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My oul aunt Jean has passed away. 93 dementia, battered by her husband so upped sticks and a new life with her children. Loved her drinking, gambling on the horses, dogs, lottery. Swore like a trooper and a legend. Shes last of our generation. I'm 8 pints of stout deep in Northern Ireland might...

Home in Coleraine for weekend, taking in friendly v institute

My great uncle sent this letter home to his mother 110 years ago. Struggle to imagine what it might have been like and the horror. He got injured again and sent home but sneaked to France to work on railway to help war effort

City Palermo trainers £31 on Puma website using code forever30. Got to pay for p&p. Mine turned up total of £36

Seeing reports of fire at the stadium

Being reported that could be shortage of Guinness leading up to Christmas. I just had the 2 on my Friday lunchtime visit. One Belfast pub owner talking about charging £10 a pint. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2v5z0wvwzo

Not seen it mentioned anywhere else but Transport for London was victim of cyber attack recently and then there an attack on WiFi on stations across the country including Manchester Piccadilly. On Monday I was charged almost £20 for a journey usually costs £6 and unable to claim refund due to...

Sad news, giant of a man

Breaking news man tasered at Manchester airport...

Take a moment to remember all those who took part on this day 1944 and those left behind

I'm sure I saw a thread for City videos but couldn't find it on search. This popped up on my FB memories today. Was made by someone for bluewatch when I was moderator on there

Remember all those fallen on ANZAC day. My great uncle Johnnie O’Brien, wounded during heavy fighting in Gallipoli in 1915 and taken to hospital in Malta with bullet wound to hand. He returned to action at Dardanelles were he was wounded a second time from a badly shattered shoulder blade...

Just reading OJ has died of cancer aged 76

Tuesday meeting with partners mum GP re treatment and what happens in future. Mum is in hospital and got dementia. Got taken in from care home on Thursday, hospital says she wouldn't have survived night without being in hospital. We had thing in place that she wasn't to go hospital but care home...

Had appointment for eye test yesterday and they said had severe thinning of retina. Been wearing glasses for about 20 years and aged 61. Anyone else been told had this

Anyone still do it since covid. Pre covid could be as many as 20/30 of us from various departments such as IT, Finance, Events etc etc packing pubs near Hampton court for extended lunchtime pints. Last time I went into office on Friday and went there was no one. Since covid I try to work from...

World mental health day today. Look after yourself, it's ok to put yourself first. You can't help others if don't help yourself. I know some people very close including family member been struggling recently and thankfully reached out. My DMs always open feel free to shout, rant, cry or just...

Member of my running group saying some schools in Leeds in lockdown with pupils inside due to a 'credible threat' they've gone to collect their kids https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/number-schools-lockdown-after-threat-27714593

Kicks off tonight. My home town team Coleraine at home to rivals Ballymena (spits) in opening game. Was at home recently and watched Coleraine win friendly against Portadown.

Mental health awareness week. Look after yourselves. Don't suffer in silence DMs always open