3 weeks agoBlogsComments Off on Wincey Willis dead aged 76: ITV’s first female weather presenter and GMB icon passes away after health battle
A GOOD Morning Britain legend has died aged 76 after a battle with dementia.
Wincey Willis, who etched her name in history as ITV’s first female national weather presenter, sadly passed away following her health battle.
Wincey WIllis died aged 76GettyShe was ITV’s first female national weather presenter[/caption]
Shutterstock EditorialWillis checking the local water quality in 2011[/caption]
Shutterstock EditorialWillis on GMB in 2015[/caption]
After being diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia in 2015, Willis returned to the North East to live in Sunderland.
The TV icon died on December 18 last year but her death was only publicly announced this week.
Willis joined Good Morning Britain in 1983, thanks to a push from broadcasting giant Greg Dyke.
The trailblazing 34-year-old brought a fresh and energetic take to the weather forecasts which were very serious at the time.
Wincey lit up screens with her relatable charm making her a household name.
She became part of a golden line-up that included Anne Diamond, Rustie Lee with her culinary corner, and “Mad Lizzie” Webb’s fitness feature.
The dream team helpedGood Morning Britainovertake theBBC’s Breakfast Time.
At the peak of her career, during the mid-80s, she featured on the game show Treasure Hunt alongside Anneka Rice.
A contract dispute led Willis to resign from TV-am in 1987, after which her television career largely came to a halt.
In the following years, she dedicated her time as a conservation volunteer aiding endangered species globally.
Willis also hosted radio shows for BBC Coventry & Warwickshire and for BBC Hereford & Worcester.
3 weeks agoBlogsComments Off on Top 20 Cannabis Shops: Where to Buy Weed in Ranong Vol 1, 2024
Rank Name 1 Siam Bar 2 Tropicool – Cafe & Weed Dispensary 3 Jojoe Booster Shop 4 ร้าน คอฟฟี่บาร์ Coffee Bar&Cannabis 5 Rolling joint farm Quality flowers 6 Green Power Ranong (กรีนพาวเวอร์ระนอง) 7 The Witchdom 8 กัญและกัญ WeedShop420 9 กัญและกัญCannabisShop420 10 OH MY DOSE(weed shop) cannabis marijuana ganja 11 Stingray Café 12 PANICH CANNABIS SHOPS 13 OG.GROOT(weed-cannabis-marijuana) 14 Fresh Time 15 Sathanee Green weed shop 16 Black weed farm 17 TheTHCShop 18 Smile Cannabis Ranong 19 One Love 20 INTO THE WEED Kraburi Cannabis shop (Weed shop) 1. Siam Bar Rating: 4.7/5.0 ( 101 reviews ) Nestled in the vibrant heart of Ranong, Siam Bar is a hidden gem that has become a must-visit destination for locals and visitors alike. This enchanting venue seamlessly blends relaxation and excitement, serving as the ultimate spot for both lively nightlife and serene daytime escapes. Open from 8:30 AM to 2:00 AM every day…
DANIEL PULLEN 2025Not as fast as a Le Mans hypercar, obviously. But it’s no slouch either[/caption]
Peugeot’s E-Expert Sport gets bold styling and 9X8-inspired touches – but no power boostDANIEL PULLEN 2025
At least I had a top view sat on the roof.
Peugeot hasn’t added any performance to the new E-Expert Sport. It’s the standard 136hp with a 219-mile battery.
But it does get a special body kit, Y-spoke 18in alloys, and Kryptonite Green detailing inspired by Peugeot’s 9X8 race car.
This is the “Crew Van” version with tons of space for you and five mates to cross the Channel with all your camping gear.
Just one pit stop required to get from Dover to the track, sucking up 80 per cent charge in just 45 minutes. Not bad.
What’s it like to drive?
Not as fast as a Le Mans hypercar, obviously. But it’s no slouch either. It’s fun, with purposeful steering and paddle shifts to control the regenerative braking.
Just bang it in sports mode and pretend you’re heading down the Mulsanne Straight at top speed – rather than a French autoroute.
More importantly, on a road trip, it has all the creature comforts you’d expect from a modern van including a 10in touchscreen that talks to your phone, dual-zone climate control, wireless phone charging and even a heated leather steering wheel.
There’s more of Superman’s least favourite colour in here, as well as Sport logos in the “eco-leather” seats which are colourfast, scratchproof and tear-resistant, not to mention “moisture regulating and acid and alkali resistant”.
Given how terrifying it must be driving through the night at Le Mans, it sounds like the sort of stuff they should make racesuits out of.
It didn’t have a place in the race, but the new E-Expert Sport looked every bit as cool as the race-winning Ferrari, and costs a lot less at £41,295 (ex VAT).
3 weeks agoBlogsComments Off on Furious Man Utd fans slam new ticket prices as ‘another slap in the face’ and warn decision will do ‘enormous harm’
FURIOUS Manchester United fans condemned a new ticket-price rise as a “fresh kick in the teeth”.
The club have introduced a new match categorisation model, charging some members up to £97 for top fixtures – starting with the Premier League opener against Arsenal on August 17.
ReutersManchester United fans have hit back at the club’s new pricing structure[/caption]
AlamyChief exec Omar Berrada insists supporters were consulted on the changes[/caption]
Around 20,000 supporters buying tickets for home matches at Old Trafford through the membership scheme will be affected in some form.
Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) claim the club “failed to consult any of the fans’ representative bodies on the details of the decision”.
However, chief executive Omar Berrada insisted they did.
A MUST statement read: “After how last season went, we might have hoped that the club would reconsider their plans for this new ticketing model.
“It will see eye-watering price increases for 20,000 supporters per game who buy tickets on a match-by-match basis.
“This really is a fresh kick in the teeth for Manchester United fans.”
Berrada admitted this week in an interview with United We Stand that the club had made a mistake.
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The opener with the Gunners is one of six Prem games priced between £59 and £97 for members.
Fixtures against Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle are also in Category A.
Category B includes 11 league matches, with two games – against Wolves and Sunderland – priced in the Category C band.
Cup games are in the lowest Category D band.
The changes will see prices increase by up to 50 per cent for fans buying tickets on a match-by-match basis – yet United argue that the £97 applies to less than one per cent of the available tickets.
MUST added: “Once again, they have failed to consult any of the fans’ representative bodies on the details of the decision.
“And, once again, they are making choices against the interests of fans and the club as a whole.
“This match categorisation model will do enormous harm.”
The club insist fan groups were consulted and say ticket prices are lower than those first proposed to the Fan Advisory Board, whom Berrada claims to have engaged with heavily since the £66 decision.
But another protest group, The 1958, insisted: “This is yet another slap in the face for loyal fans.
“Dialogue with the club is broken, ignored or treated with contempt.
“Fans raise genuine concerns, the club responds with spin and price hikes.
“Profit comes first. Supporters, the lifeblood of this club, come last.”
Peugeot Sport has got me all excited by revealing its 208 GTI with lots of codes to its great grandpa, the 205 GTI – like the classic red paint job and pepperpot wheelsIt’s 280hp with a limited-slip differential integrated into the gear reducerPeugeotIt has specially-tuned suspension and a rear anti-roll bar. Michelin rubber. Beefy brakes[/caption]
So I went French.
Except it was a bantamweight XS because I couldn’t afford the insurance on a GTI.
Proper laugh when you hurried it. Sad day when I let it go.
Now Peugeot Sport has got me all excited by revealing a box-fresh 208 GTI with lots of codes to its great grandpa.
Like the classic red paint job, pepperpot wheels, red carpet and patterned sporty seats.
It’s electric, of course. But hear me out.
It’s 280hp with a limited-slip differential integrated into the gear reducer.
It sits lower to hug the ground. The wheels are pushed out wider.
It has specially-tuned suspension and a rear anti-roll bar. Michelin rubber. Beefy brakes.
PeugeotFans of the Pug 205 GTI will see echoes in the interior[/caption]
Peugeot’s iconic hot hatch – the 205 GTI
Nothing will get past you on a B-road.
The only snag is the price. About £38k–£39k I reckon.
Have a goosey on pistonheads.com and you’ll see an original 205 GTI on there, albeit a 1.6 and not a 1.9, for half that price.
3 weeks agoBlogsComments Off on Registered Pinoy PWDs now at 2.5M as of June
MANILA, Philippines — There are now more than 2.5 million Filipinos who are registered as persons with disability (PWDs), according to the National Council for Disability Affairs (NCDA). Citing data from the Department of Health (DOH) as of June 17, the NCDA reported that the number of registered PWDs in the country grew by 35
3 weeks agoBlogsComments Off on Radically-improved Nissan Leaf is now a proper ‘made in Britain’ EV with bigger battery, cabin & quirky nod to its maker
EVERY Five Guys has a sign on the wall that says: “Today’s potatoes are from . . .”
Somewhere local.
The next ‘Made in Britain’ motor coming our way is the radically improved Nissan LeafDavid Shepherd This new Leaf has the option of a 270-mile battery or a 375-mile batteryDavid ShepherdDavid Shepherd Up front, that slick twin-screen dash has built-in Google for maps, music and more[/caption]
That makes me happy.
Because not only does it mean the chips will be fresh and tasty, it’s a reminder that you’re backing British farming.
Helping to put food on the table for someone else.
But you also support tens of thousands of people who work in the British car industry.
So everyone wins.
The next “Made in Britain” motor coming our way is the radically- improved Nissan Leaf.
Now a proper long-distance family motor that happens to be electric.
Rather than a fugly eco car with phish range.
Let’s just say the original Leaf was a rubbish getaway car. You’d be better off on foot.
This new one has the option of a 270-mile battery or a 375-mile battery.
So you might need to charge it once a fortnight. The smooth body and flat belly help it slice through the air.
Steering wheel paddles adjust the levels of braking regen to add more electrons on the go.
After trying a prototype, I am pleased to say Leaf 3.0 drives nicely too.
Smooth, quiet, sophisticated, fast when you want to go fast, relaxed when you don’t.
The new multi-link rear axle, compared to the old torsion-beam set-up, really improves ride and handling.
It’s actually shorter than the old car, with a smaller turning circle, so it’s easier to park and manoeuvre in town.
Yet the cabin is bigger. There’s room for a rear-facing child seat in the back. There wasn’t before.
The boot is bigger and more useful with luggage dividers from a Qashqai.
Up front, that slick twin-screen dash has built-in Google for maps, music and more.
Bose headrest speakers direct satnav and calls to the driver’s lugholes. So they don’t spoil the song for everyone else.
The big glass roof, with thermal protection, dims in sections. And actually increases headroom.
There’s lots of charging ports for devices and drink holders for your Five Guys milkshakes. Like I said, proper family car.
Other observations. The 3D rear lights. I like them. Two upright bars and three horizontal bars.
That’s because ‘two’ and ‘three’ in Japanese sound like ‘Ni’ and ‘San’.
SuppliedThe big glass roof, with thermal protection, dims in sections. And actually increases headroom[/caption]
David Shepherd Those striking 3D rear lights aren’t just for show – they spell out ‘Nissan’ in Japanese numbers: two (ni) and three (san)[/caption]
That’s also why Nissan’s legendary race cars wear the number 23.
Let’s hope there’s a sporty Leaf NISMO further down the line because I’m told there’s room for a rear e-motor to make it 4WD.
For now, though, we applaud Sunderland for giving us a practical electric car we would be proud to own.