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  • Healthcheck

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    Having reached an age I didn’t think I’d live to, I was invited for my first NHS Health Check.On entering the room, the petit blond nurse babbled out the necessary information about the human MOT so fast I thought I’d… Read More ›

  • Space Clangers

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    Last week celebrated 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. No one can remember the name of the 3rd pilot who was too tired to get out of the spaceship after driving all that way,… Read More ›

  • Wish You Were Here

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    During the recent one-day heatwave, I visited Margate by myself and discovered that going to the seaside as a solo guy isn’t as great as going with my fiancée.Firstly, without your partner or kids, you can’t go swimming in the… Read More ›

  • Spooky Stuff

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    I’ve began to question many things about ghosts.Firstly, why are they always seemingly dressed as Elizabethans or Victorians? Why has nobody become a ghost for the past 120 years?You never see a hippy ghost or one from the early 90’s… Read More ›

  • Paris Olympics

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    Breakdancing has moved a step closer to being included in the 2024 Paris Olympics after surprisingly achieving more votes than the French Can-Can, the conga, headbanging, air guitar and dad dancing. Apparently, no one could make up their mind about… Read More ›

  • Picture Perfect

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    I visited a photo booth to get my dreaded passport renewal pictures taken.Years ago, you had to adjust the swirly chair several times and try to ignore the conversations of irritable people waiting outside or young children playing with the… Read More ›

  • Why I’m Not Dopey

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    Unlike others, I will not be using my newspaper column to announce my intention to run for election as leader of a political party.Anyone who has witnessed any of my family’s birthday celebrations will know that I am totally incapable… Read More ›

  • Electric Shocker

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    I dare say before my dad died he thought he had most of his post-life financial affairs covered. But he couldn’t have envisaged the unnecessary and complicated problems I encountered when trying to pay his final electricity bill.I phoned EDF,… Read More ›

  • Crazy Golf Ideas

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    With fewer people taking up golf, former world number 1, Lee Westwood says the sport needs to change to survive and needs modernising.One issue is how long the game takes to play and he suggests that instead of golfers awaiting… Read More ›

  • The Changing Face Of Crime

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    There’s been recent controversy about some police forces use of Automated Facial Recognition to help identify suspected criminals and potentially solve crimes as some claim it infringes upon people’s human rights and invades their privacy.Apparently, it’s more accurate than CCTV… Read More ›