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  • Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby: Social: Trials Day 2013

    The event affectionately known as 'Hog Roast' despite an absence of any pigs for about 5 years.

  • Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby: Social: Great British Beer Festival

    Hammers Summer Field Trip - Great British Beer Festival

  • Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby: Social: Hammers Cricket 2013

    Oil up your bats, dust down your pads; it's the return of the Northern vs. Southern hemisphere slog-a-thon

  • Hammersmith and Fulham Rugby: Social: Australia Tour - Lions 2013

    A Hammers contingent will be dispatched to follow the Lions Down Under!

  • Durham Council: TV aerial installer fined for making false claims
    A TV aerial installer has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after he admitted making false claims about his business. Michael Ritchie, of Cookson Place, South Stanley, appeared at Consett Magistrates’ Court today (June 18) where he pleaded guilty to four offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. The 45-year-old falsely claimed on his website that his business ACC Aerials was a member of the Confederation of Aerial Industries (CAI) and that it had been established since 2000. He also falsely stated in an advert on yell.com that his business was both CAI and Checkatrade approved. The offences were discovered when Durham County Council’s consumer protection team began an investigation after receiving a complaint in January 2012 from the CAI regarding the false membership claim. Magistrates heard that both the CAI and Checkatrade confirmed that neither ACC Aerials nor Michael Ritchie were members of the organisations or approved by them. The court was also told that the defendant had trained in electrical safety and TV aerial fitting in 2005 and that ACC Aerials could not have therefore been established in 2000. The defendant pleaded guilty but told the court that he had not been responsible for the information on his own website as someone else had completed the paperwork on his behalf. He was fined £500, with £500 costs and a £15 victim surcharge. Joanne Waller, head of environment, health and consumer protection at Durham County Council, said: “Consumers will be influenced by claims of trade membership or other schemes and it may give them misplaced confidence before they purchase. “There are some businesses that take advantage of this by falsely claiming to be members, which gives them an unfair commercial advantage. “We take these matters very seriously and will look to take action against those who make false claims.”
  • Swindon Advertiser: Royal Wootton Basset dad in 54-mile ride to aid charity
    little Josh Nesbit is only 20 months old, but has already spent more time in hospitals than most people will in a lifetime.
  • BBC Devon Weather: Wednesday at 08:00 BST: N/A. 15°C (59°F)
    Temperature: 15°C (59°F), Wind Direction: N/A, Wind Speed: N/A, Relative Humidity: 91%, Pressure: N/A, no change, Visibility: N/A
  • BBC Merseyside: Workmen make gun and ammunition find
    Workmen carrying out maintenance work on a Liverpool street find a handgun and ammunition in drains.
  • News and Star Cumbria: Carlisle residents' anger at mess left behind by travellers
    Resident Terry Jones surveys the fieldAngry residents and businesses are demanding greater protection after travellers who camped illegally on their doorstep left the area littered with rubbish.
  • Lancashire Evening Post: Leyland wind mast proposal to be approved despite uproar

    Plans to build a 50m high mast in Leyland look set to get the go ahead - despite a number of objections from residents.

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  • Style.com: Araks Takes the Swimwear Plunge

    Araks swimwear

    “I love color,” says lingerie and ready-to-wear designer Araks Yeramyan. “It’s the first thing I think about, and it’s at the forefront of everything I do,” she adds. Her passion for lively palettes comes across loud and clear in her new swimwear collection, which will launch at a fete at Le Bain (appropriate, no?) this evening. Having designed swimwear in the early days of her eponymous line, Yeramyan gave it up when she had children. But in February, she released a well-received swim capsule for J.Crew, which spurred a demand for Araks suits. And, as the designer puts it, “You’ve got to give the people what they want.”

    Araks swimwear

    Now, about that color—the collection, which was inspired by the bright hues and negative and positive shapes in Andrew Masullo’s paintings, is full of it. “In lingerie, I mix a lot of colors, but I have to make sure it’s still subtle, quiet, and something you want to wear under your clothes. With swim, you don’t have to worry about any of that. You just go,” she says. And go she did! Featuring one- and two-piece suits with creative cutouts on the shoulders and hips (“I think that’s sexier than just cleavage; it’s about finding another, less expected way to be sexy,” explains Yeramyan), the range—which will be a permanent addition to the Araks oeuvre—is blocked with violet, lime, aqua, cherry, fuchsia, and beyond. Priced between $248 and $380, and set to hit stores in October, Araks’ swimwear makes its eye-popping debut here, exclusively on Style.com.

    —Katharine K. Zarrella

    Photo: Courtesy of Araks
  • Style.com: For Your Eyes Only

    Chanel Iman in Spectral

    If the Stepford wives wore Louis Vuitton, you might expect them to look exactly like the models in Spectral, the film that Jenna Elizabeth has made for VFiles and California-based (but Italian-made) eyewear label SHAUNS. Set to premiere during a party at the Tribeca Grand tonight, the film stars Chanel Iman, who undergoes an unusual eye exam. (Get it? Because it’s an eyewear brand?) During the procedure, Iman has a series of decidedly trippy (but curiously fashionable) flashbacks—one of which debuts exclusively below. The full film will be released tomorrow on vfiles.com.

    —Bridget Rooney

  • Style.com: Oh, the Places Lou Goes…

    Lou Dillon performing at Le BaronToday, Lou Doillon drops her new album, Places in the United States. And last night, the singer-cum-model-cum-socialite Parisienne (who happens to be the daughter of Jane Birkin) proved her transatlantic star power, packing New York’s Le Baron to what felt like well beyond capacity with a glittery Euro-American crowd.

    Taking the stage with but one guitarist, Doillon belted out a selection of new tracks from Places with a surprisingly American twang. She was soulful, clear, and melancholic, but still coolly detached in the way only a messy-haired Frenchwoman can be.

    “I’ve been a fan of Lou’s for a really long time,” said Pamela Love, who hosted the event, which was part of Absolut Vodka’s Encore Sessions. Between embraces with Olivier Zahm, the designer added, “I love her style, everything about her, in addition to her music.” When pressed as to the presence of musical inspirations in her bohemian designs, Love replied, “Musicians almost always anchor my stylistic jump-offs—it’s the way they carry themselves.”

    —Nick Remsen

    Photo: Jen Maler
  • Style.com: The Hunt Is On

    Hunter Gather's Spring '14 menswear

    Considering his résumé includes everything from styling Tom Cruise to serving as the launch editor of GQ Style to consulting on Calvin Klein and Versace (among others), it’s safe to assume that David Bradshaw knows what men want. And with his London concept store Hunter Gather, which he opened last December with co-founder Chris Bailey (no, not Burberry’s Christopher Bailey) he aims to offer gents just that.

    The model is a simple one: 70 percent of the Hunter Gather core collection remains essentially the same, updating each season with new fabrics and hues. (The latest range consists of clashing, squiggly Pop-art prints; butter-soft pinwale cord shirts; and bomber jackets.) It’s like a greatest-hits parade over and over again, and the clothes are remarkably affordable, which makes them all the more desirable. “I have discovered that people want more than just to walk in a shop and buy a piece of clothing,” Bradshaw said of his retail venture. “They are looking for a story, a narrative. My job is simple: to hunt it, gather it—and, finally, give it to them.”

    Looks from Hunter Gather's women's capsule

    But Bradshaw’s not just a guy’s guy—he knows what the ladies want, too. Or, at least, it seemed that way after viewing his debut women’s capsule. Paired with socks and sandals, knife-pleated skirts with kooky eyeball, nail-polish-bottle, and sunglasses prints had a geek-chic vibe, while squishy, soft leather bomber jackets and oversize printed sweatshirts made for covetable basics. A series of quirky vintage handbags, which were hand-painted with perfume-bottle and funny-face designs, were particularly lust-worthy. And a sharply tailored tuxedo jacket, as well as one particularly smart jumpsuit with gold detailing, reminds that Hunter Gather isn’t just fun and games—there is some serious design talent in this collective.

    —Afsun Qureshi

    Photo: Courtesy of Hunter Gather
  • Style.com: Bull’s Eye: Liberty United x Giles & Brother

    Philip Crangi, Cara Buono, Peter Thum, and Courtney Crangi at the launch of Liberty United

    Last night at the Jane hotel’s rooftop bar, the likes of Parker Posey, Jenna Lyons, and Glenn O’Brien joined social entrepreneur Peter Thum to fete the debut of his brave new label, Liberty United. Thum works with local governments to source confiscated or bought-back firearms and melted-down bullet casings, which he then hands over to artists and jewelers to turn into covetable, and politically conscious, accessories. A portion of the proceeds from the collections will be donated to initiatives seeking to reduce gun-related violence in the U.S.

    Thum tapped Giles & Brother’s Philip and Courtney Crangi to design Liberty United’s first lineup, which comprised a series of necklaces, rings, and bracelets in the form of brass, steel, and sterling-silver nails. The wares are each stamped with the serial number of a permanently impounded and decommissioned weapon and can be engraved with up to eight characters of your choosing. “It’s our signature,” Philip Crangi told Style.com of the spike motif, “but it’s a brand-new model.” Showing off a tray of brass bracelets, he added, “We made these out of smelted bullet shells.”

    Liberty United's debut collection with Giles & Brother

    It was Thum’s wife, actress Cara Buono, who pushed for Liberty United on American turf, after witnessing her husband’s success with Fonderie 47, a similar project that he launched in Africa. “[Thum] doesn’t do this for glamour,” said Courtney Crangi. “He does it because of his heart.”

    Guests were eager to purchase and personalize their jewelry. Earlier in the evening, Philip surprised Courtney with a cuff imprinted with “MOMMY,” and Prabal Gurung chose the initials “G.U.P.” for his bracelet. While that monogram stood for “Grace Under Pressure,” it could just as easily have been read as a fitting, mission-centric message: Guns Used Peacefully.

    Giles & Brother for Liberty United can now be ordered online, at www.libertyunited.com. Prices start at $85.

    —Nick Remsen

    Photo: Billy Farrell/ BFAnyc.com
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