NOW that the dust has settled and a new Government has been installed for the UK I thought I would… Read more General Election count 2024
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Hitting the campaign trail in Carlisle
Related article: Labour chief Angela Rayner “loves Carlisle” amid Palestine protest It was all very last minute but last night… Read more Hitting the campaign trail in Carlisle
“Do you enjoy writing disrespectful articles?”
I had a rather strange and unexpected conversation at the mayor making ceremony in Carlisle last week but let’s just… Read more “Do you enjoy writing disrespectful articles?”
The Solway Spaceman
Related article: Solway Spaceman mystery remains unsolved ahead of 60th anniversary This week I was surprised when I read the… Read more The Solway Spaceman
Free Spirits
Barrow town centre drinkers tell their message from the bottle I have to admit this was a learning experience with… Read more Free Spirits
Out for the count
Related article: As the story appeared on the News & Star website There is always a sense of excitement when… Read more Out for the count
Video nasties
I have just watched a documentary called Ban The Sadist Videos! (available on Amazon Prime) about the fuss over video nasties… Read more Video nasties
Prince Charlie’s House
Part of my job involves writing about planning applications which, while it sounds a bit boring, residents quite like to… Read more Prince Charlie’s House
Dolly Peel
Every town has its local characters and in South Shields we had Dolly Peel from the late 18th and 19th… Read more Dolly Peel
Braille bingo
When I was building my portfolio in the early 1990s I thought a local day centre, which was run by… Read more Braille bingo
