...who passed away recently. It really, really shocked and upset me to learn the news. I still can't believe it. This is for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQbgihHWNGo...
Is it still possible to inspect the register at the Post Office? I haven't done that for years. If not the Post Office, then at the Library? Please don't advise me to look on line because I've tried...
Tonight, we will see Hastings strongly protesting his innocence. That he was only trying to set a trap for the real "H". But he will be charged, tried, convicted and sentenced. And that will be the...
As I've said before on here, my wife and myself went to Anfield on Monday April 17th 1989, to place some flowers in the goal mouth at the Kopp End. We were one of the first to do so. I'm a Utd fan, my...
In the Sunday Mirror yesterday (p18. I can't find a link), it said that dead cats and dogs were being used to make biofuel. That's a great idea, but why wait till they're dead? Just think of how much...
I've just watched some great golf played by the most miserable people you could wish to meet in sport. Very little emotion; no interaction with the fans. The barely noticeable acknowledgements from...
....thank you for the link in a previous post about Beddoes closure in Heywood. My dad was born in Heywood (George Street) and my ancestors started the shop. I have the same surname. The family showed...
When unleaded petrol was introduced, we were told that there would be a big reduction in harmful emissions from vehicles, but unleaded would cost more. Then we were told that all vehicles had to be...
Some of you may remember I posted on here about Rochdale Veterans' Association wanting to know who had been leaving flowers on the grave of Fusilier Stephen Whalley, one of those soldiers murdered in...
There was a big outcry in the media about the BBC allowing Comic Relief to feature starving people in Britain, Lenny Henry being the lead on that, but it hasn't stopped the Beeb and other channels...
....will apply this year as the RBL will now only allow military veterans to participate at the Cenotaph in London. It will now be called "The Veterans March". I don't know where this leaves all the...
....the contestant said "I've got an eight - Soreness". Susie Dent said it wasn't allowed as there were only 2 S's. Nick asked what they had in the corner, and Mark Pugatch said "I got a seven -...
....almost unbelievable. It's about my 4yr old grandson. Now I know everyone thinks their grandkids are wonderful, lovable etc. But this amazes me. He is able to tell you what any number is. If you...
...........on young minds was evident yesterday when school children around the world made their protest about climate change. If the government and the media say it often enough, then it must be...
.....but I think they should be campaigning for the anonimity to be permanent unless/until someone if found guilty and sentenced. I believe that should be the case for all crime, not just crimes of a...
There was an ad for PPI at the top of my email inbox. I normally delete these but I opened it just to see what the result would be. However, halfway through entering my details, I noticed in the...
A golfing friend of mine received an email from the Handicap Secretary of his club advising that his handicap had been reduced. Nothing wrong with that, I hear you say. Except the Handicap Secretary...
.........not quite correct, as I understand it. Fiona Bruce said that woven cloth was hooked onto tenter frames to dry out, but as it was in the open, it was vulnerable to theives, so the owners were...
