Once again there were so many questions in the air, centring on whether the hard men on both sides really could accept, after a quarter of a century of bloodshed, that it was all over.But as each death-free week and month has passed, confidence has grown that the peace will hold. When Gusty Spence, a [...]

The ones who take it seriously are driving off demons to create a hallowed space for their efforts. “There are one or two in every side who do it for sacred reasons.” Watch them at the start of the dance as they beat the ground with their sticks. Many of the morris sides created in [...]

If Davies goes, it is anticipated his assistant, Gareth Jenkins, will return to Llanelli.
Over the past week Alex Evans, the Australian who has guided Cardiff to the brink of the Welsh championship, has been persistently touted as a coaching successor, and John Hart, the former New Zealand and Auckland coach, is another reported to have [...]

People won’t let that happen.” And he is putting his money where his mouth is. Four months ago he moved into the amusements business and ignored the instinct to stay on the Shankill. He opened instead on the fringes of the city centre to attract both Catholics and Protestants. For peace to last he insists [...]

Remember that scene outside his Chelsea home when his wife mistook the arresting officers for reporters? A good laugh A fun story. It cannot be anything other than prejudicial to the arrested people, providing millions of newspaper readers and television viewerswith an image of guilt before trial or, in the case of people not yet [...]

Why rely on close-combat skill when you can win with firepower?
The first modifications have been made to the “old” boat during four days in the shed, transferring the results of continuous development by the design team and experience of the newer boat on the water. The man who won the America’s Cup for Australia in [...]