KEVIN SPACEY STANDS DOWN AS LONDON OLD VIC DIRECTOR..

Today is William Shakespeare’s birthday and many of his plays have featured at The Old Vic. Indisputably the most famous theatre in  The whole World – The Old Vic in London’s Waterloo area with a long and very fascinating history, has announced the US Star Kevin Spacey is now standing down as its Artistic Director…

SUNSHINE – AN ENGLISH LYRICAL POEM

Searching  into every corner making everything seem warm and bright We feel the temperature rising to a new height And a perfect blue fills the sky Step out of the door and feel the warmth caressing your face Feel your body sun-kissed and warmer with every pace See the blossoms in full bloom and the…

Suresh Raina and Ashish Mehra ensures CSK win by 27 runs

Pepsi Indian Premier League, 20th match: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, Apr 22, 2015  Chennai Super Kings 181/8 (20/20 ov) SK Raina 62 off 32, 4 fours and 6 sixes, F du Plessis 33 off 18, 4 fours and 1 six, Ys Chahal 40-3, MA Starc 24-1 RCB…

Gambhir steers KKR to 6 wicket win

Pepsi Indian Premier League, 17th match: Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, Apr 20, 2015  Delhi Daredevils 146-8 Mk Tiwari 32 off 28, 5 fours, SS Iyer 31 off 24, 3 fours and 1 six, UT Yadav 18-2, M Morkel 30-2, Kolkata Knight Riders 147-4 off 18.1overs Gautum Gambhir…

WHAT’S THA UP TO? A YORKSHIRE “BOBBY” LOOKS BACK

Memories of a Yorkshire bobby (policeman) by Martyn Johnson A nostalgic look at the  days of  being a bobby on the beat, by Martyn Johnson.   First Published by Wharncliffe Local History (2010), an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd.  Republished by Sphere and  reprinted in 2011. Eeh by gum, a glossary fer tha!:- please note…

Pilot arrested on Heathrow suspicion of possessing knife.

A Cathy Pacific airline pilot due to fly more than 260 passengers from London to Hong Kong has been arrested  at 21:20 BST on Saturday an hour before his flight  due to take off, for allegedly possessing knives. Police were called to the airport’s staff search area at 9.10pm on Saturday following a “crew-related” incident…