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A View From Near The Greenhouse; A New Dawn…..Innit?

3rd September 2024 Colin Cross 0

I thought I was under no illusion when I marked my “X” on my ballot paper back in July. Due to boundary changes I’ve ended up living in one of the safest constituencies in the [more…]

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European Journey 1953, Part Two – Amsterdam

3rd September 2024 Going Postal 0

I have been watching them all morning; those bicycle wheels going round and round and round the Leidseplein. There is something hypnotic about it. Something a little frightening too. Like watching life on a perpetual [more…]

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Escaping The 8118

2nd September 2024 Doc Mike Finnley 0

Introduction Every Autumn/winter my primary school would drag (probably more true than I care to think about these days) me to the local swimming pool. Understandable as it was indoors and heated. I hated it. [more…]

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Only Parties in the Centre win

2nd September 2024 well_chuffed 0

Now we have had a few weeks of Keith doing his best to send us down the plughole without realising that people didn’t vote for him, they voted against NikNak let’s recap election strategies, So [more…]

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Female Singers

1st September 2024 Going Postal 0

What prompted this note was the mention by John Craven of the Czech coloratura opera singer Patricia Janeckova whom I had only stumbled across a few days ago. I was deeply affected as I listened [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Forty-Seven

1st September 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning happy readers today is a bit dull, but I am pleased to see there is no rain forecast until the middle of the night. So Liebore have announced they are going to [more…]

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Postcard From Birmingham, Part Two

31st August 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

There should be a law against circular railway stations, especially those with exits at each point of the compass. The danger is, once outside, visitors don’t know where they are or in what direction they’re [more…]

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Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Seven

31st August 2024 Going Postal 0

Sally woke first, she returned to the bedroom with coffees. She gently shook Dave to waken him. “Time to get up, it’s just after 06.00.” With a quick drink of the coffee, he showered and [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1962

30th August 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Chubby Checker – Let’s Twist Again  This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began, up to 1999 when they stopped making [more…]

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