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 »
The good, the downright obvious and the ugly
Bus and rail fare squabblefest
Can’t you tell that the New Year has started already? Two days into the year, our blessed transport companies let New Year in by issuing a 5 - 15% fares increase on its passengers. Read the rest of this entry »
East of the M60 Exclusive Review:
Countdown 2007 Grand Final, Friday 21 December 2007
Never mind special Christmas soap opera story lines, never mind all these ‘lets talk about how good the telly was in 1980′ type programmes, this Christmas period’s televisual treat started at 3.25pm on Channel 4. Read the rest of this entry »
Christmas is coming, repeats are fast looming, as people in Argos are still queueing and awaiting their number - some twenty minutes later…
As eventual as death and taxation, the terrestrial television will face another repetition of Bonds from Moore to Dalton, and furniture adverts. Read the rest of this entry »
As stated on the Stagecoach Manchester website and in today’s Manchester Evening News, the proposed stoppages on the 27th and the 29th November have been postponed. Instead, there will be a second ballot on Tuesday 27th November over a revised pay deal.
Should drivers agree to the revised offer, then the strikes on the 29th November, and the four days in December will be called off.
Confirmed in today’s [23 November 2007] Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
The Not So Perfect Ten: 10 Lost Chocolate Bars and Toffees
To commemorate 2007’s National Chocolate Week, this post is dedicated to Read the rest of this entry »
RH@M/CR: Roger Hodgson, Palace Theatre, Manchester, 03 October 2007
One of the geniuses behind Supertramp Roger Hodgson delivered a virtuoso performance at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
Most of the audience Read the rest of this entry »
