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Crossword No. 94

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First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more…]

The History Of Christmas Number Ones 1952 – 1999, Part One: 1952 – 1975

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Holy mince pies and brandy butter Batman! Is it bauble and tinsel time again already? It seems like we just got the last of the pine needle out of the carpet and here we go [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

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Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Swindon. On the panel are: Brandon Lewis, chairman of the Conservative Party, Conservative; Andy McDonald, shadow transport secretary, Labour; Caroline [more…]

Bees

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I started bee-keeping, encouraged by my father-in-law, as he had been by his father-in-law. He, the former, had had to give up his bees, after collapsing in the orchard following a sting, and sold all [more…]

The Evolution Of The Bank Run

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There are numerous and wide-ranging reasons why someone may choose to invest in physical precious metals. A deep understanding of monetary history provides plenty of solid arguments, and so do the mounting geopolitical risks, the [more…]

President Donald Trump Rally – Sunrise, Florida

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Start time midnight. Featured image: Gage Skidmore – Licence CC BY-SA 2.0

Joe Malone, Part Thirty-Nine

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Ch 39 – The Truck. It was dark, here in the back. Inside the secret compartment of Gill’s 7.5 tonne Mercedes truck. The space was only the depth of an average sized individual. The width [more…]

Dear Son

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Dear Son, As you start your career in the Royal Air Force I wanted to mark the occasion by writing to you personally – in the form of a hand written letter. Now, it may [more…]

Dill and Coriander Gravlax

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Here’s a recipe for that can be used for Christmas – we use it all the year round. I prefer Gravlax to smoked salmon – it’s cheaper and very moreish. I always wait until the [more…]