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 produced a 90-minute audio documentary on the spiritual home of British boxing.
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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 Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland before the trio cruised around in a campervan, playing 13 gigs between Waiheke Island and Dunedin.
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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 already served, it is likely that Almena will only serve another 18 months. These will be served at home while wearing an electronic ankle monitor, and will be followed by three years probation.