Gallery PUBLISHED: 13:31 29 August 2017 | UPDATED: 08:13 30 August 2017 Matt Stott New-look artist impression of SnOasis. Picture: ONSLOW SUFFOLK/SNOASIS Archant The developer behind the controversial SnOasis development has insisted his dream of opening the £400m winter sports resort in Great Blakenham is not a “fantasy”, as new photographs of the proposed SnOasis are released. New-look artist impression of SnOasis. The proposed speed skating. Picture: ONSLOW SUFFOLK/SNOASISFinal details for the application are still being lodged to Mid Suffolk District Council (MSDC) planning officers, who have requested further information, a MSDC spokesman has confirmed.The controversial SnOasis scheme has been dogged by setbacks and delays since Onslow Suffolk first acquired the former quarry site in 2001, with the aim of creating a £300m complex with an indoor ski slope, ice rink, hotels as well as shops and apartments.Developer Godfrey … [Read more...] about ‘SnOasis is not a fantasy’ – Final details being lodged for £400m snow sports centre as new photos revealed
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Hooters sports bar, restaurant shuts down in Campbell
By Linda Zavoral | [email protected] | Bay Area News GroupPUBLISHED: February 14, 2019 at 7:30 am | UPDATED: February 14, 2019 at 11:52 am Hooters, home to wings and cleavage, has closed the chain’s Campbell location. This restaurant, in business on South Bascom Avenue since 2008, quietly shut its doors about a week ago. The previous tenant at this location was a Spoons Grill and Bar. The closing leaves the Atlanta-based chain with restaurants in three Bay Area cities — Dublin, San Bruno and Rohnert Park. In Fremont, the Hooters on Mowry Avenue closed in 2013. That, too, had previously been a Spoons. The site is now occupied by Smoking Pig BBQ, a restaurant and blues music venue. Hooters was founded in Clearwater, Florida, in 1983 by six businessmen who wanted to open a place that “they couldn’t get kicked out of.” Their business plan, according to the website: “Sometimes you hit on a big idea by accident — just by putting the … [Read more...] about Hooters sports bar, restaurant shuts down in Campbell
CBS Sports: Michigan’s Chris Partridge ranks No. 5 in recruiting
The Detroit News Published 5:21 PM EST Feb 13, 2019 The Michigan football program put the finishing touches on its 2019 recruiting class this month, officially adding four-star defensive back Quinten Johnson to the class. The Wolverines boasted 26 signees in the class, giving them the top-ranked class in the Big Ten and No. 8 nationally, according to 247Sports. A big reason for that is Chris Partridge, whose work CBS Sports on Wednesday ranked fifth among college recruiters in the 2019 class. Barton Simmons of CBS Sports called the Wolverines' safeties coach and special-teams coordinator crucial to the program's success in Georgia, which included the additions of defensive tackle Chris Hinton, offensive tackle Trente Jones, cornerback Jalen Perry, and cornerback D.J. Turner II, who starred at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., but hails from Georgia. "A former New Jersey high school coach that has worked his way up the (ladder) under Jim Harbaugh from an off-field … [Read more...] about CBS Sports: Michigan’s Chris Partridge ranks No. 5 in recruiting
Sports store to close after removing all Nike gear in Kaepernick protest
By Katie Dowd, SFGATE Updated 1:09 pm PST, Wednesday, February 13, 2019 In this file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick prays with Chicago Bears' Brandon Marshall after Bears' 28-20 win during NFL game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday, September 14, 2014. less In this file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick prays with Chicago Bears' Brandon Marshall after Bears' 28-20 win during NFL game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday, September 14, ... more Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close Image 1 of 45 In this file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick prays with Chicago Bears' Brandon Marshall after Bears' 28-20 win during NFL game at Levi's Stadium in … [Read more...] about Sports store to close after removing all Nike gear in Kaepernick protest
New Jersey saw $385M in sport bets in Super Bowl run-up
Wayne Parry, Associated Press Updated 2:47 pm CST, Wednesday, February 13, 2019 In this Oct. 25, 2018 photo, employees at the sports book at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J., count money with machine moments before it opened. New Jersey gambling regulators revealed Thursday, Feb. 13, 2019, that gamblers had made $385 million worth of sports bets in the state in January during the NFL playoffs and run-up to the Super Bowl. less In this Oct. 25, 2018 photo, employees at the sports book at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J., count money with machine moments before it opened. New Jersey gambling regulators revealed Thursday, Feb. ... more Photo: Wayne Parry, AP Photo: Wayne Parry, AP Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 In this Oct. 25, 2018 photo, employees … [Read more...] about New Jersey saw $385M in sport bets in Super Bowl run-up