Sitemap

News from October 2010

Most passionate is the former Liverpool and Scotland defender and BBC pundit Alan Hansen who believes Brown’s re-emergence

Most passionate is the former Liverpool and Scotland defender, and BBC pundit, Alan Hansen, who believes Brown’s re-emergence warrants his inclusion in the England team, never mind the squad. But I know that two good games is not enough to get me in the squad.” He may well be right – after yesterday he [...]

Every charter boat fishing for cod and conger bass and brill around our coast line uses one

Every charter boat fishing for cod and conger, bass and brill around our coast line uses one. The Smartcast comes with a float fitted with a sonar scanner, which is activated when it gets wet (offering endless opportunities for fun in the bath). The sonar pulses scan the water below (it can work to [...]

Having come from a different kind of dysfunctional family I found

Having come from a different kind of dysfunctional family, I found it all too familiar.Since I decided to write a stage show and book (Baggage, published in May) about my childhood, most of my family, with the exception of my sister, have stopped speaking to me. They can’t bear the fact that there are, [...]

There youngsters can try out with foam swords and progress to the

There youngsters can try out with foam swords and progress to the real thing. They can test their technique from athletics to volleyball, and learn how Jonny Wilkinson acquires his. A recommended holiday visit.insidelines independent.co.ukExit LinesA blind man on a galloping horse can see his talent – he’s a litttle Faberg?gg. Ray Hudson, former [...]

Rather I want to highlight the consequences of runaway second-home ownership in a chronically under-supplied market

Rather, I want to highlight the consequences of runaway second-home ownership in a chronically under-supplied market. Now the rich historical tapestry has been replaced by norms that are urban as well as uniform. The sameness is stultifying.Eerily silent much of the time, these ghost villages are also disturbing morally, representing waste of a kind [...]

Witter was not particularly pleased with his own back-pedalling performance but points

Witter was not particularly pleased with his own back-pedalling performance, but points out: “I took the fight at nine days’ notice. “It will announce to the world that I’m a serious competitor,”he says. The presence of BBC cameras will assist the process.Boxing for the first time in his home town, at the 2,000- seater [...]

The cover of this book has a gorgeous photo of the late

The cover of this book has a gorgeous photo of the late, great singer in undiluted diva mode. On the back her head is bowed, eyes closed and fist clenched in a Black Power salute. I enjoyed this well-placed light relief from the occasional slit throat and dead body.It’s been translated from the Russian [...]

You’ll feel hip just walking in the door

You’ll feel hip just walking in the door.The comfort factorStart your stay by visiting the minimalist Shambhala Spa for a detoxing rubdown. Book by 30 April for travel between 7 June and 15 July.£1,860Play at Robinson Crusoe on Denis Island in the Seychelles with Carrier Worldwide (01625 547030). The offer includes six nights for [...]

I bought the collection and the others that had touched me a mere five volumes and slunk away from my second disappointment with

I bought the collection and the others that had touched me (a mere five volumes) and slunk away from my second disappointment with contemporary poetry.Of the five books selected, four were published by one press, Bloodaxe. I later discovered Bloodaxe are universally regarded as a Good Thing, and on this evidence it was easy [...]

His winning poem The Lazy Maid was inspired by the paintings of Nicholaes Maes 1634-1693 that hang in the National Gallery’s collection

His winning poem The Lazy Maid was inspired by the paintings of Nicholaes Maes (1634-1693) that hang in the National Gallery’s collection. Let the cat eat the fish.ABOUT THE POETJames Manlow was born in Hertfordshire in 1978, and was selected as one of the 2003 Arvon / Jerwood Young Poets. She is Fellow of [...]