Archive for November, 2009
Stoke City 1-0 Portsmouth
Posted by Alan in Football, Journalism on November 23, 2009
Yesterday I covered my first game for Goal.com, and it was the clash between Stoke City and Portsmouth at the Britannia Stadium. The Potters won 1-0 thanks to a second half strike from Ricardo Fuller.
Gael Kakuta seizes his chance to shine for Chelsea
Posted by Alan in Football, Journalism on November 21, 2009
Kakuta finally got the chance to showcase his skills against Wolves this afternoon
Over the last few months Gael Kakuta has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Read the rest of this entry »
Gravesend Town Pier set to reopen
Posted by Alan in Journalism on November 15, 2009
The pier is to be given a new lease of life...
Gravesend Town Pier reopens today with a brand new bar and restaurant. Read the rest of this entry »
Man’s best friend
Posted by Alan in Journalism on November 13, 2009
Our furry friends are having more of an impact on the environment than you may think
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but their relationship with the environment is much more frosty.
As I was leafing through the Guardian this morning this article in G2 caught my eye. Some people are beginning to argue that us pet-owners should be giving much more consideration to the ecological impact our furry friends are having. The debate has been sparked by a book called ‘Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living’ by Robert and Brenda Vale.
The article cites some quite surprising statistics that made me sit up and take note: the ecological footprint of a medium-sized British dog is greater than that of the average citizen of Vietnam. A cat has the same footprint as a Volkswagen Golf. It takes 0.84 hectares of land to keep a medium-sized dog fed. In contrast, keeping a 4.6 litre Toyota Land Cruiser running, the energy needed to build it and then drive it 10,000km every year only requires 0.41 hectares.
Despite this I cant see myself giving up Lady and Lucky (my dog and cat).
The night the Berlin Wall fell
Posted by Alan in Journalism on November 9, 2009
People clamber over the Berlin Wall, which came down 20 years ago today
BBC journalist Brian Hanrahan was there when the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago. Read the rest of this entry »