内容摘要：''We are incredibly grateful for the support from Arts Council England which helps us bring these fantastic events into the heart of our community," she said.

''We are incredibly grateful for the support from Arts Council England which helps us bring these fantastic events into the heart of our community," she said.

The court heard how Ms Piggin still scrubs herself "raw in the shower" following the sexual assault.Recorder Levene said the pair had a "warm, affectionate relationship" before the incident.

"You entirely misread the situation," he told Nikolic, adding "I do take into account your lack of maturity."Nikolic was also handed a five-year restraining order.Rugby league authorities say their players have been "poorly treated" by the honours system, as pressure grows for a first knighthood or damehood for the sport.

The sport has gone 130 years without such an honour."It is surprising and disappointing that the relevant authorities have still not deemed anyone worthy of a knighthood or damehood for their services to rugby league," said a spokesperson for the Rugby Football League, which governs the sport.

The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, added his voice, telling BBC News the lack of rugby league knighthoods "cannot be right" when other sports, including rugby union, have had such honours "quite regularly".

The leader of a cross-party group of MPs who support rugby league has suggested the "scandal" of the lack of top honours for stars of the sport was linked to snobbery and class prejudice.Mr Jones, who reported the incident to the police, said it had had a massive impact on his daily life.

"I'll never forget about this and I'll always be thinking about it," he said."Even when I go out to the shops, or to check on the sheep, I'll be thinking 'could someone be robbing the shed?'

"It's just not nice when you've worked so hard for your money and to buy everything you need."Mr Jones said a rise in rural crime and burglaries had become a big worry for people in his local area.