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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Geek Girl' Season 2 Casts Layton Williams & Rolls Cameras
Layton Williams has joined the cast of Netflix's Geek Girl as cameras roll on Season 2. The Olivier Award-winning actor, who is best known on the screen for roles in Bad Education and Everybody's Talking about Jamie, will play Onassis in the hit YA series. Returning cast members include Em Carey, Emmanuel Imani, Liam Woodrum, Rochelle Harrington and Zac Looker, alongside Sarah Parish, Tim Downie, Jemima Rooper, and Hebe Beardshall. More from Deadline 'Geek Girl' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix After Delay Jeremy Irvine, Rupert Everett, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & Layton Williams Set For Dance Comedy 'The Light Fantastic' - AFM 'Geek Girl' Co-Producer Aircraft Pictures Buys Back Stake From Canada's Corus Williams is best known for stage performances in shows including Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Celine Dion musical Titanique, the latter of which won him an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical earlier this year. He is starring in Chris Cottam's upcoming movie The Light Fantastic about a thirty-something gay firefighter who dreams of becoming a professional ballroom dancer. It took a fair while for Netflix to greenlight Geek Girl Season 2, mainly due to the financial struggles of its former Canadian producer Corus, but cameras have now rolled on the popular British-Canadian series in the UK. Based on the internationally bestselling novels by Holly Smale, Geek Girl follows socially awkward but endearing teenager Harriet Manners (Carey) as she's unexpectedly thrust into the fashion world — navigating runway chaos, mean girls and personal growth along the way. The half-hour series had made a strong case for renewal by spending four weeks in Netflix's Global Top 10 for English-language series, peaking at #2, reaching the Top 10 in 89 countries and amassing 28.1 million views in its first seven months of release. The solid performance, coupled with a pretty modest budget and positive reviews from critics, should've translated into a quick renewal were it not for Corus' struggles. Production has now switched to Canada's Boat Rocker alongside previous co-producer RubyRock Pictures. Smale is creator of the series with Jessica Ruston. Declan O'Dwyer (Miss Scarlet & The Duke) is director. EPs are showrunner Zoë Rocha and Robbie von Werz for RubyRock, along with Smale, Ruston, Jeff Norton, Declan O'Dwyer, and David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Nick Nantell, and Jon Rutherford for Boat Rocker. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption
The Citizen
12-07-2025
- The Citizen
Kairos Torch lights the way at Boksburg Correctional Services
The spirit of hope and transformation was tangible at Boksburg Correctional Services this past weekend as the Kairos Torch Boksburg team hosted its first-ever Closing Ceremony on July 6. The event marked the conclusion of a powerful two-and-a-half-day Kairos Torch Weekend (July 4 to 6) and brought together volunteers, participants and supporters to celebrate new beginnings. According to Nancy Smale, one of the event's key co-ordinators, the Kairos Torch programme is a branch of the international Kairos Prison Ministry. It is dedicated to reaching incarcerated youth with messages of love, acceptance and the possibility of change. 'This Closing Ceremony is not just the end of a weekend, it's the start of a journey for these young men. We have witnessed incredible breakthroughs, and we are so thankful to everyone who made this possible,' said Smale. Also Read: Boksburg Correctional Services hosts reintegration orientation Kairos Torch offers a unique blend of faith-based mentoring and practical life skills, helping young offenders aged 25 and under discover their true potential. Over the weekend, participants took part in open discussions, prayer and personal reflection, all guided by trained volunteers. The programme does not end with the weekend. Smale explained that it continues with six months of weekly mentoring and monthly reunions to ensure ongoing support and encouragement. 'For many of these youths, this is the first time they have experienced unconditional love and acceptance. We see them begin to believe in themselves and make positive choices for their future,' she said. The Closing Ceremony was carefully planned with strict security and conduct guidelines. Attendees were required to present identification, and items such as cellphones, handbags and firearms were strictly prohibited. Children under 18 were not allowed, and modest dress was requested. Smale said the event demonstrated the power of community involvement. 'Volunteers brought food and offered prayers throughout the weekend. Without the support of our volunteers and the prayers of the community, none of this would be possible.' Kairos Torch Boksburg hopes to build on the success of this inaugural event by continuing to offer hope and guidance to incarcerated youth. The programme is funded entirely by donations and depends on the generosity of individuals and organisations. To get involved or support future Kairos Torch events, contact Nancy Smale at 079 140 5040 or visit Also Read: Boksburg Correctional Services cautions public about fake recruitment scams At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Local bakery continuing decades-long Valentine's Day tradition despite obstacles
A busy bakery has overcome obstacles this past year to continue a longtime tradition for Valentine's Day. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Smales Pretzel Bakery in Dayton said they've been getting orders all week for a certain treat that they've been doing for decades. TRENDING STORIES: Funeral arrangements announced for local university student killed in D.C. plane crash Ohio National Guard member sentenced for rape conviction involving a minor Rumpke truck involved in Darke Co. crash; 2 injuries reported 'We make heart-shaped pretzels and we've been doing it for about 30 years,' owner Emma Smale said. Smale is the fifth-generation owner of Smales Pretzel Bakery. They've been at their Dayton location for nearly a century. People like Terry Towles, who comes down from Trotwood at least once a week, called the bakery 'a gem.' 'We started in high school. I went to Belmont, and we used to get our pretzels there,' Towles said. 'They will sell them to you for a dollar in a classroom.' A dollar for a pretzel can be hard to come back. News Center 7 has followed how the rising cost of eggs has affected other businesses. Fortunately for the bakery, pretzels don't use them. Still, Smale said they've been impacted by higher prices of everything. 'We did suffer when flour went up a few years ago and hasn't really gone back down, but we've adjusted,' she said. On top of that, the bakery oven caught fire last August and caused them to close temporarily. Smale said the repairs cost $25,000 and added their loyal customers are the reason they were able to stay open. 'Most of our customers that come in, we see them every week or, you know, multiple times a month or have their family brought back, she said. Last year, 2,000 orders were placed for their Valentine's Day pretzels. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, they've jumped more than 500 orders. Smales told News Center 7 that because of the high demand, they're having to limit walk-in customers to a dozen pretzels for each purchase. Online orders will be the first priority. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
CBC
29-01-2025
- General
- CBC
Townships residents fear new Hydro-Québec project will tarnish region's rural charm
A project to modernize the electrical network in the Brome-Mississquoi region of Quebec's Eastern Townships has some residents in the area concerned. Peter Smale, Jasmin Preville and Nancy Benitz say they support the idea of upgrading the network, but they have concerns about how the project is being communicated to the public — as well as its potential impact on the landscape. The three neighbours live on Riddell Road, right on the border line between the communities of Sutton, Que., and the town of Lac-Brome. It is a picturesque, rural area that they say is frequented by cyclists in the summer. Now, they've been told that Hydro-Québec is looking at a plot of land at the end of their road for a new electrical substation that would measure 40,000 square metres, or more than seven football fields. "They presented this project that is a massive industrial scale project in an agricultural, residential, scenic milieu," Smale said. He notes that the transformers at the station will be fed by a new transmission line supported by 45 metre tall metal towers, which he and his neighbours feel will spoil the views that draw so many to the region. Aside from the project itself, Smale, Preville and Benitz are concerned about the way that the information is being shared. "As a corporation, Hydro is not doing a particularly sincere and obvious job of communicating what the plans are," Smale said. In December, Hydro-Québec held a public webinar on the project, but Preville said that information about the meeting was only published by local municipalities 48 hours beforehand. On top of that, when the webinar did take place, it was in French only. "We're in an area where 60 per cent of the population is Anglo and there's no communication in English," Preville said. No location has been chosen yet, Hydro says Hydro-Québec spokesperson Pascale Poinlane acknowledged that not all information about the project has been available in English, but he said that the power utility is making an effort to ensure that information is translated when possible. When it comes to residents' concerns about the project, Poinlane said that the territory is currently served by electrical infrastructure that is old and overloaded. As a result, it has been more fragile and prone to outages in recent years. "The power system in [the Eastern Townships] right now is operating at full capacity," the spokesperson said, explaining that many parts of the system are reaching the end of their functional lives and don't have sufficient voltage to meet modern power needs. He emphasized that no decisions have been made at this point regarding the location of the new infrastructure in the region because the study and consultation process is ongoing. As for the concerns over size and visibility of the new equipment, Poinlane said that the wooden poles holding up the current transmission lines to Sutton would simply not be able to sustain the new higher voltage line. With the voltage more than doubled on the lines, the wires need to be higher off the ground to better insulate them from anything that might pass underneath, Poinlane said. He added the physical weight of the double circuit will also be greater than the wooden poles can handle. The advantage of the double circuit, he said, is that if there is a failure on one line for some reason, power can still be run down the other, helping the network recover from an outage faster. The study phase for the substation began in the fall and Poinlane said it should continue until the end of 2025. The project is currently planned to be built and operational by 2028.
