Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Grassroots teams urge West Dunbartonshire Council to rethink 10 percent rise in pitch costs
dailyrecord.co.ukGrassroots football coaches are urging West Dunbartonshire Council to rethink plans for a 10 percent rise in the cost of hiring pitches.Currently community teams face bills of up to £350 a month for three hours a week on Astroturf parks, with a warning issued that a further price hike could be “catastrophic.”Coaches from across Dumbarton and the Vale have now united in showing the price rise the red card, amid fears spiralling costs will force kids to hang up their boots – and sound the final whistle for many grassroots teams.Dumbarton United 2009s coach Andy Walls explained: “I don’t think the council fully understands the impact this will have on youth football in the area.“As it stands my age group has 18 kids.
The monthly dues have remained the same for the last five years thanks to sponsorships from local businesses and kind donations from a few larger companies.“In the current climate of everything costing more I have made a conciliatory effort to keep our subs low as families have more to think about than paying for their son to play football.“But with costs going up our age group will not be able to financially cope, and either costs go up or the team folds.“I fully appreciate that costs go up for everything, however the impact this will have on kids from five-years-old to 18-years-old is potentially catastrophic.“When boys and girls get to certain ages it’s hard enough to keep them involved and interested in football without the added burden of increasing costs.“I’d ask the council what they would do if it directly impacted on their own kids.”Vale of Leven 2006 coach Gary Mullen said it had already cost more than £5500 to run the side this season, and fears other clubs will be forced out of operation.He said:
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