Fergie tells bosses to learn their trade

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Aberdeen and then Old Trafford. Ferguson said: "I'm dead against this fast-tracking of managers. Prepare, learn your trade, get your badges. Work for years at lower levels and you'll have a better chance. You have to earn the right to be a manager."Ferguson also revealed that his wife Cathy and children had not wanted him to take the United job after his success at Aberdeen - ...

Jim Hensons son to speak at Guardian Edinburgh Television Festival

The Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Brian Henson, director of The Muppet Christmas Carol, will speak at this year's Guardian International Television Festival. Photograph: Disney/Sportsphoto ...

Smiles light up sky as The Sunnybank Trust celebrates launch of Shine On appeal

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The sun shone and the sky was lit up with smiley, happy faces as The Sunnybank Trust officially marked the launch of its Shine On appeal on Thursday. More than 50 of the charity's users, volunteers and advocates joined special guests at its weekly Kites club, held at St Barnabas Church, in Temple Road, Epsom. Last week, ...

Polka theatre director to leave after seven years at helm

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Jonathan Lloyd has enjoyed seven years with Polka Theatre A children's theatre is losing its artistic director after seven years of tenure. Jonathan Lloyd is leaving the Polka Theatre, based on Wimbledon's Broadway, for a new role at the Pegasus Theatre in Oxford. He said: "I'm fiercely proud of all we've achieved at Polka over the past seven years and will ...

Estate residents call public meeting opposing student flats

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The former site of the Duke's Tavern. Picture GoogleMaps. Residents are preparing for a crunch meeting with developers over plans for a huge block of flats for 300 students on the Cambridge Road estate. An application to build a seven storey unit on the former site of the Duke's Tavern pub has been submitted to Kingston Council by AK II Property Investments. It proposes ...

Businesses encouraged to attend networking lunch at Selhurst Park

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Crystal Palace business club A business networking event is taking place at Selhurst Park next month. The Crystal Palace FC Business Club is hosting a networking lunch on Tuesday June 4. Titled 'The Business Of Comedy', the lunch will feature veteran comedian Bob 'the cat' Bevan as a guest speaker. Places at the event cost 40 plus VAT per person, which ...

Stagecoach youngsters perform in front of thousands

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Young performers took to the stage at Giggs Hill Green for the Dittons' spring fair. Members of the Stagecoach Hinchley Wood group performed a dance, entitled Shadowland, to a crowd of more than 6,000 people on Sunday, May 12. The dance had previously been performed by the group at Her Majesty's Theatre in November as part of a Stagecoach showcase performance. Melanie ...

Taste buds at the ready for Hampton Court Food Festival

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Former Blue Peter presenter and Celebrity Masterchef contestant Zoe Salmon will launch Hampton Court Food Festival this weekend. The summer celebration of all things food and drink has seen visitors flock to feast on dishes from around the world, sip drinks in the sunshine, and picnic in the park for the past four years. Top chefs cook up signature dishes live in the chefs' ...

Bouncing babies win glowing praise for Teddington nursery

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A Teddington nursery has been awarded top marks in its latest inspection. Kidsunlimited day nursery, in Southcott Road, Teddington, was given an outstanding rating by Ofsted inspectors following their visit on April 12. The report praised the nursery for its good organisation and calm and welcoming atmosphere and said children made outstanding progress in the stimulating ...

Balham teacher who changes lives scoops award

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Award winner Helen Everett with headteacher Stella Flannery A Balham teacher described by her headmaster as someone who "changes lives" has scooped a teaching award. Helen Everett, from St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College in Balham, was announced as the winner of the Pearson Teaching Award for FE Teacher of the Year in London and the South East. Ms Everett teaches A level ...

Fundraising drive to replace church hall in Ashtead

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

, Reporter Ashtead parish is calling on churchgoers to help raise 1.5m to replace a dilapidated church hall. More than 600,000 has already been collected to replace the 40-year-old St Giles Parish Hall near 12th century parish church St Giles. Reverend Dr Bob Kiteley, the rector of Ashtead, said: "The time has come to replace St Giles Hall. "We are an active and ...

Strictly Come Dancing tour to visit Wimbledon

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Dance Daze: Strictly tour hits Wimbledon A "spectacular" dance theatre production hits Wimbledon for one night only in July. From the producers of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and written and directed by notorious judge Craig Revel Horwood, Strictly Confidential lets fans get up close and personal with stars of the hit show. Revel Horwood, who also directs the Strictly ...

Racing sardines at Surbiton Food Festival sports day

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Racing sardines and a tug of war between ancient 'clans' saw off the finale of the Surbiton Food Festival. The community sports day and teddy bear's picnic took place with wacky races and a massive family picnic on Saturday at the Victoria Recreation Ground. Lucas Heathcote, who visited from Shoreham Beach, said: "I am loving it. "The races are always a riot ...

Mill Street comes out to sell off its unwanted household items

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Antiques, bric-a-brac and curiosities were all on offer at a Kingston street's annual car boot sale. The Mill Street sale on Saturday saw residents bring out their unwanted good and put them on sale from their front gardens. Unsold items were picked up by Kingston-based disability charity Enhancable, to be sold. Tessa Kind, of Mill Street Residents' Association, said: ...

Volunteers muck in to build science sensory garden at primary school

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Fifty volunteers mucked to install a sensory garden at Ellingham Primary School in Chessington. They completed the task in just five hours. Pupils will also grow their own fruit and vegetables in a market garden, and can "grub around" in a habitat area. Headteacher Sarah Creegan said the pupils were "incredibly excited" about the gardens. She said: ...

Guitarist who played with Springsteen is coming to Sutton

This is Local London - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Billy Walton Band is a combination of hard blues reminiscent of Hendrix and Clapton A guitarist who has played with Bruce Springsteen is coming to Sutton. The Billy Walton Band is returning to the UK to promote their Crank It Up CD as part of a full UK tour. The band is a combination of hard blues reminiscent of Hendrix and Clapton mixed with Warren Hayes and Derrick ...

Mervyn Kings housing warning is too little too late | Polly Toynbee

Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

George Osborne, Britain's chancellor, and Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, at the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors summit on 11 May 2013 Photograph: Yui ...

British P.M. Cameron gets an assist from Labor on gay marriage

Middle East Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Ed Miliband . Miliband agreed to have Labor members of Parliament vote against an amendment that would have extended civil unions to heterosexual couples, The Guardian reported. The amendment, backed by opponents of gay marriage, would have reduced the bill's chance of parliamentary approval, and Miliband had been planning to abstain. Cameron has also been trying to damp down a story that ...

Looted Irish treasures recovered in England

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

They include three 'gun money' coins, the emergency war money coined by James II from 1689-91 to pay his forces to fight William of Orange.The items, including a Bronze Age axe and spearhead and hundreds of medieval coins, will go on display today, then be stored for research.They were recovered after a tip-off from ...

Deal rescues gay marriage bill

Belfast Telegraph - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

US tech giant Yahoo has snapped up Tumblr in a major US deal that will reportedly net the blogging site's 26-year-old founder a 250 million US dollar (£164 million) fortune six years after he started ...

Rafsanjani may be out of Irans elections as Guardian Council vets older candidates

albawaba - Monday 20th May, 2013

Rafsanjani, who is seen by many as too old to run Iran yet again. AFP Photo The overseers of the upcoming Iranian election have said that they will ban those who are "physically weak" from running, which is a former Iranian president. "A person who is able to work only a few hours a day can't be approved," Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council said on ...

NZ man Sam Bracanov 77 fined over plot to hurl manure at Prince Charles couple

whatsonsanya - Monday 20th May, 2013

Sam Bracanov, here at Auckland District Court on November 13, 2012, has been fined for a plan to throw manure at Prince Charles and wife Camilla while they were in New Zealand last ...