Economic conditions continue to take their toll on horse racing with over half (53 per cent) of the trainers who took part in a recent poll admitting they weren’t confident about the business climate…
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The Court of Appeal has today ruled in favour of former jockey turned trainer, Philip Hide, awarding him £58k compensation for injuries sustained during a race at Cheltenham in 2006. The ruling overturns the…
Cows and humans usually get along very nicely, but sometimes accidents happen. A number of cow-trampling stories have made the headlines recently prompting the question, who is responsible? As farmers and landowners will know,…
Riders must take responsibility for their injuries when they get on a horse. This is the message from the Court of Appeal in London, after a compensation claim from a woman who suffered severe…
The Courts have become less supportive of claimants with minor accident claims, sometimes referred to as “slips and trips” against local authorities.
As Olympic fever approaches, James Millar Craig and I are waiting with interest to see if we have made it to the interview stage of the volunteer programme. James has highlighted his efficient administrative and car parking skills in the hope of making it to the next phase, while I am sticking closer to my watery habitat by volunteering for work on the rowing lake.
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Many thanks to fellow partner Chris Hall for organising such a successful event and to all the players and supporters who were there at Imber Court in Esher a few weeks back. Especially to those supporters (such as poor Jean Pocock, one of our secretaries) who made valiant efforts to get through the M25 – getting stuck for over six hours because of an accident blockage – which also prevented some of the Christies team getting there.
Whilst it is encouraging to see scientists forge ahead with a possible cure for those suffering from ME (see yesterday’s news report regarding a new study in the US connecting ME and the retrovirus) my work involves helping those who have the condition and need practical assistance now.
Having been helping people to move home for over 25 years, I’ve seen some funny and unusual things, but here are a few timeless classics: