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Postcard from Piercebridge

20th January 2020 Going Postal 0

A few miles south of Legs Cross Bank, Dere Street crosses the River Tees at a place called Piercebridge, the Roman Morbium. Although no more than a village it is still regarded as a town [more…]

From a Sum to a Product

20th January 2020 OldTrout 0

In The Basel Problem we saw that Euler answered the question by showing that the sum of the reciprocals of the square numbers is equal to . That is The partial sums slowly converge to [more…]

Larry’s Diary Week Twenty

19th January 2020 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning everyone, it’s already Week 20 of my diary and what a big election week it is. It doesn’t seem that long since the horrid old lady moved out and Bozzie Bear and [more…]

For a recap of the story so far, please click here. For some reason, Sister thought that things were, ‘Pretty shitty’. She’d just met the Pope, was flying first class and was eating a delicious [more…]

Crossword No. 101

18th January 2020 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP 4th anniversary mug!. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last week’s winner. 100 – Captain Black. Answers [more…]

Cruising at Christmas (and the New Year) – Part 1

17th January 2020 Going Postal 0

Pre Cruise I have been on a number of cruises on a number of different cruise lines but this is my first Christmas Cruise so I thought I might document it. Some time ago my [more…]

Lausanne in the rain

16th January 2020 Joe Slater 0

Lausanne, 2014 Back in the 1980s, I had been in Switzerland mainly to make a bit of money and “have an experience.” I hadn’t really been too concerned with the politics or culture of what [more…]

Shunting dusted off

13th January 2020 Sweaty Dave 0

Christmas is always a time that makes me nostalgic, harking back to the time when you looked forwards to presents that didn’t induce a hangover or keep your feet warm. It’s also a time when, [more…]

Diversity, Implied Racism and The Lake District (A Resident’s Perspective)

13th January 2020 Colin Cross 0

Although not a born and bred Cumbrian I’ve made my home, for the second (and final) time in the Lake District. I first came here in 1975 and although the attractions on a base level [more…]

Going Postal with Question Time

3rd October 2019 0

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Wallasey. On the panel are: Nadhim Zahawi MP, business minister, Conservative; Sarah Jones MP, shadow housing minister and chair of [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Fifty One

16th June 2018 0

They were walking back the five miles from the village where the new American girl was staying with an older married couple like Martha and Iltud, children no longer at home, who were paid by [more...]
Larry’s Diary Week Twenty

19th January 2020 0

Monday Good morning everyone, it’s already Week 20 of my diary and what a big election week it is. It doesn’t seem that long since the horrid old lady moved out and Bozzie Bear and [more...]
Shunting dusted off

13th January 2020 0

Christmas is always a time that makes me nostalgic, harking back to the time when you looked forwards to presents that didn’t induce a hangover or keep your feet warm. It’s also a time when, [more...]
Postal Voting, Overseas and General Statistics

12th May 2019 0

After the description of how Postal Voting works and by implication, how much it must cost, it seemed worth while looking at the number of overseas postal voters. These should mainly be people who have [more...]