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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
LR share spoils with Maine Road side
Atherton LR bounced back their weekend pre-season loss with a second-half comeback to take a 2-2 draw away from their home game against Maine Road on Tuesday night. Ahead of the game, LR announced the trialist goalkeeper who featured in the Bury and Barnton game, former Shakers Under-23s player Sam Jones, had now joined the club. The hosts started well against the Division One North side, although high pressing from the Maine Road forwards gave a sign of things to come LR struck first as on 25 minutes when Cal Hunter received a lofted ball from George Chadwick and made a quick turn to angle his body and bury the ball past the keeper's near post. Yellows defender Abiola Obasoto enjoyed a good game, not only defending well but making forward runs down the flanks and supplying chances. However, Maine Road would soon level as a passing triangle at the edge of the box was laid off to Sam Wrigley who with space, turned and curled a well-taken shot past Jones on 34 minutes. And only four minutes later the visitors were ahead when some poor man-marking by LR allowed James Horan to take a wild shot which bounced over Jones' head to put the Sky Blues in front. LR started more lively after the interval with the early introduction of Joe Bacon, Tom Lawless and Kieran Alley working well together on the flanks. Lawless faced a few chances supplied by Lenehan and Alley but all were agonisingly wide. That was until Alley made a brilliant run down the right and lifted a picture-perfect cross to Lawless whose header hit the back of the net 12 minutes from time to earn a share of the spoils. LR boss Dave Jones said: 'I saw the goals from the first-half and it's us not turning the ball over, not getting in the right positions and the transition not being good enough - so those are things we need to continue to work on.' LR will travel to Darwen on Saturday for their penultimate friendly (2pm).
BBC News
26-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Rotherham Hospital appeals for bonding hearts for newborn babies
Staff at a neonatal unit have appealed for people to sew more "bonding hearts" so mothers can share scents with their premature babies to help them Hospital nurses have used scent-sharing for a while to bring babies and parents closer together, but said supplies of the cotton hearts were running nurse Sam Jones said the hearts nurtured a "vital connection" and scent was the "most developed sense of a newborn baby".Grace, a mother of five-week-old twins born at the hospital 10 weeks premature, said the hearts made it "feel like [the twins] are with me even when they're not". Grace's twins have both been tube-fed and lived in incubators, although one of them, Heidi, has just been moved to a nurse Sam Jones said scent-sharing between a mother and baby was "vital"."Callum, the twins' dad, swaps his hearts with the babies too, because it's vital for dads as well," she said."The fabric hearts help nurture that vital connection by absorbing mother and baby scents together." Ms Jones said the scent also helped produce the hormone oxytocin, or "the love hormone", which stimulates milk manager Claire Ellis-Wood said the unit now only had a small supply of the hearts, often made by parents and grandparents."We're running really short," she said."We used to give mums the baby's vest or babygrow to put down their bra or really close to the skin."She said the hearts were given to both parents and could be taken home for siblings or pets, then kept as a keepsake for the child as they got Ellis-Wood said the response to previous appeals had been "phenomenal", with "all sorts of community groups getting together to make them".She said parents had even posted photos of their babies and children as old as seven, who still had their cotton was a "big social interaction" and a great thing for people to get involved in, she said, adding: "We want to thank people so so much." Ms Ellis-Wood said the hearts must be made from cotton, not fleece, crocheted or padded - and old sheets or duvet covers were the hearts must not have exposed seams, which fray and could get in babies' the hearts would be washed at the hospital so pre-washing was not necessary, she said, and a template was available hearts can be dropped off at the hospital's charity hub in the main entrance, where they will be collected and delivered to the unit. Meanwhile, Grace said she was looking forward to going home once the twins are strong enough to eat and breathe now has a room in the hospital so she can see the babies every day and feed them regularly, but still keeps the hearts close to her chest every night which makes the twins feel "much closer"."It's been really hard," she said. "But the hearts have helped". Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
USA Today
24-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 24 - Sam Jones (1957-69)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the fourth of four people to wear the No. 24, Hall of Fame Boston guard Sam Jones. After ending his college career at NC Central, Jones was picked up with the eighth overall selection of the 1957 NBA draft by the Celtics. The Laurinburg, North Carolina native played his entire, 12-season career with Boston, winning a nearly-unrivaled 10 titles with the team along with countless accolades, one of the greatest careers in league history. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Jones wore only jersey No. 24 and put up 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
Wales Online
07-06-2025
- General
- Wales Online
‘I've been very impressed with my powerful leaf blower and there's a way to get it for £34'
'I've been very impressed with my powerful leaf blower and there's a way to get it for £34' I've found the McGregor cordless leaf blower great at quickly tidying up my garden I've been impressed with the cordless leaf blower (Image: Sam Jones ) It's June, the sun is (sort of) shining and we're all keen to spend more time outdoors. Not least my young son, Teddy, who's rapidly gone from crawling to charging around and virtually sprinting in what feels like a couple of weeks. As such, I needed to sort my garden out, and replaced a muddy corner that doesn't get much sunlight with a fenced off play area. All great, problem solved, right? Well not quite. For all the play area is great, one problem quickly arose - on a windy day the fencing basically acts as a pen for gathering what feels like every leaf in the neighbourhood. Naturally, as a ten-month-old, Ted has to put anything he picks up straight in his mouth, so I was keen to find an easy solution to the leaf problem. I already had a corded leaf blower that is pretty powerful and great when it comes to clearing away things like hedge and grass cuttings. The trouble is, it's a bit of a faff setting it up, as I have to get it out of the garage and sort out an extension lead - not the sort of thing you want to be doing every day. Looking for a simpler and quicker solution for clearing leaves and general debris chucked around via the wind, I turned to the McGregor Cordless Garden Leaf Blower , picking it up from Argos for £50. McGregor Cordless Garden Leaf Blower £50 £34.38 Topcashback Buy Now on Topcashback Product Description Get the leaf blower for £34.38 I've since discovered that there's a way to get it even cheaper for £34.38 by utilising TopCashback, more on how to do that below. And I have to say I've been really impressed. The fact it's cordless and battery powered means it's so easy to just quickly get out of the cupboard to clear the play area in a couple of minutes. It's not as powerful as my corded version, but it's more than capable of rapidly shifting the leaves and tidying it all up. I've found it extremely simple to use, you just choose the power setting you require from one to six (obviously I always just stick it on the highest setting), press the button and you're good to go. It boasts really decent power and is so convenient when it comes to giving the garden a quick tidy up. The leaf blower has six power settings At first, I found my hand was starting to ache slightly after pressing the button for a few minutes, only to discover it has the function to lock the button on so you don't have to keep it pressed down. My only slight annoyance is that the battery doesn't last ages. It's more than enough to send the debris lying around the garden blasting off into oblivion, but if you're planning to use it for a long time you might be better going for a corded option like the Einhell Leaf Blower Vacuum priced at £51.95 at B&Q. That model comes with a vacuum function and a catch bag, so will be preferable for gardeners wanting to catch the leaves and dispose of them. It's worth noting that the three reviews for that product are mixed, with two four star and one three star rating. Buyers noted it 'does the job', though they said it was a 'little bit heavy after a while'. For those who like the reassurance of a big-name brand, Amazon stock's Dewalt's 18V XR Compact Blower , though that's a bit pricier at £71.94. It's specifically designed to be nice and lightweight, so is worth a look for anyone concerned about that. How to get the Argos leaf blower for £34 Article continues below Begin by signing up as new members via this TopCashback link. Find Argos on the site and hit 'Get Cashback Now'. Shop and check out as usual on the Argos website. Sit tight; cashback will track and pop up in your TopCashback account within seven working days of the transaction.
BBC News
05-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Gloucestershire cheese rolling prize is served to rough sleepers
A wheel of Double Gloucester won in the annual traditional cheese rolling races in Gloucestershire is to be served up to rough sleepers in north Ava Sender Logan, 20, managed to bag the 7lb (3kg) cheese in the women's race last month by tumbling down the almost vertical Cooper's Hill in London student, who has donated her "delicious" prize to the Refugee Community Kitchen, said she is "really happy people can try it".Sam Jones, the charity's co-founder, said: "We are deeply indebted to Ava for putting her life and limbs on the line to get the cheese." The Refugee Community Kitchen supports displaced people in northern France and homeless people in London and Edinburgh. Miss Sender Logan, who volunteers for the kitchen, said donating her prize cheese was a "full-circle moment". "It's really sweet," she said."The cheese has travelled from Gloucestershire to Oxford to London to the kitchen."The biochemistry student, who was the fastest down the 1:2 gradient, said she did not remember most of her downhill journey, and was stunned when she won."I was trying to hold my head, stay on my feet as much as I could, but there's only so much you can do," she said."I was bruised, I was battered but there were no broken bones." The charity, set up by four friends in 2015, has served thousands of meals in London and Calais over the last 10 Jones said up to 90 people in and round Archway in London will be able to "scoff" on the winning cheese wheel."It's a really nice kind of full circle to have the cheese that rolled down the hill, the Double Gloucester that's going into a cauliflower and broccoli cheese that's going out to the street," he said."It really fills us full of joy and satisfaction to be able to do that." The Gloucestershire cheese-rolling races have been held for centuries and are thought to have their roots in a heathen festival to celebrate the return of Hill's is one of Gloucestershire's steepest slopes. The cheese can reach speeds of up to 70mph as it is chased downhill by the year, there were seven races in all, two of them in memory of former cheese rolling winners who have since died.
