A leading city property developer is behind bars today following a road rage attack on a bus driver which left him with a broken finger.
Kevin Pullan, owner of Pullan Developments which bought the Sheffield Ski Village last year, was sentenced to 16 weeks’ imprisonment for the attack.

The British Ski and Board Show, one of the best winter sports show in the country, will come of age when it returns from Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November as it celebrates 21 years at Birmingham’s NEC with breathtaking features for enthusiasts and novices to enjoy.

The Metro Ski & Snowboard Show celebrates the alpine experience and hosts a range of new features along with some returning favourites. Whether you’re an experienced rider or a first timer the show has a range of interactive features to entertain, inspire and amaze. Indulge in the mountain experience and rediscover your passion for snow.

The UK may only be a 2 hour flight from the Alps but once the snow has melted in popular resorts like Val D’Isere and Zermatt, the residents of London usually resign themselves to putting their ski and snowboard equipment into storage for a few months and turning their attentions to other pursuits until the next winter season comes around. Not that running, cycling, rowing or playing tennis aren’t great fun, especially when the sun is shining, but for a committed winter sports fan, the prospect of eight months or more without any snow action can be pretty demoralising.

Direct flights from Norwich airport to Geneva will start this winter aimed at skiing enthusiasts. The weekly service by budget operator Flybe will begin on Saturday, December 19, serving flight-only customers and winter package holidays to 12 major ski resorts in the Swiss city through tour operator Inghams.

Olympic skier Alain Baxter doesn’t look right riding a bike. On the slopes he was poetry in motion. In the saddle he’s awkward — as if it’s his first ride since his paper round. But cycling is the Scot’s new sport after quitting as Britain’s most successful skier earlier this year. He’d better get pedalling if he’s to reach the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next year.

OK. So that’s not Sir Ian Blair in the photo but it may as well be. Former UK Metropolitan Police Sir Ian Blair has been cleared of dishonesty for awarding £3 million worth of contracts to his skiing buddy. However, reports from the Evening Standard are saying that the conclusions reached by former Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Ronnie Flanagan did not match findings made by his investigators.

The most enraging, divisive, temperature-raising show on TV is on BBC1 on Thursday nights. It’s not Question Time. It’s not a hapless comedy either. No, this is sandwiched between the two and is called The Skiing Weather. Each week, round about the time most of us are thinking gloomily about the following morning’s traffic jams, delayed trains and overcrowded buses full of commuters, a smiling young woman tells us to cheer up, as there’s excellent powdery stuff at Val d’Isere, but we should watch out for sticky offpiste conditions in Kitzbuhel.