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A grandfather who became the oldest person to row 3,000 miles unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean has encouraged older people to “keep active and challenge yourself”. Frank Rothwell, 70, from Oldham, set off from Canary Island La Gomera on December 12 and crossed the finish line in Antigua in the Caribbean on Saturday – reuniting with Judith, his wife of 50 years, with time to spare until Valentine’s Day. The achievement has also raised more than £720,000 for dementia research with Al...

Frank Rothwell completed the 3,000-mile trip across the ocean on Saturday.

Frank Rothwell completed the 3,000-mile trip across the ocean on Saturday.

Frank Rothwell completed the 3,000-mile trip across the ocean on Saturday.

Frank Rothwell, 70, from Oldham, set off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12 and crossed the finish line in Antigua in the Caribbean on Saturday.

Reconnected, an unforgettable evening of psychological astonishments by acclaimed mentalist, Jason Suran, has announced that virtual performances have been extended by popular demand. Since opening in OCTOBER, 2020, the hit show has been a sell out and now has been extended through JULY 23, 2021. Produced by Carl Moellenberg, Adam Rei Siegel and Alan Cumming, Reconnected is held every Friday night entirely on Zoom. For all information go to www.jasonsuran.com/reconnected. Reconnected is an inti...

There may be more, but TWO Owensboro references on national TV shows (one network, one streaming) came just a little more than 40 years apart.

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard There was a time, before he redefined the comic book movie, the war-era period piece, and, pretty much, the sci-fi genre in general, when Christopher Nolan destroyed the rules of film noir and rewrote them from scratch. He did so with a thriller starring Guy Pearce as a man struggling to overcome horrific short-term memory loss in order to find his wife’s murderer. For just about every member of the Memento cast, the extraordinarily clever, turn-of-the-centur...

STORY: Never Too Old! I’m finding the saying “You are never too old . . . ” to be a true statement for so many situations. Let’s explore a few of them. You are never too old to smile when you see Santa. Who doesn’t have the urge to want to stand in line with all the children, to tell him your Christmas wish list? Santa somehow represents all that is right with this world. Peace and good will toward men. Along with that, you are never too old to enjoy unwrapping gifts. Even though it i...

Oldham hero Frank Rothwell Oldham’s hero grandad Frank Rothwell has passed the halfway mark in his solo 3,000 mile Atlantic row, with donations now reaching £600,000 towards his remarkable target of raising £1million for Alzheimer’s Research UK.  Frank began his epic journey from La Gomera as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge on December 12. The 70-year-old hopes to be the oldest person to complete the challenge.  Currently, hes spent over 38 days at sea, rowing 1,387 ...