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THE UKs only beach yoga festival is returning to Bournemouth this year - but in a new location.

A tour of Bremont’s The Wing facility Bremont opens the doors to its new - and state of the art - home of British watchmaking by Robert Johnston Alan Schaller When brothers Nick and Giles English set up Bremont in 2002 they had one aim in mind, to help rebuild the British watch industry. The aim may have been straightforward but the task itself was enormous. Indeed, since Rolex relocated its operations from London to Geneva after the First World War, the UK, despite an extraordinary heritag...

AN RAF base has been gifted a sword for its humanitarian efforts. RAF Brize Norton has received the Firmin Sword of Peace after the station was deemed to have made the most valuable contribution to humanitarian activities of all RAF bases. The award comes following work in 2019 which saw support during national disasters as well as in the local community. In particular, Brize Norton was recognised for its work in Africa in the wake of Cyclone Idai, the conduct of search and rescue opera...

It still irks Nick and Giles English, the sibling founders of the British watch brand Bremont. “Some people say we’re a marketing company,” laments Giles. “We spend around seven per cent of our budget on marketing – most watch brands are up at 20 per cent.” They’ll be hoping their freshly opened Bremont Manufacturing & Technology Centre, an investment of more than £20 million, convinces the doubters. At 35,000 square feet, the watchmaking facility is alread...

CHARITY founder Emma Egging has completed a gruelling 33-mile ultramarathon to mark the tenth anniversary of the Jon Egging Trust (JET). Dr Egging founded the youth charity following the death of her husband, Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging at the Bournemouth Air Show in 2011. At the weekend, after successfully taking on the ultramarathon along the Grantham Canal, she raised £12,199 for JETs work with vulnerable youngsters. The run, one of ten epic challenges Dr Egging wi...

Youth jobs crisis: schemes set up to help young people find work Fiona Simpson Tuesday, January 5, 2021 The pandemic has seen the number of young people in work reach a record low level. Experts say government schemes are short-term solutions, prompting youth organisations to develop their own support programmes. Charities and youth work organisations are offering free training and mentoring schemes for disadvantaged young people. Picture: Pressmaster/Adobe S...