Don Hale Blog

*Crime thriller writer David Widdowson (*above) with his new book. Special Coast and Country Author Spotlight Feature. Welcome to another new author feature in conjunction with Amazon.   Lifer’s Chance: An Offer he couldn't refuse by David P. Widdowson... https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   Published by North Wales based firm :   www.bookpublishing4u.co.uk   *David’s exciting new book is now available on Amazon via this link: https://amzn.to/416u4jR   About the book: This is the debut novel by David P. Widdowson. An exciting new crime thriller: A prisoner (an ex-Met Police firearms officer) is serving a life sentence. Then he is given an offer he can’t refuse… ABOUT THE AUTHOR : New crime thriller writer   David Widdowson was born in Nottinghamshire in 1952. In 1967 aged 15 he left school and started work as an apprentice agricultural engineer. He Married Jennie in 1977.  From 1981 to 1990 he studied with the Open University to obtain a BA Honours Degre...

An open letter from World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in support of Parkrun. As much as I have always felt that sport is an incredible force for good, I know that it also provides an opportunity to heal: to make us better. Coronavirus has left us with deep physical and emotional scars. I have been inspired by the ingenuity and creativity of so many people over the course of the pandemic. Individuals and communities finding hope, laughter and positivity in the darkest of times. But there is no escaping the fact that the events of the past twelve months have been devastating in so many ways. Of particular concern to me is the fact that inequalities in health and wellbeing have been exacerbated. We desperately need to find ways of getting fitter, stronger and more resilient. And we need to do it in a way that embraces and includes as much of the population as possible. As we tentatively look forward, and take those first steps back to normality, grassroots sport can, if we let it, o...