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Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Match fixing causes badminton chaos - Reuters UK

Match fixing causes badminton chaos - Reuters UK

By Ian Ransom

LONDON | Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:06pm BST

LONDON (Reuters) - The London Olympics badminton tournament was thrown into chaos on Tuesday after opposing teams in two separate women's doubles matches both appeared determined to lose their final preliminary group matches, prompting organisers to launch a probe.

Spectators at Wembley Arena jeered China's world champion doubles pair Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli, and South Korean duo Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na as all four players took turns at missing routine shots to concede points in the match, prompting disquiet from the crowd at Wembley Arena.

A technical delegate told Reuters tournament organisers had formed a review panel to investigate the match and held out the threat of serious sanctions.

Moments after the review was confirmed, the match between South Korea's Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jing and Indonesian pair Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari also descended into farce as the teams played out the same scenario.

A tournament referee came onto the court and appeared to disqualify both pairs of opponents in the second match, but the team's coaches implored to be allowed another chance.

The match was played out with the referee watching intently for any repeat of the behaviour and the South Koreans won 18-21 21-14 21-12.

All teams involved had already qualified for the quarter-finals, though South Korea head coach Sung Han-kook pointed the finger at the Chinese team.

The result of the first match means China's world champion duo will only meet the country's number two pair if both teams reach the final.

"The Chinese started this. They did it first," an ashen-faced Sung told reporters through an interpreter. "It's a complicated thing with the draws. They didn't want to meet each other in the semi-final."

Sung said after the Chinese set the precedent, the South Korean pair in the second match deliberately emulated the Chinese tactic because they did not want to face their team mates in the quarter-finals.

"Because they don't want to play the semi-final against each other, so we did the same. We didn't want to play the South Korean team again," he said.

"They (the BWF) should do something about (the format)."

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Paisan Rangsikitpho, a technical delegate at the tournament, told Reuters before the second match that there would be a review and held out disqualification from the tournament as a potential maximum punishment.

"We will have a real discussion tonight to see what has happened," he told Reuters.

"If it's true what I hear, this is a shame and I don't like it. And I'm not going to accept anything that I don't like at all. It's not in a good spirit.

"It is (embarrassing) at the Games. I apologise to the public, I apologise for everyone and I am not happy.

"If we have to stay up all night, we will have a serious meeting."

Fans booed as shuttle-cocks were hit long in both matches with serves dumped into the net.

China's Yu claimed she and her partner were just trying to conserve their strength for the knockout rounds.

"Actually these opponents really were strong. This is the first time we've played them and tomorrow it's the knockout rounds, so we've already qualified and we wanted to have more energy for the knockout rounds," she told Reuters.

"Really, it's not necessary to go out hard again when the knockout rounds are tomorrow."

Her South Korean opponents declined to comment.

Other players at the tournament expressed their disdain at the situation.

"If it was the case they wanted to purposefully lose, then it's a big shame ... It's absolutely stupid and shameful sport, basically," said Germany's men's singles player Marc Zwiebler.

"I can understand the motives but that they have the guts to actually stand in a crowded hall and put such shame in the game, it's such a bad image of badminton."

(Editing by Peter Rutherford and Greg Stutchbury)


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Number of racist incidents reported in Kent schools is on the rise - thisiskent.co.uk

Number of racist incidents reported in Kent schools is on the rise - thisiskent.co.uk

THE number of racist incidents reported in Kent schools is rising, the Courier can reveal.

Figures obtained by the Courier show in 2010/11 there were 929 racist incidents reported at state schools across the county, compared to 874 the previous year. This included 414 reports from primary schools.

  1. ROBUST POLICIES: Skinners' Kent Academy principal Sian Carr

Mascalls School, in Paddock Wood, recorded the second highest number of incidents in the county, with 25 in 2010/11, 24 more than the year before.

Mark Waller, who retired as deputy head after 22 years at Mascalls on Friday, last week, said the school has a "zero-tolerance" policy towards racism. "This means staff record and follow up every instance," he said.

"We are aware this tends to mean that the number of recorded instances is artificially high, but we believe it is right to maintain a high level of vigilance with regard to this important issue.

"For example, if a student is heard referring to the traveller community using an offensive term, we will treat that as a racist remark and the offending student may expect a robust response and the offence to be recorded.

"As a result we find that most students become very aware of racist issues and it is not in any way a problem in the school."

Elsewhere in the borough Skinners' Kent Academy in Tunbridge Wells had 25 incidents across the two years.

However, principal Sian Carr insisted the 2011/12 academic year had seen zero incidents and that previous figures reflected "the situation inherited from the predecessor school".

She said: "Our robust behaviour policies ensure unacceptable behaviour of any kind is taken seriously and rigorously dealt with."

In total there were 122 incidents recorded in Tunbridge Wells schools over the last two years.

Incidents in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling increased from 51 to 60, while Edenbridge Primary School recorded 25 incidents in two years.

Name calling and verbal abuse were the two most common categories of racism logged in primary, secondary, special and Pupil Referral Units, for children who cannot attend mainstream schools.

In 2009/10 there were 135 more incidents in primary than secondary schools, but this changed the following year when there were 37 more in secondary.


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Asda promotes Scottish store with a picture of English rolling hills 300 miles away - Daily Mail
  • Picture advertising local produce is actually of Wansfell, in the Lake District
  • Company says 'they never said photo was of Scotland'

By Anna Edwards

PUBLISHED: 05:44 EST, 31 July 2012 | UPDATED: 08:13 EST, 31 July 2012


The ASDA promotional leaflet which used a photo of the Lake District to promote Scottish food

The ASDA promotional leaflet which used a photo of the Lake District to promote Scottish food

In an attempt to promote its stores North of the Border, Asda decided that a picture of the rolling countryside would help show its commitment to locally sourced produce.

But there may be some questioning its 'local' credentials after it emerged the idyllic scene of green hills, dry-stone walls and blue water was actually from the Lake District - 300 miles away in England.

The supermarket has admitted using the image to promote its flagship Inverness store.

The picture, which was actually taken in Wansfell, near Ambleside in Cumbria, featured in a six-page brochure given away to households near the chain’s new 27million store.

Llocal businessman Jo Hunt, who spotted the embarrassing error, said: 'I recognised the house in the picture because friends of mine lived there.

'I was surprised to see it but I find it funny rather than anything else.'

Lake District National Park spokesman Mick Casey agreed: 'It looks like Wansfell to me, on the way up to Kirkstone Pass Inn.'

An Asda spokesman tried to deflect embarrassment by pointing out the supermarket did not claim to be picturing Scotland.

He said the image was a stock photo and added: 'It doesn’t say in the leaflet that the image is from the Highlands.

Blooper: The picture shown here is actually of Wansfell in the Lake District, England that is 300 miles away

Blooper: The picture shown here is actually of Wansfell in the Lake District, England that is 300 miles away

'We have used it since last year and it has gone in front of a lot of people and we have never had this before.

'To me, and I’m not an expert, it looks like a field with a bit of wall and it could be in one of many places.

'We should focus on the fact that we are working with local suppliers and we are not coming in being all talk and no trousers - we are walking the walk.'

It's another humiliating moment for the supermarket, which has been fiercely attacked for its part in the milk scandal which saw dairy farmers protesting that they were not being paid enough to cover their costs.

Only one minor detail spoilt the scene - the photograph was actually taken in the very English Lake District

Only one minor detail spoilt the scene - the photograph was actually taken in the very English Lake District

Dairy farmers were furious about cuts of up to 2p a litre in the amount they receive from major milk processors and many feared the shortfall will force them out of business.

Asda, Morrisons and the Co-operative caved in to pressure and announced they would increase the prices they paid to suppliers.

All raised their fees, which will be passed on to the dairy producers.

A litre of milk costs at least 30p to produce, but many dairy farmers say they are being paid as little as 24p. Most are locked into 12-month contracts so cannot try to get better prices elsewhere.

In July Asda raised payments to 27.5p a litre, while Morrisons put its payments up to 31p a litre. The Co-operative Group increased its fee to 29p per litre.

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ASDA puts the Scottish flag on Scottish produce, the Welsh flag on Welsh produce, nothing wrong with that, however English produce is labelled 'British' and has the 'British' flag on it, ASDA say this is because these products 'would not sell' in Scotland and Wales if they had the English flag on and were labelled correctly as being English. - John Bailey, Preston E*gla*d, 31/7/2012 13:29++++++++That is why I now refuse to but any produce that has "their" flags on them. Now, unless anyone from those other UK Countries can categorically state that isn't the case I'll start buying again, but would I believe them?

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Since when is anywhere in Cumbria 300 miles from Scotland? This particular site of Wansfell is less than forty miles from the border. Even the distance from Wansfell to Inverness is far closer to two hundred miles than three hundred.

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In Mexico you can buy Scottish Shortbread in a metal cookie box. It has a Scottish tartan all over and on the front, a picture of a famous Scottish castle in a lake. The shortbread is made in Denmark!

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Never mind the countryside. Look after the dairy farmers Asda to make scene complete.

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I agree it does all look the same, especially when it is raining.

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Re: What an insult to the people of Scotland!! - Maura, Dublin, Ireland, 31/7/2012 13:17 Best check over there if ASDA is using a photo of the Northern Irish EU Region for stores in the Southern Irish EU Region!.

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You've omitted the most important part of the story - what is the value of the house in the picture? Pfft....

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Who really cares? Anyone with too little to do I imagine. No big deal.

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I expect they're running out of unspoilt areas of our once green and pleasant land that hasn't got a whole load of fans on sticks in the middle of the view.

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ASDA = Second rate stores with second rate produce.

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Teenager killed in Kent hit-and-run - Daily Telegraph

The victim, named locally as Kyle Coen, was riding along the A2 London Road near Sittingbourne, Kent, when he was struck by a grey Fiat Bravo at about 9.15pm last night.


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Monday, 30 July 2012

Horsham crowned Sussex Cup champions - wscountytimes.co.uk

Horsham crowned Sussex Cup champions - wscountytimes.co.uk

In a thrilling finish Bexhill needed 16 to win off the final over to beat Horsham’s 119-8.

It went down to the wire with the East Sussex club wanting a six to win off the final ball bowled by fast bowler Devon Endersby. Batsman Tim Hambridge just took a single, meaning Horsham had successfully defended a relatively low total.

Captain Craig Gallagher praised his bowlers and fielding for getting them the win after he had top scored with the bat with just 22.

He said: “I would have preferred to get 160 or 170 but I believed with the bowling and fielding we have got we would win as we are really good at defending totals.

“Will Beer and Michael Munday took the pace off the ball and made us hard to put away and at the top Devon Endersby and Owain Jones did OK as well. It was a fantastic team effort.

“We kept losing wickets and weren’t building partnerships at all. But it’s not all about taking wickets, it’s a bonus. If you keep it tight you win the game and on a quick wicket too. This is our competition with 12 victories.

Spinners Beer and Munday took 1-19 and 2-24 respectively from their four over spells and opening bowlers Jones and Endersby took 2-17 and 0-19 to keep Behill behind Horsham for most of the game, despite a Man of the Match winning 65 by Bexhill opener Malcolm Johnson hit off 68 balls, which included a six and four fours.

The victory rounded off a great week for Horsham who alwso stormed to the top of the Sussex Premier League after beating leaders Preston Nomads.

Gallagher added: “It was a fantastic weekend and again a great team performance, with everyone chipping in. We now have a crucial two weeks where we play three matches and if win three it puts us in a good position to do the double!”


Source: www.wscountytimes.co.uk

Billericay woman held in charity fraud probe - BBC News
30 July 2012 Last updated at 07:04 ET

A woman has been arrested in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation into a charity collection, Essex Police have confirmed.

The 22-year-old was arrested at her home in Billericay on Friday morning on suspicion of fraud by false representation.

She has been released on police bail until 6 August an Essex police spokesman said.

The spokesman said she had been given bail while inquiries continued.


Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Morrisons could turn Folkestone bowls club into petrol station - thisiskent.co.uk

SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons could turn land currently occupied by an historic bowls club into a petrol station.

Folkestone Bowls Club has been awash with rumours in recent weeks that the firm was eyeing the site, which is next to its Cheriton Road store, in order to enter the local petrol market.

  1. Morrisons could turn Folkestone bowls club into petrol station

A spokesman for Morrisons refused to rule out the idea when approached by the Herald, while gossip has also been circulating that Tesco and a hotel chain were considering making a move.

The Herald exclusively revealed in March that Shepway District Council, which owns the land used by the bowls club, indoor club and Folkestone Invicta, was planning to sell the site.

Leaked documents revealed the bowls club, which has been in Folkestone for more than 100 years, could be torn down and moved while the football club could be repositioned in order for the council to sell the land for commercial development.

One bowls club member, who asked to remain anonymous, told this paper: "The Morrisons rumours have been very strong and would make sense. Their store is right next to the site. I went in there the other day and they gave me a voucher for 6p off a litre of petrol. I said what use is that, because the nearest station is Canterbury and driving up there would rule out the saving, and the cashier replied that there could be one opening nearer to us."

A spokesman for Morrisons refused to rule out the land as a potential site for a station, saying: "We're always looking at possible petrol sites up and down the country that are close to our stores but don't comment on individual sites."

District and county councillor Dick Pascoe, who is a member of the indoor bowls club, said: "I've heard all of these rumours and everything is up in the air.

"Stripes has reached its sell-by date and is very dilapidated and the bowls club also needs money spending on it. SDC wants to keep the facilities but it all comes down to finance.

"There are several options on the table, some with great benefits and others that not everyone might be happy with."

WOULD you like to see a petrol station on the site? If not, what would you prefer? E-mail your views to mike.sims@KRNmedia.co.uk or write to the address on page 2


Source: www.thisiskent.co.uk

TOWIE girls leave Joey's party in tears - The Sun

TOWIE's Lauren Goodger was seen fleeing Joey Essex's birthday party in tears after a bust-up with former pal Lauren Pope last night.

The two girls, who used to live together, clashed after Lauren G approached her friend to try to clear the air.

Things have been tense between the ITV2 reality show castmates for a while, but now Lauren G is dating her pal's former flame Tom Pearce, 22, things have become even more awkward.

But in last night's episode Lauren P, 28, insisted she was "cool with the Tom situation" and that it was Lauren G badmouthing her that was the problem.

Lauren G told the DJ: "Obviously like I look back and at times we was really close and now I feel like there's Lauren and oh I can't talk to you about stuff I used to talk to you about, I don't want that."

To which Lauren P replied: "Well I don't want that either but it's hard when you said to Chloe to be wary of me, I've got no friends."

A shocked Lauren G, 25, then insisted she had never said anything like that, and demanded they call Chloe Sims, 30, over to ask her straight.

Chloe, who had been listening in, walked over and declared: "I don't really want to get involved but you did say something like that.

"It was a long time ago, it's not relevant for now, but obviously since then me and Lauren have got really friendly and when you're that close you do talk about things like that."

Lauren G then blasted back: "I'm here just to come over to you to talk about I'm now happy with Tom, seeing him, that's all I've come over for, not to have a row with anyone. And that's fine, that's not true, but whatever."

She then stormed off sobbing, but not before declaring: "I've had enough s*** in my life, I don't need this. I'm moving on, I'm happy, I've come over to give you the heads up. That's fine."

While Chloe shouted after her: "It's not really fine though, cos now it's even worse isn't it."

And she wasn't the only one to leave upset, Lydia Bright, 21, also broke down after a fight with her ex James "Arg" Argent.

Lydia had gone to chat to his new girlfriend Gemma Collins, 31, but when Arg, 25, saw them chatting he stormed over and demanded to know what they were talking about.

Angry Arg asked: "What are you two friends now?"

And Lydia insisted: "We've never not been friends."

Chubby crooner Arg then replied: "It's just cos the last time me and you spoke to each other you told me that I was scraping the barrel with Gemma."

And he added as the argument got heated: "You said we're both suited because we're fat. You also said we'd both need a special bed made to be able to handle us both."

Lydia blasted back: "Oh my god, you are such a liar."

But she couldn't control her emotions for long before beginning to sob, and shouting at her former long-term love: "You're horrible, you put people down, you manipulate them, you cheat."

Eventually Gemma and Arg walked off, leaving Lydia standing crying alone.


Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Jailed detective Peter Foster found hanged at Lewes Prison - The Independent

Foster’s death came after Nathan Vaughan-Jones, 34, who stabbed his stepfather to death after a long-running family feud, was found hanged at the same prison on Friday


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Jobs boost as supermarket can be built at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site - This is Derbyshire

HUNDREDS of jobs will be created and millions of pounds generated for the NHS after the Government waded into the row over plans to build a supermarket on the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site.

Supermarket giant Morrisons now looks set to buy part of the site from the NHS, having already pledged more than 300 jobs in a planned store, plus hundreds more for construction workers.

  1. The Government has said a supermarket can be built on the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site.

The sale of the land will also create a big pot of cash to be spent on local health care.

Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, was called in to settle a row which broke out between Derby city councillors and hospital chiefs.

The council last year refused to make a decision about the proposal for a supermarket because it would involve demolishing an Edwardian building.

But Mr Pickles dismissed those concerns and instead gave hospital chiefs the green light for the major redevelopment project.

And, as well as granting permission for the site to house a supermarket, Mr Pickles has also given the nod to about 450 homes, offices and a cafe, restaurant or pub to be built there.

The development, dubbed the Nightingale Quarter, has been praised in a letter from Mr Pickles' office.

It stated: "The proposal would lead to the replacement of outdated buildings with a modern mixed-use community and encourage economic growth while protecting the environment."

Lee Outhwaite, director of finance at Derby's hospitals, added: "This is very good news for Derby."

In July last year, hospital chiefs announced that Morrisons was lined up to purchase part of the 20-acre NHS site once Derby City Council granted permission for a supermarket to be built there.

And Morrisons had said it hoped the store would open by the end of 2012 if the planning process went "smoothly".

At the time the city council said it would not make a decision on the plans until all options for the future of Edwardian building Devonshire House, which once provided accommodation for nurses, had been explored.

Hospital chiefs appealed to the Planning Inspectorate against the council's stance.

Now outline permission has been granted by Mr Pickles' office, which means detailed plans for the development will need to be submitted to the council and approved at a later stage.

A letter from the Department of Communities and Local Government said the significance of Devonshire House was "limited due to the unexceptional quality of the building".

The letter to Signet Planning, which has drawn up the scheme, continued: "There is no persuasive evidence of any demand for the re-use of the building and there would be a number of structural issues that would tend to suppress demand still further."

And the letter said the surrounding streets and buildings, including the Hartington Street Conservation Area, would be enhanced by the development.

It continued: "The balanced judgement, weighing the loss of Devonshire House against the other heritage assets, is strongly in favour of the proposal."

The plans are subject to conditions, including the fact that the supermarket must devote at least 80% of its space to selling food rather than other items.

Hospital chiefs have previously said Morrisons had been chosen because it concentrated on selling food and did not have "significant other lines", such as clothing or electronics.

As a result, it would complement rather than compete with city centre shops.

A further condition is that the road junctions around the site are improved. The supermarket will be on the part of the old hospital site which is closest to the city centre, near the junction of London Road and Bradshaw Way.

Much of the former DRI site was left vacant after the majority of healthcare staff and services moved to the new Royal Derby Hospital in May 2009.

A handful of wards and clinics remained and have since operated under the name of London Road Community Hospital.

A hospital spokesman said he did not yet know the planned opening date for the supermarket or the amount which the NHS would make from the sale of the land.

But he said the cash would be enough to help cover the investment already made in the new School of Nursing at Royal Derby Hospital.

It would also help pay for the ongoing redevelopment of London Road Community Hospital.

The NHS and council are considering transforming the hospital into a "health hub", housing various services for elderly people and those with long-term health problems.

Hospital finance director Mr Outhwaite said the sale of the site would generate "a significant amount of funds to be invested in health care".

He added: "Morrisons supermarkets remain as the prime purchaser for the land from the trust and continue to maintain their interest in the redevelopment and regeneration of the site."

Councillor Sara Bolton, chairman of the city council's planning control committee, said the report would be reviewed in detail and she would comment once there had been time to consider the findings.


Source: www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk

Sussex schools struggle to recruit headteachers - The Argus.co.uk

Sussex schools struggle to recruit headteachers

2:20pm Monday 30th July 2012 in News

Stress, low pay and a lack of support is putting off people making applications for vacant head teacher posts.

Union representatives say that East Sussex County Council is suffering “long running” problems in particular.

There are currently 18 primary schools under the county council’s control without a permanent head.

At some schools, multiple application processes have failed to find a suitable candidate.

St Peter and St Paul CE Primary School in Bexhill has had five unsuccessful attempts to find a head while Stafford Junior School in Eastbourne has failed with four recruitment attempts.

In comparison, West Sussex County Council has currently only three vacancies, at primary schools in Shoreham, Bognor and Horsham.

Brighton and Hove City Council said it didn’t have any vacancies.

The difficulty to attract head teachers was cited by the Office of the Schools Adjudicator as a major reason why Peacehaven Infant School and Hoddern Junior School were merged earlier this month, despite massive opposition to the plans.

Unions say that the problem is a national one but the county council should do more to support heads.

Phil Clarke, the NUT representative for East Sussex, said: “A primary school head is an extremely stressful job and they are under a lot of pressure from the Government and Ofsted.

“That role doesn’t come with the financial compensation of a secondary school role or with the same amount of people supporting them.

“I think it’s a national problem but East Sussex County Council could do more on a political level with councillors speaking out against what the Government is doing to head teachers.

“They should listen more to governing bodies and teachers when they disagree rather than riding roughshod over them.”

An East Sussex County Council spokesman said the vacancies were all currently being covered by experienced staff.

He said: “This is not a situation unique to East Sussex. The main factor is that many head teachers are coming up to retirement. We have a very good, positive and close relationship with the county’s head teachers and schools.”

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tengri says...
3:13pm Mon 30 Jul 12

Well we can't pay them more or the wonderful British public will be whining about it. We shall just have to be happy putting up with poor education standards since, as we all know, schools are like any organisations and are only as good as the person at the top. I wonder if the fools moaning about good people getting paid well understand that this type of communist economic thinking has failed in every state that it has been applied. tengri

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The TOWIE girls were certainly out, in every sense of the word, over the weekend - Daily Mirror

    Savage satire: Award-winning comedy Veep is pure TV gold


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Nottinghamshire v Sussex - County Championship Division One - Day 4 - Live Score and Update - Bettor.com

Nottinghamshire v Sussex - County Championship Division One - Day 4 - Live Score and Update

Sussex 171 & 385/5 (134.0 ov) v Nottinghamshire 520/4d - Match drawn

On Monday, July 30, the four-day match in the ongoing County Championship Division One between Sussex and Nottinghamshire ended in a draw, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

The day began with Sussex resuming their second innings from a tally of 146, with EC Joyce on 63 and CD Nash on a total of 79 runs.

The two batsmen, exhibiting exuberant form, took the score to a massive total of 216 run. It was then time for Joyce to find his way off the field, as he was dismissed by SR Patel, after hammering a stupendous knock of 98 runs.

Nash was then joined by LWP Wells in the middle, as the two batsmen continued the staggering batting offensive against the fielding side, aiming to humble Nottinghamshire’s first innings ton of 520 runs.

Sussex’s batting pair forged another intimidating partnership, as they smashed some of the finest shots in modern-day cricket.

Nottinghamshire bowlers were made to work hard in the field, as they got clobbered remorselessly all around the park.

With 314 runs on the board, the batting side saw the demise of their second wicket with Nash perishing after mounting a sensational knock of 162 runs off 306 deliveries. His innings included 22 boundaries and a six.

With Nash decommissioned, it was time for the fielding side to make a comeback in the match.

However, Wells and MW Goodwin denied Nottinghamshire another breakthrough, by playing responsibly.

After conceding a total of 352 runs, Nottinghamshire grabbed their third wicket of the day, dismissing Wells on a total of 59 runs.

HF Gurney then opened his account, by dismissing Sussex skipper, MH Yardy, for three. At the time of this wicket, Sussex had managed to amass 355 runs.

Goodwin was then joined by LJ Wright, but the partnership was short-lived, as with 380 runs on the scoreboard, Goodwin hit the showers after clobbering a knock of 31 runs.

Five runs later, the day came to an end, with Wright standing on a knock of 12 runs, as Sussex managed to pile 385 runs in their second innings.      


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Frankel heads Sussex quartet - SkySports

The world's highest-rated horse will face just three rivals - one of those being stablemate and pacemaker Bullet Train - in the Group One contest over a mile that he won last year.

Cecil, who has been having on-going treatment for cancer, said on his website, www.sirhenrycecil.com: "Unfortunately, I won't be at Goodwood on Wednesday as I have been undergoing some treatment.

"Although I am able to train my horses, I'm not quite fit to go racing yet, but I hope to be fully recovered in the near future.

"Everything has gone as we could have wished with Frankel since the Queen Anne Stakes. We gave him an easy time immediately after Royal Ascot before bringing him back into fast work.

"He has pleased us with his work and is going to the Sussex Stakes in good shape. We are taking one race at a time with him and are hoping that he can extend his unbeaten record."

Frankel's main test looks likely to come from Godolphin's Farhh, who has run such game races in defeat in the Prince of Wales's Stakes and the Coral-Eclipse.

Richard Fahey's Gabrial, who stepped up from handicap company to finish a close fifth in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, is the only other runner.


Source: www1.skysports.com
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West Sussex Credit Union offering new way to save - wscountytimes.co.uk

West Sussex Credit Union offering new way to save - wscountytimes.co.uk

By simply filling in a form with the credit union, people can join the Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme to transfer regular savings straight from their salary.

WSCU is a not-for-profit savings and loan co-operative set up with support from West Sussex County Council in 2008 in response to problems of financial exclusion in the county.

Since then it has loaned £1.4m people in West Sussex in relatively small sums of money as an alternative to high interest lenders such as pay day loan companies.

Volunteers are now increasing the profile of the WSCU payroll saving scheme.

Payroll manager at WSCU Alison Terry said: “We are trying to encourage people to save so people don’t have to use their credit card.

“SAYE is ideal to support people who don’t earn a lot of money and it’s empowering people. It can be just a couple of pounds a month.”

She said managers employing people interested in SAYE do not have lots of paperwork to fill in.

“It’s not a lot of work. There’s a link on the website that employees fill in, which goes to the Credit Union. We tell employers which employees wish to pay and how much to pay in. The beauty of it is employers don’t know what the money is for.”

In their experience, WSCU volunteers find employers are pleased to be able to offer such a valuable benefit for little administrative effort on their part – simply setting up the scheme and publicising it to staff.

Employees have said they find it easy to start to save through their salary and are pleased that they can benefit from preferential rates for loans if they need one in the future.

WSCU prides itself on providing an ethical option for people saving money. Organisations such as West Sussex County Council, the NHS Trust and several other councils and private sector businesses have started working with the Credit Union to offer their staff an option to save as they earn through a payroll deduction scheme.

People do not have to be part of a payroll scheme to save or borrow with WSCU, but only have to live or work in West Sussex. Savings are 100 per cent guaranteed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

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Olympic security farce as Wembley keys lost: First the G4S fiasco... now police admit to shocking stadium breach - Daily Mail
  • Search teams hunt desperately for keys after they were lost during final preparations for the Games
  • Could cost 40,000 to replace the hi-tech laser key set
  • Claims similar incident occurred during Wimbledon championship are denied

By Louise Eccles, Chris Greenwood and Rebecca Evans

PUBLISHED: 19:48 EST, 29 July 2012 | UPDATED: 03:37 EST, 30 July 2012


Police in charge of keeping the Olympics safe have lost the keys to Wembley Stadium.

Scotland Yard admitted last night that it was to blame for the shocking breach.

Search teams spent days desperately hunting for the keys after they were mislaid during the final preparations for the Games.

Farce: Police who are responsible for looking after Olympic venues have admitted that they have lost the keys to Wembley stadium

Farce: Police who are responsible for looking after Olympic venues have admitted that they have lost the keys to Wembley stadium

The announcement of the lost keys came hours after Great Britain beat the UAE in a match at Wembley in the group stages of the competition

The announcement of the lost keys came hours after Great Britain beat the UAE in a match at Wembley in the group stages of the competition

Celebrating: Ryan Giggs scored the first goal for Great Britain in their 3-1 win

Celebrating: Ryan Giggs scored the first goal for Great Britain in their 3-1 win

Sources said it would cost up to 40,000 to replace the hi-tech laser keys. The latest fiasco threatened to further damage already fragile confidence in security arrangements for the Games.

It also provoked a furious behind-the-scenes row between the police, Locog and private security firm G4S over who was responsible.

But late last night, Scotland Yard admitted a team of officers mislaid the ‘internal security keys’ during last minute checks.

Claims that a set of keys were lost at the Wimbledon Championships in similar circumstances were flatly denied by tennis bosses and G4S.

It is the latest blow to Olympic security after serious questions were raised about the 284million Government contract with G4S to secure the Games. Military personnel were drafted in after the firm admitted it could not supply enough guards.

More than 600million has been spent securing Games venues, using more than 13,000 police officers from across Britain.

Special guests: Prince William and David Beckham watched the match at the stadium

Special guests: Prince William and David Beckham watched the match at the stadium

Beckham's son Brooklyn also watched the game alongside his father

Beckham's son Brooklyn also watched the game alongside his father

The Met said staff discovered the Wembley Stadium keys had been lost last Tuesday as final preparations were made for Olympic football matches at the venue.

It originally said officers were ‘alerted’  to the loss at lunchtime, sparking a criminal inquiry over fears they were stolen.

But a spokesman later admitted the keys had been mislaid earlier that day by a police team who had returned to check the venue several weeks after it had been secured and sealed by colleagues.

The officers then spent several days at Wembley Stadium retracing their steps and trying to find the missing set of keys.

One source said: ‘These were hi-tech laser keys which cost anything up to 40,000 a set as they cannot be copied. They are the same as you get at prisons.’

Denial: Claims that a set of keys were lost at the Wimbledon championships in similar circumstances were flatly denied by tennis bosses and G4S

Denial: Claims that a set of keys were lost at the Wimbledon championships in similar circumstances were flatly denied by tennis bosses and G4S

In action: Andy Murray during his victory in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament yesterday afternoon

In action: Andy Murray during his victory in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament yesterday afternoon

Support: Fans were out in force to back Murray in his straight sets victory over Stanislas Wawrinka

Support: Fans were out in force to back Murray in his straight sets victory over Stanislas Wawrinka

A Met spokesman said: ‘On July 24, officers from the Olympic policing operation at Wembley Stadium reported that internal security keys which had been used by them as part of a search were missing.

‘Officers attended the venue to assist in the search for the missing items but nothing was found.

‘Detectives also went to ascertain if there was any evidence of criminal offences, however at that time there were none.’

A spokesman for Games organisers Locog said: ‘These were internal keys, locks have been changed and the security of the venue has not been compromised in any way.’

A spokesman for G4S said: ‘We have no record of losing any keys.’

  • A G4S guard was last night facing the sack after he allegedly spat at a soldier drafted in to provide security at the Olympics archery at Lord’s cricket ground. A spokesman said the firm was ‘urgently investigating’ the claims.

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You actually mean they lock the place up and go home? You would think they would have at least have 24 hour security guards on the premises.

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Ha, Mac did a cartoon about this a few days ago..........Mac sees the future....:)

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Sources said it would cost up to £40,000 to replace the hi-tech laser keys. The latest fiasco threatened to further damage already fragile confidence in security arrangements for the Games. Not helped by the D M focussing on every negative aspect it possibly can and thus giving more tittle tattle to the knockers and scoffers who have no sense of pride and never achieved anything in their purile lives!

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You've got to laugh, eh...!! . . You need a British sense of humour to appreciate the fun.

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Dear me...

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Olympic SEARCH teams couldn't find a bunch of keys...

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Shame, hardly anything but NEGATIVE stories on the Olympics by DM. You would think this newspaper didn't want the games to be a success...

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I wish all the cynical people would just shut up and enjoy this fantastic episode of sporting history

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Ha ha ha !!!! What a total, elementary cock-up !!! Bring on the Premiership footie as soon as possible. These " Tiddlywink Games " are just one big, embarrassing joke !!!!!

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The good old met strikes again, in the farce that is the games the met thrives as usual.

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