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Sharing In Another Man’s Glory
WHAT an end of year it’s been for Ian Rankin, the best-selling crime novelist securing a No.1 slot in the last hardback chart of the year, taking top spot from a certain JK Rowling. His chart success shows the value … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio
Tagged Doors Open, Edinburgh, Hearts, Hibs, Ian Rankin, JK Rowling, John Hannah, Ken Stott, Preston, Rebus, Stephen Fry
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Bradley plays the game to perfection
What? No Mo? No Ellie? Well, the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year vote was always going to be something of a lottery after such a cracking year. But Bradley Wiggins was the right recipient in the end. I … Continue reading
Arctic adventures, time travel and family secrets
In which writewyattuk gets on the festive bandwagon and selects three great 2012 reads for junior/middle school age children (nine to twelve-ish) – all possible last-minute Christmas buying conundrum solutions. While we’re into the last days of the year, no … Continue reading
Spare us the Santa’s sack cliches
THERE was an almost inevitable sideshow at this week’s Premier League clash between Sunderland and Reading, with the football media waiting to see which manager would go first. Would it be Martin O’Neill, a year to the day since his … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League, reading, southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City
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A poor return and the not so magnificent seven
Did that really happen? It wasn’t supposed to. I was only at Ewen Fields, Hyde, to stretch my impressive unbeaten run watching Woking FC to 16 matches. Despite still perceiving myself as some sort of Jonah, I’d not actually seen … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged Aaron Howe, Brett Johnson, Chris Sedgwick, Garry Hill, Hyde, Kevin Betsy, Phil Jevons, Scott Spencer, Stalybridge Celtic, Woking
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Not just any old Witch Way
NO offence intended to East Lancastrians reading this, but it feels like you’re reaching the end of the world when the M65 becomes the A6068 at Colne, and on a miserable late November morning amid a national epidemic of rain, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure & Travel, Books Films, TV & Radio
Tagged Alice Nutter, Clitheroe, Colne, Garstang, lancashire, Lancaster, Libraries, Livi Michael, Pendle, Witch Trials
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Kenny’s death put bitter rivalries into context
WE ALL know the sad tale about the world-beating football team making their way back home after a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade in early February, 1958, refuelling in Southern Germany before heavy snow and engine problems combined … Continue reading
Remembering England’s Evelyn
IT’S difficult to know where to start when it comes to a suitable Remembrance weekend tribute to all those who died in military service protecting our freedom. But I’ve chosen a distinguished England international footballer and schoolteacher who grew up … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football, sport
Tagged Bradford City, Evelyn Lintott, godalming, guildford, Leeds City, Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Somme, West Yorkshire, Woking
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Permission to pay a tribute, sir!
I was on a London Media Workshops ‘Writing Television Comedy’ course in my late teens, led by the great Jimmy Perry – the actor-turned-writer who teamed up with David Croft and wrote It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and You … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold Ridley, Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, Dad's Army, Danny Baker, David Croft, Ian Lavender, Jimmy Perry, John Laurie, John Le Mesurier
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