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  • Botham confident about Anderson surpassing him as Englands leading Test wicket-taker

    English legend Sir Ian Botham has said that he is confident that James Anderson will surpass him as England's leading Test wicket-taker after the fast bowler took three more Test wickets against New Zealand to reach 301, 82 short of Botham's England record. Welcoming the Lancashire player to the exclusive 300 club, Botham said that he had told Anderson that his next target should be 384, then ...

  • Fergie slams Man City for not so surprising Mancini sacking

    Retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised arch rivals Manchester City for sacking Roberto Mancini from the post of manager, although he admitted the news had not come as a complete surprise to him. Stating that the decision to dismiss Mancini was wrong, the Scot, who takes charge of his 1,500th and final game as Reds boss at West Bromich Albion on Sunday, said that it is ...

  • Award for man who saved stables

    Livery staff Helen Buckman and Ria Ward (17) with Philip Buckman, who has been nominated for an English Heritage award A man has been nominated for an English Heritage award after the restoration of a 19th century livery and grade II star listed indoor riding school in Epsom. Businessman Philip Buckman and his family acquired the Durdans stables in 2010, a livery yard set on 55 acres of ...

  • Henry Winkler announced for Richmond Theatre panto

    Villain: Captain Hook is thankfully a far cry from OBE Winkler Happy Days legend Henry Winkler will star in this year's Peter Pan Christmas pantomime. The pantomime will run at Richmond Theatre from December 6 to January 12, with Winkler, aka the Fonz, taking on the role of villain Captain Hook. "Captain Hook, with his sword-fighting, singing off-key, and a crew that ...

  • Comedy duo get shared blue plaque

    Dual recognition: Morecambe and Wise One of Britain's foremost comedy duos, whose career and friendship lasted more than 40 years, will be commemorated by a blue plaque. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, also known as Morecambe and Wise or Eric and Ernie, worked together in variety, radio, film and television from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. The Heritage Foundation ...


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Crash (1996)

It's rare that a controversial film deserves all the heated debate and hype surrounding its release, so when a film like David Cronenberg's "Crash" comes along, it's a shock in the truest sense. Here is a film that is genuinely disturbing, but not for the reasons you would immediately think of. While the sexual lives of the characters are deviant and often times repulsive, it's the film's cold, ca ... ...

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  • Donkeys talk to be given to Outwood Womens Institute

    News "My Life With Donkeys" is the intriguing title of a talk to be given to members of Outwood Women's Institute in Lloyd Hall, Brickfield Road, Outwood, on Tuesday, July 2, at 2.30pm. Website: ...

  • Hinchley Wood School student brushes up nicely for art prize

    Cool work: Rowena Fry, 15, got the top prize, while fellow students Lucy Ashworth and Rhiannon Pritchard-Wood were runners up A student from Hinchley Wood School has been named as the winner of the SHL Art Prize 2013. The competition, sponsored by Thames Ditton-based SHL, gave year 10 students a chance to create a piece of artwork suitable for display on the walls of the company's ...

  • Brooklands College named Surreys best

    By Laura Proto Brooklands College has been named the best further education college in Surrey. The national success rates tables for 2011/12 revealed the college, which has a campus in Weybridge, has overall success rates for all its students of 84.1 per cent. In comparison with other Surrey colleges, Brooklands is achieving a 16 per cent higher success rates than the lowest ...

  • Teenager lands coveted spot at top drama school

    Mitcham teenager lands coveted spot at top drama school An aspiring actress had said her dreams have come true after landing a place at an exclusive drama school which has produced some of the country's finest actors. Sadie Pepperell, 19, of Commonside East in Mitcham, will be following in the footsteps of Judi Dench, Lawrence Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave when she takes up a coveted ...

  • Pensioner banned from running company after helping rogue builders

    By Khaleda Rahman A 72-year-old man has been banned from running a company for 12 years after laundering money from rogue builders who targeted elderly homeowners. Michael Anthony Joyce, of Wimbledon, director of a cheque converting business, cashed cheques totalling at least 224,631 for the builders. The group of builders targeted vulnerable homeowners, by coldcalling them and ...

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