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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Horticulturalist wins 35th Chelsea gold
Guernsey horticulturalist Raymond Evison has won his 35th gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for his clematis display. Mr Evison, 81 who also won gold in 2024, said it was "really exciting" to win again and to put the island on the map, but added it was "very much a team effort". His garden was named the best exhibit in the great pavilion, which Mr Evison said was a "tremendous honour". "It was very unexpected and was all a big surprise, we are all very excited," he added. Mr Evison won 15 consecutive golds at Chelsea for exhibits of clematis cultivars between 2003 and 2017. He said the exhibit this year was 140 square meters and included an imaginary Guernsey sea shore scene with 10 boats floating on waves of blue and white clematis. He added the stern of every boat included the words "Guernsey" and each was filled with brightly coloured flowers. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Royals and Beckham attend Chelsea Flower Show Flower grower scoops 34th gold medal at Chelsea One garden's hectic journey to Chelsea Flower Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show Raymond Evison Clematis
BBC News
04-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bell-Drummond gives Kent victory chance at Middlesex
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, Lord's (day three)Kent 129 & 473: Bell-Drummond 223, Crawley 68; Roland-Jones 3-107Middlesex 238 & 81-3: Holden 38; Evison 2-32Middlesex (3 pts) require 284 more runs to beat Kent (3 pts) with seven wickets remainingMatch scorecard Daniel Bell-Drummond's second highest score in first-class cricket allowed Kent to take charge of their County Championship Division Two clash with Middlesex on day three at Lord' 31-year-old Kent skipper, took his overnight 103 not out to 223 as the visitors piled up 473 all Richards (43), Joey Evison (35) and Chris Benjamin (34) all shared half-century stands with the right-hander as the Middlesex bowlers were ground into the dirt, Toby-Roland-Jones taking 3-107 for match figures of to better a record fourth innings winning score against Kent harping back more than 100 years to the days of the legendary Patsy Hendren, Middlesex stumbled to 81-3 at stumps, two wickets for the visitors already 117 ahead, Middlesex needed early wickets and they weren't without opportunities. After edging a four to the vacant third, Bell-Drummond was rapped on the pad by Dane Paterson, moving swiftly leg-side of the wicket as the home side's pleads for lbw were not that was unlucky Middlesex's next wound was self-inflicted, Ryan Higgins failing to cling on to Evison's slash to gully before the batter had added to his overnight score. The drop proved costly as by the time Henry Brookes held a caught and bowled at the second grab, the all-rounder, helped by a towering six back over the head of spinner Zafar Gohar had added 62 with hope the new ball would bring further reward soon evaporated, a Bell-Drummond edge wide of a diving second slip the closest they came to another scare survived, Bell-Drummond, whose highest first-class score of 300 not out came two summers ago against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road, crunched a lovely on-drive to the fence at mid-on before his 21st four, a cut behind point took him past 150 on the stroke of the resumption, Bell-Drummond was becalmed, only adding a single boundary in the afternoon session. Wicketkeeper Benjamin though played positively, four boundaries helping him to 34 out of a stand of 74 before Higgins snuck one between bat and pad to trim the Richards came out on a pair and was given a life on four, Ben Geddes failing to cling on to a low catch at second with Evison earlier, Richards made Middlesex pay, a thunderous straight drive the pick of his five fours in an entertaining 43 ended when he was harshly adjudged leg before to a ball from Gohar which appeared to strike him outside leg continued on, marshalling the tail, to the point of refusing singles to protect George Garrett, even though the lead was beyond 300.A tickled single to square leg took him to 200, after which he smote three huge sixes before being last man out caught at target of 365 was exactly 50 more than Middlesex's previous best successful fourth-innings chase against Kent, a total of 315-5 made at Lord's in gargantuan task was made more difficult when Sam Robson was bowled by a beauty from Garrett with only nine on the Holden flourished briefly in a stand of 53 for the second wicket with the obdurate Stephen Eskinazi, but Evison flattened his off-stump, before having nightwatchman Brookes caught a slip by Zak Crawley to leave the hosts in the Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Yahoo
Increase in police patrols for coastal areas
Coastal towns are to get extra policing patrols in a effort to deter crime over the Easter holiday. Humberside Police said its Operation Coastline initiative was aimed at tackling the seasonal rise in anti-social or criminal activity. Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Evison said the extra police presence would promote a "safe and welcoming environment for everyone" in "hotspot areas". The force said local neighbourhood policing teams, the Rural Task Force, and the Community Safety Unit would be staffing the extra patrols. Officers said their Roads Policing unit would also be patrolling key routes, using both marked and unmarked vehicles, to tackle and deter crime and anti-social behaviour. The force said Operation Coastline would now be an annual event after a pilot scheme last year. Evison added: "We are lucky enough to have a number of coastal towns in our area, but with these places comes an influx of visitors in peak periods often leading to an increase in criminality. ''After the success of last year's pilot, I am pleased to support the operation again this year. By having an increased police presence in the hotspot areas, we can keep our residents and visitors safe and allow people to enjoy our coastal areas." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Warnings issued in anti-social behaviour crackdown Humberside Police
BBC News
03-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Humberside police boss shares cancer story to raise awareness
A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has shared his experience of having prostate cancer to help other men spot symptoms before its too Evison said he was diagnosed in the summer of 2023 after realising something was wrong when he needed to go to the toilet multiple times a night and had blood in his urine. Humberside Police said about 11,300 men in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire were living with or after prostate cancer, with over 1,100 new diagnoses each year. Mr Evision, the PCC for Humberside, said he had 20 rounds of external beam radiation last year and was declared cancer-free in December. "Being diagnosed with prostate cancer was a life-changing moment for me," he said."My father had an enlarged prostate so I was aware of the symptoms and what to look out for. "I started noticing something may be wrong when I was getting up multiple times during the night to go to the toilet, and once noticed blood in my urine."I now want to share my story and highlight the importance of early detection and encourage men to get checked."Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in England, with 1 in 8 men diagnosed with it in their lifetime, according to Prostate Cancer UK. 'Brave decision' It often has no symptoms in its early stages, which makes it more important for men to be aware of symptoms. Men over 50, as well as black men and those with a family history of prostate cancer, are at higher De Biase, director of health services, equity and improvement at Prostate Cancer UK, praised Mr Evison for his brave decision to share his prostate cancer story said: "Tragically, in Humberside, more than 1 in 4 men with prostate cancer are diagnosed when it's too late to be cured. "But the good news is the earlier you find prostate cancer, the easier it is to treat - and an earlier diagnosis could save your life. "Most men with early-stage prostate cancer don't get any symptoms, so instead of looking for signs of being unwell, it's vital you know your risk of getting it and what you can do about it."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
