The Ffos Las course near Trimsaran is due to become the first National Hunt Racecourse in the UK for 80 years when it opens in the summer of 2009.

BBC: Racecourse picks management team

In the morel mecca that is the Midwest, the treasure hunt will go on all summer, right through September in some places.

NPR: Morel Satisfaction: Stalking the Wild Mushroom

Andrew Hore, the Kiwi Elite Performance Director brought in mid-season, will hunt for a successor this summer.

BBC: Ospreys coach Jones leaves region