In the spotlight – and not a horse to be seen

Back in 1998, I wrote a piece about Gloucestershire’s image to the wider world as a sporting backwater. My argument Continue reading →

Weather blows in volunteer spirit

Much was made of the “gamesmakers” at the Olympics, the volunteers who did anything and everything to ensure the event Continue reading →

Brothers in oars

“Formidable” was the word Olympic bronze medallist Alan Campbell used to describe the prospect of Coleraine’s most famous brothers rowing Continue reading →