Founders Boost Neston & District Community Fund

Founders Boost Neston District Community Fund Neston and District Community Fund's four founders have made a further "substantial" donation to support vital social projects in the area.Phil Bates - one of the four founders of Neston District Community FundThe Fund particularly wants to hear from charities and community groups helping to tackle issues including social deprivation, social isolation and alcohol and drug abuse.Set up in January last year, the Fund supports Read more [...]

Meet the Lillehammer 2016 Team

The Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games will see the stars of tomorrow on show and Team GB will be taking 16 young athletes out to Norway for the Games next month. From 12th-21st February, around 1,100 athletes - all aged between 15 and 18 years old - from 70 nations around the world are set to compete during the 10 days of winter action in Lillehammer. In total, 70 medal events will be contested across 15 sport disciplines, including brand new events for Lillehammer 2016 such as monobob Read more [...]

Registration Open for 2016 Mob n Mojave

Round 1 of 3 is in the books for the 2016 DVO Winter Gravity Series and event staff and sponsors have been busy gearing up for the 2016 DVO Mob n Mojave. The Mob was one of the original gnarly gravity events created by All Mountain Cyclery, home of Bootleg Canyon. The 2016 Mob will take place on February 12 thru February 14, 2016 and will be offering a $2,000.00 Pro Cash Purse provided by, DVO Suspension! Prizes and medals for all amateur categories in all age brackets provided by the Read more [...]

Emera Announces Transaction to Acquire All Remaining Outstanding Shares of Emera (Caribbean) Inc.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emera Inc. (“Emera”) (TSX: EMA) and Emera (Caribbean) Inc. (“ECI”) (BSE: ECI) today announced that they will proceed with a “going private transaction” pursuant to which ECI will amalgamate (the “Amalgamation”) with Emera (Caribbean) (2016) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera (Barbados) Holdings No. 2 Inc. (“EBH2”) under the Companies Act (Barbados). The Amalgamation will Read more [...]

Events for Gamers enters 2016 with more events than ever!

We're super excited to bring so many new events to the calendar this year. Last year was an incredible achievement with over 250 unique events, but now we're looking to hit the 300-event milestone in 2016! We've also been increasingly covering events on the site's social networks, so be sure to join them!Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eventsforgamersFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/eventsforgamersYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/eventsforgamersGoogle+: https://plus.google.com/+EventsForGamersEvents Read more [...]

Health Briefs

GEORGETOWN Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by Tidelands Health, but some take place at different locations. Call the numbers listed for more information or visit www.tidelandshealth.orgChronic kidney disease education | Varying schedule, varying locations in Horry and Georgetown counties. Free. 866-647-9396 or visit www.ultracare-dialysis.com/TOPSChronic Disease Self-Management workshop | 1:30-4 p.m. every Monday, Wachesaw Conference Center. Free. 843-520-8490 to registerSmoking Read more [...]

What’s new at the York Home Show

The Home Show pictured in 2015 at the Utz Arena. This year, the show will feature plenty of new elements.(Photo: Submitted)The annual Home Show put on by the York Builders Association has a lot to boast this year.The event is heading into its 48th year the weekend of Jan. 29. More than 150 exhibitors will showcase their products and services for people interested in building or remodeling their homes over the course of a weekend. And kids even have a place to hang out while their parents ogle Read more [...]

Church and community event cancellatons; submit yours

Here is a list of events that have been canceled this weekend.Only events submitted to Action News are listed. Check back as new listings are added.If you have an event to add to this list, use the form on this page to submit the information.CHURCH CLOSINGS-Bethany Grace Community Church Fellowship Hall will not hold its Saturday morning shower ministry or Sunday afternoon community lunch. The church will be used all day Saturday for those in need of shelter and/or heat.-Bethany Grace Community Read more [...]

Indiana Men and Women Defeat Rival Purdue At Home

Women’s MeetThe #13 Indiana Hoosiers beat the #18 Purdue Boilermakers 185.5-114.5 in a battle of Big Ten rivals Saturday at Indiana, as the Hoosiers won 11 of out of 14 events.  Sophomores from both schools led the way, accounting for seven of the the 11 individual event victories and several key relay legs.In the first event, the 200 medley relay, Indiana sophomore Marie Chamberlain led off for Indiana’s A relay in 25.65, almost a second faster than any Purdue backstroker, freshman Lilly King Read more [...]