‘Geordie optimism is this rigorous spirit of hard graft’: Newcastle jazz band Knats break out of the north-south divide

“It’s kind of a silly story,” says King David-Ike Elechi, grinning as he explains the origins of his jazz band Knats. At school, in year seven, he became friends with classmate Stan Woodward after a silent game of passing a giant pink novelty rubber back and forth to one another. Elechi suggested that Woodward should…

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Whoop’s got to watch out: this major Garmin rival is now launching a “subscription free” screenless fitness band, and I need more news

Polar is launching a screenless band, confirmed in a recent press releaseIt’s a distraction free wearable set to launch on September 3Very few details are available, but it will definitely be subscription-free I first learned about Polar when searching for alternatives to the best Garmin watches, but Polar as a company has been around for…

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