Nov

29

Brockholes Quarry Wetland

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Lancashire Wildlife Trust have just four weeks to save the wetland down the road from my house from development. Every one pound donated to them releases three hundred pounds of funding. Please donate.

Nov

25

‘A13, Trunk Road to the Sea’ Billy Bragg – Victoria and Albert Museum

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Billy Bragg writes at the Victoria and Albert Museum Shoeburyness. That name brings back memories of days spent far away from the cares of home, when everything was fun except bedtime. The beaches are still there but the green Morris Oxford has gone the way of so many precious things and I shall never see [...]

Nov

11

Free music from Universal

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Yes, it’s true: the Zune will cost an extra US$50 because Microsoft have entered in to an arrangement with Universal to cover the cost of all those tracks you have not yet stolen. Presumably, Sony will come along soon and ask for their US$50, and WEA… For once, I don’t criticise the music industry about [...]

Nov

9

Oy! Reds!

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The only astonishing part of Freddy Eastwood‘s “wonder goal” / “lucky goal” / “fluke” in the Carling Cup fourth round tie is that he scored it against Manchester United. He scored a beauty for us in February. [One of many, I should add. It's just that I've not blogged about most of them.] He has [...]