21 h. ago Kirkcudbright Swimming Pool to make a splash thanks to £1,500 Tesco cash boost

The supermarket giant has donated the money through its Stronger Starts programme after shoppers chose the pool through the blue token voting system.

Economics

44 h. ago I longed to swim the Channel, until an Olympic swimmer sent me off in a different direction | Gareth Roberts

I was too skinny to realise my dream, she said – but then I got the chance to help others overcome their fear of the waterIn my youth, I secretly harboured a dream of swimming the Channel. When I was 20, I worked as a lifeguard and swimming teacher at the council-run swimming pool in Cambridge. There were some intriguing regulars. Prof Stephen Hawking would watch poolside as his nephews swam. There was also a smattering of ex-Olympic swimmers, including a Maltese guy who moved through the water with such precision and power that he barely made a ripple. Watching him was hypnotic.One of the city’s swimming club coaches had competed at the Munich Olympics. I confided in her that I planned to swim the Channel. I knew it would take at least two or three years of hard training, I told her, but I was committed and time was on my side – I was only 21. She looked me up and down and told me that there were not enough geese in the world to render the fat required to insulate my skinny legs fr...

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4 d. ago Influencer Emilie Kiser breaks social media silence months after son Trigg’s accidental drowning

Kiser’s son died in May after accidentally falling into the family’s swimming pool

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4 d. ago Hundreds fight move in beloved tourist village which they claim will 'inconvenience thousands'

More than 1,800 people have signed two petitions against the plans suggesting they would 'potentially lessen our beloved village's desirability as a beautiful sightseeing spot in Wales'

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5 d. ago Inside the abandoned church that's been converted into a gorgeous swimming pool

Today, it's a place for relaxation and positive experiences. But one East London swimming pool was once part of an asylum.

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7 d. ago Swimming pool closures put children ‘at risk of drowning’, union warns

Research has found that some 500 public swimming pools have shut down across England since 2010, with almost half closing their doors during the last five years

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7 d. ago Teenage girl dies while boy and woman are rushed to hospital after falling ill at British festival

Police have launched a probe into sudden death of a girl - in her late teens - at the Emerge dance festival, which is held at Boucher Playing Fields in the south of the Northern Ireland capital.

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7 d. ago Stunning country farmhouse with six bedrooms and its own swimming pool goes on the market for just £19,000

The Grade II listed home in Cotleigh, near Honiton in Devon offers picturesque views of the Devon countryside and also has its own library.

Economics

9 d. ago The moment I knew: after her accident, I had all the time and energy in the world to help her recover

When Tom McAlister first encountered Sam, he felt drawn to her. When he found out she’d been hurt, they learned the lengths they would go to to help each otherFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesAt 21, I was floating through life with few concrete plans or aspirations. I had a part-time job at a sneaker shop in Potts Point and spent most of my shifts gazing idly out the window. In December 2011, a woman I’d never seen before wandered past. I was instantly drawn to this coolness she exuded, but as she walked on by I figured that was it, I’d never see her again. A few minutes later, she came back from the other direction and walked right in. Later, I’d learn she had noticed me too and had come back for a closer look, but at the time I was oblivious, far more worried about how I’d shoot my shot now she was right in front of me.She was really friendly and asked about a very specific pair of shoes. We didn’t have her size and I knew we’d never stock them again, but I went thro...

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1 week ago Teenage British tourist, 15, 'fighting for life' after being found floating unconscious in Portugal swimming pool

The unnamed 15-year-old is said to have been rushed to Braga Hospital on Friday afternoon in a 'critical condition.'

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1 week ago Brit teen, 15, fighting for life in Portugal after he's found unconscious in pool

A 15-year-old boy is understood to have been left fighting for his life after he was discovered floating unconscious in a swimming pool on a holiday in northern Portugal

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1 week ago Zoe Ball reveals TV star broke his nose at her wild wedding to Fatboy Slim

BBC Radio 2 host revealed that wedding guest had an accident after jumping into swimming pool

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1 week ago English tourist fighting for his life after being attacked near Dublin's Temple Bar

The man, aged in his 40s, was rushed to hospital where he is in a critical condition

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1 week ago English tourist attacked near Dublin's Temple Bar and left fighting for his life

The man, aged in his 40s, was assaulted close to Dublin's Temple Bar before being rushed to Beaumont Hospital where he is in a critical condition - with gardai urging witnesses to come forward

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1 week ago Can YOU pass this GCSE maths exam? As teenagers across the UK receive their results, see if you can answer some of the tricky conundrums

After revising long and hard for their exam over the past couple of months, British teenagers have finally received their GCSE results today. But how you fare if faced with GCSE maths questions?

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1 week ago Brit dies on cruise ship as he's pulled lifeless from pool while docked in Italy

The Scottish man was found in the swimming pool of the Marella Voyager while it was moored in Naples – fellow holidaymakers and crew tried to revive him, but were unable to

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1 week ago Brit found dead on cruise ship docked in Italy as fellow passengers try to save him

An 83-year-old was found unresponsive in a swimming pool onboard the Marella Voyager while it was docked in Naples. Holidaymakers and crew desperately tried to save him but he could not be revived.

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1 week ago There’s A Gorgeous Swimming Pool Inside A Converted Church In East London – And Where You Could Once Confess Your Sins, You Can Now Sweat Them Out In The Sauna

There’s A Gorgeous Swimming Pool Inside A Converted Church In East London – And Where You Could Once Confess Your Sins, You Can Now Sweat Them Out In The Sauna  secretldn.com

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1 week ago Joan Collins, 92, looks sensational in white swimsuit for age

Hollywood legend Joan Collins put on an ageless display in a chic white swimsuit while posing by the pool at her St Tropez home in the south of France, and she teased a new movie

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2 w. ago 'Awesome' farmhouse with swimming pool hits the market for just £19,000

A South Wales auctioneer is leading the sale

Economics