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Definitely not ‘appy, Jan

EXCUSE the aspirated headline. My apparent descent into Cockney lingo has its reasons. As does the punning use of this Australian phrase that was rapidly

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The lights are on but no one’s home

SOMETHING’S not right. I already had my suspicions but chose to ignore them. Now I fear that is no longer possible; recent events have convinced

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Since when did running come such a costly activity?

RUNNING is an uncomplicated process of placing one foot ahead of the other; similar to walking but at a faster pace. No argument with

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A vividly evocative tug at the heart-strings

RARELY do I find a book having such a deep and personal impact as this moving and tender story. Its effect lingered long after the

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Murder and mayhem in hilarious crime fiction debut

NAH, it can’t be that good. Surely not. Must be because it’s got a celebrity’s name taking top billing as the author across the cover.

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Pot holes and regrets; a road map to dubious freedom

Living, coping and observing in the age of Covid #10 REMEMBER those bruising, knuckle-skinning, foot-tripping days of yore; every man and woman (and all in

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Whingers galore and hardship hell, isolated in the Oxfordshire wilds

Living, coping and observing in the age of Covid #9 NO doubt the nation’s heart has gone out to another victim of the pandemic. Fortunately

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Marmite Markle strikes a blow for letter-writers

AS a person of interest, Meaghan Markle usually rates way down the list of those spotlighted celebrities who engage my attention. Almost off the scale;

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