Aug 3, 2023 | The Main Blog
On 12 July, I wrote about the plan being rolled out nationally to close most Railway Station Ticket Offices. Because I’m currently commuting via Huyton, I based my arguments against the proposal on the likely changes to staffing there and, once I’d published the...
Jul 14, 2023 | The Main Blog
It’s a long time since I’ve reviewed a football book; going back to University changed my reading habits and meant that the writing time available to me was spent working on assignments. But, with the World Cup on the horizon and a summer break from my studies, I’ve...
Jul 12, 2023 | The Main Blog
As someone who relies on the railway to get to and from work because I’m medically disqualified from driving, I was alarmed to learn of the plan to close the majority of ticket offices of the network. The argument being put forward by the Train Operating Companies...
Apr 28, 2023 | The Main Blog
I’m currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at The Open University. This piece was my first attempt at ‘Place Writing’ and is the final version of my third assignment of Part One of the course. You can’t get to Glastonbury without making an...
Sep 10, 2022 | The Main Blog
A few weeks ago, I reviewed A Woman’s Game by Suzanne Wrack. It was one of two books about women’s football received from When Saturday Comes at the same time; the other was Football, She Wrote, an anthology of writing from a mixture of new and experienced female...
