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  • The Unreal Meal Deal

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    Whilst visiting my fiancée in hospital, I popped into the onsite W.H. Smith Shop for something to eat.I decided to have the meal deal – although, it’s not technically a “meal” and if your partner said to you “let’s go… Read More ›

  • Give Them A Break

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    People say your schooldays are the best days of your life. My best times at school were 10.45, 12.30 and 2pm because these were breaktimes.But a recent ongoing survey states that breaktimes for children have actually decreased over the past… Read More ›

  • Mass Destruction

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    After my dad’s recent death and ahead of his funeral, I decided to secretly visit the Catholic church he attended every Sunday for mass.Compared to when I regularly attended mass as a child, I found this whole new atmosphere ridiculously… Read More ›

  • Pampered Pets

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    Whilst on a train coming into London Victoria, I noticed a sign saying Battersea Dogs And Cats Home. That’s good news, I thought. I didn’t know they’d been away.Their owners must have loved them lots as the sign was massive… Read More ›

  • Speed Walking In Moderation

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    A recent study showed that walking at a moderate speed for 30 minutes before breakfast could greatly reduce your blood pressure, lower your risk of a heart attack and prove beneficial for your mental well-being.But in normal everyday life, there… Read More ›

  • Tim

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    Visiting my semi-conscious, gravely ill dad in Medway hospital, I fought back many tears to say these following last words to him…“If this is you “playing the cards you’re dealt” (his favourite idiom on life) then it looks like you… Read More ›

  • The Penny Finally Drops

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    The enforcing of the reduction of stakes that can be placed on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals from £100 to just £2, reminded me of my own childhood gambling addiction and the financial problems it caused my dad.Admittedly, my “addiction” was… Read More ›

  • How To Leave The E.U.

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    I promised that I’d never use my column to write about Brexit. To be honest, it’s well above my paygrade and there are people far more informed and qualified to write about such serious topics than me.But then I thought… Read More ›

  • Bad Hair Day

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    Whilst having my haircut, my barber weirdly said: “Guess my favourite film.”My immediate thought was this game could literally take years and the chicken I left cooking at home will be cremated.Being a hostage in his chair, I reluctantly decided… Read More ›

  • Struggle For Bagging Rights

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    Like many people, when boarding a train, I always scan the carriage for a double seat, naturally not for any travelling companion but for my bag.This isn’t entirely shameful or selfish but because everyone knows that trying to manhandle a… Read More ›