Local journalism at its best

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Re: Local journalism at its best#545608

By Big Arnold
Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:43 pm

- Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:43 pm #545608

Yes. It's been mentioned here before.

They fuck you up your mum and dad,
But not as much as Brexit will.

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Re: Local journalism at its best#549718

By Big Arnold
Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:44 pm

- Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:44 pm #549718

A missing canal boat enthusiast from Eastbourne has been found safe and well on his canal boat. Frederick Richards, 71, who was reported missing after not being on contact with his family since June 23, has been found safe and well in France. He was located by French police in good health and enjoying a holiday on his canal boat, said Sussex Police.

They fuck you up your mum and dad,
But not as much as Brexit will.

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Re: Local journalism at its best#549732

By Kreuzberger
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:49 pm

- Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:49 pm #549732

Blimey, that must be minimum 50-miles of very busy, open sea. Is that entirely wise? In a canal boat? In your seventies?

Jack believed in the inherent goodness of humanity, and felt a deep social responsibility to protect that. Through us all, Jack marches on.

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Re: Local journalism at its best#549735

By cycloon
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:52 pm

- Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:52 pm #549735

Bloody stupid, and bloody lucky.

Out of curiosity, I googled if anyone had done it before: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews ... -boat.html

"When we were just off Whitstable the coastguard rushed out and they probably thought 'what are these idiots doing?' But even knowing they were there, when we set out to sea it was truly terrifying. Being out of sight of land in such a tiny vessel was quite unnerving.

Plucky eccentrics, what ho.

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Re: Local journalism at its best#549737

By Big Arnold
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:55 pm

- Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:55 pm #549737

I assumed the canal boat was permanently based in France.

They fuck you up your mum and dad,
But not as much as Brexit will.

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Re: Local journalism at its best#549784

By youngian
Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:08 am

- Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:08 am #549784

Apparently its Norfolk Day get your own hat from the EDP

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Re: Local journalism at its best#549785

By Andy McDandy
Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:26 am

- Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:26 am #549785

I had Norfolk ing idea that was a thing.

"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." - Gore Vidal.

"I proved that you're wrong. And if you're wrong, I'm right." - Aaron Eckhart.

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Re: Local journalism at its best#549814

By Samanfur
Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:56 pm

- Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:56 pm #549814

Andy McDandy liked this

"It is the duty of a newspaper to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."

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Re: Local journalism at its best#553254

By Cyclist
Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:33 am

- Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:33 am #553254

Not so much the story (though that's unusual enough), but the third picture made me

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/166077 ... us/?ref=ar

What duck?

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Re: Local journalism at its best#553256

By Big Arnold
Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:15 am

- Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:15 am #553256

File photo of a step ladder.

“I picked up a ladder and started hitting Juan with it. I saw red.”

They fuck you up your mum and dad,
But not as much as Brexit will.

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Re: Local journalism at its best#553258

By youngian
Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:15 am

- Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:15 am #553258

Cyclist wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:33 am
Not so much the story (though that's unusual enough), but the third picture made me

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/166077 ... us/?ref=ar

And they call that art

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Re: Local journalism at its best#553260

By cycloon
Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:22 am

- Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:22 am #553260

[Character Brian from turn-o-century comedy Spaced: a modern artist with all the baggage, but lovable for it, m'lud]

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Re: Local journalism at its best#555789

By SoulBoy
Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:10 pm

- Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:10 pm #555789

Tommy statue to be installed on Highworth's new Podium in November

https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/new ... -november/

Resident Gerry Adams fundraised enough money, with the help of generous locals, to pay for a second Tommy statue, which will be installed in the town at a later date.

Gerry Adams? That is an unfortunate name...

BTL