Local author publishes “A Bike Ride through My Life”

Frank Clements, who lives locally in Lubrín, has published his bicycle themed autobiography, which is a must for anyone interested in cycling! Clements is the younger brother of Ernie Clements, winner of several British Cycling Championships and a Silver Medal in the 1948 Olympic Games Bicycle Race. He first chose to join National Service in the RAF to establish a unique place for himself-and spent virtually all of his final twelve months of service riding Continue reading Local author publishes “A Bike Ride through My Life”

Griñán will quit at (or before!) next elections

President Griñán, head honcho of the Andalucian branch of the socialist PSOE and current President of Andalucía, has announced he is to stand down at the next regional elections (or maybe even before). At 67, he is rumoured to have some health problems, and the ongoing investigation into the ERE scandal, the jobs for boys scandal, the this scandal, the that scandal, etc, etc etc have all taken their toll. Although the PSOE in Andalucia Continue reading Griñán will quit at (or before!) next elections

The Voynich manuscript – an alternate pet theory of mine

Going heavily away from my usual topics here, but hey, it’s my blog and I’ll do what I want! If you’ve never heard of the Voynich manuscript then I suggest you stop reading now, otherwise you’ll just get confused. The whole topic started when I got interested in some of the mathematical analysis that has been performed on the text of the Voynich manuscript. I started following and repeating some of the exercises, before getting Continue reading The Voynich manuscript – an alternate pet theory of mine