Breaking news from Rio… Local would-be gold-medal Bethany Folkestone will be competing in the qualifying rounds of the 2016 Olympics Games skipping this evening at 11.22pm our time. Confusingly in Brazil it will be morning, so don’t be surprised to see competitors still in their jim-jams eating breakfast. In a text message to her Mum here in the UK plucky 8-year old Bethany said she was excited to be competing at last despite still not having her gym kit (the airline who lost it say it’s currently on it’s way to New Zealand). Good luck to Bethany. Christine Batley, Deputy Chief Staying Up Late Watching The Olympics Correspondent. Beckworth And Slocombe Herald Incorporating Nightly Gazette

(Above) An artists impression of the plane carrying Bethany’s lost gym kit