Hobbies
The Wolds, Part One
It takes a week to cycle from Penzance to Berwick. It took me 40 years. Because on the way, I wanted to include every town in England, in what amounted to some two years of [more…]
Hull
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Six
Monday Morning all and my prayers have been answered this morning, it’s beautifully sunny this morning. It’s still not that warm but I love the sunshine. I see that Penny Mordent is selling that striking [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Four
Monday Hi folks, another dull and wet morning to welcome me back to work. My duty feeder this morning was the one who likes to put the kitchen TV on. I was watching and listening [more…]
Hobbies
Seventies Hard Times And Hard Men
There is a shortage of lorry drivers, micro-chips and articles. Strange times that allow me permission to ramble. Put the thesaurus away. Forget about those long German words. If Shakespeare or Bernard Shaw or Oscar [more…]
Arts
Childhood Holiday Memories
As a kid I spent most of my Summer holidays at my Grandparent’s house in Hull. Dad came to London during the war when he was posted to the Royal Army Pay Corp offices in [more…]
19th Century
The Silver Pit
Some of you may remember that some time ago I wrote an article about my family tree research and how I’d discovered many interesting things about my family history. One thing I learned was that [more…]
Business
Free Ports
There has been much welcome talk of a government initiative to nominate free ports in the north & develop a platform for the renaissance of some of the great cities of yesteryear, the cities that [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th December 2019 Panel: Richard Tice: (Tycoon) Ian Blackford (Poltroon) Annelise Dodds (Loon) Ed Davey (Buffoon) James Cleverly (Picayune)* *(of little value or account) Venue: Hull Voted 67% to Leave. One of the [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Hull. On the panel are: James Cleverly, chairman of the Conservative Party; Annelie seDodds, shadow treasury minister; Ed Davey, deputy [more…]