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1. Cards are a seasonal joy, not a chore
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 15 December 2004I'VE JUST spent an entire Sunday afternoon writing out over a 100 Christmas cards. I don't mean conveyor belt style 'Best Wishes, I'm talking personal messages on each and every card. It's not a chore; I love it. It's an opportunity to appreciate good friends let those less fortunate know that someone cares.
2. The ban on hunting could leave all of us with plenty of things to grouse about
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 15 December 2004I'VE NEVER been on a fox hunt, never really wanted to, so in theory the hunting ban won't affect me and although I train gundogs I don't actually shoot so it's all the same to me whether my dogs retrieve ducks or canvas dummies. So why should I care? Well, I might not if those eager to ban all country sports were as committed to the upkeep of the countryside as the participants.
3. Men are just too coy for Christmas shopping
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 8 December 2004I'VE BEEN scurrying around town this week doing my Christmas shopping.
4. Eye time for ‘Mrs B’ to see doctor
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 8 December 2004WHEN Mrs B stumbled in through the door almost an hour late home from work I knew all was not well.
5. Culture? Macclesfield teems with the stuff!
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 November 2004MACCLESFIELD is a cultural desert; can you believe that?
6. Welsh police tell us something we already knew
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 24 November 2004DYFED and Powys Police have just reported an astounding 47 per cent crime detection rate, the highest in the country making it the safest place in Britain.
7. Compensation culture is another brick in the wall for school trips
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 November 2004I WAS listening to a phone-in on Radio Five Live this week concerning school outings. The question posed was: 'Would you allow your child to go on a school trip?'
8. There are times when a wonder dog is not enough
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 17 November 2004"We have a vacancy in our field trial tomorrow," the retriever club secretary informed me on the phone.
9. Age concern? What about me!
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 3 November 2004I FLEW to Tennessee last week to compete in a US Retriever Trial. I took a couple of my own Labradors and was assured they would be well looked after in the pressurised section of the cargo hold.
10. Big screen entertainment for just a few ‘knicker’ is a treat for young and old
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 3 November 2004HEY up! We're having a party at t'town hall.