Leisure articles
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For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago. The farm is dedicated to providing dignity and comfort to retired racehorses. Blowen’s favorite resident is 30-year-old Silver Charm. The
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For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago. The farm is dedicated to providing dignity and comfort to retired racehorses. Blowen’s favorite resident is 30-year-old Silver Charm. The
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Wetherby Leisure Centre closed for two days due to building leak as calls for rebuild renewed
Wetherby Leisure Centre on Lodge Lane was closed yesterday (Sunday) and today due to the issues. The council-run facility has posted on its social media pages to say that there will be no classes of any kind and that it will provide an update tomorrow (Tuesday). The news was shared by a ward councillor, who said it serves as a “timely reminder why we need a new leisure centre”. A spokesperson for Leeds City Councils said: “Unfortunately Wetherby Leisure Centre has been forced to close today...