The Hartshorne Trilogy

I know how you like your trilogies and I have made you wait for this one.  August 11, 2017 was the date of the inaugural LifeAfterFootball post and finally, 638 pubs and almost four years later, I can draw this one to a close. A bit like The Godfather, The Lord Of The Rings, Mad…

Cheers Rodders – Where It All Began

Some breaking blogging news here as this is almost a live post. To prove it I can let you know that former Blues and Villa striker David Geddis scored the winning goal for Portugal in the Texaco Trophy Nations League Final. Checking through my stats recently I noticed that I’ve picked up a regular reader…

Five You Might Have Missed…

  With this blog approaching the 250 mark at a rate of knots I thought I would create a Blast From The Past and dredge up five boozers I think are worth a visit from the first 25 pubs I posted on. Derby CAMRA has a thankless task trying to shoehorn some classic pubs into…

Rodney & Eugene – Hartshorne’s Great Double Act

Okay, so here’s the background….. This blog is about pubs/clubs in the Midlands and what makes them tick.