George Thorpe & Nick Lewis BBC News, Devon BBC Jennie Warren said she does not know how Torbay Council can justify the price A woman has blasted a Devon council for charging £8,000 for a replacement memorial bench in memory of beloved relatives. Jennie Warren said the bench was installed in Brixham in 2003 after...
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent FOSTER + PARTNERS The winning entry shows a statue of the late Queen to be built in St James’s Park The winning design for the national memorial for Queen Elizabeth II will also feature her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, alongside a traditional statue of the late Queen. Lord...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West BBC Jason Cox gave a speech at the unveiling of the memorial A new war memorial dedicated to former pupils killed in combat has been unveiled at a Devon school. The memorial at Plymouth College remembers the almost 200 former pupils who died in conflicts dating back to World...
World number one Scottie Scheffler continued his stunning form with a four-shot victory at the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The American shot a two-under-par 70 to beat compatriot Ben Griffin, whose challenge faded on the back nine. After bogeys on the 12th and 13th, Griffin eagled the 15th and birdied the 16th to move...
World number one Scottie Scheffler stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a four-under-par 68 in a “challenging” third round of the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The 28-year-old American continued his impressive run of form to go one shot ahead of compatriot Ben Griffin, whom he had trailed by three going into the...
Canadian Nick Taylor shot an impressive four-under-par round of 68 to take a share of the lead at the Memorial Tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The 37-year-old made four birdies during his second round as he joined overnight leader Ben Griffin, who carded an even-par 72, at the top of the leaderboard. Griffin’s fellow American Akshay...
In-form Ben Griffin shoots a seven-under 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament. Read full article at source...
Ullstein Bild / Getty Images The genocide in what is now Namibia lasted from 1904 to 1908 Dubbed “Germany’s forgotten genocide”, and described by historians as the first genocide of the 20th Century, the systematic murder of more than 70,000 Africans is being marked with a national day of remembrance for the first time in...
McIlroy joined 18-time major champion Nicklaus as part of an elite group of six players who have completed a career grand slam of all four major tournaments by winning The Masters at Augusta in April. The world number two subsequently tied for 47th place at the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and is set...
I can only assume this is an indictment of blue state governance in general. In one place where it happened, you hear about such things often with an overwhelmed and officially castrated police force trying ineffectually, if at all, to keep the mayhem as contained as possible. Risking life and limb on the scene while...
Masters champion Rory McIlroy will miss the Memorial Tournament in Ohio next week for the first time since 2017. The event, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, will be held at Muirfield Village from 29 May-1 June. It will be the third time this year that the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has not featured in one of...
The existing plaque which marks the disaster is situated on the wall of the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand at Liverpool’s ground. The new memorial – titled ‘Forever Bound’ – will be moved to a new location yet to be decided on, “to offer a more visible and accessible space for reflection and remembrance”. Former Liverpool...
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent FOSTER + PARTNERS The winning monument will be built at St James’s Park in London A final shortlist of five proposed designs for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II has been revealed by the government. The memorial, commemorating the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch who died in September 2022, will...
No Forest supporters died at Hillsborough, but there were 28,000 of them in the ground to witness the tragedy unfold. In 2016, inquests concluded that the Liverpool fans who had died had been unlawfully killed. Forest have previously paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the disaster by leaving 97 seats vacant when...
A bench has been built in the memorial garden of a Plymouth cemetary as a place of reflection for parents who have lost babies. It was the idea of one of the clients of baby loss charity Pregnancy Crisis Care and it was donated to Plymouth Cemeteries and Crematorium through fundraising and sponsorships. Jane Frajbis,...