Whenever I do an overnight stay with The New Saints, I invariably talk a walk around the local area. In … More
Author: Stewart Bloor
I enjoy football-related travel and overnight stays, this time it’s Coldra Court near Newport
I enjoy football-related travel and over the years that I’ve been working for The New Saints, I’ve stayed in numerous … More
In a hotel near Newport, an interview with Nick Grogan
I’m currently in south Wales, near Newport to be precise, at the Coldra Court just off the M4. With The … More
Before I set off on my football-related travels, the challenge of margin fishing
Today is a work day, in fact a couple of days, because I’ll be leaving home at 10.30 a.m. and … More
Landslide in Wales and they’re funny people, the English
Released in January, 1937, Landslide is a British black and white movie set in a remote Welsh settlement. There’s an … More
Man In The Attic, a 1953 Jack The Ripper thriller set in 1888 London
A 1953 film set in 1888 London, it’s a Jack The Ripper thriller starring Jack Palance (Slade), Constance Smith (Lily … More
Crooked House by name, crooked house by nature
Not far from where we live, situated in the Staffordshire countryside between Gornal Wood and Himley, lies The Crooked House. … More
Monthly premium bonds draw, semi-retirement plans still a work in progress and another margin session in clear, shallow water
It was that time of the month, at midnight just gone, when the premium bonds draw is announced. My wife … More
South Of Panama, starring Roger Pryor and two-for-the-price-of-one, Virginia Vale
A 1941 movie starring Roger Pryor and Virginia Vale (lead image), South Of Panama tells the story of a scientist … More
Watching – and catching – fish in water that was just inches deep
After yesterday’s game and then the subsequent post-media stuff both at the ground and at home, I didn’t get to … More