Domestic Football round-up, May 2010

THE domestic football season has come to a close in England and here are the results of who became champions, who was promoted, who won the play-off matches and who was relegated, with some notes as we go through.

First things first, the Premiership Champions are Chelsea FC, whilst the three teams relegated from the Premiership are Burnley, Hull and Portsmouth.

In the Championship, the Champions are Newcastle United, promoted are West Bromwich Albion and the winner of the play-off is Blackpool. Relegated are Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United.

The League One Champions are Norwich City. Leeds United promoted in second place, whilst Millwall won the play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Carlisle United Football Club finished the League One season in fourteenth position. Relegated from League One are Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers, Southend United and Stockport County.

The League Two Champions are Notts County, promoted are Bournemouth and Rochdale. Dagenham & Redbridge won the play-off final. Morecambe finished their season in fourth position. Relegated out of the Football League are Grimsby Town and Darlington.

The Blue Square Premier Champions are Stevenage FC (formerly Stevenage Borough). Oxford United are promoted, courtesy of winning the play-off final. Barrow won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium and finished their season in fifteenth position. Relegated from the Blue Square Premier are Forest Green Rovers, Ebbsfleet and Grays Athletic.

It is with regret that this season has come to a close with the loss of Chester City Football Club, who closed after having a history of over a century. An unofficial Chester Football Club website is available here.

Football does not end here for 2010, the FIFA World Cup will soon be upon us. Whoever your club is, wherever your country is, let us hope the tournament will be, as always, the best ever.

The Man In Black at his best.

The Morecambe mountain wallpaper

THE next time you visit Morecambe, Lancashire, look out for the mountain. Namely The Alps. Not quite. Wallpaper of the Week brings you an image which is part of a metal sculpture on the seafront of Morecambe, which illustrates the range of hills, fells and mountains which are visible in the distance. Do visit Morecambe and enjoy!

May 2010 Medium Wave DX and a view of Appleby

I spent the evening of Friday 14 May 2010 listening to the Medium Wave band. The meagre results are as follows:

• 810 kHz : BBC Radio Scotland via Westerglen, Scotland. Sport: Rugby Union. Ospreys v Glasgow.
• 837 kHz : France Info via Nancy, France. Discussion between two males and a female.
• 846 kHz : Radio North / Gospel 846 via either Caradonagh, Co Donegal or Galway, Republic of Ireland. Male host with music: Buddy Holly 'Heartbeat'.
• 855 kHz : Radio Nacional de Espana [RNE] 1 via Cotillas Tower, Murcia, Spain. Fast moving speech between male and female hosts with news and sport reports.

A nice spread of broadcasts from across Europe. Next, Wallpaper of the Week brings you a popular feature of Appleby in Westmorland railway station:

KEEPING in with the railway theme, may I tip my hat to those working overnight at Crosby Garrett on the Settle - Carlisle line. I believe it is Story Rail who are working there; I can see their lights on the line from my home in Brough!

Strong, secure, safe. Wallpaper election special.

CARLISLE changed hands last Friday morning from Labour to Conservative, joining Penrith and the Border as a representative seat of the new government. To celebrate, Wallpaper of the week brings you Carlisle Castle. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday, Mele!

MONDAY, the third of May, 2010, is not only the May Day Holiday in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, but is also the Birthday of Mele Koning, pictured left.

Mele (Emelie) is Swedish, grew up in and studied in Sweden, complimenting her school and college studies with becoming a model and a DJ, which has served Mele well, by securing modelling work in Europe and playing DJ sets in Europe and the United States of America.

Mele divides her time between Ostersund and Stockholm in Sweden and New York City and Los Angeles in the USA, as well as points between.

Mele is currently in the USA, following her first loves, those American boys - Isaac, Taylor and Zac - Hanson, who are touring the States with their new music.

Mele is keeping up to date with the tour and everything else on her web pages, which are as follows:

Twitter : http://twitter.com/allispretty

Tumblr : http://allispretty.tumblr.com/

Wordpress : http://allispretty.wordpress.com/

The official Hanson web is http://www.hanson.net/

Happy Birthday, Mele! Everyone else - Have a great Holiday weekend!

Wallpaper of the week, 1 May 2010

WALLPAPER of the week for the beginning of May features the crest of the city of Carlisle, situated on an external wall of Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery.