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Monday, 21 December 2015

Reindeer loose in Nottingham!

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Not really a circus story, but a reindeer on the run from a supermarket Santa is good enough for me at this time of year. Merry Chr...
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Sunday, 20 December 2015

Happy 80th Birthday Norman Barrett MBE

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Saturday, 28 November 2015

Death of a Lion Tamer's Wife

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Mai Stephens - died November 27, 2015 Having just reviewed the award-winning documentary Fortune's Wheel , about the life of Irish ...
Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Film Review: Fortune’s Wheel - The story of Irish lion tamer Bill Stephens

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On the afternoon of 11 November, 1951 , the Fairview Grand was packed with children thrilling to the adventure film Jungle Stamp...
Thursday, 29 October 2015

Gandy's Circus in Dudley for Halloween

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It's time to break out the skeleton suits for Halloween as Gandy's Circus pitches its big top at the Merry Hill shopping cent...
Wednesday, 28 October 2015

The double standards of actors who campaign against the circus

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Click here to read all about it in The Stage today!
Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Amanda Holden bitten by lion tamer Thomas Chipperfield

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Anyone old enough to remember Johnny Morris being dragged across the Blue Peter studio by a widdling baby elephant will know that anim...
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Saturday, 17 October 2015

10 Reasons why Robert Carlyle and Rhys Ifans are wrong about circus animals

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Robert Carlyle Robert Carlyle and Rhys Ifans are the latest celebrities to call for a ban on wild animals in the circus, with C...
Thursday, 15 October 2015

Crowds queue for Thomas Chipperfield's An Evening of Lions and Tigers in Swansea

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Good to see the crowds queuing to see Britain's last lion trainer in An Evening of Lions and Tigers , in these photos from the Sout...
Thursday, 8 October 2015

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