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Bit of a day for Callum and Matt Parkinson

Great News - the Cardiff Bay Rugby Codebreakers statue of Billy Boston, Clive Sullivan and Gus Risman has won the ‘Celebrating Black Sporting Heritage Award’ category at the Sporting Heritage Awards last night.

This is an Israeli naval officer who participated in the atrocities in Gaza and who later went on Fox News and said he was “truly afraid” to walk on campus due to the protesting students. This time he walks into the middle of the MIT encampment and starts screaming for police to…

Why are English football clubs called things like Albion, Vale, Villa, Hotspur, Wanderers or MK Dons?
The answer is here:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama told its staff today that it is axeing its junior department at the end of this term. Almost 200 children study there on saturdays. That will all stop in July. This is not rich kids playing expensive instruments. One of them texted...

Woman walking up the stairs in front of me in Rutherfords, Morpeth says to her companion, 'There's no pockets in a shroud, so get it spent is what I say'.

Security costs of UK royals cannot be made public, judges rule theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Such sad news to hear that Bernard Hill has died.
My thoughts are with his loved ones.
His performances in Boys from the black stuff was the first time I remember seeing my dad crying and when I realised politics mattered.
Rest in peace🕯️
Oh, and fck the Tories.

Defection

I wonder, if like the old Vulcan you ask the barman for a pint of shandy he says,

“Shandy? No sorry mate, we don’t do cocktails in this pub.” 😉🍺

Happy 90th birthday to bona fide national treasure #AlanBennett , who “has only had to stand still to become a radical”.

More of this sort of thing please

Been looking back through some old files and came across this. My first music interview with Clive Gregson and Christine Collister published in Folk Roots in 1986

But look what benefits private equity has brought to the water industry and the railways 😉

Sorry to hear that Viv Busby has passed away today
RIP

Millions around the world celebrated Victory in Europe 'VE Day' #OTD 1945, marking news of Nazi Germany’s surrender after nearly six years of war. Pic: VE Day, by L.S. Lowry (Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum).

With the ceasing of Last Word on Rugby I've decided to start my own website to ensure coverage of the Welsh Prem Rugby is upheld.

It's rough & (un)ready, but it'll develop given time.

RT & get word out. Start with a little bit of news as the season closes out...
welshpremiershiprugby4.wordpress.com/2024/05/07/ind…