Upcoming Events!
NEW WEEKLY SCHEDULE !!
Tuesday – First race 6:11pm
Friday – First race 2:26pm
Saturday – First race 6:04pm
Saturday Special !
Throughout the summer we are offering a summer special on the bistro,
PIE,PEAS & DRINK ( including entry & race card ) for the low price of £10pp
To kick off this deal we have entertainment from live vocalist ALISHA LEE !
to book this deal or to book into the restaurant ,
Call – 01914102141
or
Email – bookings@star-pelaw.com
Derby Final Night
With the up coming greyhound derby final we have a schedule change,
Saturday 6th of June will be replaced by Sunday 7th June.
Want to join in the exciting experience of the greyhound derby?.
pick up points
Star Pelaw & Durham services
Underdogs ! Publication Night Celebration
Thursday 2nd July 2026 Celebrate the publication of Underdogs, a novel about flapping in 1990s County Durham which follows 10-year-old George and his dad Reg as they get involved in a greyhound gambling ring led by charismatic former miner Bertie.
Underdogs is written by Louise Powell, who grew up going flapping at Easington and Wheatley Hill, has been a GBGB licensed trainer and has had a pup schooled on Star Pelaw. All winners of the evening’s races will be given a free dedicated copy of Underdogs. There will also be opportunities to buy the book from a local independent bookseller and get them signed by Louise.
Early Praise for ‘Underdogs’:
· Winner of the Sid Chaplin Northern Writers’ Award 2023 for the opening 3 chapters of the book. · One of New Writing North’s 8 Best Debut Novelists of 2026.
· ‘Beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, funny . . . At times my own heart was racing as if with the dogs . . . a story of love, of loss, of hope; of life and how to live it even when the chips are down’ – Jenny Knight, author of Wild Moon Rising ·
‘Odds on other readers will love it as much as I did’ – Emma Purshouse, author of Dogged
