28 June: Video Police Brutality to Skaters In Hot Springs USA

Hot Springs police are looking into an officer's actions after an Internet video (See above)appeared showing him choking and assaulting three teens who were skateboarding near the city's famed Bathhouse Row.

Hot Springs police spokesman McCrary Means confirmed Tuesday that Officer Joey Williams stopped the teens on a city sidewalk June 21. Means declined further comment, saying the department would release more information about the arrests later Tuesday.

The YouTube video, posted Monday, shows Williams apparently choking one teen and forcing him to the ground, while later chasing and wrestling two others while holding them in a headlock. In the video, Williams says several times that the teens violated a city ordinance by "fleeing" from police. Williams could not be immediately reached for comment.

Meanwhile, Hot Springs police say that the chief of police has directed the Departments Internal Affairs Board to conduct an investigation into the incident. Police say Williams has been placed on administrative leave with pay during the internal investigation.Should anyone feel inclined ot comment the police dept concerned their website is at

http://www.ci.hot-springs.ar.us/dept-police.html

and the chief of police's Email is

bsouthard@cityhs.net

Suffice to say that my views on this uniformed thug's brutality are winging their way to him.

Hot Springs markets itself as a tourist city. Eight bathhouses that figured prominently in the popularity of Hot Springs as a resort town in the first half of the 1900s are lined up along Bathhouse Row there and it seems that the anyone is welcome provided they aren't a skater.

27 June: Consolidates Threesome

Consolidated have released their third strictly limited edition shoe. After being initially galvanised into entering the shoe market by Nike's questionable actions Consolidated now matures into a fully fledged and totally unique range of skate shoes.

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June 20th: Special Offer on Chocolate Anyone

Special Offer on

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Some Chocolate decks with up to 20% price reductions! When they're gone they're gone.!

18th June: Free Kids in Emerica DVD

FREE DVD!

with Emerica Shoes

The Kids in Emerica tour was the cumulation of a series of targeted domestic and international skateboard tours that the Emerica team embarked on to keep the momentum steam-rolling upon completion their highly successful 'This is Skateboarding' DVD last year. This DVD combines some of the best riders in the world, performing to their growing legion of fans - the Kids in Emericas. When Emerica team riders like Andrew Reynolds, Heath Kirchart, Tosh Townend, Kevin Long, Erik Ellington, plus up-and-comers Bryan Herman and Leo Romero amongst others, show up for a demo, you are guaranteed that some magic is gonna happen. The Kids in Emerica Tour Videodocuments that magic as well as the street carnage that went down between the demos and consists of only the best footage accumulated from Emerica's year on the road.And the Good news is that you don't even need to buy it! We're currently giving a copy of this blinding DVD free with every pair of Emerica shoes sold. Bargain or What?

14th june: Ali Update

ALI BOULALA UPDATE

Ali is currently making good progress in his recovery. After leaving the PTA (post traumatic amnesia) ward he has been able to walk unassisted to his bathroom, where the nurses (lucky girls) happily wash him in the shower, much to Ali's distaste, as he was never one for showers in the past. He partakes in physical therapy on a daily basis, each day becoming stronger and stronger due to all of the excellent hospital food that he can now eat since he no longer requires being fed through his stomach. The hospital has even given Ali an electric wheelchair to assist in longer journeys around the hospital and has undergone the advanced electric wheelchair course, which allows him on short rides on the streets under hospital supervision. During Flip's last contact with Ali he talked about putting some chrome accessories on the wheel chair to pimp it out. So, all in all Ali is making headway in his recovery and the doctors are happy with his amazing progress.

13th June: Holy Half-Pipe!

Holy Half-Pipe!

A Methodist Chapel in Cornwall has broadened its appeal by building a skate ramp insidethe church!. The chapel at Polzeath is hoping a younger generation of worshippers will get off the beach on Sunday mornings and into church.

Out has gone the pulpit and communion table and in has come a plywood-formed half-pipe at the Polzeath chapel, now renamed the Tubestation.

And it all has the blessing of the local Methodist Minister, Gareth Hill. who said: "We had been looking at ways of speaking to the generation of skaters and surfers and we thought 'let's go for it'.The chapel has been changed in every sense and mainly because now we're full."

12th June: Malmo Result

Rune Glifberg Wins At Malmo
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Rune Gilfberg took first place at the Malmo Bowlriders last weekend so to celebrate here's a brief clip of the man in action and below, his Forsvar shoes from Etnies which now come with a free pair of Etnies socks. Anyway Congrats to Rune on his win!

11th June London Olympics

London Olympics!

From sources at Associated Newspapers. Great news! Skateboarding has recieved backing to become an Official Olympic sport. It hasn't yet been adopted as a demonstration event for the London Olympics but you never know (thinks I wondered why there were so many new parks suddenly getting support around the Capital.). Guess we better get E-mailing. the London Olympic Committee their E-Mail is at https://main.london2012.com/en/contactus.htm.

 

11th June: New shoe from DC

New Shoe From DC

More great shoes added to the website from DC including a great new colour for the Command . We also have a limited re-stock of one of the most popular Court Graffik Shoes.

7 jun :best in the west

The Best In The West Competition

On Saturday June 23rd, Epic Skatepark will be holding a Best In The West competition

In association with Creature, Indy, and Ride. who are supporting the Mini ramp competition and A third foot, Karma, Plan B and Ideal are all backing the best line competition so there's something for everyone to have a go at. Kick off will be around 4pm.