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NEW BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF RUGBY LEAGUE’S MOST FAMOUS MATCH The official launch of David Hinchliffe’s new book, ‘They Walked on Water’ – the untold story of Wembley 1968, will take place on the 45th anniversary of the match, which … Continue reading
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Historian and author Mick Pope will officially launch his new book ‘Headingley Ghosts’ – to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Yorkshire Cricket – during play in Yorkshire’s home Championship game against Derbyshire, next Tuesday 30th April from 10.30am, in … Continue reading
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…and you can’t beat Forty-20! Look who popped into Philip Howard Books, Roundhay, Leeds – home of Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd – today! That’s right it’s David Milliband, future Prime Minister (he just doesn’t know it yet) and brother of … Continue reading
Thanks to Carl Waring of online book business Stortbooks, based in Great Hallingbury near Stansted Airport, for the following review of Ian Chisnall’s book, This is the Best Trip, Chasing the Tangerine Dream. Okay, so the review is written by … Continue reading
Our author Iby Knill, writer of The Woman Without a Number, will be talking about her book at the Otley Word Feast on Saturday 10 March 2012. After sixty years, Iby broke her silence about her extraordinary wartime experiences, surviving … Continue reading
What a hectic old time it’s been – hardly time to draw breath – and phew. One minute we are standing by the presses watching our latest offspring – Forty-20 Magazine – come to life, the next we’re on telly … Continue reading
Online subscription If old-fashioned ink and paper is not your thing, then from August 13th 2011, why not take out a subscription to our digital version? As soon as Forty-20 is published – on the 13th day of every month … Continue reading
Along with local newsagents, a greater national spread of WHSmiths shops (actual stores TBC), several Super League clubs – and, of course, via subscription – Forty-20 will be widely available in ASDA from issue 2 (August 13). Here is a … Continue reading
Here at Scratching Shed we have been overwhelmed by all the good wishes and positive reaction to our new rugby league magazine, Forty-20, officially launched last week at the legendary Queens Hotel, Leeds. A huge thanks to everyone who has … Continue reading
A new Rugby League monthly is set to hit the newsagents on Wednesday 13th July, when the first edition of Forty-20 magazine makes its appearance. The publication is the brainchild of Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd co-founders Phil Caplan and Tony Hannan, … Continue reading
We’ve had lots of positive reaction to Steve Carroll’s book York’s Great Races, which was officially launched at the course in question – the Knavesmire – today. The review here for example, published in the York Press, sings the praises … Continue reading
Mark Taylor did us proud with his review of our latest In League with Literature event, held as part of the Leigh and Wigan Words Together festival last week. The piece appeared in the Wigan Evening Post on Friday 6 … Continue reading
Via evolution or revolution, from the birth of the Northern Union to our present day, rugby league could seldom be accused of standing still. And that has certainly been true over the past two decades. Yet as the sport sets … Continue reading
Scratching Shed author and Leeds Rugby Foundation Connecting Communities manager Ikram Butt will be a principal speaker at the Mosaic Speakers Bureau Conference in Seville, Spain, on Friday April 1. The Mosaic organisation, set up by HRH the Prince of … Continue reading
Mark the date in your diary – Wednesday May 4th. For it is then that Scratching Shed’s rugby league roadshow, In League with Literature, will make its first appearance of 2011. In previous years we have appeared east of the … Continue reading
With the football season coming to its anticipated, frantic climax, virtually every team in Yorkshire still has something to strive for, be it automatic promotion, the drama that is the play offs or desperate clinging on to avoid relegation. That … Continue reading
Scratching Shed Publishing have sent their heartiest congratulations to author Ray French on his awarding of the MBE in the New Year Honours List for services to sport. The distinguished, much admired dual code rugby international and the BBC’s voice … Continue reading
So there you have it, another retail Christmas over and the analysts are falling over themselves to supply and overegg statistics to decide if it was a good or bad one. Car park queues may be a useful indicator, although … Continue reading
Welcome to Scratching Shed Publishing’s all-singing all-dancing new website; thanks for dropping by. As a bibliophile technophobe myself, I hope you find it easy to navigate. Not only can you marvel at our growing range of titles, you can now … Continue reading
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