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Leader Live
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Things are going so well for Northop Hall and Chirk sides
Following on from a testing start to the campaign, Chirk have picked up back-to-back triumphs in the Shropshire League. Meanwhile, Northop Hall are targeting promotion from Division Two of the Liverpool Competition and after losing out in their first contest of the summer, Ben Slater's side have triumphed in each of their match-ups since then. Last time out, it was a North Wales derby triumph for Hall in their meeting against Prestatyn. Paul Jenkins was on the money with a four for one return as Prestatyn were skittled for just 69. 'It was just job done in the end,' said captain Ben Slater. 'It was quite humid, so the ball was swinging early. But after 15 overs, that died down.' Northop Hall head to Stockport Trinity seeking to bag their fifth win on the bounce and keep them within sight of the promotion places. Slater is taking nothing for granted and he stressed: 'Southport Trinity will be a decent outfit. 'We have always had good competition when we've gone there. They do know how to win.' Matty Jones, who is enjoying a great season with the bat, returns to Northop Hall's line-up. Northop Hall Seconds will aim to make the most of home comforts as they tackle Spring View Seconds. A more settled side is playing its part in an upturn of fortunes for Chirk, who go to Shifnal Seconds tomorrow in Division One of the Shropshire League. 'It's two out of two and it's been two good games,' said skipper Liam Walker. 'We played really well on Saturday versus Frankton. 'We have bowled and fielded well in the last couple of weeks. Having a full side has certainly made a difference.' Looking to follow up wins over Oswestry and Frankton with another success, Walker added: 'I think Shifnal will be strong. They're always a decent side. They have got some good experience there and we are looking forward to it. We think we will be okay team wise.' Chirk Seconds host Quatt Thirds.
The Courier
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Courier
Former fashion designer on success of Stirling shop that's become creative hub
What started as a small Stirling arts project 13 years ago is now a thriving shop and creative space for local artists. Made in Stirling began in 2012 as a small project by arts charity Creative Stirling. It has since evolved into a thriving community interest company in the heart of the city which gives local artists a development space and customers the opportunity to buy their products and designs. Profits are reinvested into the local artists and partially returned to Creative Stirling to fund broader cultural work. At the helm of the local enterprise is Paul Jenkins, a former fashion designer who started volunteering with the organisation eight years ago. Its initial location in Murray Street was modest, but as interest grew so did the demands. Paul said: 'It became really popular and was generating a huge turnover. We had to create a community interest company to manage it properly. 'It was just too successful to remain a small project. Eight years ago, we moved into a former convenience store on 44 King Street.' Today Made in Stirling houses seven artist studios, an expansive retail shop, a gallery space, and an events area that hosts everything from corporate away days to creative workshops. 'The core of what we do is giving people access, whether that's through coming into the shop and buying something, attending a workshop, or being part of our artist community,' Paul said. 'It has become a place for Stirlingers to enjoy and make art.' The shop operates on a hybrid model where local artists rent a space to display their work and a studio where they can create. They can reduce their costs by volunteering in the shop. 'We take commission on the sales, but if they volunteer a couple of days a month, they get their rent back,' Paul continued. 'Those who do volunteer usually end up doing the best. They get to meet their customers directly. 'Often people want to meet the person who made the jewellery or painting. It is like a marketplace.' Each available spot is carefully curated to maintain quality and variety. Paul explained: 'We are inundated with applications now. It has become quite hard to decide who to take. 'We try not to duplicate styles. If we already have someone who does landscape oil painting, we're unlikely to take someone similar.' The shop also hosts regular workshops and courses, led by the artists themselves. Some are short weekend classes, while others offer full-day creative experiences. The shop has plans for future growth and wants to provide more opportunities for artists. Creative Stirling was recently granted multi-year funding from Creative Scotland. Made In Stirling draws in tourists visiting the town, while the local support has remained strong. An estimated 50% of the sales come from residents. The shop has started collaborating with tourism companies.
Globe and Mail
14-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Strategies for the Unexpected: How to stay resilient in an uncertain world
Event summary produced by The Globe and Mail Events team. The Globe's editorial department was not involved. As Canadian businesses face mounting challenges, including the imposition of U.S. tariffs and other geopolitical events, business owners are seeking ways to stay resilient and safeguard their business assets and family wealth. On April 30, 2025 The Globe and Mail hosted a webcast focused on how businesses can bolster themselves in the face of economic uncertainty, and how families can protect their wealth amidst potential disruptions. Speakers: Paul Jenkins, Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute; Former Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada Tasso Lagios, Managing Partner, Richter Sabrina A. Bandali, Partner and Head, International Trade and Investment, Bennett Jones Hugo Germain, Vice President of Operations, Germain Hôtels Rita Trichur, Senior Business Writer and Columnist, The Globe and Mail (moderator) The Globe and Mail presented the event with sponsor support from Richter. Event summary produced by The Globe and Mail Events team. The Globe's editorial department was not involved.
The Guardian
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Port Talbot Gotta Banksy review – street art Santa's awkward gift to small town
Christmas seemed to come early to Port Talbot in 2018 when residents woke up to find that Banksy, like some street art Santa, had gifted the town with his latest work. Graffitied in the shadows of the steelworks, 'Season's Greetings' appeared to festively depict a child with their tongue outstretched, catching snowflakes. Seen from a different perspective it was revealed to be falling ash. Written by Tracy Harris and Paul Jenkins (who also directs) and edited from more than 150 hours of interviews with those whose lives were affected by Banksy's intervention, Port Talbot Gotta Banksy is a verbatim account of what happened next: the welcome and unwelcome attention, political inertia compounded by austerity, and how working-class communities are always subject to the whims of global market forces, be those of steel or the art world. Designed by Cai Dyfan and with a strikingly effective lighting design by Cara Hood, it is sensitively staged and performed by a superb ensemble of six, with Jalisa Phoenix-Roberts particularly affecting. As the text is delivered while the performers listen to the original interviews through earpieces – put on at the performance's beginning, touchingly removed towards the end – the technique's precision speaks to the care with which the production regards its interviewees. Throughout, this feels like an important theatrical corrective, giving voice to those who are so often sidelined. But what the verbatim text gains in authenticity also exposes the constraints of the form. Narrative momentum is mostly driven by prerecorded journalistic reports, and episodic scenes of descriptive direct address often hint at potentially richer dramatic currents; the subtext in a pregnant pause, the wife and mother with a vodka bottle in her dressing gown who has buried a husband and son, the barely suppressed urgency with which an unemployed steelworker offers his phone number. One feels that there are other compelling stories here that deserve to be told, without needing to be refracted through a single artwork. But in its most stirring moments, this is a heartfelt celebration of a community's resilience and agency, attested to in a triumphant closing montage of the street art that has sprouted in Port Talbot in the intervening years. At The Plaza, Port Talbot 15-17 May; then touring Milford Haven, Swansea and Wrexham
