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Horse & Hound Trending: 11 May, 2021 12:50 Rosie Margarson (pictured, wearing a high-viz reflective gilet) is pushing for further road safety measures in Newmarket. Credit: Michael Smithson A Newmarket-based rider is pushing for safer crossings on the town’s roads after numerous close calls with traffic. Rosie Margarson, who rides for her father, trainer George Margarson, shares lighthearted daily hat-cam videos of the antics of her thoroughbred Caribbean Spring (“Bean”) from their morning rides. But as well as the fun, her hat-cam also captures the realities of the risks h...

Press reader Deborah Jane Dolman certainly has a good memory. She posted this photo of Tang Hall primary school in 1961 with teacher Mrs Billingham. Tang Hall Primary School 1961 - posted by Deborah Jane Dolman Deborah shared it in The Press's online nostalgia Facebook group, Why We Love York - Memories (click here to join). Here are the names she remembers: "Myself (Deborah Morley, now Dolman), 3rd row from top, 4th from left. Others I remember; Timothy Perry (back row, 4th from left), Robert Stagnell (back row, 8th from left), Yvonne Anderson (2nd row from top, 6th from left), J...

During the Great Recession, Metro Phoenix's [1] occupancy fell nearly 16 points from its pre-recession peak of 68.2% in 2006 to 52.4% in 2009. However, occupancy fell from the 2019 peak of 70.5% to 47.0% [2] in 2020, reflecting roughly a 24-point correction. Although average daily rate (ADR) declined 19% from a pre-recession peak of $124.80 in 2008 to a low of $100.94 in 2010, ADR only fell 14% in 2020, from $132.64 in 2019 to $114.44 in 2020. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Phoenix has been two-fold. The first quarter is peak season in Phoenix; as such, some of the strongest months ou...

Following several years of strong RevPAR growth leading up to Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, growth in the Phoenix market has slowed somewhat. ADR growth was modest in 2016, as much of the market experienced a post-Super Bowl correction, but ADR rebounded in 2017. Opinion23 Aug 2018 The Tucson lodging market often lives in the shadow of its bigger sibling, Phoenix. And while meeting and group demand in both markets is driven by Arizona's idyllic weather during the winter and spring, differences in local dynamics paint significantly different pictures in terms of leisure and commercial demand. Opini...