This was one of those Sunday evenings where weariness meant it took an almighty effort to leave the house for a gig but it was to our beloved Norwich Arts Centre that I headed for two Welsh trios. Adwaith and The Joy Formidable. Chatting with some friends it was clear there was a lot of […]
Having been displaced at top of Sky Bet Championship in midweek, Norwich face a trip to relegation threatened Bolton Wanderers at the University of Bolton Stadium.
W.E.B. Griffin (William E. Butterworth III), the best-selling author, has died. He was 89, and had fought a years-long battle with cancer. While his body of work includes more than 250 books published under more than a dozen pseudonyms, he is best known as W.E.B. Griffin, the #1 best-selling author of nearly 60 epic novels […]
Eaining interest in the field of chemistry after being influenced by several mentors, Edwin Michael Kaiser, PhD has gone on to have a prolific career as a university professor. He prepared for his career by obtaining a Bachelor of Science from Youngstown State University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University. He also completed […]
The first fact to reveal about Pablo Fanque is that he was born in Norwich in the County of Norfolk. The second, and probably the more important, is the fact that he not only became a brilliant equestrian performer, but famous as the first non-white British circus owner in Britain and the most popular circus […]
Some other international exchange students and I took a bus to London for the day, where we got to explore the more touristy areas of the city. This trip was a great first experience of London, because I was really able to see everything it has to offer. I was able to brush up my […]
The non-rev (non-revenue/stand-by) life will make you believe in God, or gods, or devils, or spirits, or even black magic. I’m usually scientifically-minded thanks to my undergrad and grad courses in statistics and research methods, but after several years in the airline business, I’ve learned that there’s very little I’d bet on. Every day passengers […]
Norwich Library on Millennium Plain puts up displays for LGBT History Month and its “Out and Proud” literature, but there is one area where it is disgracefully and prejudicially lacking. I have raised this issue with them before, some time back now and below is the letter that I have written to them and delivered […]
Bradley Dack came off the bench in Blackburn’s 2-1 defeat by Reading on Wednesday Follow live text commentary from 12:45 GMT on Sunday Bradley Dack and Danny Graham are poised to return to Blackburn’s starting line-up for Sunday’s Championship clash with Middlesbrough. Playmaker Dack and former Boro striker Graham both dropped to the bench for […]
Plucked from smaller, less fashionable southern clubs and thrown into cauldrons of expectation in the Midlands, Dean Smith and Nathan Jones face unenviable tasks in trying to restore their respective clubs to former glories. The appointments of Dean Smith and Nathan Jones at Aston Villa and Stoke City may signify a broader trend for football […]
Dean Smith’s Aston Villa start the day 10 points adrift of Darren Moore’s West Bromwich Albion Follow live text commentary from 12:45 GMT on Saturday Aston Villa are without Wales defender James Chester for a fourth game running as they host neighbours West Brom. Chester has had an injection on a “wear and tear” knee […]
03:58 GMT15:58 Dominic Fifield Wilfried Zaha Appeal against the further ban on a match, for the sarcastic applause of the referee after being deported to Southampton, was apparently heard this morning. The club is currently waiting to find out if it will be available for Sunday's FA Cup in Doncaster. Meanwhile, Wayne Hennessey he will […]
University league tables always seem to be causing friction between students about whose uni is best for what. Whether you’re checking where your institution ranks for promiscuity, for student experience, after a while all the rankings can start to seem a little silly. In a similarly ultimately-pointless-but-still-weirdly-enjoyable-to-compete-about vein, we’ve decided to put together a list […]
Welcome back to the one robin blog. In this blog I will be reviewing recent clashes versus Blackburn rovers and QPR, as well as previewing the hotly-anticipated clash versus Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Blackburn Rovers Review As we arrived at Blackburn to hear the team news from both teams, I could see we were […]
FA Cup’s top giant-killers? Here’s what the numbers say https://bbc.in/2SD2xo4 Big Shocks, big beards & Hodgson’s silky touch – FA Cup Catch up AFC Wimbledon, Bristol City, Derby County, Gillingham, Millwall, Newport County, Oldham Athletic. Already this season, seven clubs from outside the Premier League have knocked clubs from England’s highest league out of the […]
