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By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart UK – biggest and most notable When the end came, it was brutal and was a fitting final headline of all the Matchroom Gardens shows, on Saturday the 14th of August, former Olympic bronze medallist, Joshua Buatsi beat Ricards Bolotniks for the WBA international light hea
Return to York Hall The magic of York Hall is explored in detail in a brand new Boxing News podcast, writes Matt Christie THERE was something eerie about York Hall during the series of Queensberry Promotions events staged inside the all but empty arena at the height of the pandemic. One could almost hear the old hallowed venue creaking and groaning without spectators inside to enliven it. After a break of 16 months, York Hall is preparing to welcome fans up its stairs and inside its walls to watch boxing again. To celebrate its return to life, Boxing News – courtesy of Darren Rees – has ...
Mountain Scene May 8, 2021 By GUY WILLIAMS Arrowtown alternative rock band The Seaside Stranglers are throwing a party in the town tonight night to mark the release of their EP, Quick, Fast and Deadly. Frontman-bassist Sam Maxwell, 25, says the gig at Slow Cuts is ‘‘our way of saying thank you to Arrowtown for all their support over the years’’. Sam, along with brother and lead rhythm guitarist Tom, 32, and drummer Sam Baylis, 32, recorded the EP’s four songs at the beginning and end of a countrywide tour in November. It started with a day of recording at Neil Fin...
Derick Almena, the former master tenant of San Francisco Bay Area warehouse and event space Ghost Ship, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter. Almena, 50, pleaded guilty in January following a devastating fire during an event at Ghost Ship in December 2016 that killed 36 people. On Monday, 8th March, Almena was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but he is unlikely to spend any more time in jail. He was removed from jail last year due to coronavirus concerns, and has been under house arrest since. Because he received credit for good behaviour and time...
The master tenant of a San Francisco warehouse that caught fire during a 2016 music festival, killing 36 people, was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday, but is unlikely to serve any more time behind bars.