Waldorf Astoria to Open First Resort in Greece’s Peloponnese, Expanding Its European Portfolio
Waldorf Astoria to Open First Resort in Greece’s Peloponnese, Expanding Its European Portfolio: Hilton has signed the Waldorf Astoria Scarlet Bay under a management agreement with Royal Group Holding, marking the brand’s debut in Greece. Set on the Peloponnese—home of Ancient Olympia and views toward Spetses—the resort will offer 121 all-sea-view rooms and suites plus 13 branded-residence villas, a spa, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, a fitness center, a kids club, and dining from Peacock Alley to a beach club. Hilton’s Dan Wakeling calls it a milestone as the company ramps up in Greece with 60-plus hotels across eight brands, for travelers who prefer their rugged coastline with a personal concierge and an impeccably staged sunset.
Prospective Reform candidate jailed over involvement in £14m drug gang
Prospective Reform candidate jailed over involvement in £14m drug gang: Nick Pritchard, an Independent councillor recently co‑opted onto Bangor City Council and chairman of Bangor City FC, served three and a half years after a 2010 conviction at Caernarfon Crown Court for conspiring to produce cannabis and money laundering, having sourced properties for a gang behind what police called the UK’s largest cannabis farm in Bangor—11,276 plants under Operation Jade. Now pitching himself as a Reform UK parliamentary hopeful, he’s been posting hardline anti‑immigration screeds, including smears about asylum seekers, while—because irony never sleeps—a source says he’s tried to scrub his record using the EU’s right‑to‑be‑forgotten; his Facebook video has since been restricted. Pritchard did not comment.
Celebrities of Welsh heritage making their mark worldwide
Celebrities of Welsh heritage making their mark worldwide include Lily Allen, bringing a confessional comeback album—co-written with Chepstow’s Violet Skies—to a sold-out Cardiff date; Adele, the chart-dominating icon with a Welsh father; and indie-pop favorite Syml, who chose a Welsh name to honor birth parents he discovered at 18. BAFTA winner Joanna Scanlan learned Welsh on S4C and now stars with Luke Evans in ITV’s The Party; Kylie Minogue proudly hails half her roots from Maesteg and calls her grandparents nain and taid; Damian Lewis flies the “London Welsh” flag; Paul Whitehouse, born in Glamorgan, is set to haunt Hogwarts as Filch; and Cardiff-born Tom Ellis keeps smoldering from Miranda to Lucifer. With a diaspora topping three million, Cymru once again proves itself the land of stage, song, and—judging by this lot—unfairly good genes.
ESPN personality urges liberal viewers to stop complaining about his interview with Trump
ESPN personality urges liberal viewers to stop complaining about his interview with Trump: Broadcasting from the USMC’s Parris Island for Veterans Day, Pat McAfee preemptively told irritated liberal viewers to take a deep breath—of course he’d interview the Commander-in-Chief, he said, and yes, partly because “he is hilarious.” Trump used the spot to tout faster, cheaper veteran healthcare, claim a 92% VA approval rating, and promise veterans would be “taken care of like never before,” punctuated by an exchange of “Oorahs” with Marines. He also marked the day with remarks at Arlington National Cemetery and a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In a network often dinged for leaning left, McAfee’s message was basically: it’s Veterans Day, it’s the president, it’s an interview—not an ideological loyalty test.
Disney Announces ‘Zootopia 2’ Screening Sweepstakes
Disney Announces ‘Zootopia 2’ Screening Sweepstakes, offering fans a shot at an advance screening on Saturday, November 22, at 12 p.m. at AMC Cherry Hill—because nothing says “exclusive” like watching talking animals before the internet spoils the plot.
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