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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

26th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 25th November 2021 The Panel: Robert Buckland (Conservative) Eluned Morgan (Labour) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) Timandra Harkness (Broadcaster) Guto Harri (Broadcaster) Venue: Cardiff The first question referenced the loss of life near [more…]

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Postcard From Summer 1954, Part Five – Llandudno

25th November 2021 Going Postal 0

In 1954, the Manchester Evening News launched a “Special Investigation” and tasked my uncle, John Alldridge, with answering the question – Holidaymakers, do you get value for your MONEY? What follows is his report on [more…]

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Ships That Pass

22nd November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Two Rascals I looked down on a thunderstorm. The distant lights of late evening Manhattan were being complimented. Clouds beneath me luminesced with staccato lightning flashes above a rain-lashed Long Island. 1988 had ended badly. [more…]

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Mystery Album, Part Ten

20th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

In this instalment of Mystery Album, some of our wealthy mystery family are off for a walk in the Swaledale countryside. While the ladies are elsewhere doing lady things, stout shoes (rather than walking boots) [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Nineteen – Blondie

19th November 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

19th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 18th November 2021 The Panel: Mims Davies (Conservative) Stella Creasy (Labour) Jordan Peterson (Psycologyst and author) Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party) Nazir Afzal (Solicitor) Venue: Beckenham Beckenham lies a mere seven miles from [more…]

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In Praise of The Bongo

18th November 2021 Going Postal 0

I have mentioned in previous articles that the exploits I was describing were usually carried out courtesy of my trusty Mazda Bongo. On reflection, it seems that this amazing vehicle deserves more than a “bit [more…]

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A Postcard From Tintern Abbey

17th November 2021 Going Postal 0

Tintern Abbey (or Abaty Tyndryn if you speak Welsh) was founded on 9th May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow. It is located near the border between Wales and England (Gloucestershire) on the [more…]

17th Century

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century “Strip” Maps

16th November 2021 Going Postal 0

Introduction Sorry to disappoint you so early in the piece, but this article is not about the antics of the young Tom Jones, although undoubtedly he and his dissolute friends could and should have availed [more…]

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