April

Only 25% of secondary teachers say they have had good training on the new curriculum being phased into schools, according to an unpublished survey.

New research carried out by Supporters Direct has revealed that the majority of Scottish fans are unhappy with the current league structure in Scotland.

The vast amount of money spent on swine flu is difficult to justify, the NI chairman of the British Medical Association's GP Committee has said.

Welsh Liberal Democrats have defended using a "model" dressed as a police officer in a photo with leader Kirsty Williams in their manifesto.

A golf club owner has been ordered to pay £27,000 in fines and costs after being prosecuted for health and safety breaches.

Portman Road's pitch has long been lauded as among the best in the country.

All airports in Scotland will remain closed until at least 0100 BST on Tuesday as the volcano ash cloud continues to paralyse the skies.

A Bristol school is closed on Monday because some teachers are stranded abroad by flight restrictions.

Cumbria police are investigating whether mephedrone contributed to the death of a 17-year-old girl

EU transport ministers are holding emergency talks to try and ease the paralysis of air travel in Europe caused by the volcanic cloud.

Renewal work on two Thames foot tunnels is due to start, with alternative crossings pinpointed to ease problems caused by the tunnels' closure.

Checks are being carried out on a British Airways jet at its engineering base in the Vale of Glamorgan after a test flight to Cardiff Airport.

IOG to take part in Meeting with Wembley

Two men have been charged with murder after the body of a 45-year-old man was found at his home in Suffolk

Loughborough University has been chosen as the training base for the GB team ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.

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Phil Mickelson clinches his third Green Jacket, holding off the challenge of second-placed Lee Westwood of England.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is ploughing £460,000 into the Institute of Groundsmanship

Slim lead for Westwood going into the final day.

Polaris at IOG Saltex

35 year old champ picks his ride for the Grand National

Mark Taylor, commercial and venues director at the Barbican arts complex in London, has been appointed chief executive of Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) in Cardiff.

New deadline set by Pesticides Safety Directorate for Gardeners

Institution of Agricultural Engineers to explore natural turf for sports surfaces

Almost half of those with a garden intend to grow fruit and vegetables this year, according to the Horticultural Trades Association's (HTA) latest research.

A new adiZone - an outdoor multi-sport gym facility developed by sportswear company Adidas - has been unveiled by Gravesham Borough Council (GBC) in Gravesend, Kent.

A new multi-million pound sports facility - Surrey Sports Park - has opened its doors at the University of Surrey, Guildford, after nearly two years in development.

London 2012 organisers have confirmed that more than 1 million people have registered their interest in obtaining tickets to attend Olympic and Paralympic events.

Dozens of orchards have been created and cultivated in a bid to protect traditional fruit trees and the habitat they offer to wildlife.

Portillo, who presents the BBC TV documentary Great British Railway Journeys, will wave his green flag and blow a whistle to open the permanent show.

Goals Soccer Centres has revealed that its plans to expand its UK portfolio remain on track, with three new sites due to open during the current financial year.

Under the cover of darkness, a joy-riding vandal on a scooter has wreaked havoc on the cricket pitch at the Harry Barker Reserve.

Scientists have decoded the genome of a bacterium that is causing horse chestnut canker.

Burton Albion Groundsman and IOG member, Simon Marshall, has been announced as the League 2 winner of The Football League Groundsman of the Year, while Middlesbrough’s Tony Bell (also a member of the IOG) was highly commended in the Championship category.

Princess Anne is to learn the latest on high-yield crops on a visit to the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Bluebells could be up to three weeks late coming into bloom this year, due to the harsh winter.

RHS Garden Wisley has won Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the 2010 Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, sponsored by The Caravan Club.

UK-based sports training company Speed Agility and Quickness (SAQ) recently completed the development and delivery of a training programme involving FIFA World Player of the Year Christiano Ronaldo.