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Month: February 2020

Arts

Postcard from Lille Part 53

29th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 3284 Comments

The road took the route of least resistance. It followed the coast to the nearest sizeable town and then swung inland, following rivers and valleys into the interior. The dropping tide lapped the edge of [more…]

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Crossword No. 107

29th February 2020 Going Postal 4498 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug and keyring! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 106 – Can’t fix stupid [more…]

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How to cook the best Ruby Murray – Ever

28th February 2020 Rookwood 3628 Comments

This article title is deliberately disingenuous, not just because of the liberal use of Cockney rhyming slang, but as everybody knows, great food is a very subjective matter. A dish that would delight your average [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

28th February 2020 Always Worth Saying 4341 Comments

Question Time 27th February 2020 Panel: Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) Jon Ashworth (Labour) Alison Phillips (Daily Mirror) Ayesha Vardag (Divorce Lawyer) John Bird (Founder of The Big Issue) Venue: Middlesborough The Question Time community was rocked [more…]

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Going Postal with Question Time

27th February 2020 Going Postal 3604 Comments

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Middlesbrough. On the panel are: Edward Argar MP, health minister, Conservative, Jon Ashworth MP, shadow health secretary, Labour, John Bird, [more…]

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Adventures In Photography, Close Ups

27th February 2020 Colin Cross 3896 Comments

Back in September 2017 I wrote an article about photography, considering whether or not it could truly be considered an art form. I was being a little disingenuous, many people make a living from taking [more…]

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Hang on a moment…

26th February 2020 Going Postal 3682 Comments

In part four we covered the basic principles of constant rotational acceleration, moment of inertia and related topics, in this part we will take this and demonstrate what this means. When we looked at constant [more…]

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Economics

The pendulum has swung too far

26th February 2020 Rookwood 4046 Comments

I’m an old fashioned sod. When they finally cart me off in my wooden overcoat with my toes turned up and my face a mask of deathly pallor, there will still be a part of [more…]

Fiction

Joe Malone, Part Fifty

25th February 2020 Going Postal 3540 Comments

He couldn’t help himself. His trickery and manipulation was in his DNA. My headache was back. Making big white spirals at the top of my vision. Lack of sleep, mostly. So I told said to [more…]

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