second to Carla Germaine. He then proposed to Vicky Burton - who he previously employed as a nanny - in 2018, with the couple welcoming a son in 2020 and a daughter in 2024. He has also made efforts to rebuild his career, and tried to develop another show three months after The Jeremy Kyle Show was cancelled. Like another of his shows, The Kyle Files, which was set to return in 2020, it failed to air. However, he has had some successes in his new projects; he's been a presenter for Talk since 2022, and launched new channel TalkTV alongside Sharon Osbourne in his first TV gig for three years. He admitted some of his close celebrity pals had been 'disappearing', but credited famous friends including Declan Donnelly, Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford, Rob Rinder and Kate Garraway for standing by him and reaching out. "There were lots who just never got in touch again even though we had worked together for so many years - it's very, very telling," he told The Sun. "Some people were brilliant - Piers Morgan reached out straight away because he's that sort of guy." Aside from taking time with his family and getting back to business, Jeremy has also been open about facing difficult health issues. Speaking in 2021, Jeremy revealed that he'd been suffering with depression and anxiety ever since the 2019 scandal, and was taking medication to help cope with both conditions. "I'm not asking for any sympathy, but being completely honest, yes, it was a very difficult time. I was completely devastated at first and then I became completely demotivated. Every ounce of energy seemed to have gone and I just couldn't bring myself to leave the house or even open the curtains," he told The Sun. "After Vic encouraged me I eventually did go to the doctor because of how low I was feeling - and I've never done that in my life. But it was the only way I could get myself through." More recently, Jeremy appeared on Kate Garraway's Life Stories and spoke about his 2012 testicular cancer diagnosis, sharing how he"collapsed" and "thought he was dead" when a doctor delivered the heartbreaking news. Jeremy said that his testicle was '95% toxic,' and was told his cancer would have spread if it wasn't taken out. The star said he was 'very lucky' as he discussed having the testicle surgically removed and going through chemotherapy before going into remission.
CBC
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
This man wants to sell his home. He's using a Lego replica to help
When selling a house, it's not unusual to have detailed photos taken, or to nicely stage the rooms. But including photos of a Lego replica of your home is a little outside the norm. "I think we have a really great house and I think converting it into a Lego project, I hope I really did it justice in terms of making it look real and look nice," Andrew Huddleston, a homeowner and Lego enthusiast, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. When Huddleston decided to sell his four-storey townhouse in Washington, D.C., which goes on the market Friday, he already had the Lego custom design built. All he had to do was add the photos to his post on the real estate site Zillow. His real estate agent was all for it. "He thought it was creative and original, that it might be a way to to get people's attention and do something different," said Huddleston. Adding the detail It wasn't his first big Lego project. While stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic, Huddleston rediscovered his love of the plastic bricks and created some larger art pieces. He did two Lego portraits of characters from the television series Dallas, done in a pixilated style. But the three-bedroom, four-bathroom mini replica house was his first venture into designing a Lego building. "I thought it would be a fun project to try to recreate the space as realistically as possible, to build the four-storey townhouse and decorate it in the way that we had it decorated and furnished at the time," said Huddleston. Huddleston started with the base design and blueprints of the house. Once he had the foundation laid out using pieces from his personal Lego collection, he ordered bricks that would match the colour of his home. With the help of stickers, he was able to get the art on the wall just right. Huddleston even built an additional, mini-scale version of the project house to sit within the Lego build itself. He says overall, the project took several months to complete. The flexibility of Lego bricks Graeme Dymond, a certified Lego professional in Toronto, says the project shows both Huddleston's innovation and how flexible a Lego brick can be. "This kind of build highlights the amazing potential Lego bricks have to create detail-focused experiences that can be customized to meet a variety of needs," said Dymond. Dymond, who organizes the Bricks in the Six Lego fan event, has made similar projects through his company Dymond Bricks. "I've had many agents approach me with similar requests to help build awareness of their properties," said Dymond. Huddleston has already moved to Portland, Ore., and is still getting settled into his new home there. But once he's unpacked, he plays on displaying the Lego version of his old townhouse. And there might be another build in the future.
CBC
20-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Saskatchewan investor wins $2M judgment against Stephenville airport owner Carl Dymond
Matthew Poppel provided $1.1M cash infusion that helped acquisition close A Saskatchewan man whose financial backing helped clear the way for the sale of the Stephenville airport has won a default judgment of nearly $2 million against Ottawa businessman Carl Dymond. And now that investor wants the judgment in Newfoundland and Labrador registered in Ontario as well, as he attempts to recoup the cash. According to sale transfer documents, a Dymond-directed numbered company acquired the western Newfoundland airport in the summer of 2023 for $6.90 and the payment of $1.1 million in existing liabilities. Mortgage records show that Matthew Poppel of Saskatchewan provided Dymond's company with $1.1 million a few months before the deal closed. The cash was secured by the airport property. The business publication has reported that the Stephenville airport investor is the same Matthew Poppel who won a $55-million Lotto Max jackpot in 2021. Court filings obtained by CBC News show that relations between Poppel and Dymond flew south soon after the airport acquisition. According to Poppel's statement of claim, filed at Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, the Dymond company behind the airport agreed to repay $1.1 million plus interest by Oct. 12, 2023 — less than two months after Dymond took over. And days before the airport deal closed, Dymond personally guaranteed that airport debt. In late 2023, Poppel wrote to Dymond and his company demanding repayment. But according to the statement of claim, that didn't happen, and the entire debt remained outstanding. Poppel sued last April, and won a default judgment in September when Dymond didn't file a statement of defence. According to court documents, interest owed to Poppel during that time was accumulating at a rate of $1,839.46 a day. The current total amount owing is $1,972,525, according to a judgment registered against Dymond at the provincial sheriff's office. That includes pre-judgment and post-judgment interest costs. Poppel wants judgment registered in Ontario Poppel has since filed an application to have that Newfoundland and Labrador judgment registered in Ontario so it can be enforced there. Dymond lives in an Ottawa suburb. In an affidavit at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Poppel indicated that Dymond was personally served with notice of the Newfoundland and Labrador judgment in February. He noted that Dymond has not moved to set aside the judgment, or file an appeal. "Furthermore, to date, [Dymond] has not paid any portion of the judgment," Poppel wrote in the March 4 affidavit. "I am concerned that if we do not proceed to register and enforce the judgment quickly, [Dymond] will deplete most or all of his assets and make enforcement of the judgment even more challenging." That matter is scheduled to be heard at court in Ottawa in July. A message left for Poppel Wednesday, through his lawyer in Saskatchewan, was not returned. Airport facing financial, legal, operational woes In a separate court matter, Dymond's numbered company that owns the airport is being sued for $2.4 million by Tristar Electric over unpaid bills related to work on the airport's runway lighting system. That claim has not been tested in court. When the matter was called at Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John's earlier this month, Dymond was not there. His company's lawyer, who was present, got permission from the judge to withdraw from the case, citing unpaid legal bills. That case is due back in court May 1. The legal woes come at the same time as operational problems — news that the airport in Stephenville has been downgraded to a "registered aerodrome," following an official notice that was issued Feb. 28. This means pilots using Stephenville are expected to contact the owner of the facility to ensure it is compliant with Canadian Aviation Regulations. When reached earlier this month, Dymond said in a statement the reason the classification was changed is "due to improper line painting on the runway and taxiways." He said he has hired a contractor to complete the work needed, and that is expected to commence in May. To date, the airport has not paid property taxes to the town. According to recent town estimates, that bill is approaching $500,000. All this is a stark contrast to the celebratory announcement Dymond made in 2021, which detailed his huge plans for the airport, including the manufacturing of drones the size of a Hercules aircraft, hundreds of millions in spending, and the creation of thousands of jobs. Dymond did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Saskatchewan investor wins $2M judgment against Stephenville airport owner Carl Dymond
A Saskatchewan man whose financial backing helped clear the way for the sale of the Stephenville airport has won a default judgment of nearly $2 million against Ottawa businessman Carl Dymond. And now that investor wants the judgment in Newfoundland and Labrador registered in Ontario as well, as he attempts to recoup the cash. According to sale transfer documents, a Dymond-directed numbered company acquired the western Newfoundland airport in the summer of 2023 for $6.90 and the payment of $1.1 million in existing liabilities. Mortgage records show that Matthew Poppel of Saskatchewan provided Dymond's company with $1.1 million a few months before the deal closed. The cash was secured by the airport property. The business publication has reported that the Stephenville airport investor is the same Matthew Poppel who won a $55-million Lotto Max jackpot in 2021. Court filings obtained by CBC News show that relations between Poppel and Dymond flew south soon after the airport acquisition. According to Poppel's statement of claim, filed at Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, the Dymond company behind the airport agreed to repay $1.1 million plus interest by Oct. 12, 2023 — less than two months after Dymond took over. Matthew Poppel of Saskatoon won a $55-million jackpot in 2021. (Josh Schaefer/Western Canada Lottery Corporation) And days before the airport deal closed, Dymond personally guaranteed that airport debt. In late 2023, Poppel wrote to Dymond and his company demanding repayment. But according to the statement of claim, that didn't happen, and the entire debt remained outstanding. Poppel sued last April, and won a default judgment in September when Dymond didn't file a statement of defence. According to court documents, interest owed to Poppel during that time was accumulating at a rate of $1,839.46 a day. The current total amount owing is $1,972,525, according to a judgment registered against Dymond at the provincial sheriff's office. That includes pre-judgment and post-judgment interest costs. Poppel wants judgment registered in Ontario Poppel has since filed an application to have that Newfoundland and Labrador judgment registered in Ontario so it can be enforced there. Dymond lives in an Ottawa suburb. In an affidavit at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Poppel indicated that Dymond was personally served with notice of the Newfoundland and Labrador judgment in February. He noted that Dymond has not moved to set aside the judgment, or file an appeal. "Furthermore, to date, [Dymond] has not paid any portion of the judgment," Poppel wrote in the March 4 affidavit. "I am concerned that if we do not proceed to register and enforce the judgment quickly, [Dymond] will deplete most or all of his assets and make enforcement of the judgment even more challenging." That matter is scheduled to be heard at court in Ottawa in July. A message left for Poppel Wednesday, through his lawyer in Saskatchewan, was not returned. Airport facing financial, legal, operational woes In a separate court matter, Dymond's numbered company that owns the airport is being sued for $2.4 million by Tristar Electric over unpaid bills related to work on the airport's runway lighting system. That claim has not been tested in court. When the matter was called at Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John's earlier this month, Dymond was not there. His company's lawyer, who was present, got permission from the judge to withdraw from the case, citing unpaid legal bills. That case is due back in court May 1. The legal woes come at the same time as operational problems — news that the airport in Stephenville has been downgraded to a "registered aerodrome," following an official notice that was issued Feb. 28. This means pilots using Stephenville are expected to contact the owner of the facility to ensure it is compliant with Canadian Aviation Regulations. When reached earlier this month, Dymond said in a statement the reason the classification was changed is "due to improper line painting on the runway and taxiways." He said he has hired a contractor to complete the work needed, and that is expected to commence in May. Ottawa businessman Carl Dymond closed the deal to acquire the Stephenville airport in August 2023. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada) To date, the airport has not paid property taxes to the town. According to recent town estimates, that bill is approaching $500,000. All this is a stark contrast to the celebratory announcement Dymond made in 2021, which detailed his huge plans for the airport, including the manufacturing of drones the size of a Hercules aircraft, hundreds of millions in spending, and the creation of thousands of jobs. Dymond did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
