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The Room

My aunt Ray Wolf, who died last month at the grand old age of 99, was a pretty […]

July 13, 2014 Short story, Spender

Obituary: Ray Wolf 1914-2014

Ray Wolf, the last of the grandchildren of Edward Spender, founder of the Western Morning News, has died […]

July 8, 2014 Culture, History, Spender

The Tragedy of Tregonhawke Bay

When I was a youngster, I was taken by my father to see a memorial at Tregonhawke on […]

June 9, 2014 History, Spender

Book Review – Malcolm is a Little Unwell by Malcolm Brabant

Malcolm Brabant seems to have been around forever, his mellifluous voice always coming through loud and clear on […]

May 21, 2014 Book reviews, Books, Greece

Bastareaud comes of age at Toulon

Next Sunday, two of Europe’s rugby heavyweights go head to head in Marseille – current Heineken Cup champions […]

April 22, 2014 France, Rugby union, Sport

Sore Nipples and Trench Foot at the London Marathon

The London Marathon is one of the great city sporting events. A quality elite race, which this year […]

April 11, 2014 Running, Sport

Book Review – Calon: A Journey to the Heart of Welsh Rugby by Owen Sheers

The Green Man Festival is a wonderful occasion. It takes place every August in the gentle, rolling foothills […]

February 19, 2014 Book reviews, Books, Rugby union, Sport

Book Review: Life by Keith Richards

Once upon a time, before he became an international rock ‘n roll star and embraced everything that went […]

February 14, 2014 Book reviews, Books, Culture, Music

Bonnes nouvelles for Bonneval

It isn’t quite back to the future in the world of French rugby but for those of us […]

February 10, 2014 France, Rugby union, Sport

The Winter Games through a Victorian lens

Thousands of journalists are descending on the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, […]

February 3, 2014 Books, Culture, History, Olympics, Sport

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