Jonathan Calderwood says "mais oui" to offer from Ligue 1 champions after 11 years at Villa Park

Our editor visits Notts County to meet Head Groundsman, Greg Smith

With one or more sports surfaces in daily use for all but two weeks of the year, regular scheduled grounds maintenance remains top priority for the three staff working within Swansea University’s Department of Sport and Physical Recreation. Mike Bird delves into the routines.

During a visit to Ipswich Town’s Portman Road stadium to conduct an interview with their new Head Groundsman, Ben Connell, the subject turned to the club’s training ground. Ben felt that the club had been ‘left behind’ following their relegation from the Premier League in 2002, and was keen to put in place a development plan to bring the training facilities up to speed again

On a short business trip to Malta, our Operations Director used the opportunity to visit the island’s National Stadium, where he was surprised to find two pitches in one

Former Course Manager, Billy McMillan, has formed an independent golf course management consultancy, with services ranging from project management, staff training and development, and locum greenkeeping support.

One of the fairest of the Open Championship courses is how Muirfield is often described, and everyone at The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is eagerly anticipating the staging of the 16th Open Championship at Muirfield in July 2013.

It has been a bumper year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show with many HTA and APL members winning medals in the event’s 100th year celebration.

BLEC Global had their full demonstration team and a wide range of machines on show at Plantworx, Stoneleigh Park.

The second regional demo day by MAP Live again welcomed local authorities, contractors, sports venues and educational establishments with serious budgets to spend.