Chinese panda enclosure fears see bill soar by £28k
Scotsman
Bosses at the zoo said modifications have had to be carried out to the panda kitchen, climbing frame, floor, and cages following an inspection by a Chinese delegation ahead of the arrival of Tian Tian and Yuang Guang. The work is set to see the cost of …

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FOOD REVIEW: Mandar-Inn, 158 London Road, Sheffield S2 4LT. Tel: 0114 250 9133.
The Star
So we left the Ants Climbing Trees (sweet potato noodles with minced beef) for another visit. What we did have was marvellous although that was partly due to Penny and the team offering to get the kitchen to tone down the chilli heat. …

CSE tops out its charity fundraiser
The Star
An 18-strong team from Eckington-based CSE Global has raised more than £10000 for the mental health charity Mind by climbing the UK's three highest peaks in 24 hours. The team scaled 10000 feet and walked 26 miles in just over eight hours – the rest of …

Bewdley 91-year-old takes Snowdon in his stride
Kidderminster Shuttle
This year his climbing companions were former Brintons colleague Andrea Clarke and friend Damien Chance. The threesome left Kidderminstet at 5am, started their ascent at 8.30am and were at the peak by noon. They have so far collected £2000 for Help for …

Green Flags awarded to parks in Ellesmere Port and Neston
Ellesmere Port Pioneer
The park, in Stanney Lane, has a range of facilities including a play area, sports pitches, bowling greens, tennis courts, multi-games court, climbing boulders, pond, wildlife areas and a performance area. Community events are held on site by …

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Scottish Borders: A cyclist's paradise
BikeRadar.com
There's 3500ft of climbing to contend with as your route takes you over historic bridges crossing the Tweed, Teviot and Ale. Starting from Jedburgh, there are good stopping points in Kelso and Melrose and breathtaking views in every direction. …

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London stocks climb as banks rally
Financial Times
Financial stocks managed to extend their gains, with HSBC climbing 1.7 per cent to 553p after announcing details of the sale of its US credit card service. The lender said it was selling the division to Capital One Financial for a premium of $2.6bn …
Footsie rebounds from one-year low ahead of Fed's meeting on economyIrish Times

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Pembrokeshire Coast Path walks off with accolade of being one of world's top …
WalesOnline
“Funnily enough, one year we decided to walk north to south instead of the other way around, which is a bit more hilly, and one of the people with us who had recently been to Africa said it was much tougher than climbing Kilimanjaro. …

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Richard Parks: Former rugby star eyes fundraising target after endurance feat
Yorkshire Evening Post
Richard paid a return visit to his old Headingley Carnegie Stadium stamping ground yesterday, less than a month after trekking and climbing his way into the record books. And he told the Yorkshire Evening Post there had been no let up in his bid to …

Teenage amputee abseils again for charity
Newbury Weekly News Group
By Reporter, newburytoday.co.uk Imogen Holland, 19, of St Johns Road in Thatcham, raised £500 by climbing down the Northampton National Lift Tower on Sunday, July 31. The abseil was made even more difficult as Imogen was not able to wear her prosthetic …