A person dressed as a Stormtrooper participated at the World Conkers Championships Photo: Nigel Hume With thick fog rolling in across the fields, like the opening scene of Macbeth, it felt like a good ...
If cricketers’ leather on willow is the most English of sounds, there was a time in school playgrounds when conker smacking against conker came close. On October 12th some 250 competitors gathered in ...
Competitors at the World Conker Championships were subject to “airport-style” security after last year’s tournament was plagued by controversy surrounding a steel conker and cheating accusations. Some ...
EXCLUSIVE: Banijay-backed Conker Pictures has acquired rights to the debut novel from Eloise Rodger, Death’s a Bitch. Following what was called “an incredibly competitive international process,” Kim ...
Organisers of the World Conker Championships have raised fears they could be forced to cancel the competition due to this summer’s extreme weather. For decades, hundreds of conker players have ...
Tiny houses and alternative housing might be all the rage these days, but here's one tiny house that has more Instagrammable potential than the lot put together. This is the Conker Pod, a prefab ...
There aren’t many world champions who didn’t know their sport existed a year before winning the title. But then, conkers isn’t like many other sports. A traditional children’s game in Great Britain ...
The Men's World Conker Champion who was accused of using a conker made of steel 'achieved his title fairly', an investigation has concluded. David Jakins, 82, who took the title on October 13 after a ...
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The World Conker Championships has dismissed complaints of cheating against this year's men's champion David Jakins following an investigation, a statement issued on Monday ...
A man accused of using a conker made of steel to win a competition "achieved his title fairly", an investigation concluded. David Jakins, 82, won the men's competition at the World Conker ...
The men's World Conker Championships winner has been cleared of cheating after a steel conker found in his pocket threw the competition into turmoil. David Jakins, also known as King Conker, won the ...
The winner of the World Conker Championships has been cleared of any wrongdoing after he was found with a steel nut in his pocket. David Jakins, known as King Conker, won the annual title in Southwick ...
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