By Cllr Jo Hodges, Worcester mayor
Cllr Jo Hodges YOU will have seen in yesterday’s paper that work has begun on Worcester’s Arches cultural hub near to the Hive building. More of the railway arches in that area, which have been underused for many years, are being transformed into useful and attractive buildings. The city council, the university, Severn Arts, The Arch Company and Worcestershire County Council are working together to create a space for cultural activities in five of the arches there. I was delighted to join representatives from the other organisations for a photo on Monday to launch the £3 million project, which has been awarded a grant from Government’s Cultural Development Fund.
The story of Maureen Shea, The Real Million Dollar Baby
She has been a fighter all her life and a boxer for over half of it. At 40, she wants Eddie Hearn to give her the world-title shot she deserves. Gavan Casey By Gavan Casey Thursday 29 Apr 2021, 11:59 PM Apr 29th 2021, 11:59 PM 24,377 Views 4 Comments
Maureen Shea (front) and Hilary Swank (background).
Image: Ed Mulholland (Shea) and PA Images (Swank). Graphic by Eoin Lúc Ó Ceallaigh
Maureen Shea (front) and Hilary Swank (background).
Image: Ed Mulholland (Shea) and PA Images (Swank). Graphic by Eoin Lúc Ó Ceallaigh
MAUREEN SHEA HAS been a fighter all her life and a boxer for more than half of it. With her dual heritage, she might have been born to do both.
Embrace the Illusion as New Marvel Statues Are Revealed by DST
Embrace the Illusion as New Marvel Statues Are Revealed by DST
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New statues are coming soon from Diamond Select Toys as they revealed their newest lineup for Marvel Comics. Four statues have been revealed, with three of them getting 3,000 pieces of limited edition sizes. Starting us off first is the new Marvel Gallery Wasp, and she takes to the skies and is ready for action with this 13 tall PVC statue. She is wearing her older blue and red costume, making this a must-have for fans of this legendary Avenger. We then have Mysterio casting his illusions with a nicely detailed animated statue that will please many Spider-Man fans. The colors are bright, and the smoke detail around the base is a very nice touch making it a fun and unique 3,000 pieces limited edition collectible for any fan.
Come Alive - is released alongside an epic new live video.
Following their first new music since the UK #1 selling album
Immersion -
Come Alive is the third new track from the Australian band, after they released the massive drum & bass anthem
Driver , and stunning vocal track
Nothing For Free late last year.
With
Nothing For Free and
Driver currently at 20 million combined streams, Come Alive looks set to follow, with it s powerful and heavy guitar riffs and classic vocals from front man Rob Swire. It s the fan-favourite rock infused electronic music that Pendulum do best.
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Welterweight prospect Conor Benn returns Saturday on DAZN and Sky Sports, facing veteran battler Samuel Vargas in a 10-round main event.
Does Vargas (31-6-2, 14 KO) pull the upset this time, or will Benn (17-0, 11 KO) roll on to another win?
Scott Christ (18-6-1)
I like Vargas fine in this role, he’s tough and scrappy, he brings the fight. Tough dude. Warrior. And so on. But unless he catches Benn cold, I think this winds up another fight Vargas valiantly loses, either by a wide score or a late stoppage, and I think Benn will want the late stoppage. Benn’s physical gifts are such that once he has Vargas worn down and discouraged, he should be able to take a risk and just overwhelm the vet late. Benn has made serious improvements over the last couple of years, and Vargas doesn’t have the power to make a big difference no matter how hard he tries. (He dropped Amir Khan, but then so did Willie Limond. Was Willie Limond a banger now?)