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Weather or not you’re winning
Bring me sunshine, as a certain Lancashire comic said as he waved goodbye to the coastal resort which provided his stage name. And after a few years in Lancashire I think I realise what Eric was driving at. We may … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged chorley, Coventry City, Dumfries & Galloway, Gretna, Kevan Brown, lancashire, Morecambe, Skelmersdale United, Woking
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A tribute to a true sports fan, cancer battler and charity campaigner
So many of us go through life aiming to commit our life stories to print, yet so few manage to get past the hurdles involved before publication. Yet that changed somewhat with the advent of the e-book and recent strides … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football, sport
Tagged bone marrow, cancer, Chorley FC, Garry Flitcroft, John Blackburn, librarian, myeloma, Preston North End
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True Deceivers – Hell Or High Water
FIVE years on from their last release, Lies We Have Told, there’s been a lot going on for the True Deceivers, the band’s usual array of back-to-back live shows and festivals rocked by the premature passing of fiddle player Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Dee Coley, Graham Firth, guildford, Hell or High Water, Jamie Legg, Mark Mitchell, Nick Bliss, Rupert Lewis, Surrey, True Deceivers
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“There’s a storm coming up!”
As I’m writing this, the wind’s howling, the rain’s swirling, leaves are taking flight and making paths treacherous, and the homemade wooden contraption in the front-room chimney breast – designed to avoid sudden downfalls on the hearth – is clunking … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure & Travel, Books Films, TV & Radio
Tagged 1987, Graham Moffatt, Great Fog, Great Storm, guildford, Michael Fish, Moore Marriott, Surrey, Will Hay, Woking FC
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Pedalling away from Lance Armstrong’s legacy
IT HAD been such a great summer for cycling, from an amazing one-two in the Tour de France to an avalanche of London 2012 medals. And to see the full impact, you only had to head out on the country … Continue reading
Some Fantastic Praise
I was a little alarmed at first. I tuned into watch the BBC 4 Squeeze documentary, Take Me I’m Yours, only to find an acoustic tribute act comprising a lesser-known member of ZZ Top jamming with a geography teacher. I … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Aimee Mann, Chris Difford, Elvis Costello, Gilson Lavis, Glenn Tilbrook, Jim Drury, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack
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Love Me (Still) Do – the Fab Four 50 years on
Pop music will never last. At least that was always the contention, an age-old debate that returned with some resonance in October, 2012, when it was duly noted that it had been 50 years since The Beatles first burst on … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Road, Eric Idle, George Harrison, John Lennon, Love Me Do, Paul McCartney, Please Please Me, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones
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Return to the big time (kind of)
Another ground ticked off, after all these years. A former Football League club as well – Stockport County, the closest to the River Mersey apparently. Very nice too, flanked by period housing and on this occasion evidence of friendly locals, … Continue reading
Posted in Football, sport
Tagged Football Conference, Garry Hill, Gavin McCallum, Geoff Chapple, Laurence Batty, Loick Pires, Radio Surrey, soccer, Stockport County, Woking
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Paralympic party proves perfect finale
You know that feeling when a party’s still going strong but you’re contemplating sloping off while things are still on a high? That was London 2012 for me. I couldn’t get too enthused ahead of part two of the proceedings – … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, sport
Tagged Adam Laws, Ade Adepitan, Boris Johnson, Clare Balding, David Weir, Iwan Thomas, London 2012, Olympics, Paralympics, Sarah Storey
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Why I still love The Undertones
I’ve always liked that James Nesbitt, from early roles in films like Waking Ned through to leads in TV successes like Colin Bateman’s Murphy’s Law, and ever onwards. But he’ll be forever remembered for his big break in the brilliant … Continue reading