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![]() EntertainmentRetail woe β news round-upThe economy continues to stagger Read more |
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![]() 16th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentThe surprisingly human future of roboticsWe may soon learn to love the machine Read more |
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![]() 15th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Health & WellbeingNews round up - NHS reformsMuch of a muchness, and a dash of fudge Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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Health & WellbeingDiary of An Old Gym Bunny 3The action is hotting up. I am introduced to the cardio machines! Hello! What do all these numbers mean? Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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Health & WellbeingDiary of An Old Gym Bunny 2My second session at the gym and I am taking it easy in the jacuzzi! No point pushing myself too hard! Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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Health & WellbeingDiary of an Old Gym Bunny 1I have joined the gym and I'm jumping out of my skin. Share in my amusing experiences as an enthusiastic novice! Read more |
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![]() 14th Jun 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() Work & CareerCommuting around the blindspotsOverheard musings of a modern-day commute Read more |
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![]() 10th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsChildhood's EndThe panic over 'sexualised children' is misplaced Read more |
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![]() 7th Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() TravelDrivers too fat for the environment?The latest front in the eco/body fascist wars Read more |
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![]() 2nd Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsWinterbourne View β more of the sameWe shouldn't be so shocked Read more |
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![]() 1st Jun 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentThe FIFA & the furyAs accusations mount, FIFA's position grows untenable Read more |
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![]() 31st May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Money & FinanceAussie Business Coach Scoops British AwardAcclaimed business coach, Andrew Priestley has won a Sales Professional of the Year gold star award at a glittering ceremony at the Lancaster London. Read more |
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![]() 27th May 2011
Andrew Priestley
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![]() TravelScotland, the land of the free and the braveAn August sojourn in bonny Scotland leaves us gob smacked by the gorgeous scenery, the true story of Nessy and hearty encounters with the locals Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() TravelCraggy Cliffs and Seaside Villages Evoke Mystical DreamsA weekend road trip down the coast of Cornwall was an enriching experience in more ways that one! Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() TravelRoma and the Saga of the Sore FeetIt was the summer of 2008 when our stunning daughter Justine joined us for a few days sightseeing in Rome. In contrast to her youth and beauty, it was then I realised, with a crash, I was indeed middle-aged! Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() TravelMy Delightful Foray into YorkshireIt was 2008 when husband Andrew and I moved from the Sunshine Coast, Australia to stay for five months in a tiny loft in Acton to try out life in London and trip around the English countryside. It was May when I made a happy train trip up to Yorkshire. Here I recount my adventure. Read more |
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![]() 26th May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() NewsTrain of thought(lessness)The government is to make a train-wreck of the railways Read more |
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![]() 19th May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentNick Clegg, defender of the NHS? What the press sayThe Deputy PM once again fails to impress Read more |
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![]() 18th May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsWheelie Suitcases β a pox on humanitySlow in both body and mind, they make commuting unbearable Read more |
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![]() 16th May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentInflation in the nationWe grow poorer by the day Read more |
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![]() 13th May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() NewsThe Liberal Democrats aren't working anymoreThe so-called 'third force' in British politics now flounders Read more |
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![]() 12th May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsLocal elections 2011: news round-upScotland splits, AV flops, Labour goes Welsh, Clegg goes west Read more |
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![]() 6th May 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsAlternative vote is not enoughVoting reform cannot paper over the cracks in the British political system. Read more |
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![]() 4th May 2011
Ian Dunt
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![]() EntertainmentWhat I did during the holidaysPatchwork men, royal nonsense, Tardis trouble, Thunder-Gods & dead terrorists Read more |
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![]() 3rd May 2011
Alexander Hay
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Society & PoliticsRoyal Wedding Knees Up in Hyde ParkThe wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday, April 29, 2011 was one of good will and community spirit with just about everyone joining in the celebration. Read more |
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![]() 3rd May 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() EntertainmentOur depressing normAt the heart of our society lurks a violent, ugly conformity Read more |
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![]() 28th Apr 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentLast Night's TV: What's the point of Channel 5Pondering the purpose of the UK's most superfluous terrestial channel Read more |
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![]() 27th Apr 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsBenefit Cuts: Blame the weakThe government's latest benefits crackdown is yet another exercise in hypocrisy Read more |
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![]() 26th Apr 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() EntertainmentLast Night's TV - Doctor WhoOverwhelming hype; underwhelming episode Read more |
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![]() 24th Apr 2011
Alexander Hay
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![]() NewsWomen Priests - a hard choiceThe issue of female clergy remains contentious Read more |
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![]() 22nd Apr 2011
Agatha Cheng
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