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Trump course architect insists it won’t be a world-class resort without dunes
Golf -
By Press Release (12 Jun 08 9:30)
Expert says of the alternative design drawn up for RSPB Scotland: ‘It’s lost the spirit of being close to the sea’
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Popular Shrimps groundsman dies
Football -
By Press Release (12 Jun 08 9:00)
Morecambe Football Club lost one of its most popular and long-serving workers this week when Clarrie Hollings died, aged 78. Clarrie was a regular face at Christie Park since his early childhood and for many years worked there as groundsman.
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Sunbathing snakes are plaguing a Galashiels golf course.
Golf -
By Press Release (12 Jun 08 8:45)
Around 30 Adders have been spotted on Ladhope Hill over past couple of weeks.
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Contractor accused of a lack of respect
Local Authority -
By Press Release (12 Jun 08 8:00) - 2 comments
Maintenance staff at Uttoxeter Cemetery have been slammed for their "incompetence" after covering headstones with grass cuttings.
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College pioneers new approach to sports facilities
General News -
By Press Release (10 Jun 08 12:00)
Weymouth College is to takeover the town’s local leisure facility, Redlands Sports Centre. The centre, which was built in 1960, is in need of improvement, with out-of-date changing facilities and deteriorating playing fields.
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Payout for green keeper sacked for being sick
Golf -
By Press Release (10 Jun 08 10:00) - 1 comment
A green keeper sacked for having a bruised arm yesterday won £24,000 at an employment tribunal.
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Paddy planning for a perfect pitch
Football -
By Press Release (06 Jun 08 9:15)
While most of Charlton's first-team squad and management are taking a break from the rigours of professional football in sunnier climes, Addicks groundsman Colin 'Paddy' Powell is working hard to make sure the Valley pitch is in top-notch condition for the start of the new season.
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Greenkeeper suffers horror crush injury
Golf -
By Press Release (05 Jun 08 8:00)
A Greenkeeper from Olton Golf Club was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital by helicopter on Monday morning after he was found crushed and trapped between two ride on lawnmowers.
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Cycle-4-Change
Industry News -
By Press Release (04 Jun 08 10:20)
Staff at Grundfos Pumps are planning a 400 mile sponsored cycle challenge called Cycle-4-Change, to raise money for the charity SACRED (South African Children’s Resource for Education & Development). - Read Article
Bernhard’s become a technical supporter of Golf Environment Europe
Industry News -
By Press Release (03 Jun 08 16:00)
Bernhard and Company Ltd. partners with Golf Environment Europe to support environmental programmes in golf.
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Council fined £75,000 after golf course mower severs employee's fingers
Local Authority -
By Press Release (03 Jun 08 9:00) - 1 comment
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers they must maintain machinery, and carry out risk assessments and training, after a man had two fingers partially severed by a large grass mower.
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Leighton Buzzard's special sand starring moment
Industry News -
By Press Release (03 Jun 08 8:00)
Producer of specialist silica sand products for the sports industry, Garside Sands is set to become a star following a viewer’s question on the BBC ‘One Show’ about ‘what makes the sand in Leighton Buzzard so special that it is exported overseas, to countries in the Middle East, which have an abundance of their own sand?’
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New Recruit at Barenbrug
Industry News -
By Press Release (02 Jun 08 15:00)
Specialist grass seed breeder Barenbrug has announced the appointment of David Greenshields as its new regional sales manager for the north of England and the Borders.
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Bernhards & Company clinches coveted Queen's Award
Industry News -
By Press Release (02 Jun 08 15:00)
Bernhard and Company, the UK blade sharpening specialist, proved to be a cut above the competition recently when it received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. - Read Article
Pitch Perfect - Insider Norton's view of the Rangemore Centre
Football -
By Press Release (02 Jun 08 12:00)
One of the few people with inside knowledge of the facilities currently at the proposed site of the National Football Centre, at Rangemore, is Gresley Rovers manager Gary Norton.
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New mower earns its stripes at Osborne House
Industry News -
By Press Release (01 Jun 08 11:55) - 2 comments
One of the first of John Deere’s new rear roller mowers sold in the UK is already earning its stripes at English Heritage’s Osborne House on the Isle of Wight – Queen Victoria’s palace by the sea.
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Pitch-perfect Ewan picks up top groundsman title
Football -
By Press Release (30 May 08 10:00) - 6 comments
A groundsman has done the double after winning an FA award for being the best groundsman in League One. - Read Article
Price Decrease for UK Markets
Industry News -
By Press Release (30 May 08 9:00)
It makes a refreshing change that positive financial success in the USA results in price reductions for the UK. However, JSM Distribution has announced just that for their Sand Storm screening system. Still a relatively new introduction into the UK, the increasing sales in its home market of the USA has led to efficiency gains in manufacturing; put this together with a weak dollar and prices can come down.
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Chard RFC youngster given Twickenham opportunity
Rugby -
By Press Release (28 May 08 17:00)
A 16-year-old from Chard RFC will be given the work experience opportunity of a life-time next weekend when he gets to grip with the hallowed turf of Twickenham Stadium.
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Stade Rennais to lay a Plastic Pitch
Synthetics -
By Press Release (28 May 08 8:00) - 4 comments
Stade Rennais have been granted permission by the LFP to give their pitch a drastic summer overhaul, laying down an artificial surface as the Council of Administration elected to lift a ban on the use of synthetic surfaces.
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