top of page

Welcome to Coast and Country’s online magazine blog.
Watch out for all the latest sports news, business features, book publishing
and book reviews, plus arts & entertainments, charity events, and special online promotions to over 60,000 followers each week, and via social media and specialist sites:

Magazine Subscriptions and Donations.
Don Hale’s Website
Coast and Country Book Publishing.
Amazon Bargains
Coast and Country Book Club.
Don Hale's Blog

Latest News


Welsh Masters at the Indoor Inter-Area track & field Championships at Lee Valley
*Pictured above - some of the Welsh Masters athletes at Lee Valley. Welsh Masters at the Indoor Inter-Area track & field Championships at Lee Valley on 14th March 2026. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog Joe Horner reports from last weekend's events. Well done to our athletes who competed last weekend:W70 Nicky B - HJSB, Shot 60m SBW55 Juliet S - 60m Age PB 200m M40 Samson C - 60m 4 x 200m W40 Rhiannon J - 4 x 200m W40 Eleri J - 200m 4 x 200m M55 Jim M - LJ


Success for Welsh Masters at the BMAF XC championships at Bangor
Ifan Lloyd (Swansea Harriers) - above left - with David Warren (Cardigan AC) and ( below) Ifan, David, and Mike Whyatt (Eryri Harriers). Success for Welsh Masters at the BMAF championships at Bangor. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog Ifan Lloyd reports on the BMAF cross-country championships at Bangor The BMAF (British Masters Athletics Federation) cross country championships was held at the Faenol Estate, Bangor on 21st March. A glorious course of undulatin


Karl and Rachel Morris hit top gear at the Oulton Park Metric Marathon...
Great performances from Karl and Rachel Morris ( pictured above). Karl and Rachel Morris hit top gear at the Oulton Park Metric Marathon Report by Don Hale. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog North Wales couple Karl and Rachel Morris competed in the Oulton Park Metric Marathon last Sunday and they both recorded some excellent finishing times around this iconic motor racing circuit. Karl, who represented NWRC, came 17th overall out of 58 finishers in a very g


Victory for Steve Gardner at the Scottish Sprint Duathlon
*Pictured above - Sprint Duathlon, track champion, and Welsh International athlete Steve Gardner won his age cat in Scotland last weekend. Victory for Steve Gardner at the Scottish Sprint Duathlon Report by Don Hale. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog Welsh International track athlete Steve Gardner won his age category in a prestigious Duathlon Sprint event in Edinburgh last weekend. The Team GB athlete, and NWRRC member, who was representing his second cl


Artist Elizabeth Haines confirms her Open Studio dates over the Easter holidays with some exciting new paintings and pastels...
*Pictured above. - Headland Moon by Elizabeth Haines. Artist Elizabeth Haines confirms her Open Studio event over the Easter holidays with some exciting new paintings and pastels. Special Coast and Country arts spotlight. coastandcountry.blog donhaleblog.blogspot.com The much admired Pembrokeshire artist Elizabeth Haines will be staging an Open Studio event on Easter Saturday, Sunday, and Monday with a showing of many of her exciting new works created during the snow towards


Bright and beautiful for parkrunners at Rhos – plus NW results round-up
Welsh Masters couple Simon and Vicky Cole Bright and beautiful for parkrunners at Rhos – plus NW round-up of results Report by Don Hale. Conwy photos by Michael Finnie. donhaleblog.blogspot.com coastandcountry.blog It was another bright and beautiful Saturday morning at the Llandrillo yn Rhos 5k parkrun, which again attracted numerous first timers and visitors, with many recording some excellent finishing times along this picturesque promenade route. Armon Williams was the

Arts & Entertainments


Welsh Masters at the Indoor Inter-Area track & field Championships at Lee Valley
*Pictured above - some of the Welsh Masters athletes at Lee Valley. Welsh Masters at the Indoor Inter-Area track & field Championships at Lee Valley on 14th March 2026. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog Joe Horner reports from last weekend's events. Well done to our athletes who competed last weekend:W70 Nicky B - HJSB, Shot 60m SBW55 Juliet S - 60m Age PB 200m M40 Samson C - 60m 4 x 200m W40 Rhiannon J - 4 x 200m W40 Eleri J - 200m 4 x 200m M55 Jim M - LJ


Artist Elizabeth Haines confirms her Open Studio dates over the Easter holidays with some exciting new paintings and pastels...
*Pictured above. - Headland Moon by Elizabeth Haines. Artist Elizabeth Haines confirms her Open Studio event over the Easter holidays with some exciting new paintings and pastels. Special Coast and Country arts spotlight. coastandcountry.blog donhaleblog.blogspot.com The much admired Pembrokeshire artist Elizabeth Haines will be staging an Open Studio event on Easter Saturday, Sunday, and Monday with a showing of many of her exciting new works created during the snow towards


ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Australian author - Joy Bloumis: The Storms You Walk Through: A Memoir of Roza Hamer.
*Pictured above - Australian author Joy Bloomis. Special Coast and Country Author Spotlight Feature: Welcome to another new author feature in conjunction with Amazon.. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Australian author - Joy Bloumis: The Storms You Walk Through: A Memoir of Roza Hamer. *This book is now available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NxPcaH Exclusive report by Don Hale. donhaleblog.blogpost.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog Occasionally, within my role as a journalist, author, a


About the Author: Mac McKechnie, and his fascinating Garden of Words books...
Special Coast and Country book review: donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 * Run in conjunction with: donhaleblog.logpost.com/2026 coastandcountry.blog About the Author: Mac McKechnie, and his fascinating Garden of Words books... Mac McKechnie (*pictured above) is a Yorkshireman who lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Now aged 75, he has the welcome luxury of time to return fully to his lifelong love of writing. Mac is an active Christian and serves as Pastor of his local church


So, What's Wrong with Dreaming?
So What's Wrong With Dreaming? Special Coast and Country book review: Run in conjunction with: donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 *This is a direct link to Amazon books: https://amzn.to/40LHDn7 Featuring author Richard John Campbell MBE, and his latest book - So What's Wrong with Dreaming? Born into a family struggling, like so many, from the after-effects of the Second World War; where the home was poor and shared by seven people, all packed into a small Victorian semi. Wit


The fascinating life and works of popular Scottish crime and thriller writer Jack Duncan - businessman turned author.
*Pictured above - the popular thriller writer Jack Duncan. The fascinating life and works of popular Scottish crime and thriller writer Jack Duncan - businessman turned author. Special Coast and Country book review: Run in conjunction with: donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2026 Featuring Jack Duncan. Businessman Turned Author! https://www.jackduncan.co.uk *This is a link to all Jack Duncan’s book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4kXB8Hk I am a ‘bon viveur’ and enjoy life. I have been fo
bottom of page