So today is the opening of the Olympics. Hoorah! The nation is in a frenzy. Apparently.
All the hype aside, there’ll be some great sporting stories waiting to unfold. Enjoy it.
There’s a funny thing that happens at the Olympics though.
The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign is seeking the release of official documents surrounding the imprisonment of Dessie Warren and Ricky Tomlinson.
Such documents are normally released after 30 years (known as the thirty year rule) but the State still will not release these documents despite the building strike being 40 years ago.
I wake this morning to the heartbreaking news that Malcolm Pinnegar (“Benny to his friends”) passed away last night after a long illness.
Benny led The Dirty Thirty group of striking miners in Leicestershire during the Miners Strike of 84/85.
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I will be on BBC Radio Leicester on Monday morning at 7.50am to discuss the release of my new single The Dirty Thirty.
The release will also be covered in the Leicester Mercury, the city’s local newspaper.
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