PUBLISHED: 11:00 08 February 2019 Jacob Ranson Justin Robinosn on the ball for London Lions (pic Graham Hodges) Archant London Lions face a long away trip to face mid-table Manchester Giants as they look to progress into the final of the British Basketball League Trophy. Head coach Vince Macaulay and his side will head to the Lucozade Trafford Power League Sports Dome on Sunday for their Trophy semi-final first leg clash. The Lions will be determined to make it into their second final of the season and hope they can build on already winning the cup last month.They will then play the second leg on Thursday, February, 14 at the Copper Box Arena.The Stratford-based outfit secured their progress into the semi-final with a 88-77 win over Cheshire Phoenix on the weekend. They came flying out of the blocks with the first seven points of the contest forcing a Phoenix time out. The visitors slowly got into the game before we saw injuries for both teams. Jonathan … [Read more...] about London Lions face away trip to Manchester Giants
London
North London college joins forces with Football Foundation, MyLocalPitch
PUBLISHED: 08:00 08 February 2019 A view of the pitch at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) Archant The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) is leading the grassroots football revolution after becoming one of the first facilities to join the groundbreaking project between the Football Foundation and MyLocalPitch. The Football Foundation, the largest sports charity in the UK, has teamed up with MyLocalPitch to roll out its innovative booking portal for community football venues.The partnership seeks to revolutionise the way grassroots players access football facilities by delivering cutting edge technology to venues. Initially, 25 venues have been selected to take part, with the potential to extend this to the additional Foundation-funded facilities in future.Set up by the Premier League, The FA and the government in 2000, the Football Foundation has delivered £1.5bn of community sports projects in that time, including the … [Read more...] about North London college joins forces with Football Foundation, MyLocalPitch
POLITICO London Playbook, presented by Leidos: Hello world! — Dublin calling — Last night at the Royal Academy
Press play to listen to this article By ANNABELLE DICKSON PRESENTED BY LEIDOS Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser Good morning and welcome to London Playbook on Fridays. I’m Annabelle Dickson. DRIVING THE DAY DUBLIN DINNER DATE: Theresa May will fly to Dublin to have dinner with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tonight as she continues to look for those so-far elusive changes to the Brexit withdrawal deal backstop that can win the backing of the U.K. parliament. Ahead of the leaders’ dinner, British Attorney General Geoffrey Cox will pay a visit to his Irish counterpart Séamus Woulfe around lunchtime. Cox has been tasked with looking at whether a unilateral exit clause or time limit to the backstop could be agreed. Varadkar is also due to meet Northern Ireland’s main political parties in Belfast today to discuss the restoration of power-sharing. On a diplomatic mission: There is little expectation that … [Read more...] about POLITICO London Playbook, presented by Leidos: Hello world! — Dublin calling — Last night at the Royal Academy
Homes take longer to sell in North East than everywhere except London
Houses take longer to sell in the North East than almost anywhere else in the country, according to latest figures. It now takes 50 days on average to sell a property - but the average in this region is 57 days, a survey by Zoopla found.Across Britain, the average selling time has increased by around three days - from around 47 days in September 2018 to 50 days now, Zoopla found.But despite only a small increase, a survey of home owners found many people are over-estimating how long it would take for their property to be snapped up - with 55% believing it would take over two months to sell their home.There are big variations in selling times across Britain - and the average selling time for a property in Scotland is 19 days faster than one in London, the research found.Zoopla analysed its own website data to calculate the average time it takes for a property to go under offer from being first listed, and compared this to its survey of 3,000 home owners on their expectations around … [Read more...] about Homes take longer to sell in North East than everywhere except London
London Marathon will have mile 18 marker dedicated to Stephen Lawrence
London Marathon will have mile 18 marker dedicated to Stephen Lawrence BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Stephen Lawrence will be remembered at this year’s London Marathon with a mile 18 marker designed by young architects to motivate runners at one of the toughest sections of the 26.2 mile course. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/london-marathon-will-have-mile-18-marker-dedicated-to-stephen-lawrence-37795079.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/article37795076.ece/01d6a/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_1e732031-6bd9-4257-ae6d-1b86ca0d8f3d_1 Email Stephen Lawrence will be remembered at this year’s London Marathon with a mile 18 marker designed by young architects to motivate runners at one of the toughest sections of the 26.2 mile course. The winning concept, titled: Because Of Stephen We Can, has been designed by three London-based architecture graduates – Ayanna Blair-Ford, Shreeya Radia and Quincy Haynes. The design celebrates the life … [Read more...] about London Marathon will have mile 18 marker dedicated to Stephen Lawrence