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Special Coast and Country Author Spotlight Feature. Welcome to another new author feature in conjunction with Amazon. TALL TALES WITH A TWIST - Expect the unexpected . An enthralling book of short stories by Michael Church. This is the link to order from Amazon:  https://amzn.to/41oNUXf https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com Published by Bookendz. ISBN 9781739793715 in conjunction with Coast and Country online magazine and Bookpublishing4u. Synopsis:  Tall Tales with a twist by Michael Church. This is the link to order from Amazon:  https://amzn.to/41oNUXf A wonderful collection of fifteen stories with a delicious twist, reminiscent of Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected. If you love those stories where fate conspires to bring an unexpected dénouement, this book is for you. Lee wants to buy Tiggy, his married lover, a sapphire and diamond necklace for her birthday. But how can she explain it away to her husband? He then comes up with an ingenious, fool proof plan – or is it? W...

THE NUMBER ONE BEST SELLER IN THE CHARTS Force of Evil: The Clydach Murders By John Morris with Paul Dalling. Special Coast and Country Author Spotlight Feature. Welcome to another special  author feature in conjunction with Amazon. *This BEST SELLING book is now available on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/41qHyqp   Force of Evil: The Clydach Murders:   Finally demolishes the myth that David Morris was a brutal murderer and, instead, demonstrates that he was not only the victim of  a terrible miscarriage of justice, but that he was set up by the police for the crime.  The Clydach murders, which occurred in June 1999, and for which Morris was convicted in 2006, was a case which shocked the nation. Attractive divorcee Mandy Power, her disabled bed-ridden mother and Mandy’s two young daughters, were viciously battered to death with a four-foot solid metal pole for no apparent reason.  Then, the house was set on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence which might...

*Carla and Martin Green enjoyed some good results at Wrexham. Good performances by the Road Runners at the Village Bakery Wrexham half-marathon. Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   Martin Green led the North Wales Running team home at the Village Bakery half marathon race at Wrexham last Sunday with a very impressive display just days after returning from a family holiday. Martin , who now has dual registration with  Meirionnydd RC , recorded a fast time of 1.14.06, in 72nd place overall, out of 1,834 entrants, and he won his M50 age cat.  Will Evans  was another athlete in top form, and he was thrilled with his new PB time of 1.25.34 in 33rd place, whilst Martin’s wife  Carla Green  finished 3rd in her F50 cat in 506th place, and the 47th female, in 1.31.19. Karl Morris ran his fastest time since 2019 in 726th place in 1.39.33, and *Pictured (*above left), Will Evans, with Adam Lemalle, and Cheryl Frost with Kay Hatton, all took part in...

*Pictured above - Steve Bozier with a crowd of runners at the start. Tough challenge for the Road Runners at the final Coed y Brenin Winter Trail Race... Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   Eight North Wales Road Runners competed in the tough Coed y Brenin 7-mile Winter Trail Race last Saturday and recorded some excellent results amongst the 449 finishers. This final event included some challenging terrain with some stunning beauty and was run along single tracks and footpaths through the  Coed y Brenin Forest Park , which left a sting in the tail! Benjamin Brummit  led the NWRRC team home in 36th place in 57 minutes and 7 seconds, and it was a close encounter for  Sion Thomas  and  Steve Bozier , with Sion 81st in 63.43, and Steve 86th in 64.17. And it was a similar story for  Steve Poupart  and  Rob Haines , with Steve finishing in 117th place in 67.37, with Rob just one place and seven-seconds adrift. Dave Jones  al...

*Pictured above (l-r): Ben and  Sarah Hudson with Mike Hayton. Road Running trio at the Ruthin 10k.   A trio of NWRRC members competed in the Ruthin 10k road race on Sunday and the pick of the team was Sarah Hudson who was 34th overall, the 3rd female finisher, and she was also 2nd in her F40 age category in 47.37.  And to add some extra icing to Sarah’s performance, she finished just ahead of her husband  Ben , who was 37th overall, and 5th in his M40 cat in 48.08, whilst master veteran  Mike Hayton  enjoyed another good run, and he was 102nd, and 4th in his M70 cat in 63.24. Sarah Hudson later confirmed:  “Great fun this morning running the “lumpy” Ruthin 10k, and over the moon to have come 3rd lady in 47.37, and to beat Ben!”   *Kevin Higgins also ran in the 5k race and he finished in 50th place in 28.48 in his first race since last September due to injuries.

*Richard Scamans (*above), was the first NWRRC member back at Conwy. Almost tropical at Conwy parkrun after weeks of freezing conditions...plus other results... Report by Don Hale,   There was a good mix of travelling club and social runners at Conwy parkrun last Saturday for a half-term encounter, with temperatures appearing almost tropical at just 4 degrees, following a long period of freezing conditions and strong winds. Iain Burgess  celebrated another outstanding performance as the first finisher overall on this usual puddle-filled 5k course in just 18 minutes and 35 seconds, with debutant  Ewan Gibb  ( Saltaire Striders ), pressing Iain all the way home in 19.19, whilst  Jack Callaghan  ( Betsi Runaways ), was 3rd in 19.43. The first female finisher  was SW20 athlete  Llio Owen  (15th overall) in 21.38, with SW30  Elisha Price  (33rd), and the 2nd female in 23.40, and VW40  Claire Kelly  was 3rd (38th), in 24.02. The...

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North Wales Coast East Football Leage 24/25 Premier Division. Kinmel Bay FC (0) v CPD Llansannan FC (0): at Y Morfa Kinmel Bay 8th Feb 2025.  Report and photos by Barry Griffith. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com This was a fast and frustrating game, neither team could break through the others defence despite continuous fast action play. The 0.0 score had little impact on KBFC table position of 2nd since leaders Y Glannau drew against the Junction. KBFC warmed up in Mind Conwy training shirts recognising 1 in 4 experience a mental health issue https://www.conwymind.org.uk/   The Bay team played in Football v Homophobia (FvH) shirts - the campaign that works to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression in football; part of the clubs respect and inclusion agenda. *Could I please point out a couple of important points - how Kinmel Bay FC use Conwy Mind shirts in warm up to promote concern over mental health and the Bay team played the g...

*Pictured above - the race leader Rhys Jones being chased by the pack, and (*below), the massed range of hundreds of runners provided a spectacular sight. The Nick Beer 10k proved a huge success for runners and charities... plus a unique photo special on a very cold day. *Report and main photos by Don Hale.  Additional photos by John Hatton, and Hannah Griffith. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk *Many of the marshals and volunteers are shown ready for action. The 33rd Annual Nick Beer Memorial 10k race proved another huge success for event organisers Always Aim High, the 744 finishers, and for a host of local charities, despite the bitterly cold weather and a blustery wind around the Great Orme. Rhys Jones  ( Rhedwyr Hebog Runners ) led from start to finish around this tough and very challenging course, and he ran home along Llandudno promenade to win in just 33 minutes and 9 seconds, but he was pushed all the way by rivals  Simon Cole ...