Sad news, local resident Bethany Folkestone has finished second to last in the speed skipping at the Commonwealth games. Six year old Bethany is said to be very upset as she fell over twice and ended up with a knotted skipping rope. Thankfully Lord Seb Coe stepped in with words of encouragement for the crying Miss Folkestone and lent her a packet of travel tissues. Christine Batley. Chief Flustered Skippers Correspondent. Beckworth Guardian

(Above) Bethany’s discarded skipping rope in Glasgow earlier today