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29/01/2014
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New Worcester Sports Centre Opened
The new University of Worcester Arena, which be the training base for Team GB to prepare for the 2016 Paralympics, has been formally opened.
The 2,000 seat facility has been built on the site of the former fruit and vegetable market in Hylton Road, and will be home to the Worcester Wolves basketball club.
Man Jailed For Murder After Facebook Threat
A man has been jailed for life for stabbing a man 171 times after posting on Facebook that he intended to kill someone.
21-year-old Daniel Turner was attacked in Riverside Park, Glenrothes on 18 October last year.
25-year-old Ewan Dow pleaded guilty to the murder and will serve 18-and-a-half years before he is eligible for parole.
ASA Ban Cycling Scotland TV Ad
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a television ad by Cycling Scotland that showed a rider without a helmet.
Despite the wearing of a helmet not being a legal requirement, the ASA said that not wearing a helmet was "socially irresponsible".
The ASA said: "We understood that UK law did not require cyclists to wear helmets or cycle at least 0.5 metres from the kerb.
"However, under the Highway Code it was recommended as good practice for cyclists to wear helmets. Therefore, we considered that the scene featuring the cyclist on a road without wearing a helmet undermined the recommendations set out in the Highway Code.
"Furthermore, we were concerned that whilst the cyclist was more than 0.5 metres from the kerb, they appeared to be located more in the centre of the lane when the car behind overtook them and the car almost had to enter the right lane of traffic.
"Therefore, for those reasons we concluded the ad was socially irresponsible and likely to condone or encourage behaviour prejudicial to health and safety."
(MH/CD)
The new University of Worcester Arena, which be the training base for Team GB to prepare for the 2016 Paralympics, has been formally opened.
The 2,000 seat facility has been built on the site of the former fruit and vegetable market in Hylton Road, and will be home to the Worcester Wolves basketball club.
Man Jailed For Murder After Facebook Threat
A man has been jailed for life for stabbing a man 171 times after posting on Facebook that he intended to kill someone.
21-year-old Daniel Turner was attacked in Riverside Park, Glenrothes on 18 October last year.
25-year-old Ewan Dow pleaded guilty to the murder and will serve 18-and-a-half years before he is eligible for parole.
ASA Ban Cycling Scotland TV Ad
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a television ad by Cycling Scotland that showed a rider without a helmet.
Despite the wearing of a helmet not being a legal requirement, the ASA said that not wearing a helmet was "socially irresponsible".
The ASA said: "We understood that UK law did not require cyclists to wear helmets or cycle at least 0.5 metres from the kerb.
"However, under the Highway Code it was recommended as good practice for cyclists to wear helmets. Therefore, we considered that the scene featuring the cyclist on a road without wearing a helmet undermined the recommendations set out in the Highway Code.
"Furthermore, we were concerned that whilst the cyclist was more than 0.5 metres from the kerb, they appeared to be located more in the centre of the lane when the car behind overtook them and the car almost had to enter the right lane of traffic.
"Therefore, for those reasons we concluded the ad was socially irresponsible and likely to condone or encourage behaviour prejudicial to health and safety."
(MH/CD)
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30 January 2014
ASA Reverse Ban On Cycling Scotland Ad
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has lifted a ban it had imposed on a Cycling Scotland television ad, calling its original decision "flawed". The ASA had previously ruled that a scene in the ad showing a cyclist riding without a helmet was "socially irresponsible".
ASA Reverse Ban On Cycling Scotland Ad
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has lifted a ban it had imposed on a Cycling Scotland television ad, calling its original decision "flawed". The ASA had previously ruled that a scene in the ad showing a cyclist riding without a helmet was "socially irresponsible".
31 March 2015
Body Of British Man Found On French Beach
French authorities have reported they have recovered the body of a British man on the coast of Cote d'Azur. It is believed the man was found washed up on a beach near the village of Eze on Saturday (28 March). Officials said the man was wearing cycling clothing and a bike was found near the scene.
Body Of British Man Found On French Beach
French authorities have reported they have recovered the body of a British man on the coast of Cote d'Azur. It is believed the man was found washed up on a beach near the village of Eze on Saturday (28 March). Officials said the man was wearing cycling clothing and a bike was found near the scene.
20 July 2012
Lord Coe Ignites Olympic Sponsorship Row
Olympic organisers Locog have contradicted Olympic delivery chairman, Lord Coe, by saying that ticket-holders will be "free to wear the clothing of their choice" inside Games venues. This follows Lord Coe saying people wearing advertising logos of non-Olympic sponsors would be turned away.
Lord Coe Ignites Olympic Sponsorship Row
Olympic organisers Locog have contradicted Olympic delivery chairman, Lord Coe, by saying that ticket-holders will be "free to wear the clothing of their choice" inside Games venues. This follows Lord Coe saying people wearing advertising logos of non-Olympic sponsors would be turned away.
18 August 2015
Police Hunt Man Who Showed Indecent Image To Child
Police are searching for a man who allegedly showed a 13-year-old girl a photograph of a naked woman. The young teenager was walking through Small Heath park on Wordsworth Road, when a man approached her. Calling himself Adam, the man is said to have shown the girl the image on his mobile phone.
Police Hunt Man Who Showed Indecent Image To Child
Police are searching for a man who allegedly showed a 13-year-old girl a photograph of a naked woman. The young teenager was walking through Small Heath park on Wordsworth Road, when a man approached her. Calling himself Adam, the man is said to have shown the girl the image on his mobile phone.
02 August 2012
Wiggins Speaks Out On Safety After London Cyclist Dies
Olympic gold-winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins has called for better protections for bike-riders after a cyclist died in a road accident on the edge of the Olympic Park. Amateur cyclist Dan Harris, 28, was on his way home from work yesterday when he and his bicycle were hit by a bus full of London 2012 journalists.
Wiggins Speaks Out On Safety After London Cyclist Dies
Olympic gold-winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins has called for better protections for bike-riders after a cyclist died in a road accident on the edge of the Olympic Park. Amateur cyclist Dan Harris, 28, was on his way home from work yesterday when he and his bicycle were hit by a bus full of London 2012 journalists.
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