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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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