A two-tiered green with a pond in front and bunkers at the back means four or five irons from the back tee and six or seven from the front.5 (413yds, par 4) Extended by 20 yards since 1980. Those men don’t suck them in or hide them in loose shirts; they let them hang free, [...]

When a new set of statistics shows that people who have lived together are more likely to divorce, when some high-profile show-business couple pronounce on the foreverness of their togetherness, when an erring politician admits that his marriage is in difficulty, journalists turn to Zelda West-Meads of Relate for a wise and measured overview.Yes, she [...]

This year he was cast as one of the Seven without being told which. The artist, who had been attracted by their glitter, had extracted them from a haul of fish, crabs and seaweed caught by a Gulf shrimp boat. This enables them to claim even the smallest success – for example, narrowly holding Westminster [...]

Teachers had found a new lease of life because the children had wanted to be there.Professor Peter Mortimore, deputy director of London’s Institute of Education, said the emphasis should be on children’s achievements rather than ability.More effective teaching methods on the Continent lead to higher standards than in Britain, especially for low-achievers, according to a [...]

Headmaster of of Larchfield School in Helensburgh (1966-76) and Keil School in Dumbarton (1976-84), where he developed a reputation for the teaching of mathematics – a subject on which he lectured nationally.. She was a great catalyst and helpful conspirator in other people’s affairs, be they social, sexual or professional.During this period she spent much [...]

AMERICAN Express announced the long-awaited spin-off of its Lehman Brothers investment banking subsidiary yesterday, bringing to an end one of Wall Street’s most ambitious and costly diversification plans. .’ Elliott feels so strongly that Northern Irish politicians have let the community down that he now burns their literature as soon as it arrives.Harry West, who [...]