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At a crossroad?
Doings / W(r)ye Asides
  • 18 February 2023
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  • 2 mins
  • 3 years
  • 234 words

At a crossroad?

I predict the next big televisual thingy will be Crossroads- the Brum recorded Midlands set soap, of a very clean hue, and […]

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Jolly vs Diddy
Doings / W(r)ye Asides
  • 18 February 2023
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  • 3 mins
  • 3 years
  • 315 words
  • 1

Jolly vs Diddy

The success of ITV drama series Nolly, featuring Helena Bonham Carter, above, as Noele Gordon, star of the much derided soap Crossroads, has prompted […]

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Political leanings
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  • 14 November 2022
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  • 2 mins
  • 3 years
  • 266 words
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Political leanings

Does this photograph (courtesy of the Delegraph) tell the real story of political leanings? Dressing to the right, left and centre. Talking […]

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From the Delegraph…
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  • 14 November 2022
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  • 3 mins
  • 3 years
  • 363 words
  • 1

From the Delegraph…

Signing off, the fake airport prank that lasted decades A prankster who spent £25,000 on a fake airport sign in rural Wales […]

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W(r)ye Asides
  • 12 November 2022
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  • 2 mins
  • 3 years
  • 192 words

Where should back pain be?

Person in need of spatial awareness- spotted in a facebook group… “Can anyone recommend a private physio specifically for lower back pain […]

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Carp a Diem / Doings / W(r)ye Asides
  • 2 November 2022
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  • 3 mins
  • 3 years
  • 369 words

Non-existent back and sides…

Letter to the Delegraph… “SIR – My local barber recently closed in the face of competition – six new, fashionable hairdressers on […]

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Christmas…
W(r)ye Asides
  • 29 August 2022
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  • 2 mins
  • 3 years
  • 211 words
  • 1

Christmas…

Just in case you were thinking of sending Christmas cards to us this year, a little guidance written by a relative of […]

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Never a dull day
Doings / The garden / The Seasons / The Wye / W(r)ye Asides / Weather
  • 21 March 2022
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  • 2 mins
  • 4 years
  • 291 words
  • 2

Never a dull day

No two days are the same on the river. Avid followers will remember the large half-tree that washed up by our “back […]

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Coronavirus chronicles 1
Doings / Joan Whittle / W(r)ye Asides
  • 30 August 2020
  • 4 mins
  • 5 years
  • 504 words
  • 2

Coronavirus chronicles 1

It all started in February, as I recall. Gradually entering the sub-concious that “China flue” as the Donald calls it, was something […]

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Energy saving…
Doings / Shopping / W(r)ye Asides
  • 5 March 2020
  • 2 mins
  • 6 years
  • 279 words
  • 7

Energy saving…

Bought an energy saving lightbulb recently, on which (plastic, hard to open) clam pack is written “15000 hours life expectancy”. I can’t […]

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