January
• GBGB announces that 2019 saw the lowest number of registrations in 20 years – 7,252
• Swindon trainer Clive Elliott is found guilty of four cases of cruelty
• Hannah Prince is unveiled as the 2019 Kennelhand of the Year.
• In a profile piece, Ernie Gaskin reveals how he had to learn to apply mascara to a greyhound.
• A video of the abandoned Coventry Stadium at Brandon is circulated on the internet.
• GBGB warns trainers to be vigilant for bogus kennel inspectors
• Crayford and Hove announce the identities of their Hall Of Fame inductees.
• Mark Pierrepont produces an excellent pen portrait of ‘the Ballymac man’, Liam Dowling.
• Pat Kelly celebrated 91 years of racing at Hove.
• Ice On Fire is confirmed as 2019 Greyhound of the Year.
• GBGB releases a video ‘From The Track To The Sofa’ showing the life a racing greyhound
•Patrick Kelly profiles one of Hove’s great characters, bookie Chas Miller
• Sheffield veteran Shotgun Slade wins by 10 lengths in race no.246.
• Shelbourne Park obtain an injunction to prevent anti racing protestors from harassing patrons
• Star Editor Floyd Amphlett is interviewed for Star Sports’ Twitter followers
• Patrick Kelly profiles trainer Derek Knight
• Nathan Hunt takes over the trainer’s licence from his guvnor Phil Simmonds