Doctor Strangeroute (or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bus)

24 01 2008

How the local bus (almost) saved me from commuting worries

In the last two weeks, most of us UK residents will have known about the flood affecting the North West and Yorkshire areas. This has obviously had a profound effect on the railways within Lancashire and Yorkshire Read the rest of this entry »





Don’t Look Ethel…!

26 10 2007

Setanta Shield, First Round, 25 October 2007

Stalybridge Celtic 0, Blyth Spartans 0 (AET Blyth Spartans win 4 - 3 on penalties)

A: This is your action news reporter coming to you live from the Setanta Shield First Round. Pardon me sir, do you see what happened?

B: Yeah I did. I saw a goalless draw taken to extra time and penalties with every ounce of drama you could think of. Four men ran on to the pitch from the Popular Side with 10 minutes to go, half a dozen teens had a fight just before extra time, and worse, the floodlights cut out during the penalty shoot out.

Today’s blog entry would have had a more mundane title like “Stalybridge Celtic on TV” had it not been for four streakers, in a game that was remembered most for anything other than the game itself. Read the rest of this entry »





A Burr-rilliant Day for Stalybridge Celtic

31 05 2007

Steve Burr appointed as new ‘Bridge manager.

It was announced yesterday that former Northwich Victoria manager Steve Burr signed a two year contract at Stalybridge Celtic.

The Cheshire side’s replacement for John Reed (now linked with the vacancy at Worksop Town) Read the rest of this entry »