Martin Walker

Nov 27, 2024 | inkl.com | Martin Woollacott |John Palmer |Martin Walker |Anna Tomforde

The decision to stage a joint press conference at the end of the turbulent seawater summit was one more programme change forced on the two leaders yesterday by Malta’s stormy weather. President George Bush had planned to have his press conference on the USS Belknap, and President Mikhail Gorbachev to have his on the Soviet liner, Maxim Gorky.

Oct 18, 2024 | aycliffetoday.co.uk | Steven Walton |Martin Walker

By Steven WaltonIt has been another very busy week for Aycliffe Running Club with a variety of races across the region and beyond. On Sunday, eight members travelled to Leeds to take part in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10k. This race in its 38th year was set up to support older people across the UK, through Age UK raising over £4m in the process.

Sep 24, 2024 | flipboard.com | Martin Walker

Martin Walker considers classic crime fiction's epicurean delights One of the pleasures of crime fiction is its realism in sticking so closely to life …

Sep 24, 2024 | crimereads.com | Martin Walker

One of the pleasures of crime fiction is its realism in sticking so closely to life as most of us know it, which includes the pleasures of the table.

Jun 14, 2024 | shotsmag.co.uk | Martin Walker

In the bucolic idyll that is life in St Denis, that small French jewel in the crown of the Dordogne, it’s a wonder that police chief Bruno Courrèges has the time to uncover any crime. What with the horse riding, hunting, fishing, organising local rugby teams, walking his dog, listening to medieval music and playing tennis, not to mention the wine tastings and those fabulous lunches (often spent discussing the menu for that evening’s dinner), his days would seem blissfully full.