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Belfast Telegraph
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
Davey Todd takes the plaudits as he claims top billing with North West 200 Superbike glory
The race was stopped by a red flag when leaders Todd and Harrison were on their sixth and final lap. A rider crashed at Quarry Hill and was taken to hospital by air ambulance, although their injuries were not understood to be life-threatening. A result was declared based on positions at the end of lap five, giving 29-year-old Todd the win by 0.398s from Harrison, who finished as the runner-up for the Honda Racing team. Todd won his maiden Superbike race at the North West 200 on Thursday after previously finishing second behind Glenn Irwin five times. Alastair Seeley returned to the podium for the first time since 2023, taking third on the SMS/Nicholl Oils BMW, 3.4s adrift. Michael Dunlop – who clocked the fastest lap of the race at 125.480mph – went out of the lead on his factory BMW machine on the fourth lap. Dunlop had caught and passed Todd and was a few tenths ahead when he pulled out at Mathers chicane. Another key contender, pole-sitter Peter Hickman, retired on the first lap with an issue on his 8TEN Racing BMW at University. Josh Brookes made amends for some disappointing results by taking fifth on the Jackson Racing Honda with the evergreen John McGuinness in sixth (Honda Racing UK). The event ended on a slightly disappointing note with the red flag crash, but eight-time NW200 Steve Plater said the drama, controversy and excitement yesterday had been a 'great day for the sport'. 'It's an incredible day's racing, a lot of drama, a lot of things going on in the paddock and parc ferme afterwards, but what a great day for the sport, it really is,' said Plater. 'The crowds have been fantastic and certainly there was some massive cheering for that local man (Michael Dunlop). 'In the Thursday night Superbike race he rode really well and he rode really well in the first Superbike race today.' Assessing Todd's performance, Plater said the Saltburn man would have been 'very happy' with his big victory in the finale. 'He had a problem, lost power when he had his eight-second lead and dropped back (in the first Superbike race), so he'll be very happy with the result in the last race. 'Dean Harrison was the bridesmaid again and he's riding so well in the British Championship and of course on the roads, but his day will come, it really will.' Plater was also impressed by Michael Dunlop, whose treble has moved him onto eight wins. The Ulsterman's Supersport and Superstock victories on Thursday were his first since 2016 at his home race. 'When he comes to the North West, Michael's usually getting ready for the TT and using it as a little bit of a test, and never really shows that much aggression,' said Plater. "But this year he's had the bit between his teeth and that boy is riding well – he's certainly going to have a good season.' With the start of the Isle of Man TT coming up later this month, legendary Irish road racer Phillip McCallen believes the main protagonists will be confident of their prospects at the iconic Mountain Course meeting. 'Michael Dunlop will certainly leave here happy with his bikes, the 8TEN team have got to be happy because those bikes were put together as they arrived here – they were testing stuff every day – so they're going to be happy,' McCallen said. 'I think Dean Harrison will definitely be going to the TT ten times happier than he was last year and in previous years when he was on the Kawasaki, which was 10 or 15mph down on Peter Hickman. 'Michael's triple has to be (the highlight) because he hadn't won here for nine years, so he was cool and calm – mentally he's very strong and physically when he got off those bikes there was no problem.'
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Shreveport residents attend expo to start creating safer, more engaged communities
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Community members gathered Tuesday evening at downtown Shreveport's RiverView Hall coming together for the Shreveport Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Expo. 'It is such a wonderful opportunity to promote 'Neighborhood Watch' and to showcase the resources that are available here immediately for everyone to help their neighborhood be safer,' said Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith. 'Everyone can step forward and play a part in making their neighborhood safer.' The free event gave residents a chance to learn how to start their own 'Neighborhood Watch' groups. Deshaylia Plater, SPD's Neighborhood Assistance Team Supervisor, says it not a difficult process to undertake. More Salute The Badge 'Some concerned citizens on their block. A couple that would agree to be block captains,' said Plater. 'We'll set up a meeting. We'll train them and we'll get them started.' Plater adds that she organized the expo to allow citizens to have all the information they to start a 'Neighborhood Watch' group in one spot. 'I wanted us to kind of do a little revamp,' she said. 'Just have this event to bring everybody together to let the citizens know who all is here for them to support them for their neighborhood concerns.' Plater says if you would like to start a group, you can contact her directly at 318-963-1291 or you can contact the Shreveport Police Department Neighborhood Assistance Team at 318-673-6950. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'We don't want to strike but we need to do it'
Teachers involved in long-running strike action at an East Yorkshire secondary school have met parents to explain why they will stay on the picket lines. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) have staged walkouts since January over redundancies and planned changes which they claim have workload implications. Cottingham High School, near Hull, said it wanted to bring the dispute to an end and had "always acted transparently and in good faith". Roseanne Plater, a maths teacher at the school who is taking industrial action, described it as a "horrible situation". "Striking has been really hard. I'm pregnant and it's not a great time of year to be standing outside on a picket line," she said. "We want to be in the classroom. We want to be teaching. I've got classes that I'm worried about because of the impact of these strikes. It's horrible. "But we're doing this for the long-term future of the school and we wouldn't do it unnecessarily." Ms Plater added she had "never seen a situation like it" during her 12-year career, and she claimed bosses at the school had ignored concerns when they were raised informally last year. Parents who attended the meeting on Thursday said they had sympathy for those taking strike action but also concerns about the impact on their children. Ben Harper-Longbone, who has two children at the school, said the row was "confusing", and said students were "not getting the care or education they need". He said: "There are lots of allegations being made by both parties but they need to bang their heads together and crack on. "Some of the children lost two years of school through Covid so I want everyone to just get around the table and talk." Mr Harper-Longbone's thoughts were echoed by Vicky, who has one child at the school and another due to start in September. "I'm very worried. I've heard the school point of view, I've heard what the teachers have had to say, and I'm really not bothered. We just need an end to the whole row," she said. A spokesperson for Cottingham High School said: "We want this dispute to end. In our view the key to resolving it is a genuine willingness to talk, listen, and then to try to identify where compromise may be possible. "We have done our best to achieve that, and have always acted transparently and in good faith, bringing in Acas to help us resolve the situation. "We remain totally committed to keeping Cottingham High School open so that our learners' education can continue as normally as possible." 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. Staff stage new strike over sixth form closure plan Proposed sixth form closure due to falling numbers Parents question school over toilet gate National Education Union Cottingham High School
