So over two years after the referendum it seems that Prime Minister May has finally reached an agreement with the EU for our eventual exit next year. The problem is that this deal pleases neither side of the remain/leave argument. … Continue Reading
My final story of men with links to Sheffield is about John William Streets – one of the lesser know War Poets. William – or Will as he was better known – was born in 1886 in Whitwell in North… Continue Reading
In my fourth of five posts looking at men with links to Sheffield and their experiences of the First World War, I look at William Barnsley Allen – a VC winner, doctor and almost certainly a PTSD sufferer. William was… Continue Reading
Today the third of five posts telling a brief story of a man with links to Sheffield and their experiences of the carnage of the First World War as we approach the 100th anniversary of its end. Today, Arnold Loosemore, a… Continue Reading
Today the second of five posts telling a brief story of a man with links to Sheffield and their experiences of the carnage of the First World War as we approach the 100th anniversary of its end. Today, Vivian Sumner… Continue Reading
Another year, another load of abuse hurled at footballer James McClean. This has been a yearly thing since James McClean signed for Sunderland in 2011. This year the FA has gotten involved. Not to investigate the abuse hurled at McClean… Continue Reading
This is the first of 5 mini-stories of men with connections to Sheffield who fought in the First World War. Today the story of Jimmy Revill – the only Sheffield United player killed on the Western Front. Jimmy Revill was… Continue Reading
Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. This was the first truly global war and became – until just over 20 years later – the most horrific war in history. This was a war… Continue Reading
Personal development books are ten a penny. I’ve read a number and started and not finished even more. Some talk sense some talk utter drivel. I’ve just finished another – Unfu*k Yourself by Gary John Bishop. The blurb on the… Continue Reading
Janus was a Roman god of doors and gateways and was often depicted with two faces, pointing in different directions. It is from Janus that we get the word January is it is the month that sees the end of… Continue Reading