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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-One

14th June 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my happy readers. The heat wave is over and it is back to normal temperatures here in London, and it is actually forecast to rain this evening. Legohead is back in town [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Nine

31st May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, everyone. It’s nice and sunny at the moment, but there is thunder and lightning forecast for later. I don’t like all those flashes and bangs. As usual, Legohead has been at Chequers [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Seven

17th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, from a dull and misty Downing Street. It is very quiet here today. It is the Spring Bank Holiday, so there is only a skeleton working crew in the office. [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Four

26th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It was lovely and sunny this morning when I woke up, not too cold when I popped out, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to rain. But the forecast [more…]

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Off We Go Again (Fingers Crossed)

11th April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Devastation struck Puffindom earlier in the year when readers heard of Mrs AWS’s Christmas present falling flat. Her once-in-a-lifetime diverted train trip from Carlisle to Preston via the scenic Settle-Carlisle railway suffered a last second [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Fourteen

15th February 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. Today is a bit different, it is foggy! I do not think I have reported it being foggy in London since I started writing this diary, but it is not [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twelve

1st February 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, I am beginning to get back into the diary routine after my enforced break. I hear my scribe has got four cruises booked for June and Christmas this year and [more…]

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Carlisle-Settle-Preston

27th January 2026 Going Postal 0

It’s Wednesday morning around 9:00 and I’m at Carlisle station. AWS didn’t manage to make his proposed rail journey down to Preston because of cancellations. Hongkonger has done rather better. The train at platform 3 [more…]

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New Year Transport Update

10th January 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

The big day arrives! Puffins will recall a previous unread article, Christmas Transport Catastrophe. This detailed the railway and motorway closures and diversions required as a West Coast Mainline bridge is being replaced over the [more…]

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