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Powys County Times
4 hours ago
- General
- Powys County Times
Powys man recieves British Empire Medal for chess club
A Welshpool man who has been using chess to help young people for decades received his British Empire Medal in the Powys town. After being listed among the New Years honours list at the end of 2024, Welshpool resident Steve Rigby received the British Empire Medal at a ceremony in The Westwood Park Hotel. Mr Rigby was presented with his British Empire Medal by the Lord Lieutenant of Powys, Tia Catherine Jones, in her role as the King's representative. He was recognised for his work as part of 3C's chess club in Oldham, having started the club with his friend Roy Williams as a way to give children in the area a chance to do something that would help give them opportunities. He's also taken the game to several corners of the world, listing Uzbekistan, Galveston and Texas as just some of the places he's played chess and gotten to know people through the game. At the time the honour was announced, he said: 'All this publicity isn't me. People are doing this as a gesture to me, I find it very flattering I am absolutely amazed. 'The first thing I thought was about all the people who aren't with us any longer since when we started in 1978 and I immediately thought of them and in a way it is for them. 'In 78 I was a teacher in Chadderton in Oldham, which is not the most fashionable part of the country and had quite a bit of deprivation. 'I always thought that if you give kids the opportunities if you give the families the opportunities they will take it. 'For me chess was a vehicle that allowed me to get to provide opportunities to socialise and learn how to play chess and develop friendships. 'I could take them to places they could experience different venues away from the estates. 'Me and Roy thought this would be a great vehicle to get them out of this academic isolation and get them out there. 'We have had children who have been enormously successful in the chess world but when you have children from quite poor homes and you can take them up and down the country and give them opportunities to see things beyond where they live it's a big thing – it matters.'
Metro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Rivals season 2 twist confirmed after major spoiler for sizzling series
The Rivals cast have officially returned to Rutshire for another roll around the Maytime hay. The Disney Plus show got pulses racing last year with its soapy adaptation of the first half of Jilly Cooper's bonkbuster novel of the same name, which drew a Cotswolds world where everyone is constantly horny and prepared to cheat on their spouses. Viewers were hooked. The homage to 80s hedonism starred a stellar cast of British acting talent, including Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner and Katherine Parkinson. Heading up the call sheet was David Tennant playing nominative determinist baddie Tony Baddingham, the head honcho at the Corinium TV station, which goes to war with a new underdog outfit called Venturer. Yet the operatic season finale left it unclear whether Tennant's sneering TV executive would be back, after the mother of all cliffhangers left his life hanging in the balance. However, Disney Plus and Hulu – where the show streams in the US –confirmed last month that Tennant will indeed be back and new set pictures have hinted at his upcoming storyline. The Disney Plus Instagram account shared a snap of Tennant's name card and script at a table read for the new season, with the teasy caption: 'Did someone ask for a Rivals update?' So we knew Tony would be in the second season and it was suspected he would survive (because he's an evil villain and they always keep coming back for more, of course). But there was always the possibility it would be in a flashback capacity after he met a sticky end in the first season finale. Yet new set pictures seem to confirm he did survive the climactic office showdown with Cameron (Williams), as Tennant has been seen filming with a set of prosthetic stitches in his head, presumably from that brutal blow to the head. Spoilers ahead. It wasn't beyond possibility Rivals would end its first batch of episodes with a death – the whole thing had turned very 'pistols at dawn' – but we could never have anticipated the blood-soaked cliffhanger we were left with. The final scene saw Tony (Tennant) have it out with his protegee turned mistress Cameron (Nafessa Williams) after discovering her affair with Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell). Tennant magicked up a frightening new scariness to Tony Baddingham for this scene. For a moment it really looked like Cameron would be the one on the way out. But instead she whacked Tony over the head with a TV award she had accepted in front of him in the previous episode. The last we saw of Tony, he was bleeding out on the '80s shag carpet as the fireworks popped for New Years. Rivals fans had already guessed Tony would rise from the blood-soaked carpet, after he was seen in a short teaser clip from the show's season two table read. More Trending @max commented on the TikTok clip: 'DAVID IS THERE??!!,' alongside a gasping emoji. @AnnieKT1970 commented: 'So David Tennant character isn't dead, jeez spoiler alert.' View More » Rivals is available to stream on Disney Plus. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Comedy series compared to Friends has fans begging for one thing after bingeing 8 episodes MORE: All episodes of 'thrilling' axed historical drama dropping on free UK streamer MORE: I binge-watch TV for a living – here are my recommendations for June
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bow Wow Sparks Jade Pinkett Breakup Rumors With 'Back Outside' Post From Las Vegas
Shad 'Bow Wow' Moss has given fans reason to believe his romance with Jade Pinkett has come to an end, as the rapper took to Instagram this weekend letting the ladies know he's 'back outside.' The Ohio artist, 38, shared a photo Sunday (June 2) to the social media platform of him hanging out in what appears to be a luxe, Las Vegas suite with several friends, including one woman who hugs Bow from behind and places her hand on his chest as he snaps a photo via a ceiling mirror. 'I barley [sic] post! BUT THIS VEGIS [sic] TRIP IM ON BS! LADIES IM BACK OUTSDIE [sic],' the 'Like You' rapper declared within the post's caption. Check it out below. 'Naaa, this the soft launch for the breakup??,' questioned one fan within his comment section, with another adding, 'Just went public and it's already over,' followed by laughter emojis. Fans first caught wind of Moss and Pinkett — Jada Pinkett-Smith's niece — dating on New Year's Day 2025, as the pair posted each other on their social media pages for the first time. While Bow Wow's post was without a caption, Jade captioned her snap at the time, 'New Years, Yr 2 for the books,' indicating that they have been quietly dating since at least 2023. Bow Wow opened up about their romance for the first time during a recent Club Shay Shay appearance, where host Shannon Sharpe asked him about the possibility of marriage. 'Me and her, we've had these talks,' he admitted. 'I'm not against anything, but when I get to that point, or if I ever do get to that point, I want to make sure I'm right. And that's not only a commitment to [her], that's a commitment to God. And I don't play with stuff like that.' Pinkett has yet to publicly acknowledge Moss' Instagram post hinting at a from Eddie Murphy And Martin Lawrence's Kids Quietly Married Weeks Ago, Murphy Reveals Remy Ma Tells Claressa Shields To "Refrain From Speaking" Amid Papoose Spat, Boxer Responds Angela Simmons Shares Cryptic Message Amid Yo Gotti Breakup Rumors
North Wales Live
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Live
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29-05-2025
- Wales Online
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