1. Walking. More specifically, I love having a long-term trail that I can walk in day trips. I’ve most recently finished a Staffordshire moorlands circular and the Anglesey coastal path and am part way through the […]

Just when I thought I would be the first to mention the National Trust……

Another who panicked on seeing the OP title. Many thanks for all your hard work. As a technical numpty I have absolutely no idea what the role entails but the hole it left during our “lockout” proves your […]

Cricket is undoubtedly blessed with wonderful writing and commentary but having been driven away from The Independent by the switch to online only, the quality in The Times with Atherton and Mike Brearley has […]

Quite agree actually. It seems ludicrous to be referring to “Sir” Bradley Wiggins while he’s still riding

Thirded. A magnificent day for British cycling – Froome takes the yellow jersey in dramatic style with a tactical masterstroke and an incredibly courageous descent in an event that is full of courage; Adam Yates […]

No Brit HAS made world #1 but he’s got a long way too go before he does get there – Djokovic had won the last four Slams – the first man to hold all four at the same time since Rod Laver in the late 60s and beat […]

Not so much a moon landing as the splashdown on the return to Earth. I can’t imagine it was the first as I would have only been two going on three and we didn’t have a telly then. I kind of hope it was Apollo 13 […]

Interesting to note that he made mention of the Council having used deception and never having told the truth about political union. This coming from the bloke who made great play of the £350m per week that could […]

I’m not normally one for a knee-jerk reaction but on a night of inept, technically deficient, lacking in imagination and downright shoddy football, Rooney was perhaps the worst. We have been told how good are […]

Never knew that Duco01. Nice story indeed.

I well remember hurrying home from cubs to the news that Liverpool and Borussia were drawing 1-1 and settling down to watch the rest of the game. And then Tommy […]

As far as I know, Tigger, Norbert is still with us, although unwell having been diagnosed with prostate cancer three year ago and announced earlier this year as suffering with Alzheimers Disease.

He remains one […]

@Paul Wad – more love for Bill Pritchard here. I posted this on the recent County Songs thread to kick things off and represent Staffordshire.

And the only cathedral in the country with three spires!

Screening the back four with the whole of Wiltshire seems like a mighty good idea. Failing that, John Stones-henge?

Yeovil – There’s a Kind of Huish Park

Burton will have anything by Pirelli Goulding

The Style Council – Have You Etihad It Blue?

The tenth red. A maximum 147 is long gone but there’s still money available for the biggest break of the tournament (as long as Ronnie O’Sullivan can be bothered to try for it).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4

A loose break leaves an easy “Red” into the bottom right hand pocket.