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A Wexford farmer whose letters to the Irish Farmers’ Journal about politics, economics and spiritual matters have sparked national comment for many years, has written a novel about rural romance, and how relationships in Ireland have often been dictated by land and class distinction. ....
AS ATHLETES head across the finish line of the London Marathon, runners from Oxfordshire are celebrating a sterling effort for charity fundraising. Officer at RAF Brize Norton Ross Carter shaved off 20 minutes from his personal best in a giant nurse outfit. Major Carter, who has been in the military for 22 years, raced past the finish line in a time of five hours and 30 minutes. The dad-of-two, who was running in the 13-feet foam outfit for the fifth time, smashed his previous PB of five hours and 50 minutes in the two-stone costume called “Nessa.” The 37-year-old, who has toured Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia said: “I think in one word I would describe the outfit as hot. ....