Hextol

On line is so much better than shopping on foot

HEXTOL Towers is slowly returning to normal after the traumas of the pre-Christmas power surge.

Last updated 4 January 2011
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Sharp practice to tackle the frozen menace

THANK goodness the snow and ice have disappeared, however temporarily.

Last updated 20 December 2010
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Sparks fly as November snow snuffs out bloom

HEXTOL Towers became a place of mourning last week, as a young life was crushed to death by its mother.

Last updated 13 December 2010
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Little robin redbreast is lacking Christmas spirit

ANY day now, millions of mantelpieces across the land will be adorned with Christmas cards featuring cheeky little robins.

Last updated 6 December 2010
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We’re having to stick with the hair of the dog

REMEMBER me telling you that with the sad demise of the Hextol Hound, Hextol Towers was to be a dog free zone?

Last updated 29 November 2010
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Making an early start on festive preparations

WELL, here we are at the end of the most colourful autumn in decades, and already Mrs Hextol’s thoughts have turned to Christmas.

Last updated 22 November 2010
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Reliving close encounters with Angel of Death

ACCORDING to James Bond, you only live twice – once when you are born, and once when you look death in the face.

Last updated 15 November 2010
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Tales of the unexpected from the river bank

THE salmon fishing season finished on Sunday – but once again, I ended the season without catching any.

Last updated 8 November 2010
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Time to wreak havoc in the herbaceous borders

AUTUMN is one of my favourite times of the year.

Last updated 1 November 2010
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It’s tough letting go of 40 years of hoarding

EVERY so often, Mrs Hextol insists that I have a clear out of the useless bits and bobs I have accumulated over the years.

Last updated 25 October 2010
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Dental emergency leaves me down in the mouth

AFTER foolishly boasting about still having most of my own teeth the other week, I have been brought down to earth with a bump.

Last updated 18 October 2010
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When polio spectre injected fear in every school

HANDS up anyone who remembers Daisy Pricks?

Last updated 11 October 2010
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Puncture problems leave me feeling deflated

AFTER years of relatively trouble-free motoring, I seem to have turned into a greasy thumbed mechanic in recent months.

Last updated 4 October 2010
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Sexagenarian benefits are proving hard to remember

THE march of time has become something of a gallop of late at Hextol Towers.

Last updated 27 September 2010
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And the winner of the bingo, raffle and prize draw is...

A MAN is innocent until proven guilty, according to the statue books, but I’m not so sure.

Last updated 20 September 2010
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Arachne’s visit transforms television viewing into a night of terror

MRS Hextol and I were watching television the other night when I realised we were not alone.

Last updated 3 September 2010
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The joys of Mrs Askew Robinson's Nourishing Soup for the Poor

SHOULD I fancy a bowl of sheep’s head broth, followed by roast kangaroo and a generous helping of suffragette trifle, I now have the wherewithal to stuff myself to bursting point.

Last updated 27 August 2010
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When it comes to planning petitions, I'm afraid all best are off

There has been considerable gnashing of teeth and rending of garments at the prospect of a betting shop sullying Hexham Market Place.

Last updated 20 August 2010
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Why the savagery of the Great Outdoors has got me nettled

IS it just me, or are the flora and fauna of Tynedale a lot more vicious than they used to be?

Last updated 13 August 2010
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Ah, those happy days rubbing shoulders with the dregs of society

THE furore surrounding the potential closure of Tynedale Magistrates’ Court has sparked memories of more than 30 years of covering the misadventures of the criminal classes, and those who rule over them.

Last updated 6 August 2010
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