The first time I saw Lucie's table it stood there dark and heavy: stained almost black, with a worn classic green cloth on top. On the rail was a name E.J. Riley Ltd, Accrington stuck on as a plain li...

When someone sees a billiard ball glide over a table, they rarely stop to think about the hundreds of kilos of natural stone that lie just beneath the cloth. Yet, the slate is the most important compo...