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Chloe and Rachel are back together! Today, we catch up on the biggest stories of the summer – and there's been A LOT...We kick off with Chelsea and Arsenal's rebuilds: which squad looks refreshed and which looks stronger than ever? Elsewhere, London City Lionesses have a statement summer – in case you've been living under a rock, Alexia Putellas IS officially in Bromley – and we take a closer look at Manchester United. It's not looking good on the red side of Manchester...Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube! Email us show@upfrontpod.com.For ad-free episodes and much more from across our football shows, head over to the Football Ramble Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!**Upfront is your definitive women's football podcast, covering the WSL, the Lionesses, and beyond. Subscribe for new podcasts every Tuesday throughout the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Fudge returns for another edition of the EFL Fan Network Season 2! We discuss Blackburn Rovers' late heartbreak at Wolves with Ian Herbert from the 4000 Holes Podcast, and ask whether Tony Mowbray can bring the good times back to Ewood Park… Meanwhile, Bromley are back and flying in League One! Matt Hall from Ravens Weekly joins us to discuss whether Andy Woodman's side can make it back-to-back promotions… Adam Driscoll from Oak Road Hatters reacts to Luton's incredible 4-3 opening-day win over Reading, and gives his take on Luton releasing Jack Wilshere's team talk...And ahead of Walsall v Grimsby Town, Simon Ward from Walsall Fan TV and Alex Green from the DN35 Podcast join us - and debate whether the Championship's new play-off format should be introduced throughout the EFL! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new EFL season is back with nine months of drama to come across the Championship, League One and League Two. Aaron Paul is joined by Andy Woodman, Luke Chambers and Lyle Taylor to preview all three divisions, looking at promotion contenders, relegated giants and, dark horses. West Ham and Wolves return to the second tier, Southampton and Middlesbrough all have their eyes on promotion. Bromley manager Andy Woodman discusses the club's historic first season in the third tier, while Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday look to bounce back after relegation. Salford City manager Peter Cklamovski joins us to discuss his journey from Australia and Asia to English football, working with Ange Postecoglou and the pressure of taking charge of one of the division's promotion favourites.And don't forget to join the official 72+ EFL Fantasy League using the code 72EFLPOD. The 72+ Podcast now has a new home, just look for the 72+ Podcast feed on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.00:00 Intro 02:10 Championship preview 03:05 West Ham 09:40 Wolves 13:50 Burnley 17:30 Southampton 22:40 Middlesbrough 25:40 Championship dark horses 31:30 League One and Bromley 36:10 PFA open legal proceedings over the EFL 37:10 Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United 39:40 Salford City boss Peter Cklamovski 46:30 York City5Live commentaries this week: Wednesday 12th August: PSG v Aston Villa Sunday 16th August: Manchester City v Arsenal

It's not the season preview. That's what the title means. You'll be getting that on Saturday! Instead, Ross interrupts Ben's Greek holiday to discuss the League Cup win over new League One side Bromley.  The boys debate where the mistakes were made in the Bromley goal, but have lots of good things to say about Reading's wide options. Thank you to The Amazons for providing the theme song. Thank you to Siren Brewing - Get 10% off your next Siren order. Use code TILEHURST10 at the checkout on a minimum spend of £30.  Follow The Tilehurst End on Twitter @thetilehurstend  Follow Ross on Bluesky @webberross.bsky.social Follow Ben on Twitter @mrblthomas Did you enjoy this episode of the podcast? Please consider dropping a few quid into our tip jar on Buy Me a Coffee or supporting TTE on Patreon. We're hugely grateful for anything you can spare.

Your regular host Andy is on vacation in Sweden. Whilst he is in Stockholm, we're stuck home so Ant steps up the mic. He is joined by Dun, and the biggest New York Knicks fan in the group and supersub, Sanch.The lads chat about...- 10 (Ten) goals in two days 7 (Seven) against Bromley and 3 at AFC Wimbledon- Dev Squad are really Devving - Lloyd Hat Trick, Isak Alemeyehu overhead kick and Phil Sanyaolo impressed with a goal and an assist at Bromley.- Scarlett Fever! Jade with a composed finish 2 minutes after coming on and Pearman scores the winner- It's a Celar's market as Zan heads to FC Basel, EDB leaves- Hevantton Santos gets off the Sofa to head to Sofia- Unbelievable Jeff! Kamara's better off on loan for the season at the R's- Talking of loans, Bennie impresses on Dundee Utd debut, Adjetey-Brew's worthy of playing time at Worthing and Walsh gets it out of his system at Wigan.- Cup runneth over before the league season starts? Millwall on Saturday- Beating the first man from a corner? There's a new set piece coach in town- Squad numbers announced. No 8 or 9...hmmmm- TV games announced. West Ham will not be ruining Ant's wedding day after all.- A this week in New Yorking Hoops special.- The parallels of supporting QPR and the Knicks (& England)- The long wait for success and how to cope when it happens- The impact that the play off run had on New York- The whole was greater than the sum of its parts (& what we could see from QPR)- Don't call it a comeback (in fact, you can call it 4 comebacks)- The really weird atmosphere of game 3, and the man who killed the vibe.- Was Game 4 the greatest sporting event of all time?- And did the most Iconic New York moment to ever have happened actually happen? - The most unbelievable 10 seconds in Basketball - What if Bobby had cleared a ball off the line, saving a certain goal and went up the other end and scored the winner. Yeah, OG did that... - The New York sports eclipse. Game 5 meets the World Cup- They did it and New York went crazy! - Sanch's emotional Instagram post. This is what it means to be a Knicks fan, and a New Yorker...- What now? Will it ever be the same again?- Ant's Kit Korner - Millwall (a)- Predictions - Dun's in pre-season form...- Lovely Stuff - From FIFA to FAFO, Teddy Tarbotton Bobbleheads incoming? and why having a balcony in NYC is a gamechanger.Some notes!Rate, Review, Subscribe, Comment, Vote for us in the Football Content Awards 2026...(Podcast - Football League & Podcast - international) https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/(We don't ask for much...)Come down to the Factory for the EFL opening week watch party on the 15th August at The Football Factory at Legends. No Charlie this time, but it's going to be a great one.Listen to the UltraWorld pod on the 7th August (Dun's on the next episode pitching why Americans should support QPR)https://www.ultraworldpodcast.com/

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On today's talkSPORT Daily Podcast, Majestic and Alan Pardew question if Vinicius Jr will leave Real Madrid to join Arsenal. They also talk more Arsenal transfers such as if Bruno Guimaraes will leave Pardew's former club Newcastle to join Arsenal. They are also joined by special guests Bromley boss Andy Woodman and Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson.YouTube: @talkSPORTX: @talkSPORT & @talkSPORT2Instagram: @talkSPORTWebsite: Live Radio, Breaking Sports News, Opinion - talkSPORT.comPhoto Credit: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Conversation with the Mayor of Bromley, Councillor Christine Harris In this episode, Jill sits down with Councillor Christine Harris, Mayor of Bromley for 2026–27, for a warm and wide-ranging conversation about her life and her year ahead in office. Madam Mayor shares her journey from Scotland to London in 1979, where she began her career in chartered accountancy — eventually becoming Group Chief Accountant at the Sunley Turriff Group before going on to establish her own accountancy practice, which she still runs today. She reflects on building that business while raising her two sons, and on a lifetime of community involvement, including 17 years as a school governor and 16 years chairing the Langley Park Residents Association. Now serving as a councillor for West Wickham (having previously represented Kelsey and Eden Park since 2018), Madam Mayor talks about what the role of Mayor means to her, and the causes closest to her heart this year: her two chosen mayoral charities, Madlani Cancer Support and the Dyslexia Association of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham. Our Mayor has spent decades quietly serving the Bromley community, and now does so as its first citizen.   Visit the Mayor of Bromley's Official Page for more information. Follow the council on Instagram: @lbbromley Follow the Mayor on Instagram: @mayorofbromley Follow Bromley Adult Education on Instagram: @bromleyadulteducation

Should we view proptech as how humans transform physical space into something much more valuable and relevant than just the physical space? Why should building owners consider looking at proptech investment across their whole tech stack, rather than focusing only on individual, siloed solutions? How did Josephine use linguistics as a launching point to get into technology localization? What inspired Josephine to work in a startup after starting her career at Google? What was attractive about the built environment compared to other industries Josephine had worked in? How did Josephine's work around sustainability lead her to join the Carbon13 incubator program? Why has accurate, portfolio-wide building energy modeling become a critical need for asset owners? How has MapMortar automated the labor-intensive building energy modeling process? Why is MapMortar looking to engage with banks and utility providers?Josephine Bromley - COO & co-founder of MapMortar, joins Proptech Espresso to answer these questions and discuss how her Google onbcaoarding experience instilled a deep sense of personal ownership that she continues to lean on many companies. 

Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews A Real Piece of Work by Freya Bromley, published by Penguin Random House.

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/paperplaces/27 http://relay.fm/paperplaces/27 Kerry Provenzano In the episode, Kerry is joined (once again!) by Freya Bromley, author of 'The Tidal Year' and 'A Real Piece of Work'. They discuss her migration from memoir to fiction, plus how to approach the creative projects in your life. In the episode, Kerry is joined (once again!) by Freya Bromley, author of 'The Tidal Year' and 'A Real Piece of Work'. They discuss her migration from memoir to fiction, plus how to approach the creative projects in your life. clean 2993 In the episode, Kerry is joined (once again!) by Freya Bromley, author of 'The Tidal Year' and 'A Real Piece of Work'. They discuss her migration from memoir to fiction, plus how to approach the creative projects in your life. This episode of Paper Places is sponsored by: BookBaby: Self-publish and print your book. Mercury Weather: Forecasts, beautifully done. Download now for free. Guest Starring: Freya Bromley Links and Show Notes: Support Paper Places with a Relay Membership Subscribe to KL Provenzano on Substack Submit Feedback 'The Happy Couple' by Naoise Dolan 'Exciting Times' by Naoise Dolan Order Freya's debut novel, 'A Real Piece of Work' Follow Freya on Instagram

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/paperplaces/27 http://relay.fm/paperplaces/27 Fiction and Creative Side Projects, with Freya Bromley 27 Kerry Provenzano In the episode, Kerry is joined (once again!) by Freya Bromley, author of 'The Tidal Year' and 'A Real Piece of Work'. They discuss her migration from memoir to fiction, plus how to approach the creative projects in your life. In the episode, Kerry is joined (once again!) by Freya Bromley, author of 'The Tidal Year' and 'A Real Piece of Work'. They discuss her migration from memoir to fiction, plus how to approach the creative projects in your life. clean 2993 In the episode, Kerry is joined (once again!) by Freya Bromley, author of 'The Tidal Year' and 'A Real Piece of Work'. They discuss her migration from memoir to fiction, plus how to approach the creative projects in your life. This episode of Paper Places is sponsored by: BookBaby: Self-publish and print your book. Mercury Weather: Forecasts, beautifully done. Download now for free. Guest Starring: Freya Bromley Links and Show Notes: Support Paper Places with a Relay Membership Subscribe to KL Provenzano on Substack Submit Feedback 'The Happy Couple' by Naoise Dolan 'Exciting Times' by Naoise Dolan Order Freya's debut novel, 'A Real Piece of Work' Follow Freya on Instagram

Hull City assistant Dean Holden joins Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Bromley boss Andy Woodman as they react to the EFL play-off finals. Plus hear from Steven Schumacher, Dave Challinor, Martin Paterson and Karl Robinson. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:15 How's Bromley prep for League One going? 02:15 Hull City assistant Dean Holden joins the pod, 08:25 How Hull did it even with a transfer embargo, 10:35 Coming through Spygate & late change in opponent, 14:15 Working with ‘old-school' Sergej Jakirović, 18:45 What does summer look like for Hull City? 21:15 Middlesbrough's Wembley curse continues, 26:50 Bolton's Steven Schumacher, 32:05 Stockport's Dave Challinor, 34:40 Is it right for the play-off finals to have VAR? 37:30 Notts County's Martin Paterson, 41:30 Salford's Karl Robinson.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 2000 Crystal Palace v Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League Final, Sat 1700 PSG v Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League Final, Sun 1500 Brighton & Hove v Man City in the Women's FA Cup Final.

Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson wrap up the 2025/26 EFL season with a look back at the three play-off finals - and give their own end of season awards. They discuss Hull City's hard earned victory over Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers's win against Stockport County, and Notts County besting Salford City. Plus, praise for standout seasons from Coventry City, Lincoln City and Bromley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From tiny Parisian dinner parties to becoming one of the most recognisable food voices on television, this week we sit down with the incredible Rachel Khoo for a deeply honest, funny and nostalgic conversation about food, identity and building a creative life from scratch. Rachel takes us back to the beginning — leaving London with barely any money, studying pastry at Le Cordon Bleu, hustling her way through Paris and eventually creating the now legendary Little Paris Kitchen. We talk about the highs and heartbreaks of television, cookbook publishing, and why she decided to self-publish her powerful new memoir.This episode is packed with unbelievable stories: Austrian mountain summers fuelled by butter and strudel, Malaysian family feasts in 1980s Bromley, breakdancing crews in Paris, and the reality of building a career in food before Instagram existed. Rachel opens up about the challenges of working in TV, navigating rejection, motherhood whilst filming Bake Off Australia, and why meaningful hospitality matters more than fancy food. There's also plenty of talk about pastries, Swedish comfort food, Paris markets, cookbook politics and the restaurants she keeps returning to after all these years.Alongside one of the most fascinating food journeys we've ever heard, Rachel also gives us her ultimate go-to meals, favourite bakeries in Paris, dream dim sum orders and the philosophy behind hosting unforgettable dinner parties. It's warm, hilarious, emotional and full of wisdom for anyone chasing a creative dream. Rachel Khoo is every bit as brilliant as you hope she'll be — and this might be one of our favourite conversations we've ever recorded.The Smallest Restaurant in Paris - A memoir by Rachel Khoo £18.99 available at all good bookshops - https://geni.us/order_TRSPWatch and Subscribe To Our Youtube Videos Here - https://www.youtube.com/@gotofoodGet 2 Months of Blinq For Free - With Code - GOTOBLINQ - https://blinqme.com/Order The Greatest Meat In The Country From HG Walter Here & Have Restaurant Quality Meals From Home - www.hgwalter.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to a special episode of the Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet.John "Fenners" Fendley, Wayne Rooney, Paul Mullin and Conor Coady sit down to discuss everything from the Sky Bet EFL season so far.We start off with Wayne Rooney discussing his experience in the Sky Bet Championship and challenges he faced.Frank Lampard's incredible season with Coventry resulted in a return to the Premier League, but will he stay?Kieran McKenna will be hoping for a better Premier League campaign with Ipswich after they secured promotion. It's remains to be seen whether they have learnt their lesson.There's a deeper dive into the look at how Lincoln City is ran after smashing the 100-point barrier. Bromley's rise up the Sky Bet EFL also continues.Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday's nightmare seasons have finally come to an end, but where do they both go from here?05:50 Rooney playing & coaching in Sky Bet Championship11:30 Coventry City & Frank Lampard19:54 Kieran McKenna gets Ipswich back to Premier League23:18 Lincoln City 100 points27:58 Cardiff City bounce back36:10 The story of Bromley39:30 Impact of set-pieces56:30 Relegation talk01:00:00 Sheffield Wednesday situation01:02:23 Leicester City's relegation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Politics Weekly is on the road with the Greens in Hackney and Reform UK in Bromley ahead of the local elections to see why people are turning their backs on the traditional parties in London. This episode was recorded on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th April.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

It's Monday, which means you can actually see all the wry looks that accompany the chat... You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiIn today's “intelligent but daft” episode, Jane and Fi cover the power of small talk, inflatable penises making their way to Liverpool, trad wives in Bromley, Jane's feet on OnlyFans, support hose, and time travel, obvs. Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofzaOur most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week has not gone to plan. A Tuesday night loss against Grimsby in our game in hand followed by Salford taking all three points against Bromley on Thursday means the promotion race will go to the final day. To keep it in our hands, we just need to beat a relegation-threatened Barrow on Saturday… it's as simple as that. Matt and Jules are on to reflect on the run-in, chat what went wrong against Grimsby and preview the Barrow game with the help of the Give Em Beans podcast.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:

Dan in Bromley & Christine in Lichfield get their run in, but its anyone's game.

Aaron Paul & Jobi McAnuff speak to the EFL Award winners. From Frank Lampard to Michael Skubala, they catch up with players of the season, managers of the season, and players from the EFL teams of season! Plus former Coventry striker Clinton Morrison joins in the fun. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.00:45 Stockport's Ollie Norwood (L1 TOTS) 03:10 Clinton on Coventry's promotion 07:40 MK's Callum Paterson (L2 TOTS) 11:30 Bromley's Andy Woodman (L2 MOTS) 14:30 Leyton Orient's Dom Ballard (L1 POTS) 17:30 Lincoln's Sonny Bradley (L1 TOTS) 24:40 Millwall's Femi Azeez & Tristan Crama (CH TOTS) 32:40 Swindon's Aaron Drinan (L2 POTS) 34:30 Coventry's Frank Lampard (CH MOTS) 41:20 Bromley's Omar Sowunmi (L2 TOTS) 42:50 Lincoln's Michael Skubala (L1 MOTS) 51:00 Coventry's Matt Grimes (CH TOTS) 58:10 Coventry owner Doug King5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1200 Brighton & Hove v Man City in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Wolves v Spurs in Premier League, Sat 1500 West Ham v Everton on Sports Extra, Sat 1715 Man City v Southampton in FA Cup semi-final on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Newcastle in Premier League, Sun 1200 Everton vs Chelsea in WSL, Sun 1500 Chelsea v Leeds in FA Cup semi-final, Sun 1530 Arsenal v Lyon in UWCL on Sports Extra.

It feels like an age since the U's drew 0-0 at Bromley. Since Thursday's game live on Sky, our opponents from that night have been promoted, and the run-in picture has flipped on its head with a new leader in the chasing pack. Tom and Jules step in to react to the latest in the promotion hunt, look back at Thursday night, and preview the much-anticipated game in hand against Grimsby on Tuesday, with help from the View From The Findus podcast.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:

Christchurch's mayor is rejecting claims his council only acted on the stench from the Bromley sewage treatment plant after it affected the whole city. Anna Sargent reports.

A Thursday night that could end up being season defining? It's a trip down to deepest South London in front of the Sky cameras for a chance to back up a huge win on Saturday, and a slim chance to get involved in a very late and unlikely title chase. It's a big preview show with Matt and Jules, joined by From Bromley With Love to look ahead to the run in's latest big game.Subscribe to the Coconut Tier to get:

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Middlesbrough loans manager Tommy Smith discuss the top stories from the EFL. Millwall can move into the Championship automatics this weekend, what do the guys make of Roy Hodgson joining Bristol City? Hear from Port Vale chair Carol Shanahan ahead of Port Vale's trip to Chelsea in the FA Cup. And get the thoughts of Barrow interim boss Sam Foley after their big win over Bromley. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:55 Best or worst of April Fools' Day, 03:10 Easter weekend is upon us, 04:00 Millwall can move into automatics, 09:05 How do you deal with nerves? 11:15 Bristol City hitting the buffers? 16:50 Short-termism of hiring Hodgson, 23:10 Port Vale prepare for Chelsea away, 25:55 Carol's fixture congestion concerns, 31:15 Bottom of EFL Barrow beat Bromley, 35:40 72PLUS 72MINUS.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 2000 Chelsea v Arsenal in UWCL, Sat 1715 Chelsea v Port Vale in FA Cup, Sat 2000 Southampton v Arsenal in FA Cup, Sun 1300 Arsenal v Brighton in Women's FA Cup, Sun 1630 West Ham v Leeds in FA Cup.

Our guest today is the comedian, author, actor and presenter Tom Allen. And this is a truly charming edition of Rosebud. Tom tells Gyles about his childhood in suburban Bromley and opens up about what it was like to be an eccentric child who refused to follow the crowd and liked dressing up as an emperor. Gyles and Tom bond over some mutual passions, including Noel Coward and stationery. And Tom talks about coming out and his first kiss.Tom is currently in Titanique in the West End of London. His new novel, Common Decency, is out in May and is available to pre-order here.Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube here. Join The Rosebud Family here. And visit our website here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Bromley boss Andy Woodman talk all things EFL. Oxford boss Matt Bloomfield also joins the pod to talk about their battle for Championship survival. Andy also talks about how his players are planning a barbecue as they edge closer towards League Two promotion. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:55 Excitement building for Bromley potential promotion, 06:40 Big man little man partnerships, 08:55 What do you need to get out of League Two? 10:10 Transfer recruitment with the chairman, 13:00 Oxford boss Matt Bloomfield LIVE, 21:50 Easter weekend around the corner, 24:30 West Brom resurgence continues, 25:15 Andy's varied music taste… 29:00 Preparing for a trip to Barrow… 33:45 Keeping ‘Project 73' a secret… 35:35 72PLUS 72MINUS, 40:25 Best wishes to Liam Manning.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 1945 Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina, Fri 1945 England v Uruguay Sat 1200 Everton v Liverpool in the WSL on Sports Extra 2, Sat 1330 Man Utd v Man City in the WSL, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Spurs in the WSL on Sports Extra, Sun 1200 Chelsea v Aston Villa in the WSL, Sun 1500 Leicester v Brighton & Hove in the WSL on Sports Extra 2.

On this week's episode of Inside the Red and White we're back after international break. We travel to a very windy and cold Bromley to take on London City Lionesses. Chloe and Liv celebrate their assist and goal in style for Michelle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Neno's joined by Max & Weeksy to discuss the back-to-back wins vs. Crewe & Barrow, before previewing this weekend's clash at table toppers Bromley.Get in! UTG.Support the showProudly sponsored by: https://theoakfieldgroup.co.uk

After a long break away, we're back. It could've been a more memorable tale to mark it - no hero other than our regulars, and no real villains, just a couple of daft blokes.

As Wellington grapples with a wastewater disaster that's pushing 70 million litres of untreated sewage into the sea each day, Christchurch's proposal to pump semi-treated sewage into the ocean for the next two years has not gone down well with one government minister. The city's mayor, Phil Mauger, put forward the idea to mitigate the putrid stench coming from Bromley's damaged treatment plant. The plan has raised the ire of Shane Jones, who has put the council on notice. Keiller MacDuff reports.  

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger's proposal to pump stinking sewage from the Bromley Plant into the ocean without being fully treated has other interested parties baffled that he didn't consult with them first. Residents who live in the city's eastern suburbs have been plagued the foul odour since fire damaged the facility in 2021. And this year, the Bromley Pong has got markedly worse and started wafting across other parts of the city. Canterbury Regional Council issued Christchurch City Council with an abatement notice last week due to the stench. Timothy Brown has more.

In this week's episode of the BikeRadar podcast, Jack Luke is joined by Simon von Bromley to discuss Continental's new Terra Competition all-road tyre. Only available in relatively narrow widths – by modern gravel standards – could it be that Continental simply doesn't believe wider tyres are faster? Following that, Jack and Simon discuss Microshift, its recently launched Advent MX mountain bike groupset, and whether it could be a sign of more to come on the road and gravel side of things. This week's ‘rant of the week' sees Simon tackling a subject close to his heart – the existence of too many rubbish kids bikes. Lastly, we end with last week's top story – a great piece by Warren Rossiter, about gravel's inability to settle on a wheel size (and why we probably shouldn't be too worried about it). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest is Lou Beckett, author of the Sunday Times bestselling book Lessons From A Default Parent.Fans of the Parenting Hell podcast will be very familiar with Lou, thanks to husband Rob Beckett mentioning her lots, but this time Lou is firmly in the spotlight in her own right. In her debut book, Lou explores the reality of being the “default parent” - the one who carries the invisible admin, the mental load, and the assumption of responsibility that very often falls to mums. We talk about what the term default parent actually means, why it happens (even in relationships with “one of the good ones”), and how easily it can chip away at your identity. Lou shares her experience of early motherhood, being at home with Rob's life seemingly carried on as usual, the mild resentment and sheer exhaustion that led to an argument in The Glades Shopping Centre in Bromley.We also chat about:Why the “I love my kids but…” caveat existsWhether maternity and paternity leave policies contribute to the imbalanceWhy modern parenting feels heavier than it used toAnd how to stop being the sole keeper of all the information in your houseLou's book Lessons From A Default Parent is out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Default-Parent-Surviving-Without/dp/024176291XYou can read Lou's blog here: https://louembeckett.co.ukAnd follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lou_em/If you enjoyed this episode then please leave a rating or review - and you can follow the podcast to ensure you don't miss future episodes. Thank you! Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and author Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people about parenthood and confidence on the podcast. You can check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: @iamalisonperry or on Twitter: @iamalisonperry. You can buy my book OMG It's Twins now. Music: Epidemic SoundArtwork: Eleanor BowmerSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/notanothermummy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of the BikeRadar Podcast, Simon von Bromley laments Cannondale's decision to update the SuperSix EVO, rather than the SystemSix – a bike that's close to his heart. As ever, Simon is joined by faithful companion, Jack Luke, with the pair discussing Komoot's curious introduction of a ChatGPT-powered route creator. They then move onto last week's most read story on BikeRadar – a look into the challenges Basso faces as a bike brand manufacturing in Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Paul, Middlesbrough loans manager Tommy Smith & Bromley boss Andy Woodman discuss the top stories from the EFL. They react to Coventry going back above Boro at the top of the Championship. How does Michael O'Neill balance his new Blackburn job with trying to get Northern Ireland to the World Cup? Wigan appoint Gary Caldwell to replace Ryan Lowe, and what's the secret to success for League Two leaders Bromley? Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.00:35 Pre-match rituals, 03:25 Andy loving life at top of League Two, 08:40 Andy banned beer on the coach! 11:30 Andy on taking things from Arsenal, 14:15 Coventry go back above Middlesbrough, 19:00 Important to avoid the play-offs! 23:25 Andy reveals his penalty theory… 24:40 How does Michael O'Neill balance Blackburn with Northern Ireland? 27:40 Does it matter if you don't play ‘sexy' football? 31:55 Wigan appoint Gary Caldwell to replace Ryan Lowe 34:30 What's the Bromley secret to success? 37:30 Michael Cheek an old-school throwback5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1745 Qarabağ v Newcastle, Sat 1500 Aston Villa v Leeds on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Chelsea v Burnley on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 West Ham v Bournemouth, Sun 1400 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, Sun 1400 Sunderland v Fulham on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1400 Crystal Palace v Wolves on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1630 Tottenham v Arsenal.

The BikeRadar news podcast returns, with Simon von Bromley joining Jack Luke to unpack the biggest cycling tech stories of the week. They start with a first look at a new time trial bike spotted under Tadej Pogačar, which appears purpose-built for the Tour de France.  Next up is the Factor Monza. Offering much of the speed and ride feel of Factor's flagship models for a lower price, the pair break down whether this more affordable option still delivers the performance that matters. They then turn to two stories from the wider cycling world: an AI-powered Bradley Wiggins coaching service launching from £5 per month, and the announcement of a Lance Armstrong biopic made with his approval. Are virtual coaches the future - and should Armstrong's story be told on screen at all?  And finally Jack and Simon finish with last week's top story on BikeRadar.com and a rant of the week curtesy of Jack and a six-year-old Rapha jacket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's pod, Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin react to Watford's left field managerial appointment and the departure of Ryan Lowe from Wigan. There's plenty of praise for Middlesbrough after they go top of the Championship plus previews of Portsmouth v Sheffield United, Derby v Swansea, Reading v Wycombe and Bromley v Notts County. Add in some potential cupsets, predictions and a cracking tweet of the week and you've got a pod!Our partners Quinn Bet have an offer: you can get 50% back up to £25.  If your account has Sportsbook losses at the end of your first day's betting, QuinnBet will refund 50% of your losses as a Free Bet up to £25 (min 3 bets). Even if your account is up, you're guaranteed a £5 Free Bet provided you place at least 1 bet of £10 or greater at the minimum odds. T&Cs apply | 18+ New UK Customers Only | GambleAware.org | Gamble Responsibly” https://quinnbet.click/o/L5trHE?lpage=T4KU20

The BikeRadar News podcast is back again, with Simon von Bromley joining Jack Luke to dissect the biggest tech stories in cycling this week.  The pair kick things off with news of a new anti-doping technology that promises to catch more cheats. But it's been met with fierce resistance from the pro riders' union, and Simon reckons there are big flaws in the ITA's plan.  Next, the conversation turns to Campagnolo's future – can the iconic Italian brand ever win back mainstream success? From the case for a simple mechanical groupset to the realities of global pricing and shifting expectations, Simon and Jack debate what Campag needs to do to stay relevant in 2026 and beyond.  Finally, they take a look at Garmin's latest – and brightest – Varia radar light. Why have rear-view radars become so popular, and do you really need one on your bike? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Christchurch community leader has made an emotional plea to the city's councillors to stop ignoring locals' concerns about the foul stench pouring from Bromley's sewage plant. It comes after some residents walked out of a fiery public meeting last night, frustrated by the council's inaction five years after fire damaged the plant, and as complaints about the odour continue to pour in. Anna Sargent reports.

Thousands of reports have flooded in about a vile, sickening smell coming from Christchurch's burnt out waste water treatment plant. The pong has plagued the suburb of Bromley and surrounding areas - since a fire there in 2021, but this latest bout of stench has confused the city council, who say the January rain should've improved the odour. Environment Canterbury said it has received more than 2000 reports through its Smelt-it Ap - some from as far away as Wigram, around 10 kilometres away. Christchurch reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Lisa Owen.

The BikeRadar News podcast is back again, with Simon von Bromley joining Jack Luke to discuss the hottest tech stories in cycling this week.  The pair kick things off with the news that Chinese brand Quick Pro will supply iconic team,  Euskaltel-Euskadi, with bikes for 2026, before moving onto last week's most-read story – our overview of the Chinese brands you don't know about, but should.  Following the surprise news that Adidas has updated its road cycling shoes, Simon outlines the brand's curiously patchy history with the sport. We also discuss Strava's huge cull of ebike activities, before outlining the potential global ramifications of New Jersey's new ebike laws.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More title race twists and turns in the WSL! Manchester City extended their lead at the top - despite a great performance from London City - while Rachel was dancing along to a brass band's rendition of the Spice Girls and Chloe bumping into a two-time Ballon d'Or winner over a coffee. Just your usual afternoon at Bromley!Elsewhere, Arsenal impressed in their controlling win over Chelsea, Liverpool and West Ham got some vital points and we look ahead to the Champions Cup - sparkly trophies and mild controversy included!Follow us on X, Instagram, BlueSky and YouTube! Email us show@upfrontpod.com.For ad-free episodes and much more from across our football shows, head over to the Football Ramble Patreon and subscribe: patreon.com/footballramble.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester United make it two statement wins under Michael Carrick — but are they really back? Arsenal's lead at the top is down to four points after a 3–2 defeat at the Emirates… so why were fans booing a team still top of the table?Elsewhere, Liverpool's unbeaten run ends in chaos at Bournemouth, Chelsea and the chasing pack keep the race for Europe wide open, and pressure grows on Tottenham and Crystal Palace towards the bottom.Plus, two strikers thriving in very different worlds: Alyson Rudd visits Bromley to meet League Two's unlikely star Michael Cheek, and Hamzah Khaliq-Loonat travels to Germany to decode Harry Kane.Tom Clarke is joined by Alyson Rudd, Gregor Robertson and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Huddersfield captain Tommy Smith joins Aaron and Jobi to chat the EFL's biggest headlines. Tommy talks about his former club after the sacking of Lee Grant and subsequent appointment of former Norwich boss Liam Manning. They also discuss Eric Ramsay's start at West Brom - are they in trouble and is he the man to turn their fortunes around? What's the latest with Josh Sargent at Norwich - will he be allowed to leave the club this month? And at the top of League 2, they discuss whether Swindon Town or Salford City can catch Bromley.TIME CODES:02:20 - Huddersfield 14:35 - West Brom 26:50 - Josh Sargent at Norwich 29:40 - League 2 37:45 - EFL Hard Men Squad 44:55 - 72Plus/72Minus

Highlights from the rest of the English Football League.   Coventry are now focused on winning the championship and gaining promotion with a six point lead but there are a lot of surprising clubs in the top 6. Cardiff also has a six point lead in Lg 1 but Lincoln and Stockport had the funnier stories of the weekend. Would you know it Bromley also have a six point lead in Lg 2, as it would appear Accy and Tranmere are going to be safe.   For Premier League action, we cover EVERY match www.Dufootballshow.com Grab a drink and enjoy! Support the bar tab and get extra content: https://www.patreon.com/dufootballshow   Facebook @DUfootballshow Instagram @DUfootballshow Twitter @DUfootballshow YouTube @DUfootballshow

Coventry did not have a good Christmas – is it a slip or the rot setting in?Ipswich and Watford by contrast had a bumper Christmas. With the squad at their disposal Ipswich look ominous and despite a slow start Wrexham are now only a point below the play offs in ninth.In League One, much to Tom's delight it's hard to look past Lincoln City who beat Cardiff, Stockport, Huddersfield and Peterborough over Christmas…can they really stay the course? At the bottom Rotherham are on an awful slide – is there any way back for the Millers?Hats off to Bromley in League Two, but Walsall…not again surely!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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WhoMike Giorgio, Vice President and General Manager of Stowe Mountain, VermontRecorded onOctober 8, 2025About StoweClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Vail Resorts, which also owns:Located in: Stowe, VermontYear founded: 1934Pass affiliations:* Epic Pass: unlimited access* Epic Local Pass: unlimited access with holiday blackouts* Epic Northeast Value Pass: 10 days with holiday blackouts* Epic Northeast Midweek Pass: 5 midweek days with holiday blackouts* Access on Epic Day Pass All and 32 Resort tiers* Ski Vermont 4 Pass – up to one day, with blackouts* Ski Vermont Fifth Grade Passport – 3 days, with blackoutsClosest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Smugglers' Notch (ski-to or 40-ish-minute drive in winter, when route 108 is closed over the notch), Bolton Valley (:45), Cochran's (:50), Mad River Glen (:55), Sugarbush (:56)Base elevation: 1,265 feet (at Toll House double)Summit elevation: 3,625 feet (top of the gondola), 4,395 feet at top of Mt. MansfieldVertical drop: 2,360 feet lift-served, 3,130 feet hike-toSkiable acres: 485Average annual snowfall: 314 inchesTrail count: 116 (16% beginner, 55% intermediate, 29% advanced)Lift count: 12 (1 eight-passenger gondola, 1 six-passenger gondola, 1 six-pack, 3 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip quad, 1 triple, 2 doubles, 2 carpets)Why I interviewed himThere is no Aspen of the East, but if I had to choose an Aspen of the East, it would be Stowe. And not just because Aspen Mountain and Stowe offer a similar fierce-down, with top-to-bottom fall-line zippers and bumpy-bumps spliced by massive glade pockets. Not just because each ski area rises near the far end of densely bunched resorts that the skier must drive past to reach them. Not just because the towns are similarly insular and expensive and tucked away. Not just because the wintertime highway ends at both places, an anachronistic act of surrender to nature from a mechanized world accustomed to fencing out the seasons. And not just because each is a cultural stand-in for mechanized skiing in a brand-obsessed, half-snowy nation that hates snow and is mostly filled with non-skiers who know nothing about the activity other than the fact that it exists. Everyone knows about Aspen and Stowe even if they'll never ski, in the same way that everyone knows about LeBron James even if they've never watched basketball.All of that would be sufficient to make the Stowe-is-Aspen-East argument. But the core identity parallel is one that threads all these tensions while defying their assumed outcome. Consider the remoteness of 1934 Stowe and 1947 Aspen, two mountains in the pre-snowmaking, pre-interstate era, where cutting a ski area only made sense because that's where it snowed the most. Both grew in similar fashion. First slowly toward the summit with surface lifts and mile-long single chairs crawling up the incline. Then double chairs and gondolas and snowguns and detachable chairlifts. A ski area for the town evolves into a ski area for the world. Hotels a la luxe at the base, traffic backed up to the interstate, corporate owners and $261 lift tickets.That sounds like a formula for a ruined world. But Stowe the ski area, like Aspen Mountain the ski area, has never lost its wild soul. Even buffed out and six-pack equipped and Epic Pass-enabled, Stowe remains a hell of a mountain, one of the best in New England, one of my favorite anywhere. With its monster snowfalls, its endless and perfectly spaced glades, its never-groomed expert zones, its sprawling footprint tucked beneath the Mansfield summit, its direct access to rugged and forbidding backcountry, Stowe, perhaps the most western-like mountain in the East, remains a skier's mountain, a fierce and humbling proving ground, an any-skier's destination not because of its trimmings, but because of the Christmas tree itself.Still, Stowe will never be Aspen, because Stowe does not sit at 8,000 feet and Stowe does not have three accessory ski areas and Stowe the Town does not grid from the lift base like Aspen the Town but rather lies eight miles down the road. Also Stowe is owned by Vail Resorts, and can you just imagine? But in a cultural moment that assumes ski area ruination-by-the-consolidation-modernization-mega-passification axis-of-mainstreaming, Aspen and Stowe tell mirrored versions of a more nuanced story. Two ski areas, skinned in the digital-mechanical infrastructure that modernity demands, able to at once accommodate the modern skier and the ancient mountain, with all of its quirks and character. All of its amazing skiing.What we talked aboutStowe the Legend; Vail Resorts' leadership carousel; ascending to ski area leadership without on-mountain experience; Mount Brighton, Michigan and Midwest skiing; struggles at Paoli Peaks, Indiana; how the Sunrise six-pack upgrade of the old Mountain triple changed the mountain; whether the Four Runner quad could ever become a six-pack; considering the future of the Lookout Double and Mansfield Gondola; who owns the land in and around the ski area; whether Stowe has terrain expansion potential; the proposed Smugglers' Notch gondola connection and whether Vail would ever buy Smuggs; “you just don't understand how much is here until you're here”; why Stowe only claims 485 acres of skiable terrain; protecting the Front Four; extending Stowe's season last spring; snowmaking in a snowbelt; the impact and future of paid parking; on-mountain bed-base potential; Epic Friend 50 percent off lift tickets; and Stowe locals and the Epic Pass.What I got wrongOn detailsI noted that one of my favorite runs was not a marked run at all: the terrain beneath the Lookout double chair. In fact, most of the trail beneath this mile-plus-long lift is a market run called, uh, “Lookout.” So I stand corrected. However, the trailmap makes this full-throttle, narrow bumper – which feels like skiing on a rising tide – look wide, peaceful, and groomable. It is none of those things, at least for its first third or so.On skiable acres* I said that Killington claimed “like 1,600 acres” of terrain – the exact claimed number is 1,509 acres.* I said that Mad River Glen claimed far fewer skiable acres than it probably could, but I was thinking of an out-of-date stat. The mountain claims just 115 acres of trails – basically nothing for a 2,000-vertical-foot mountain, but also “800 acres of tree-skiing access.” The number listed on the Pass Smasher Deluxe is 915 acres.On season closingsI intimated that Stowe had always closed the third weekend in April. That appears to be mostly true for the past two-ish decades, which is as far back as New England Ski History has records. The mountain did push late once, however, in 2007, and closed early during the horrible no-snow winter of 2011-12 (April 1), and the Covid-is-here-to-kill-us-all shutdown of 2020 (March 14).On doing better prepI asked whether Stowe had considered making its commuter bus free, but it, um, already is. That's called Reeserch, Folks.On lift ticket ratesI claimed that Stowe's top lift ticket price would drop from $239 last year to $235 this coming season, but that's inaccurate. Upon further review, the peak walk-up rate appears to be increasing to $261 this coming winter:Which means Vail's record of cranking Stowe lift ticket rates up remains consistent:On opening hoursI said that the lifts at Stowe sometimes opened at “7:00 or 7:30,” but the earliest ski lift currently opens at 8:00 most mornings (the Over Easy transit gondola opens at 7:30). The Fourrunner quad used to open at 7:30 a.m. on weekends and holidays. I'm not sure when mountain ops changed that. Here's the lift schedule clipped from the circa 2018 trailmap:On Mount Brighton, Michigan's supposed trashheap legacyI'd read somewhere, sometime, that Mount Brighton had been built on dirt moved to make way for Interstate 96, which bores across the state about a half mile north of the ski area. The timelines match, as this section of I-96 was built between 1956 and '57, just before Brighton opened in 1960. This circa 1962 article from The Livingston Post, a local paper, fails to mention the source of the dirt, leaving me uncertain as to whether or not the hill is related to the highway:Why you should ski StoweFrom my April 10 visit last winter, just cruising mellow, low-angle glades nearly to the base:I mean, the place is just:I love it, Man. My top five New England mountains, in no particular order, are Sugarbush, Stowe, Jay, Smuggs, and Sugarloaf. What's best on any given day depends on conditions and crowding, but if you only plan to ski the East once, that's your list.Podcast NotesOn Stowe being the last 1,000-plus-vertical-foot Vermont ski area that I featured on the podYou can view the full podcast catalogue here. But here are the past Vermont eps:* Killington & Pico – 2019 | 2023 | 2025* Stratton 2024* Okemo 2023* Middlebury Snowbowl 2023* Mount Snow 2020 | 2023* Bromley 2022* Jay Peak 2022 | 2020* Smugglers' Notch 2021* Bolton Valley 2021* Hermitage Club 2020* Sugarbush 2020 with current president John Hammond | 2020 with past owner Win Smith* Mad River Glen 2020* Magic Mountain 2019 | 2020* Burke 2019On Stowe having “peers, but no betters” in New EnglandWhile Stowe doesn't stand out in any one particular statistical category, the whole of the place stacks up really well to the rest of New England - here's a breakdown of the 63 public ski areas that spin chairlifts across the six-state region:On the Front Four ski runsThe “Front Four” are as synonymous with Stowe as the Back Bowls are with Vail Mountain or Corbet's Couloir is with Jackson Hole. These Stowe trails are steep, narrow, double-plus-fall-line bangers that, along with Castlerock at Sugarbush and Paradise at Mad River Glen, are among the most challenging runs in New England.The problem is determining which of the double-blacks spiderwebbing off the top of Fourrunner are part of the Front Four. Officially, the designation has always bucketed National, Liftline, Goat, and Starr together, but Bypass, Haychute, and Lookout could sub in most days. Credit to Stowe for keeping these wild trails intact for going on a century, but what I said about them “not being for the masses” on the podcast wasn't quite accurate, as the lower portions of many - especially Liftline - are wide, often groomed, and not particularly treacherous. The best end-to-end trail is Goat, which is insanely steep and narrow up top. Here's part of Goat's middle-to-lower section, which is mellower but a good portrayal of New England bumpy, exposed-dirt-and-rocks gnar, especially at the :19 mark:The most glorious ego boost (or ego check) is the few hundred vertical feet of Liftline directly below Fourrunner. Sound on for scrapey-scrape:When the cut trails get icy, you can duck into the adjacent glades, most of which are unmarked but skiable. Here, I bailed into the trees skier's left of Starr to escape the ice rink:On Vail Resorts' leadership shufflesTwelve of Vail's 37 North American ski areas began the 2024-25 ski season with a different leader than they ended the 2023-24 ski season with. This included five of the company's New England resorts, including Stowe. Giorgio, in fact, became the ski area's third general manager in three winters, and the fourth since Vail acquired the ski area in 2017. I asked Giorgio about this, as a follow up to a similar set of questions I'd laid out for Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz in August:I may be overthinking this, but check this out: between 2017 and 2024, Vail Resorts changed leadership at its North American ski areas more than 70 times - the yellow boxes below mark a new president-general-manager equivalent (red boxes indicate that Vail did not yet own the ski area):To reset my thinking here: I can't say that this constant leadership shuffle is inherently dysfunctional, and most Vail Resorts employees I speak with appreciate the company's upward-mobility culture. And I consistently find Vail's mountain leaders - dozens of whom I have hosted on this podcast - to be smart, earnest, and caring. However, it's hard to imagine that the constant turnover in top management isn't at least somewhat related to Vail Resorts' on-the-ground reputational issues, truncated seasons at non-core ski areas (see Paoli Peaks section below), and general sense that the company's arc of investment bends toward its destination resorts.On Peak ResortsVail purchased all of Peak Resorts, including Mount Snow, where Giorgio worked, in 2019. Here's that company's growth timeline:On Vernon Valley-Great GorgeThe ski area now known as Mountain Creek was Vernon Valley-Great Gorge until 1997. Anyone who grew up in the area still calls the joint by its legacy name.On Paoli Peaks versus Perfect NorthMy hope is that if I complain enough about Paoli Peaks, Vail will either invest enough in snowmaking to tranform it into a functional ski area or sell it. Here are the differences between Paoli's season lengths since 2013 as compared to Perfect North, its competitor that is the only other active ski area in the state:What explains this longstanding disparity, which certainly predates Vail's 2019 acquisition of the ski area? Paoli does sit southwest of Perfect North, but its base is 200 feet higher (600 feet, versus 400 for Perfect), so elevation doesn't explain it. Perfect does benefit from a valley location, which, longtime GM Jonathan Davis told me a few years back, locks in the cold air and supercharges snowmaking. The simplest answer, however, is probably the correct one: Perfect North has built one of the most impressive snowmaking systems on the planet, and they use it aggressively, cranking more than 200 guns at once. At peak operations, Perfect can transform from green grass to skiable terrain in just a couple of days.So yes, Perfect has always been a better operation than Paoli. But check this out: Paoli's performance as compared to Perfect's has been considerably worse in the five full seasons of Vail Resorts' ownership (excluding 2019-20), than in the six seasons before, with Perfect besting Paoli to open by an average of 21 days before Vail arrived, and by 31 days after. Perfect's seasons lasted an average of 25 days longer than Paoli's before Vail arrived, and 38 days longer after:Yes, Paoli is a uniquely challenged ski area, but I'm confident that someone can do a better job running this place than Vail has been doing since 2019. Certainly, that someone could be Vail, which has the resources and institutional knowledge to transform this, or any ski area, into a center of SnoSportSkiing excellence. So far, however, they have declined to do so, and I keep thinking of what Davis, Perfect North's longtime GM, said on the pod in 2022: “If Vail doesn't want [its ski areas in Indiana and Ohio], we'll take them!”On the 2022 Sunrise Six replacement for the tripleIn 2022, Stowe replaced the Mountain triple chair, which sat up a flight of steep steps from the parking lot, with the at-grade Sunrise six-pack. It was the kind of big-time lift upgrade that transforms the experience of an entire ski area for everyone, whether they use the new lift or not, by pulling skiers toward a huge pod of underutilized terrain and away from longtime alpha lifts Fourrunner and the Mansfield Gondola.On Fourrunner as a vert machineStowe's Fourruner high-speed quad is one of the most incredible lifts in American skiing, a lightspeed-fast base-to-summit, 2,040-vertical-foot monster with direct access to some of the best terrain west of A-Basin.The highest vert total in my 54-day 2024-25 ski season came (largely) courtesy of this lift - and I only skied five-and-a-half hours:On Stowe-Smuggs proximity and the proposed gondola and a long drive in winterAdventurous skiers can skin or hike across the top of Stowe's Spruce Peak and ski down into the Smugglers' Notch ski area. An official ski trail once connected them, and Smuggs proposed a gondola connector a couple of years back. If Vail were to purchase sprawling Smuggs, a Canyons-Park City mega-connection – while improbable given local environmental lobbies -could instantly transform Stowe into one of the largest ski areas in the East.On Jay Peak's big snowmaking upgradesI referenced big offseason snowmaking upgrades for water-challenged (but natural-snow blessed), Jay Peak. I was referring to this:This season brings an over $1.5M snowmaking upgrade that's less about muscle and more about brains. We've added 49 brand new HKD Low E air-water snowmaking guns—32 on Queen's Highway and 17 on Perry Merrill. These aren't your drag-'em-out, hook-'em-up, hope-it's-cold-enough kind of guns. They're fixed in place for the season and far more efficient, using much less compressed air than the ones they replace. Translation: better snow, less energy.On Perry Merrill, things get even slicker. We've installed HKD Klik automated hydrants that come with built-in weather stations. The second temps hit 28 degrees wetbulb, these hydrants kick on automatically and adjust the flow as the mercury drops. No waiting, no guesswork, no scrambling the crew. The end result? Those key connecting trails between Tramside and Stateside get covered faster, which means you can ski from one side to the other—or straight back to your condo—without having to hop on a shuttle with your boots still buckled. …It's all part of a bigger 10-year snowmaking plan we're rolling out—more automation, better efficiency, and ultimately, better snow for you to ski and ride on.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Lyle Taylor react to Coventry going 10 points clear. They also have their say on Middlesbrough appointing Kim Hellberg. Should Tonda Eckert be given the Southampton job permanently? Stevenage top League One, Bromley are up into the League Two automatics and Christian Fuchs is in at bottom club Newport. Plus, we're now looking for your top EFL ‘hard men' - send your suggestions to us on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:20 Coventry go 10 points clear 09:10 Middlesbrough appoint Kim Hellberg 12:10 Southampton interim Tonda Eckert wins again 16:50 Peterborough win first four under Luke Williams 18:05 Charlton suddenly shipping goals 21:30 The search for EFL hard men begins 26:35 Bromley up into League Two automatics 30:45 Christian Fuchs in at bottom club Newport 33:40 Fearing for Bristol Rovers after seven league defeats 34:50 72PLUS 72MINUS5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 2000 Arsenal v Bayern Munich, Wed 2000 PSG v Tottenham on Sports Extra, Thu 1745 Feyenoord v Celtic on Sports Extra, Thu 2000 Rangers v Sporting Braga on Sports Extra, Thu 2000 Aberdeen v Noah on Sports Extra 2.