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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
York street cleaner who goes 'above and beyond' honoured
A street cleaner who goes "above and beyond" to keep York city centre tidy has received a national Patrick, 60, has been York BID's cleaning team supervisor for seven early every morning from his home in Pontefract, he arrives in the city centre before the crowds, and cleans anything from pavements to seating areas and recognition of his dedication to the job, Chris was named Best Ambassador at the 2025 Association of Town and City Management Awards. "I was a chef before this, obviously indoors," he said."This is a lot better for me, this is what I like to do, be outside."Chris is known on his team for having a cheerful demeanour and positive outlook, even when faced with the messy side of the job."What do we clean?" he laughed."Vomit and human muck and everything like that. The proper nasty stuff." Carl Alsop, the operations manager at York BID, praised Chris for his attitude."There's not a hotel in York that wouldn't welcome Chris with a bacon sandwich - that's how far above and beyond he goes," he said."He just will not say no. He will find a solution and he will just roll up his sleeves, put his gloves on and he will tackle anything that needs tackling."That might be something very very disgusting or it might be trying his hand at gardening or painting or whatever it might be."Chris said the commute to his job was not an issue because he "loved doing it"."The people here are good, it's a great place to work," he said."I've enjoyed it so far so I'm going to keep coming until hopefully that enjoyment goes. But it won't go yet."As well as receiving the national award at a ceremony last month, Chris is a finalist in the Great Neighbour category of BBC Radio York's Make a Difference Awards."When I get an award, it's for all these other people that do things here," he said."On rejuvenation, we've got volunteers and we sometimes have 40 people on a day painting York."It's amazing and I get an award for that, so really, it's for them." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Washington Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
The Caps look mostly the same, but are still ‘excited' for what's to come
As the dust settles on the busiest part of the NHL offseason — the draft and the most active stretch of free agency — the Washington Capitals are mostly the same team they were a month ago. That was largely the plan, General Manager Chris Patrick said in May, and Patrick stuck to his word. A year after the Capitals went big by trading for center Pierre-Luc Dubois, winger Andrew Mangiapane, defenseman Jakob Chychrun and goaltender Logan Thompson while adding defenseman Matt Roy and forwards Brandon Duhaime and Taylor Raddysh in free agency, it was a quiet week around Washington's offices.
The Herald Scotland
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
The Lord moves in mysterious ways in this rapid fire play
Theatre 118, Glasgow Everyone has their crosses to bear in Chris Patrick's new play, in which a couple of believers meet in the sort of outdoor venue where decidedly unchristian things might happen in order to curry favour with the big guy upstairs. Our hapless pair aim to do this by way of hammer, nails, some handy DIY and a lot of faith to muffle the screams. When an angel finally does turn up to show them the way, rather than some beatific saviour bathed in a holy glow, this winged wonder is a grumpy naysayer who keeps his halo in his briefcase and is in permanent dispute with his boss. The Lord moves in mysterious ways in Colin McGowan's rapid-fire production that sees Patrick's stream of one liners go beyond what initially looks like an extended routine into a scabrous comic look at the painful extremes of blind faith. Erin Scanlan's naive disciple makes a kooky comic foil to Ross Flynn's self appointed right hand man of God, played by Flynn as a kind of ecclesiastical middle manager. McGowan himself plays Angie the Angel as the sort of fly patter merchant with an attitude problem not seen since Peter Cook played the devil in his and Dudley Moore's groovy swinging sixties take on Faust in Bedazzled. Read More: Patrick's play forms the first edition of Play of the Week, a new venture set up by the recently formed Theatre 118, who have found a home in a former office block on Osborne Street in Glasgow's city centre. This is at the behest of Outer Spaces, the innovative organisation set up to fill empty shops and offices with artistic life as makeshift studios, galleries and venues. This has enabled Theatre 118 to tap into a necessary need for cheap grassroots theatre spaces in which artists can experiment without financial risk. With a background in scratch nights, play readings and other self generated developmental initiatives, Theatre 118's move into full productions looks promising. As the Play of the Week name suggests, this inaugural season of four short plays running each Thursday to Saturday showcases work that once upon a time might have ended up on TV. This follows in a tradition forged by the likes of A Play, a Pie and a Pint's lunchtime theatre institution in that it works from the ground up. The unseen saviour in Patrick's play might not approve, but the resurrection of grassroots Scottish theatre might just start here. Hallelujah to that.
Washington Post
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Caps trade for a defenseman and add four players as the draft wraps up
On the second and final day of the NHL draft, the Washington Capitals selected four prospects and made a trade for an established player, bringing in defenseman Declan Chisholm from the Minnesota Wild. Saturday's trade doesn't rise to the level of the move they made on the second day of the draft last year, when they acquired goaltender Logan Thompson from Vegas, but Capitals General Manager Chris Patrick viewed it as an important depth move to position the Capitals for the start of free agency Tuesday. Chisholm, 25, is a restricted free agent who will need a new contract to remain with Washington.
Washington Post
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Capitals make Lynden Lakovic, a winger from Moose Jaw, their top pick
The Washington Capitals continued a franchise trend Friday night in the NHL draft, selecting a forward with their first-round pick for the sixth straight year when they made Lynden Lakovic, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound winger from Moose Jaw in the Western Hockey League, the choice. The Capitals had to wait nearly four hours to make the 27th pick, with the prospects on-site in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theatre and the teams making their choices from their home facilities across North America. But when their turn came, General Manager Chris Patrick was ready.
