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Jason & The Scorchers at The Granary in Bristol in the mid '80s. Great show from a band with a big reputation at the time. They were described by the Guardian as the best band in the world for a period, albeit a brief one, in 1985. Went with a mate and we almost represented 10% of the audience...

Not sure if anyone can advise but I drive an old heap and had renewal through with a 65% increase on third party cover. 8 years no claims and no points in last five years. I live in Cadishead and I reckon algorithms are the problem. Comparison sites come out worse. Anyone got any ideas, apart...

Just seen the local news which had a story about a double-leg amputee who had got to the top of three peaks, I can't remember where. A marvellous effort for charity but the presenter closed the item with a somewhat inappropriate quote - "great feat".

As the self-appointed cultural attaché to this forum, I would draw the attention of older, discerning people to Sky Arts on Wednesday at 9.00pm. They are showing Oil City Confidential, Julian Temple's documentary on Southend's finest. Worth a look.

Good news and bad news. It seems there will be a follow up to "This is Spinal Tap" with most of the original band. Cinema release in 2024. Sadly, it seems that the drummer in the original film, Ric Parnell, has passed away but the Guardian did not provide details of the circumstances. However...

I've just watched tonight's Panorama about the Post Office and Fujitsu scandal. I know the story has been well documented and I was familiar with it through Private Eye and the Nick Wallis programmes on Radio 4 but every time I am reminded, I can't help wondering why nobody from either...

It seems that Tesco are going to limit purchases of cooking oil in their stores. The good news is that this will bring a very welcome return to lard and dripping. Long overdue in my opinion.

Reflecting on life and death, I was thinking about who's death had affected me most, excluding family and friends. I decided on two. Firstly, although it may sound a bit David Brentish, I felt that the world was a vastly inferior place without Nelson Mandela in it and South Africa lost a...

There's quite a lot about her on the BJ. thread and the BBC one but she must have one of her own. She was wheeled on to C4 News at 7.00 tonight and was asked about Johnson blaming Starmer for failing to prosecute Jimmy Saville when he was DPP. Krishnan told her that this was an old meme, had...

For those of you of a certain vintage, there is an Alan Hull documentary on BBC4 tonight. Should be a good watch but I'm sure some on here will find an anti-City bias on it!

For those of you who are interested, there is a recording of ISIHAC taking place at the Lowry tomorrow evening. Last time I looked, there were tickets available, albeit in the gods, for a tenner.

To lighten the mood a little, I wondered what your favourite Half Man Half Biscuit lyrics were. To kick off:- "Nero fiddles while Gordon Burns". Joy Division Oven Gloves