Podcasts about Flintshire

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 46:09

#440 Dacia Duster. Gareth spends a week driving the budget SUV. Can the Romanian value brand really deliver a functional 4WD car? Plus the answer to the questions: who buys this car? and is Android Auto any good?

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Michael Owen and Gemma Owen

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 61:36

This week Emily went for a walk in Flintshire with football legend Michael Owen and his international dressage champion and fashion entrepreneur daughter, Gemma Owen. They chat about their three adorable dogs, the competitive streak in the Owen family and their pocket money rules! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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EP89 The Exorcist vs the Shape-shifting Demon: A poltergeist-like evil spirit terrorises a Welsh town in this ”true” Victorian ghost story. Explore the lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast

Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 21:52

A Victorian "Ghostbuster" faces the battle of his life as he attempts to banish an evil spirit causing havoc in a Welsh village. When a shape-shifting demon starts smashing up property and chasing people home in a Flintshire, the locals turn to a well-known man of God who might be able to help - a lay preacher known as Griffiths of Llandegla. But this is no ordinary demon, and it will take all of his skill and experience to outwit this deadly foe. Join author Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales) as he explores the lore on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast... if you dare! What is the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast? The "Ghosts and Folklore of Wales" podcast explores Welsh ghost stories, lore, myths and legends. Launched by author and journalist Mark Rees in early 2020, this weird and wonderful podcast takes a fascinating look at the country's countless curious subjects by combining decades of research and insights from many books and articles with long-lost tales from dusty old tomes. Ranging from "real life" encounters with the uncanny to fantastical tales from the Mabinogion, new episodes are uploaded on Thursdays (weekly most of the time, biweekly when book and media deadlines are looming) and feature everything from pesky poltergeists to fire-breathing dragons. Along with the regular stories you can also expect the odd special guest, an occasional "live" ghost hunt, and all sorts of crazy ideas. Seasonal specials include the dark and Gothic Halloween (Nos Calan Gaeaf) traditions of old, to everyone's favourite skulled-skulled Christmas visitor, the Mari Lwyd herself. Dare you explore haunted Wales? Be sure to subscribe so you never miss a spooky episode, and for more details and to get in touch with Mark Rees, please visit: Mark Rees homepage Mark Rees on social media Books by Mark Rees Ghosts of Wales podcast

Peter Francis, Warden of Gladstone's Library

All Things Considered

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 27:37

Peter Francis has been the Warden of Gladstone's Library at Hawarden in Flintshire for twenty-five years. Built in memory of the great Victorian prime minister, today it's Britain's only residential library. With over 200, 000 books, reading rooms and ‘Writer-in-Residence' schemes, in the present day it's a place for retreat, reflection and a home for the intellectually curious. Peter Francis is also an Anglican Priest. Throughout his career, from his ministry as a chaplain in the East End of London to Provost of St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, he's pursued a vision of an inclusive church. He's a person who has always questioned orthodoxy, and has been closely involved with the movement for the ordination of women. This questioning has led him to great soul searching, and today he holds an understanding of Christianity without supernatural elements. He tells his story in a new book called ‘The Widening Circle of Us: a Theological Memoir.'

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Becoming Managing Director of Iceland Foods

The Places We'll Go Marketing Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 45:07

In this episode, Richard talks about his hopes for the future of Iceland Foods, the importance of sustainability and how his career journey led him to become Managing Director of Iceland Foods. Who is Richard Walker? Richard is Managing Director at Iceland Foods, the company established by his mother and father in 1970. Iceland Foods has mostly recently become known for driving forward the sustainability agenda for UK and global retailers – successfully removing palm oil from all our food and pledging to remove 13,000 tons of plastic from our own-brand products by 2023. He is a proud Trustee of the ‘Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation', and the conservation groups ‘Fauna & Flora International' and ‘Surfers Against Sewage'. Richard also sits on DEFRA's ‘Council for Sustainable Business' and Greenpeace's ‘Ocean Advisory Board'. In 2019 he was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Richard worked full-time as a shelf-stacker and cashier in London for a year, before becoming a store manager and then moving to Iceland's head office at Deeside, Flintshire, in 2013. After various head office roles, he became Managing Director of The Food Warehouse, Iceland's sister chain now with over 130 larger format stores, in 2015. He was promoted to his current role as Managing Director of the Iceland Foods Group in August 2018, overseeing almost 1,000 stores, 25,000 staff and 5 million customers per week. Outside family and business, Richard's greatest passions are trail running, skiing, surfing and climbing all over the world.

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Active Flintshire from Flintshire County Council / Wild Crime from Natural History Museum

Pod Roast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 8:06

Each week John Ryan's Pod Roast reviews popular mainstream podcasts produced by the big production companies. This episode: Active Flintshire from Flintshire County Council Wild Crime from Natural History Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#014 - Trade Students & Apprentices With Rachel Griffiths (@plumbingbyrach)

Behind the Tools

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 35:04

This week on Behind the Tools, we welcome Rachel Griffiths to the show. Rachel owns half a local plumbing business in Flintshire, North Wales, providing maintenance, repair and installation services. Join Rachel and our host Michael as they talk about supporting students, winning work, and advancing as an apprentice. If you're keen to be a guest on Behind the Tools, send an email to behindthetools@tradifyhq.com.

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EP51 The Golden Ghost: When an ancient burial site is disturbed, eerie secrets are revealed. Let's go ghost hunting in search of a centuries-old spirit on the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast!

Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 22:56

Is there really a haunted artefact in London's British Museum? And what connection does it have with an ancient Welsh burial site? The so-called "Golden Ghost" has been sighted in Mold, Flintshire for centuries. But where did it come from, and what does it want? Believed to be a soldier wearing golden armour, some say it haunts the area after road-building works disturbed its remains. Others say it has been luring people off the beaten track for centuries. Maybe they are all right? On this episode of the Ghosts and Folklore of Wales podcast, join author Mark Rees (Ghosts of Wales) as he goes in search of the secret history of the golden ghost and the Mold cape. What is the Ghosts & Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees podcast? In early 2020, Mark Rees launched the world’s first podcast dedicated to Welsh ghost stories, folklore, myths and legends. By combining his unique research and insights from many books and articles with long-lost tales from dusty old tomes, this weird and wonderful podcast takes a fascinating look at the country's countless curious subjects. New episodes are uploaded every Thursday and feature everything from real-life encounters with pesky poltergeists to fantastical beasts from the Mabinogion and the skulled-headed Christmas favourite herself, the Mari Lwyd. Be sure to subscribe, and for more details and to get in touch with Mark Rees, please visit: Mark Rees homepage Mark Rees on social media Books by Mark Rees Ghosts of Wales podcast

62: Richard Walker, Managing Director, Iceland Foods

Change Makers: Leadership, Good Business, Ideas and Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 28:47

In 2012 Richard joined Iceland Foods, the company established by his parents Malcolm and Rhianydd in 1970. He worked full-time as a shelf-stacker and cashier in Iceland stores in London for a year, before becoming a store manager in Swiss Cottage and moving to Iceland head office at Deeside, Flintshire, in 2013. After various head office roles, including a spell running Iceland’s International division, Richard became Managing Director of The Food Warehouse, Iceland’s chain of more than 70 larger format stores, in 2015. He was promoted to his current role as Managing Director of Iceland Foods in August 2018. Since November 2017 Richard has taken the board lead on sustainability issues across the Group. Under his leadership, Iceland has taken a range of world-leading sustainability initiatives that include becoming the first major retailer globally to commit to eliminating single-use plastic packaging from its own label range, to be completed by the end of 2023; taking action against continuing destruction of tropical rainforests as the first UK major UK supermarket to announcing the removal of palm ingredients from its own label food by the end of 2018; becoming the first UK retailer to adopt the Plastic Free Trust Mark; and being the first retailer to install trial Reverse Vending Machines for plastic bottles in stores in England, Scotland and Wales.

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Rural Hospitality & A Fond Farewell

Country Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 27:55

Pubs, restaurants and cafes have been banned from selling alcohol in a bid to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases. We speak to the landlady of a rural pub in Flintshire and a chef in Monmouthshire. In search of Angel Sharks - a critically endangered species, yet one of the few places where they seem to be increasing is off the coast of Wales Woodlands for Water - improving the water quality, habitat connectivity and biodiversity within the Alun and Chwiler river catchments. Pied Flycatchers - a project to improve the habitat of this increasingly rare, small woodland bird, in the Amman Valley. Recycling - a fond farewell to Huw and Molly but not before they've packed up their belongings in an environmentally friendly way.

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Local weekly news 30/10/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 93:59

Local news from Chester, including Remembrance services, Care Provider fined £200k after Chester resident, 89, left on floor with broken hip, Kids Planet donation to Chester Zoo, Covid: Cheshire West infection rate continues to rise, Mystery beast encountered by Flintshire café owner (Duration: 1:33:59)

Episode 18: In conversation with Leanne Eyre

The Impact Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 39:23

This week Leanne Eyre, deputy head of Elfed High School in Buckley, Flintshire, joins Jane and Fin in conversation. They discuss the changes taking place and the challenges being discovered in both teaching and professional learning. Hosts: Finola Wilson and Jane Miller Producer: Darren Evans Visit us at: www.impact.wales Music: Power Shutoff by Craig MacArthur

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GDPR Weekly Show Episode 113 :- NHS QR Codes, Covid-19, British Airways, Belgian DPA IAB, Your Lawyers, Carnival Cruises, Twitter, Hackney, Flintshire, C-Planet, Malta, CWU, Non-material damages, ICO Penalties, GDPR for freelancers, Exonar survey results

GDPR Weekly Show

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 58:54

Coming up in this week's episode: Update on NHS Track and Trace QR Codes and data collection and retention, Wick man unhappy with response of NHS Highland to Covid-19 FOI request, British Airways penalty reduced to £20 million, Belgian DPA rules IAB code of practice inadequate, Your Lawyers initiate class action against Virgin Media, Carnival Cruises data breach update, Twitter data breach update, Hackney council data breach, Flintshire council data breach, C-Planet data breach comes to court in Malta, CWU appoints Kellner Lekner, Non-material damages judgement in German court following data breach, ICO consulting on GDPR penalty calculation, GDPR for freelancers, Results of Exonar survey of reasons for GDPR penalties

Local weekly news 02/10/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 121:34

Local news from Chester, including Flintshire and Wrexham lockdown: How Cheshire residents will be affected Chester's Grosvenor Museum to host exhibition celebrating much-loved children's book Morrisons customers in Chester and Ellesmere Port can now do their food shop on Amazon Ban on households mixing "best option" to tackle rise in coronavirus cases, says council leader Cyclist, 86, seriously hurt after colliding with dog walker in Chester Storyhouse Chester takes open-air cinema experience on the road (Duration: 2:01:34)

Gladstone's Library

Behind the Bookshelves

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 24:08

Today, we are Flintshire in the UK, visiting the UK's only residential library. We speak with Peter Francis who is the Warden and Director of Gladstone's Library in Hawarden, which is a few miles west of Chester. William Ewart Gladstone served 4 separate terms as Britain's prime minster between in 1868 and 1894. Today his personal library is available to the public, housed in a building where you can also spend the night. Join us to learn more about this remarkable library.

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20: Welsh Political Icons - Barry Jones

Welsh Political Icons

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 16:16

Lord Barry Jones celebrated fifty years in the Houses of Parliament in June 2020. The former MP for Flintshire East and Alyn & Deeside was a Welsh Office Minister in the 1970s and the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales in the 1980s. Above all that, he's been a champion of Flintshire and Deeside all his life, as his successor representative Jack Sargeant MS explains.

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11: Welsh Political Icons - Sir Anthony Meyer

Welsh Political Icons

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 24:12

Series editor Daran Hill profiles Sir Anthony Meyer, the only MP for Flintshire to have imagined the county was in Scotland, and more notably the famous stalking horse who tried to unseat Margaret Thatcher as Leader of the Conservative Party in 1989.

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EP12 The Headless Jesus and other real-life ghost stories from Wales: A special bonus episode of Ghosts & Folklore with Mark Rees for Haunted Happening

Ghosts and Folklore of Wales with Mark Rees

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 25:41

Ever hear about the ghost of a headless Jesus who was seen by a man of the cloth charging along a dark Welsh road at night at the helm of a carriage pulled by spectral horses? No? What about the pesky poltergeists which were scaring a married couple in their new home nearby, and even "some holy ladies"?In this special bonus episode of Ghosts & Folklore of Wales, join MARK REES (author of Ghosts of Wales/ The A-Z of Curious Wales/ Paranormal Wales etc.) as he looks back at three curious real-life ghost stories recorded in the Victorian age by a man from Flintshire.Bemoaning the lack of contemporary spooky tales, he submitted three of his own to the local press in order to reignite a little interest in the paranormal. Not only is it a fascinating glimpse into the supernatural beliefs of the people at the time, but it has parallels with our modern-day approach to spooks and spectres.With many people nowadays looking to re-enchant a word which has seemingly lost that spark of magic, could we all learn something from the man who shared ghost stories with his community?This episode was recorded especially for the Haunted Happening #hauntedhappening event on Twitter and Facebook, and is in addition to the normal weekly episode - two episodes in one week, which means double the ghostly and folkloric fun - cheers / iechyd da!

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GDPR Weekly Show Episode 102 :- Blackbaud data breach, Twitter data breach, EU Doctors, GDPR Compliant Covid 19 tests, Eat out to Help Out, Universities, Flintshire, Shropshire, Dave, Morgan Stanley, ICO, Italian, Belgian, Google, Irish, Spain DPO

GDPR Weekly Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 57:34

Coming up in this week's episode: Blackbaud data breach update, Twitter data breach update, EU Doctors call for tests to ensure GDPR contact tracing apps are compatible, GDPR Compliant Covid 19 tests, Eat out to Help Out raises GDPR issues, Over 50% of Universities had data breach in last 12 months, Flintshire Local Development Plan suffers data breach, Shropshire council suffers data breach, Dave, the challenger bank, suffers data breach, Morgan Stanley suffers data breach from discarded IT equipment, ICO publishes results of its internal audit, Italian DPA fines telecoms operator for unsolicited marketing, Belgian DPA fines Google for not complying with GDPR right to be forgotten, Irish websites must comply with cookie policy by October, Spanish AEPD gets tough on appointments of DPOs

Local weekly news 08/05/2020

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 116:00

Local news from Chester, including Chester nurse is celebrating first year in remission, Chester residents perform special VE Day tribute and board receive approach to takeover Chester FC, along with Flintshire news and our magazine. (Duration: 1:56:00)

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Local weekly news 01/05/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 132:40

Local news from Chester, including worrying drop in cancer referrals at Chester hospital, anti-terror bollards to be installed in city centre, Airbus contractors to lose their jobs and Chester music venue could be demolished - along with news from Flintshire and our magazine looking forward to next week's VE day commemorations. (Duration: 2:12:40)

Episode 7 - Helen Owens - The Wernbach Shepherdess

My Rural Tribe

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 39:29

It was a joy to speak with Helen the @wernbachshepherdess, especially in these strange times of Covid-19, of week 4 of Lock-In. I follow Helen on instagram and love seeing life from her smallholding in Flintshire. Helen and her husband started their own flock of South Down sheep, for no other reason that they look cute, but have soon realised what a great terminal sire they are! With help from breeders, friends , neighbouring farmers and Farming Connect, they have received help and advice as well as the old 'get stuck in and have a go'. We spoke about the joy each season and Helens slight obsession with her flocks sex life come September! Being open about her post-natal depression and how having to get on and out to look after the livestock with a new born baby has given her confidence in herself. And in the great words of Chaka Khan 'I'm every woman' will now follow me as I strut around in my waterproofs! Hurrah!

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Local weekly news 17/04/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 109:30

Local news from Chester, including Cheshire West museums connect through social media, rousing scenes outside Countess of Chester, Flintshire councillor foregoes pay rise plus our magazine articles including five decades of films, the great British Mini - and of course "the Joe Show"! (Duration: 1:49:30)

Local weekly news 03/04/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 110:06

Local news from Chester, including Student Nurses from UoC answer call to help NHS, Squatters 'leader' jailed after targetting homeless, and foodbank gears up for increased demand, along with other news from Chester and Flintshire and articles of interest in our magazine. (Duration: 1:50:06)

Local weekly news 27/03/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 83:25

Local news from Chester, including updates on Chester's handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, along with news from Flintshire and our magazine - all rolled into one recording! (Duration: 1:23:25)

Local weekly news 06/03/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 35:55

Local news from Flintshire, including Homeless children found sleeping in rubbish bin. Mold murder trial halted. Armed robber bailed to attend baby scan. Rogue Connah's Quay builder jailed. (Duration: 35:55)

Local weekly news 28/02/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 33:51

Local news from Flintshire, including A Connahs Quay councillor has set up new surgery. Concerns over drug dealing and anti-social behaviour in Buckley pensioners bungalows to be debated. Volunteers are needed to keep community gardens thriving in Greenfield. (Duration: 33:51)

Local weekly news 10/02/2020

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 38:08

Local news from Flintshire, including Boss of troubled health board quits. Carl Sargeant memorial refused. Murder trial abandoned after bomb hoax call. Mum gets Braille picture of blind baby as a gift. Boss of troubled health board quits. Carl Sargeant memorial refused. Murder trial abandoned after bomb hoax call. Mum gets Braille picture of blind baby as a gift. (Duration: 38:08)

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Local weekly news 31/01/2020

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 43:21

Local news from Flintshire, including Flintshire man jailed for biting his girlfriend's nose. Flintshire library celebrate record year. A Flint man rescued from a fire. (Duration: 43:21)

Local weekly news 13/12/2019

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 39:23

Local news from Flintshire, including General Election upset: Labour left with one seat in North Wales whlie Wrexham elects a Tory for the first time in over 80 years. (Duration: 39:23)

Episode 49—Paris Catacombs and Haunted Picnic Table 29

Legends in the Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 39:47

Tonight J heads to Paris to talk about three creepy stories of the Paris Catacombs. Meanwhile Leslie travels to Los Angeles to talk about a spooky Griffith Park Urban legend about a ghostly couple. So grab your coffee, pack a picnic lunch and Listen to Legends in the Dark. Legendary Listener shout out this week goes to Flintshire !!! Thank you for listening. Remember to rate and review the podcast, we want to hear form you!!

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Local weekly news 29/11/2019

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 40:37

Local news from Flintshire, including A North wales poll shock for Labour. The openig of a £20million advancd manufacturing research centre. A 31 year old driver with eight previous bans is jailed. Abandoned kittens survive for nine days. (Duration: 40:37)

Local weekly news 22/11/2019

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 37:39

Local news from Flintshire, including Businesses in Mold supporting plastic reduction.The fight against anti-social behaviour continues in Deeside. Free parking in Buckley comes a step closer. (Duration: 37:39)

Episode 286 - Luggage Delays and Security Misery

Plane Talking UK's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 115:45

Join Carlos, Matt and Micah for this week's programme. In today's show we learn that Europe's aviation governing body decide to make their own decisions about when the MAX should return to service, the UK's legacy carrier continues it's battle with their pilots as the fallout from a recent round of strikes continue and one low cost US carrier loses it's court battle over hidden bag fees. In the military we find Leonardo are to support the RAF with future counter drone technologies and there's a rare site in Flintshire as the Osprey pays a flying visit. Armando sends his apologies from the Reno Air Races and we learn things weren't all that smooth for Carlos when he returned to the UK from Malta. We'd love to hear from you if you've had any experiences during the recent BA strike action, maybe you're a pilot who's been involved; we've all heard BA's side of the story but we're keen to YOUR story. Get in touch by email on podcast@planetalkinguk.com. Here are the links to the stories we covered this week : COMMERCIAL 1. https://www.businessinsider.com/subpoenaed-boeing-documents-fifth-amendment-2019-9 2. https://onemileatatime.com/british-airways-pilots-lose-flight-benefits/ 3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49681088 4. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-05/aviation-ceos-warn-of-europe-u-s-split-on-boeing-737-max-return 5. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/british-airways-strike-fare-hikes/index.html 6. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/09/12/hidden-bag-fees-bring-spirit-to-court/ 7. https://simpleflying.com/sas-livery-reveal-september/ 8. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericrosen/2019/09/12/the-coolest-airline-souvenirs-and-how-you-can-get-them/ 9. https://simpleflying.com/airbus-a380-retirement-when/ 10. https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-trials-connected-experience-internet-of-things-platform-2019-9?r=US&IR=T MILITARY 1. https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/leonardo-to-support-raf-with-future-counter-drone-technology-programme/ 2. https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2019/09/11/air-force-restricts-kc-46-from-carrying-cargo-and-personnel/ 3. http://www.deeside.com/rare-sight-in-flintshire-as-two-us-military-osprey-aircraft-pay-a-flying-visit/

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Gareth Jones On Speed #368 for 16 May 2019

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Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 45:27

#368 Alpine in the Welsh Alps. An old name returns and so Gareth returns to his homeland to test the A110 on fine Cambrian roads as he recounts the whole Alpine story. Does the return of this brand name live up to its fine heritage as a true sports car?

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Welsh dominance pointing to the World Cup?

The Two Pinter

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 55:01

6 Nations reviewed; Champs league draw discussed; A question about Adam Johnson ( Barmaid from Flintshire); What next for Errol Spence?

Things - 30 May 2018 - Objects of Knowledge

Things Seminar

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2018 62:00

Professor Neil Kenny (University of Oxford) Edwin Rose ( University of Cambridge) Abstracts Professor Neil Kenny The mineral-hunters: Martine de Bertereau and her husband Jean du Chastelet One kind of object dominated not just the life of Martine de Bertereau (1590–1643), but also her family’s past and so to an extent her social identity: minerals. Little wonder, then, that she married a fellow mineralogist, Jean du Chastelet. They spent their years and their resources prospecting throughout Europe, on a vast scale, before dying in Richelieu’s dungeons. What economic, social, epistemic, and also cultural and narrative frames did their object of choice impose upon them? And what does their singular pursuit of minerals tell us about the relation between knowledge, family, gender, and social hierarchy in early seventeenth-century France? Neil Kenny is Professor of French at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. His publications include The Uses of Curiosity in Early Modern France and Germany (2004) and an earlier book on the word history of the ‘curiosity’ family of terms. His last monograph was Death and Tenses: Posthumous Presence in Early Modern France (2015). He is currently completing a book called Literary Families and Social Hierarchy in Early Modern France. The example he is discussing today grows out of that project, but is not included in it. Edwin Rose Collecting natural history in late eighteenth-century Britain The late eighteenth century witnessed a distinct rise in natural history collecting, both on a commercial and a scholarly level, alongside a growth in travel by naturalists, the main object of which was for them to acquire natural history specimens for their collections and record their observations of the natural world. One of the most prolific naturalist-travellers was Thomas Pennant (1726–98), whose collection remains intact and is primarily held by the Natural History Museum, London. In this paper, I give a general overview of Pennant’s collecting activities, examining his working practices in the field along with how he synthesised the information and objects he collected to compile his seminal work, British Zoology. This lavishly illustrated publication reached multiple editions from 1766 to 1812. Pennant’s collection was compiled from taxidermy, primarily birds and quadrupeds, from around the globe; shells, fossils, minerals, a small herbarium of dried plants, and a library which amounted to over 10,000 volumes, all of which he kept at his home at Downing Hall, Flintshire, North Wales. Pennant’s natural history collection was rigorously organised according to a variety of different systems of classification, such as that devised by John Ray (1627–1705) and that developed by Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) from the 1730s. The understanding of the connections between this large collection of physical objects, Pennant’s travels and his publications gives a direct insight into how these physical objects were used to create natural knowledge during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Edwin Rose is currently a PhD candidate in the department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. His interests are primarily concerned with the history of natural history, collecting and bibliography from the mid seventeenth to the mid nineteenth centuries, although the main concentration of his current research rests in the period between 1750 and 1830. Edwin has published widely on the history of natural history, in particular on the collections of Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753) and the British Museum, and his most recent article entitled ‘Specimens, slips and systems: Daniel Solander and the classification of nature at the world’s first public museum 1753–1768’ was published in the British Journal for the History of Science in April, 2018. As well as his PhD research, Edwin has two forthcoming publications, one for a special issue in Notes and Records of the Royal Society entitled ‘From the South Seas to Soho Square: The Library of Joseph Banks and the Practice of natural history’ and another which he has co-authored with Anna Marie Roos (University of Lincoln) entitled ‘Lives and Afterlives of the Lithophylacii Britannici ichnographia (1699), the First Illustrated Field Guide to English Fossils’, to be published in Nuncius in January 2019.

Gareth Jones On Speed #301 for 15 February 2017

TwinSpires.com How to Bet the Belmont Stakes podcast presented by Brisnet.com

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2017 49:10

#301 Premium superminis and on the road in an Auris. Gareth and Richard discuss the options if you want a classy small car. Gareth tests the economy claims for Toyota’s hybrid Auris. Sniff Petrol on Williams’ “new” driver and a Malaysian car company.

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DRF Players Podcast, October 4, 2016

Daily Racing Form

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 62:44

California Chrome's dominance in the Awesome Again, Stellar Wind vs Beholder in the Zenyatta (and looking ahead to the Distaff), Runhappy's performance in the Ack Ack and his chances in the Dirt Mile, Ectot vs Flintshire in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, and more are discussed by Peter Thomas Fornatale, Mike Hogan, and Jonathon Kinchen on today's episode.

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DRF Players' Podcast August 30, 2016

Daily Racing Form

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 61:51

Arrogate's historic win in the Travers, Flintshire and his rabbit in the Sword Dancer, Lady Eli falling short in her Ballston Spa comeback, and who looks to be the favorite for the Breeders' Cup Sprint are the topics discussed on today's episode.

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DRF Players' Podcast August 2, 2016

Daily Racing Form

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2016 61:05

Beholder loses to Stellar Wind, Exaggerator wins in the slop again, Flintshire is crazy good, Laoban wires the Jim Dandy, and American Pharoah's sister wins her debut are among the topics covered by Peter Thomas Fornatale, Mike Hogan, and Jonathon Kinchen.

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TURF TALK: Half-year in review and looking ahead to the rest of 2016

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 7:00

When it comes to the top the names from the first half of the year there are these nine and everyone else: Beholder, California Chrome, Exaggerator, Flintshire, Frosted, Melatonin, Nyquist, Songbird, and Tepin. Depending on their paths in the second half of the year, any could be in prime striking distance for Horse of the Year honors with the Breeders' Cup Classic potentially being the deciding race. Vance Hanson mentions discusses Beholder and Nyquist's fist half campaign while Ed DeRosa touches on Tepin and California Chrome. Who will meet and when and where? Will Songbird challenge the top in her division? Stay tuned!

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TURF TALK: DeRosa & Hanson wrap the Triple Crown season

TwinSpires.com How to Bet the Belmont Stakes podcast presented by Brisnet.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 9:00

Not much debate this week, as both Ed & Vance agree that Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist is the three-year-old male division leader following Creator's Belmont Stakes victory to join Preakenss Stakes winner Exaggerator as this year's classic winners. The Brisnet.com duo also discusses Frosted's Met Mile, wondering if he can replicate that form around two turns, as well as turf stars Flintshire and Tepin.

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The Dream of Rhonabwy

From the region of the summer stars

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 34:40

From the Lady Charlotte E. Guest translation in the Mabinogion. Recorded by Matthew Shaw at Gwenoldi in Flintshire in August 2015.

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Episode #2: Mike Leigh on Horseback

Verbal Discharge

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2014 69:03

"Oh Verbal Discharge! Oh Verbal Discharge" you cry, "Where are you at my hour of need?""Do not fear, fair maiden," proclaims Verbal Discharge, potentially muddling your gender, "For we have returned, and shall be with you for a bit longer than your hour of need, considering the run time of this, our second podcast, slightly exceeds the quantity of time you just stated."You, in a moment of excitement/weakness/method acting faint, before you can hear exactly what delights lie ahead of you on this week's Verbal Discharge podcast. This week, we produce our own Mike Leigh film, discover whether Jordan really tore a sheep limb from limb and book a holiday to Flintshire, plus lots, lots more. Listen listen listen.

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