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The Citizen
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Citizen
South Africa's Jordan Pepper claims 1st Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters win
The son of former South African Touring Car driver Iain, Edenvale-born Jordan Pepper, is enjoying a purple patch in his racing career. A former winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour with Bentley and the GTWC America Championship, Pepper's current contract with TGI Lamborghini Team by GRT sees him competing in both the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) and selected endurance-racing events, in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2. Sharing a car with Luca Engstler and Mirko Bortolotti, Pepper's impressive current form saw him claim victory at the 2025 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on June 29. Buoyed by this success, the former VW Polo Cup and 2014 VW Scirocco Cup champion arrived at the fourth round of this year's DTM Championship, held at the Norisring street circuit in Nuremberg, Germany, filled with confidence. Starting Race 1 from pole position, Pepper's impressive early-race pace came in handy after a slow mandatory pit stop threatened to scupper the team's efforts. With his proud father in attendance and family, including his sister, Tasmin, herself an accomplished racing driver, watching from home, Jordan held off Thomas Preining and Maro Engel to claim his maiden DTM victory. 'What an unbelievably emotional moment for me,' Pepper said. 'I am incredibly proud and still cannot really believe it. The final laps seemed to last forever. However, I gave it my all and remained focused right through to the finish.' Significantly, the win vaulted Pepper into second place in the 2025 DTM Driver's Championship, behind Lucas Auer, who drives for Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf. As a reminder, Pepper's compatriot and fellow former VW Polo Cup driver, Sheldon van der Merwe, became the first South African to win the DTM Driver's title, claiming the 2012 title with BMW. Click here to browse thousands of new and used vehicles here with CARmag! The post South Africa's Jordan Pepper Claims His First DTM Win appeared first on CAR Magazine. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal.
Hans India
14-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
GRT Golden Eleven Flexi plan for easy buying
Hyderabad: For over 60 years, GRT Jewellers has been a cherished part of countless families' celebrations and milestones. What began in 1964 as a small venture has grown into one of the most trusted jewellery brands, renowned for its quality, craftsmanship, and personal connect with customers. With a stunning selection of Gold, Diamonds, Platinum, Silver, and Gemstones, GRT now touches hearts across 63 branches – 62 in South India and 1 in Singapore. While the brand continues to expand, its core values of trust, tradition, and excellence remain unchanged. Carrying forward this rich legacy, GRT Jewellers has introduced a special jewellery purchase plan for its customers – the Golden Eleven Flexi. This is a smart monthly jewellery purchase plan, in which customers can buy their favourite jewellery in 11 months and the key highlight of this scheme is NO wastage (VA) up to 18 per cent. The GRT Golden Eleven Flexi plan provides an effective solution in today's era of significant gold price fluctuations. Under this plan, customers can save monthly over eleven months, and choose between two flexible options, either weight-based or value-based – depending on which is more beneficial to the customer at the time of redemption. It is a smart and secure way for people to plan ahead and own jewellery of their choice later -be it gold, diamond, platinum, or silver. Speaking about the scheme, GR 'Anand' Ananthapadmanabhan, Managing Director of GRT Jewellers, said: 'Our Golden Eleven Flexi has been thoughtfully designed to help customers plan and purchase the jewellery they've always dreamt of. You can begin with a monthly advance payment starting from just Rs 1,000. All it takes is eleven equal monthly payments to enjoy significant benefits within a short span of time. Our experts will guide you through the entire process – from selecting your monthly amount to reminding you of due dates for each payment.' Adding to this, GR Radhakrishnan, Managing Director of GRT Jewellers, said: 'This is not just another gold savings plan; it carries a sense of pride and legacy. For example, if a customer wishes to surprise a loved one on their birthday, they can plan in advance and begin the scheme keeping that occasion in mind, and after eleven months present their loved one with meaningful jewellery as a well-planned gift. Jewellery has always been an integral part of our culture, symbolising both celebration and investment.
The Star
12-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
SC approves two more digital assets by Luno
Securities Commission Malaysia building at Kuala Lumpur. PETALING JAYA: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has approved two more digital assets by Luno in its second batch of approvals this year. In a statement released, Luno, a global cryptocurrency investment app said its newest listed assets, Hedera (HBAR) and The Graph (GRT) will bring its total coin list to 22, the widest in Malaysia. Luno Malaysia country manager, Scarlett Chai said the additions will offer investors a chance to explore a broader part of the crypto ecosystem and diversify their portfolios safely and securely. She said among the key features of HBAR is that it is a high-performance, energy-efficient public network. 'It leverages hashgraph consensus for fast, secure, and low-cost transactions, with predictable fees and enterprise-grade governance, enabling sustainable and scalable decentralised applications (dApps),' she said. GRT on the other hand is a decentralised indexing protocol that enables efficient querying of blockchain data, making it easier for developers to build performant and reliable dApps across multiple blockchains. Meanwhile, Chai said the listing of both came about after a rigorous screening process which evaluates potential assets against strict technical, regulatory, and legal criteria to ensure their feasibility and suitability for introduction in Malaysia, as well as other markets across APAC, Europe, and Africa. 'Shortlisted coins are then proposed to the SC for a country-wide approval, allowing the Malaysian public to invest or trade the respective digital assets,' she said. So far, Luno has submitted more than 25 digital assets to the SC with 22 approved and available on the platform. Aside from HBAR and GRT, the platform launched Algorand, and NEAR Protocol, while expanding its staking service to include Polkadot, NEAR Protocol, and Cosmos.
CTV News
11-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Fares going up for Grand River Transit
Grand River Transit says a server issue has caused problems with its EasyGO fare cards. (Source: Riders will soon have to pay a little more to take Grand River Transit. The transportation operator is raising its fares starting July 1. Cash payments and single tickets from fare vending machines will increase from $3.75 to $4. Children under the age of six can still travel for free. Monthly passes are also going up from $96 to $104. The U-Pass, for college and university students, will also increase from $118.97 to $124.91. A College Pass, which covers a four-month term, will go from $312 to $325. Grand River Transit is also raising the cost of a summer pass from $163.20 to $176. It is valid for trips between July 1 to Aug. 31. The price of MobilityPLUS tickets, however, will not change. A few things will see a slight decrease, including fares and passes for the Affordable Transit Program. The cost of day passes and group passes will remain the same. The fare changes were approved by council in the 2025 Region of Waterloo Budget. Grand River Transit promised, in addition to the fare increases, they would be adding 15,000 service hours to improve their core network in response to growing ridership.
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE 'Nothing keeps them at bay..' Furious locals turn their villages into FORTRESSES as thousands of travellers descend for controversial Appleby Horse Fair with police already being forced to handcuff a 10-year-old boy
Villages are being turned into fortresses ahead of Europe's biggest gypsy gathering - but this year the chaos has already begun. Weary locals are used to the disruption and disorder that accompanies the annual Appleby Horse Fair, but are bracing themselves for trouble as, in some areas, the influx of an anticipated 10,000 travellers has started early. A special police task force has so far dealt with offences of burglary, criminal damage, racist abuse, knife crime and faced a torrent of criticism after finding it necessary to handcuff a 10-year-old boy. The surge in crime around quaint Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria is causing anxiety amongst locals because the fair isn't even due to start until Thursday June 5th. So far local sporting venue, Kirkby Lonsdale Cricket club has seen its pavilion smashed up, as no windows remain in the wooden structure. Residents of the historic town have also been threatened and intimidated. There has been petty vandalism at a campsite and a knife waved during a confrontation between locals and traveller children. All the complaints have led the police to the makeshift camp in a layby at the town's Devil's Bridge where dozens of caravans have congregated ahead of the fair in Appleby, which is 40 miles away. A field has been handed over by the town for the gypsies to graze their horses as a safety measure to make sure they aren't causing a hazard tethered on roadside verges. Locals say they have never seen so many Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) people descend on the town so early. And that may well be down to the successful clampdown in nearby Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria's Eden Valley. For years the town was the focus of the pre-fair gathering but in the recent past locals have fought back, closing down services and pubs and shutting off the places where travellers would usually set up camp. One Kirkby Lonsdale local told MailOnline: 'They seem to have descended on us this year and have come earlier and in bigger numbers than we have seen before. 'There have been problems caused by gypsy children in the town centre and closer to the camp they have set up in a layby.' And now the local cricket club, nestled in a picturesque setting, on the edge of the town has been left with no windows after the pavillion was smashed up. Cumbria Police say three 10-year-old boys - only just within the age of criminal responsibility - were arrested over the attack as part of the wider Appleby Fair policing operation. A cricket club spokesman raged against the 'mindless thuggery' and described the damage caused as 'heartbreaking.' The club posted on its social media channels: 'We have had serious vandalism and attempted vandalism at KLCC. 'So many people have worked hard to get the pavilion safe, and enjoyable for cricketers, Sedbergh School kids, our new ladies team, and all of our supporters. 'The clubhouse now just looks awful, with damage inside from a broken window from an attempt to break in, and now the boards we've had to put over all the windows. But travellers simply smashed down a fence and drove across the verge to occupy the site, leaving a trail of damage behind 'The stress this causes from absolute mindless thuggery, to no actual gain is heartbreaking for all involved. So if you do happen to be going past, and have a look at the eyesore of boarding, or see anyone trying to damage, please get in touch with us or the police. 'As always, we will come back from it, rebuild, and show strength as a club. Cumbria Police have been incredibly helpful, and have an investigation ongoing, hopefully we can find out who is causing us so much pain.' There were also problems at Woodclose Park caravan site where police investigated reports of criminal damage and the racial abuse of a security guard. It was reported that a group of traveller children had been abusive to staff and when asked to leave the park's reception set off fire extinguishers. A spokesman for the park said: 'The matter has been dealt with by the police.' In an earlier incident police detained and handcuffed two traveller children after a penknife was produced in front of a shocked local on a riverside path. The police action in the layby at Kirkby Lonsdale was captured on video by the boys' mother, showing one of her sons in tears tethered by the wrist to a policeman. The mum posted: 'Our boys were put in handcuffs on the basis of False allegations! Pure abuse of power and provoking behaviour! Bullying 10 year olds! 'You wouldn't see them doing this to anyone other community! And they wonder why our children are afraid of them, this could of been handled in a completely different manner!' A Cumbria Police spokesman said: 'Cumbria Police are aware of concerns being expressed on social media in response to the handcuffing and search of two boys at Kirkby Lonsdale. 'At around 11:30am on 22 May 2025 Cumbria Police received a call for service from a member of the public reporting a group of boys on the path by the River Lune one of whom threatened the caller with a penknife. 'Officers carried out a search in the area and located two boys based on the descriptions provided. 'Due to the report of a knife, the boys were handcuffed for their and officers safety while the searches were completed. A search was carried out and no knife located, and the handcuffs removed. Officers continue to engage with people in the area. 'Stop and search will be used as appropriate to ensure the safety of all communities as we work to ensure everyone has a safe Appleby Fair.' It is understood the family involved were asked to move on from Kirkby Lonsdale. An attempt by the town's business park to prevent travellers occupying their car park was made, with shipping containers placed at either end of the plot on the outskirts of the town, but ultimately failed. Travellers simply smashed down a fence and drove across the verge to occupy the site, leaving a trail of damage behind. Meanwhile nearby locals Kirkby Stephen is hoping the travelling will 'get the message' they're not welcome A local farmer said: 'You do everything you can to keep them at bay but they don't care, they'll take the law into their own hands and we have to clear it up when they're gone. 'Even if we hammered big posts into the ground to keep them out they'd just come along with a chainsaw, fell them and use the timber for firewood. 'I've had horses let into my fields of barley before. The horses got fed but the crop has been ruined.' At Devil's Bridge piles of rubbish and gas canisters were dumped at the roadside as some gypsies left to continue their journey towards Appleby. For the second year in a row every pub in Kirkby Stephen will close - some this weekend and some from Monday onwards - with only the community-owned sports and social club staying up to serve alcohol. Staves have been hammered deep into roadside verges with signs on making it clear that horses and caravans are not to park there. And if - as has happened in previous years - the staves are uprooted, deep trenches have been cut into the verges to make it impossible to park a caravan without the danger of tipping over. Railings along the high street have been covered by boards decorated with artwork by local kids so that horses can't be tied up along the busy A685 through the town. As one local put it: 'Kirkby Stephen is closed to travellers and we hope they're getting the message.' When it begins next week the event is expected to see 30,000 visitors roughly, 10,000 of them from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. In its 250 year history the fair has only been cancelled twice, the first in 2001 during the foot and mouth outbreak and the second in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. The gathering is billed as the biggest traditional gypsy fair in Europe and has developed traditions that take place every year. Gypsy horses are washed in the River Eden in Appleby and trotted up and down the 'flashing lane' - a closed off rural road - before being haggled over and bought. There is a market on Jimmy Winter's Field with stalls selling everything from fashion to horse-related wares. The fair is held outside the town of Appleby, at the point where the old Roman Road crosses Long Marton Road, on Gallows Hill, which was named after the public hangings that were once carried out there. It was once thought the fair originated from a royal charter to the borough of Appleby from King James II of England in 1685, although more recent research has found the charter was cancelled before it was ever enacted. The gathering is sometimes known as 'the New Fair' because Appleby's medieval borough fair, held at Whitsuntide, ceased in 1885. The 'New Fair' began in 1775 for sheep and cattle drovers and horse dealers to sell their stock. By the 1900s it had evolved into a major Gypsy/Traveller event which brought families from across the UK and Europe.
