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Shipp & Kerry's Italian GloryDes Shipp and Lee Kerry have returned form Preston Innovations Italia Festival in victorious style, after each winning a day of the star studded competition. The event, which is open to Preston Innovations consultants from throughout Europe, is contested on the prolific Lake Faldo and River Tevere. The first day of the event is a coaching day - and taught Lee Kerry some lessons that were to prove very valuable. Lee explained: "The first major match of the festival is a pairs event that takes place on Lake Faldo, but the coaching day before the event proved a good chance to practice.

New website for bootliner manufacturer. Top bootliner manufacturer, Rhino UK have launched a new, state of the art website, to showcase their products. The company, who manufacture heavy duty protective covers for all areas of vehicles, have built up a great reputation among anglers for the production of their quality range of bootliners. All products are manufactured in the workshop of their Leicestershire headquarters, and produced from high quality waterproof materials that are machine washable, and remain waterproof so there is no need to re– treat at any time.

Chapmans Christmas bonanza offers bargains galore. The Chapmans Christmas sale is now on - with more unmissable offers than ever before. Running from now until January, the sale period will see prices slashed by up to 80% - with the company's finance packages still available. Chapman's general manager, Mark Wilkinson explained: "It is no secret that his year has been difficult for many in the trade, and as a result there has been a greater than usual amount of stock for the major tackle companies and distributors to clear.

Northern rods pip Starlets to prestigious title. Ultimate Barnsley Blacks enjoyed a successful trip to France to compete in the Sensas Challenge Final last weekend, finishing 6th out of the 64 competing teams – and earning a huge trophy for being the top finishing foreign (none French) team. The team, made up of Alan Scotthorne, Lee Kerry, Simon Fields and Frankie Gianoncelli finished with 43 points – tying with another English team, Kamasan Starlets but beating them on weight difference. England’s other representatives, Sensas Mark One, finished in 43rd place.