The Friends of Barnstaple Railway Station (FOBRS) have secured funding from GWR’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund, a Department for Transport-backed initiative aimed at enhancing station ...

GWR Senior Community Impact Manager, Emma Morris, said that: “Being able to support local schools and the wider community in partnership with Worcestershire CRP, Platform, and the Bee Friendly ...

Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has officially received recognition from Guinness World Records for the longest chess marathon, after completing an ...

Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya has made history by setting a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon. Onakoya achieved the ...

Onakoya with his GWR certificate confirming his new record of 64 hours Credit: X/Tunde_OD Onakoya, 30, who gained global recognition in April 2024 for completing a 60-hour chess marathon with ...

Avanti West Coast passengers have been most impacted by planned disruption, with the firm receiving £106m in compensation from Network Rail. This was followed by Great Western Railway (£69m ...

Due to two earlier cancellations, the service was extremely crowded. The Greenfields and around 10 other passengers were forced to stand in cramped, hot conditions for about an hour, according to the ...

The GWR attempt commenced on Thursday at Times Square, New York City, as the Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa looks to break a 61-hour marathon. Tunde Onakoya ...

The founder of the Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has begun his second Guinness World Record, GWR, attempt for the longest chess marathon. The Nigerian chess champion started the attempt at ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. GWR has warned passengers to check their journeys before travelling on Easter weekend amidst significant changes to train times. Across the Bank ...

Mr Greenfield has lodged a formal complaint with GWR, describing it as a "long, stressful and worrying day". Another passenger, Liam Svensen, 23, said the incident had been "disappointing and ...

Chesterfield will commemorate its role in the birth of the world’s railway system and connection to George Stephenson thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Derbyshire town’s ...