Dick Buxton News Today

Beleaguered Beales Corner has no temporary defences amid works to install permanent barriers.

I had a good, long conversation with an old-time horseman the other day. He came from an era where drivers were trainers, carrying stopwatches in races trying to put something over on the competition by trying to get to the half in 1:03 by “clocking” in at the three-eighths pole in :47 and a piece.

John Berry has always focused on the positive. Because of his upbeat attitude, there’s little that the Chicago native, now 80-years-old, has not accomplished during his life. In fact, John has excelled at every occupation that has caught his fancy over the decades. Perhaps it was destiny, or maybe it was simply growing up in

As we launch into a New Year Robert Smith's first Rewind of January is the customary 'Years Ago' and this time it's about the 1960's.

Florence Shaw is easy to talk to. That may sound trite, but it’s the first thing I notice about her during our Zoom call—that despite the hint of nervousness in her voice, she’s chill and unpretentious, easy to get a laugh out of. Not that I expected a difficult interview, but perhaps her vivacious energy came as a surprise coming from the cryptic singer-songwriter I’m faced with when I listen to her band Dry Cleaning, a post-punk outfit out of South London.