The balmy lad was obviously inspired by the professional wrestlers who were due to entertain Welshpool crowds in the Town Hall last night (Thursday).

I don't think the pros had too much to worry about, but the picture someone snapped was a little too gruesome for the relative calm of my humble column.

The other lads in the office were threatening to put the picture on our website... So be warned!

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IT seems like poor old Mrs N is stuck with me for good, according to the latest figures released on population trends.

The surprising figures reveal that 45 per cent of marriages will end in divorce.

If current divorce rates continue around 45 per cent of marriages will end in divorce, according to a new study of the expected "life" of marriages published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

It shows that almost half of these divorces will happen before married couples even reach their 10th anniversary.

Once marriages survive for a decade, it is estimated that fewer than 31 per cent will end in divorce, and after 20 years, the proportion ending in divorce falls to almost 15 per cent.

For marriages that survive to longer durations, divorce is rare, so pity Mrs N as the poor love is stuck with old Nelson as we've been together much longer than that!

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POLITICIANS are not my favourite species as you'll already know, and it seems like most of my Welsh kinfolk feel the same way.

Our politicians are switching us off to politics, according to the Hansard Society's fifth Audit of Political Engagement.

It reveals a worrying gulf between the Welsh and other British people when it comes to knowledge and interest in politics.

Only 29 per cent of people in Wales say they know at least a fair amount about politics compared to the average of 44 per cent across Great Britain as a whole.

Only 41 per cent of people in Wales say they are certain to vote in the next general election, compared to the average of 53 per cent across Great Britain as a whole.

Only 25 per cent of Welsh people have discussed politics with someone else, compared to the average of 41 per cent across Great Britain as a whole.

You may think our politicians are a boring lot, but they are running our country. We voted them in and we can't complain about them if we don't even bother to vote.
With our county council elections coming up next month these are disturbing figures. Don't let apathy rule.

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AT LAST, a bit of graffiti I can agree with (pictured).

Let me quickly add that I don't condone the fools who splashed racist slogans around in Newtown, but I can appreciate the changes made by someone afterwards.

With the rubbing out of the W in Wales to give us "Ales 4 the Welsh".
I'll drink to that and I'm more than happy to enjoy a pint, or two – with my many English friends I might add!