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Everton confirm retirement of legendary kit man Jimmy Martin

Everton ambassadors Graham Stuart and Ian Snodin have paid tribute to Jimmy Martin after his retirement was confirmed by the club.
Martin, who was the club’s coach driver in the mid-1980s, became the Blues’ first ever kit man in 1990, when he was offer…

Boney M star rushed to hospital after car crash on way to prison

Boney M legend Liz Mitchell has been rushed to hospital after crashing her car on her way to visit her jailed brother. Liz drove into a ditch on the A47 on Friday while travelling to Whitemoor Prison in March in Cambridgeshire.
A source told The Sun: “…

Villa Park redevelopment: Key Aston Villa changes explained …

Aston Villa[1] will submit revised plans for phase one of their redevelopment of Villa Park following a review of the original proposed scheme.
Club owners Nassef Sawiris[2] and Wes Edens[3] are fully committed to delivering a plan which will establish…

School celebrating 70th anniversary opens doors to former pupils

Former staff and pupils from a Derby primary school are being invited to help celebrate its 70th anniversary. They will be able to take a tour around, look through old photographs and reminisce about their time learning and working at St John Fisher Ca…

Coaches step in as rail network shuts down

Coach operators helped to get thousands of sport and music fans to major events over the first weekend in June such as cup finals at Wembley and Hampden Park, the Epsom Derby, and Beyonce’s London concert, as industrial action once again struck the nat…

Rail strikes leave Manchester United fans paying ?2500 for …

A family of Manchester United fans has been “left with no choice” but to pay £2,500 to travel to Wembley for Saturday’s FA Cup final[1] because of the train strikes[2].
The Hampson family are around an extra £1,500 out of pocket due to the lengths they…