One year to go and the papers are full of it.  The old fox was on the prowl in Sheffield this morning appearing on Rony Robinson's Radio show on BBC Sheffield to beat the BT Storytellers' drum. Some folk in Sheffield don't reckon that the games is much to do with them and it's another thing that favours "them down south." Hang on a minute, you good citizens of the steel city, Seb Coe may have been born in London but he was brought up and educated in Sheffield and hasn't forgotten the fact. He made a beeline for the grey one at the recent storytellers' launch in order to renew his acquaintance with the East Midlands. Anyway, is there a more golden girl in the whole of British Athletics than Jessica Ennis? She's a great ambassador for sport and is always encouraging the Sheffield youngsters in their endeavours.
   The fox had to admit that folk in Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool or Newcastle also might very well feel neglected but the old grey matter didn't move fast enough for him to run through the tremendous boost the whole shoot has given to the profile of British Industry (from all over the country) in the eyes of the world.

  The tele was on last Sunday to see the climax of the Tour de France and the great Mark Cavendish riding a finish like the fabled Lester Piggot at Epsom, to win his 20th tour stage and the coveted green jersey. Plans are not clear for him and Brad Wiggins for 2012 as it is understood that the Tour will finish only a few days before the Games commence. Remember 2008 when Mark pulled out of the Tour to concentrate on the Games and came home without a medal?   No matter now as he's simply huge on the Continent where road-racers are like top class soccer stars are here.

  The Velodrome was one of the highlights of the Storytellers' recent London jaunt. It's so immense that the fox's camera needed a very much wider angle lens to get it in. What's more, there are no plans to reduce its capacity after the games, unlike the stadium itself and the aquatic centre.   Cycling is getter bigger over here thanks to Wiggins, Hoy, Cavendish, Pendleton, Romero, Houvenagel and Armitstead et al and the Velodrome is reported to have been over-subscribed ticket-wise by many hundreds of times.

  Well, the family are moving earth tomorrow so it looks as though Mrs Vixen needs a hand.  Don't forget -one year to go! Keep up with all the news and views on our BT Storytellers' Website.