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  • Fright Night

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    I don’t normally get involved in Brexit discussions. I don’t like the inevitable arguments it causes amongst friends and the bitter divisions it creates in families.I dislike the way it pitches the different generations of people against each other. Where… Read More ›

  • A Disastrous Campaign

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    As part of annual preparedness month, promoted by UK local authorities and the emergency services, Police Scotland recently launched a campaign urging the public to prepare a “grab and go” bag containing some essentials in case of an emergency. Unfortunately,… Read More ›

  • Strictly Dumb Dancing

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    Strictly Come Dancing returned last weekend and I remember that, as a child, Come Dancing was a favourite programme of my mum’s that I “endured”, along with her other favourites – Crossroads and Coronation Street.But I tenuously owe my very… Read More ›

  • Postcards

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    I recently received my first postcard for 10 years. Having been posted a fortnight earlier from Italy, the sender had, typically, arrived back before the card. Maybe it will take even longer after Brexit as it will have to be… Read More ›

  • Driving Me Mad

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    Imagine my surprise when an 86-year-old man phoned me to say he was interested in buying my late dad’s mobility scooter for his partially sighted son.I immediately thought that he may have fewer accidents on it than my dad –… Read More ›

  • Television Drama

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    My television recently died in suspicious circumstances.If I was a betting man and this was Cluedo, I’d say the crime was committed in my lounge by my fiancée with a can of furniture polish after she recently stayed and decided… Read More ›

  • It’s Not Cricket

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    With the Ashes series in full swing, I’m reminded of my own short-lived cricketing career.It’s fair to say my dad was a football and boxing fan and at school would sometimes combine the sports into one feisty P.E. lesson.So, it… Read More ›

  • Thanks For Nothing

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    I really have to stop saying “Thank you, I appreciate it” to anyone who provides me a service. It’s my default response and I even said it to the nurse who gave me a routine blood test yesterday.Naturally, she looked… Read More ›

  • The Heat Is On

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    The UK recently had its hottest day since records began with Cambridge reaching a sweltering 38.7 degrees Celsius. Bizarrely, it wasn’t confirmed on the actual day because weather forecasters were sunbathing on the beach at the time and couldn’t be… Read More ›

  • Fairway To Heaven

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    With church attendances in decline, many churches have come up with new and innovative ways to address the problem.Peterborough cathedral is planning a prosecco and gin festival, whilst Norwich cathedral is installing a soft helter-skelter ride.Nearer to home, Rochester cathedral… Read More ›