So, 10 years on after coming up from League Two under manager Micky Mellon, Shrewsbury head back there under director of football Micky Moore. In the end, hopes of an 11th straight season in League One for English football’s longest occupants of the third tier proved too much. Shrewsbury have spent the past decade competing...
Northampton were handed a trip to Merseyside to take on Everton for their first match in the top flight, and it proved to be a harsh lesson as, although Bobby Brown’s goal brought them level at 1-1, they eventually went down 5-2. “It was the first year subs came in. We played at Everton, I...
Community members from all ages in the small town of Chelsea, Michigan, a small town of 5,000 people, rallied to help a bookshop move to a new location by forming a human chain. A total of 9,100 books were moved one-by-one to the new retail space, about a block away. Read full article at source...
A town hall hosted by Republican Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene in Cobb County, Georgia, was repeatedly disrupted by protesters on Tuesday evening. Footage shows police removing three people within minutes of Greene taking the stage, with officers tasering one man inside the venue. About six people were removed from the event, with three arrested, Acworth...
“It was a really composed, committed, professional performance, some really well worked goals, six for ‘Pesk’ which is remarkable, and a collective team effort that has put us in a really strong position,” said Sheehan. “We have to enjoy the feeling that we have currently but we still have one game to go and want...
Torquay United kept their National League South title hopes alive with a “professional” 2-0 win over 10-man Slough Town. The victory kept the Gulls fourth in the table, three points off leaders Truro City with three games to play. Torquay travel to Truro on Good Friday, 19 April, in a key game in the title...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Kirk England BBC South West tourism correspondent BBC Ben Palmer described the impact of Beyond Paradise as “fantastic” Businesses in a Cornwall town have said tourism and revenue have both increased due to BBC drama Beyond Paradise. The programme, now in its third series, is filmed in Cornwall and...
A new statue of crime writer Agatha Christie has been unveiled in her home town of Torquay. The statue, by local artist Elisabeth Hadley, will be the focal point of the Devon seaside town’s new £4m harbourside plaza. It depicts the author, who was born in Torquay in 1890, and her favourite dog, Peter. The...
Ipswich striker Liam Delap will be available for £30m this summer because of a relegation release clause, which will be triggered when his club inevitably returns to the Championship. The 22-year-old is likely to move on, with interest from several Premier League sides after netting 12 goals in 33 games in all competitions in his...
When Ipswich won 2-1 at Wolves in December through Jack Taylor’s last-gasp header – which ended Gary O’Neil’s managerial reign at Molineux – they moved three points above Wolves. Town were still third bottom at the time, but just a point behind Crystal Palace, while second-bottom Wolves were four adrift of safety. Fast forward five...
Luton Town should have spent more to try and avoid relegation from the Premier League, the club has admitted. The Hatters published their financial results for the year ending 30 June, 2024, external on Wednesday night, revealing record turnover and profits as a result of being promoted to the Premier League for the first time....
Gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison. A spokesman for Haiti’s national police said extra officers had been deployed to the town, which is located 50km (30 miles) north-east of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Police officials said they had regained control of Mirebalais, but...
Worthington was appointed interim boss until the end of the season after Michael Duff was sacked by Town earlier in March. He led the team to a 5-1 win over Crawley in his first game before Saturday’s heavy loss at fourth-placed Charlton, who opened the scoring in the first minute. With eight games to play,...
The relationship between Hellier and the fans has been uneasy for some time. A number of supporters, including unofficial podcast Gloverscast, have been banned from Huish Park for comments made on social media. One fan, who was banned for two years by the club last week, published the letter he received from the club online....
The Royal Air Force is landing in Exeter on 4–5 April, bringing a free, action-packed family event to Cathedral Green from 09:00 to 16:30 each day. This two-day spectacle offers hands-on experiences for all ages, designed to entertain, educate, and inspire the whole community. Climb into a Typhoon cockpit, test your speed in high-energy sports...