WWE NXT Superstar Trick Williams earned an invitation to Eagles rookie minicamp in 2018. While that marked the end of his football career, Williams shifted gears to professional wrestling, beginning his training in South Philadelphia. Another big moment in Philly awaits Saturday when he main events the NXT premium live event on Saturday.
Louis Belton, who has died at the age of 79, was a quintessential backbencher, happy to have been elected as a TD and senator, but without any apparent desire or ambition to serve in government.
It was an interesting week, that’s for sure. Recently I noticed a slim, elderly lady with a jaunty blue cap being led by a gorgeous black Labrador guide dog. I said hello. Her name was Gerda and she spoke with a soft German accent.
After a week or so, Urny, her dog, would pause on the path opposite the cottage, push against Gerda until she patted him approvingly, then trot across the road, and sit outside my half-door. “He misses people talking to him,” she said. “Before Covid we used to have lots of visitors and they spoilt him. Urny is ever so social.”