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Vandals Damage 16 Golf Greens

Vandals Damage 16 Golf Greens: Within the next few days, test results should reveal the chemical that vandals used to damage 16 greens at a popular golf course in Skagit County. A swear word was also spelled out in the grass on one of the holes at Swinomish Golf Links. Employees believe the vandal or vandals […]

Football Club Bemoans Vandalism

Football Club Bemoans Vandalism: Damage to football pitches at Awamoa Park in Oamaru is something the young players who use the fields should not have to contend with, Awamoa Football Club president Twyla Kingan says. Speaking to the Otago Daily Times yesterday she confirmed at least one vehicle entered the park on Friday night, at the […]

Greenock’s £8k Pitch Revamp

Greenock’s £8k Pitch Revamp: Life’s a beach for Morton’s groundsman after 60 tonnes of sand was spread onto the Cappielow pitch as part of an £8,000 renovation project. The hallowed turf is undergoing an annual overhaul to ensure the playing surface is in pristine condition come the start of the new season. Award-winning groundsman Mark Farrell, 42, is […]

Work Underway At Ewood Park

Work Underway At Ewood Park: Work is underway on the pitch at Ewood Park as Rovers prepare for life back in the Championship. Head groundsman Trevor Wilkin admits preparations for the 2018/19 campaign are well underway and will step up over the next few weeks. The Ewood groundstaff were highly commended by the EFL for […]

Contractor Fined After Wall Collapse

Contractor Fined After Wall Collapse: A landscape contractor has been fined £20,000 plus costs after a worker was seriously injured injured when a retaining wall collapsed and trapped him underneath. The accident happened when a landscaper working for a company called Award Winning Greenfingers Limited of Saltwell View, Gateshead was undertaking groundworks to install a […]