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History repeats itself with referee dispute

THE furore surrounding the performance of the referee at the abandoned Tynedale Rugby Club Veterans v North Shields cup tie is nothing new.

Last updated 5 March 2012
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Comic heroes have been lost in time

OVER the past week or so, I have been conducting a lively debate with various people about the comics of my youth.

Last updated 27 February 2012
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Posh nosh has a taste of the Emperor’s Clothes

I KNOW I go on about food more than I should for a fat lad, but what am I missing about modern cookery?

Last updated 20 February 2012
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No crumbs of comfort in brown bread

I WAS profoundly distressed the other day when I opened my Hovis medium white sliced loaf – and found that it was brown.

Last updated 13 February 2012
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Stars of the show fail to make an appearance

IT’S been a good few years since Mrs Hextol and I spent time parked in the dark, in a remote spot, with the car windows steamed up.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Coffee brewed from powder is still my cup of tea

WHY is it so difficult to buy coffee powder these days?

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Skating on thin ice despite good intentions

THERE’S nothing better than a crisp frosty morning for sloughing off slumber and setting the blood coursing.

Last updated 23 January 2012
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Retail therapy isn’t worth car parking mayhem

I MADE the mistake of going to the sales at the Metrocentre shortly after Christmas.

Last updated 16 January 2012
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Thank goodness Christmas comes but once a year!

WELL, that’s another festive period over, and I can come back to work for a rest.

Last updated 9 January 2012
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Delving into the old curiosity cupboard

Mrs Hextol frequently sends me upstairs to hunt out some missing document, photograph or precious artefact, even though she knows the chances of me actually finding what she is looking for are as slim as a super-model.

Last updated 3 January 2012
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Christmas is coming, the geese are getting thin

ARE turkeys smaller than they used to be?

Last updated 26 December 2011
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Hats are off if you want a full head of hair

I HAD the undiluted pleasure of sitting next to a Yorkshireman in Corbridge on Saturday, when Tynedale Rugby Club thrashed the Mancunians of Sedgley Park.

Last updated 19 December 2011
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