Sunday Sun Blog: March 2011 Archives

These come from trees

By Trash Talk on Mar 30, 11 10:00 AM

A single "These Come From Trees" sticker can save around a tree's worth of paper, every year. This began (and I suppose still is) an experiment in environmentalism and viral marketing.

To try to reduce the amount of paper towels used in bathrooms Pete Kazanjy designed a simple sticker - and it worked.

A slow agonising death on Midsomer Murders

By Blog on the Box on Mar 24, 11 11:55 AM

Who killed Brian True-May?

It was ITV, in the boardroom, with politically-correct indignation.

Good times with Laverty and co at NYRRSC chat night

By Burning Rubber on Mar 23, 11 12:17 AM

Sam Lowes Eugene Laverty Simon Buckmaster

Image by ZoeBurn via Flickr

THE countdown for this weekend's World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park kicked-off in style, thanks to those guys at the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club (NYRRSC) on Tuesday night.

The club held another one of it's famous chat nights down at Northallerton,this time featuring the PTR Honda squad plus Yamaha World Superbike rider Eugene Laverty.

Earth Hour 2011 is this Saturday

By Trash Talk on Mar 22, 11 03:04 PM

Earth Hour 2011: 8.30pm, Saturday 26 March - switch off the lights and celebrate your action for the planet with the people of world

Newcastle United won't go down - but how about we learn our lessons from this latest brush with trouble?

By Mark Douglas on Mar 22, 11 09:17 AM

I MAY be setting myself up for a fall with this one but as a veteran of that infernal 2008/09 campaign I feel qualified to make a bold judgement. Newcastle United will not be relegated this season.

The advance of the struggling pack combined with United's own flat-lining form has rightly raised alarm on Tyneside but panic is not the appropriate reaction. Not yet, anyway.

Come and see Laverty, Ellison and Lowes at NYRRSC event this week

By Burning Rubber on Mar 21, 11 12:03 PM

Image by ZoeBurn via Flickr

IT'S World Superbike week here in the UK, and what better way to warm up than an evening with our leading stars?

Eugene Laverty, James Ellison, Sam Lowes and PTR Honda boss Simon Buckmaster will be appearing at The Golden Lion, Northallerton in the latest chat night organised by the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club (NYRRSC), tomorrow evening, Tuesday, March 22.

Image by ZoeBurn via Flickr

Lowes - 2010 British Superbike Champion and Cumbria's Ellison will both be chasing the win in the World Supersport Championship race this Sunday, but are first making the stop at Northallerton where they will join boss Buckmaster on stage.

WTCC: Emotional Menu breaks down as he dedicates win to Dad

By Burning Rubber on Mar 20, 11 05:21 PM

Image by ZoeBurn via Flickr

ALAIN Menu broke down and cried in parc ferme after sealing the win in Race Two at Curitiba...and dedicated it to his late father.

The Swiss veteran overcame a disasterous qualifying to line up in pole for the second race at the Brazilian track, and backed up a sixth in Race One with the win.

As he exited his blue Chevrolet Cruze, the former BTCC champ removed his helmet and put his heads into his hands on the roof, shedding an emotional tear.