Tag: Scotland
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Variety keeps things interesting
I would be very much a creature of habit. Owing mostly to superstition. When life was as I wanted it to be – before personal circumstances and Covid-19 made a horlicks of same – that meant going for a few pints on a Sunday, Monday and Wednesday night and getting a Chinese takeaway on a…
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The oldest swinger in town steals the show
February 3rd, 2016. The day my world as it was up to the point fell apart. One of my best friends, Aidan Ward, died. Hours later, my mother went into hospital for surgery which turned life as we knew it upside down for our entire family. Little was it realised, though, that Aidan’s passing was…
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Timing is everything as Gurney wins Irish derby
At this time every year, those of us who succumbed to the lure of the darts a long time ago face the usual barrage of scepticism from the unconverted that affairs of the arrows aren’t actually sporting matters. Aside from pointing out the intricacies of the skill set required to prosper on the oche, the…