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Give up fight now, Cheryl

CHERYL Cole has not ruled out a reunion with her ex-husband Ashley. Oh dear. Talk about an accident waiting to happen.Read

Ed’s broken Gala promise

THE last time I wrote about the Durham Miners’ Gala was several years ago when a reader took me to task over certain comments.Read

Cable’s Con

VINCE Cable, a member of the former Lib Dems, is a Tory by marriage. He can’t have been surprised when he was booed at the GMB annual conference. Read

It’s time for Team GB

FOOTBALL might be a game of two halves, but it is also a game of four chances. Four chances, that is, for the so-called home nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Read

The ex factor?

CAREERS wax and wane so I’m not too concerned about Cheryl Cole.Read

Stick to day job

HE’S back. The annoying Metro driver who says: “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the next station is ...”Read

Who’s in charge here?

WHAT do you think would happen if I told my landlord that I could not pay all my rent and he would have to take a 30% cut?Read

I’m with council

I AM prepared to be damned on this but I’m with Durham County Council on the big debate over free transport to faith schools.Read

Public mock latter-day lunatics

IS David Charlton a criminal in need of punishment or a mentally-ill man in need of treatment?Read

Sickly sweet bowing to Lord Sugar

HERE we go again with another series of The Apprentice on the BBC.Read

Nagging doubt on competition

AND, speaking of fawning, I note a competition in a London-based tabloid telling readers they can win a souvenir of the Royal Wedding.Read

Count the principles

NO ONE talks about it in the pub, you don’t hear housewives chatting about it over the fence, and even some politicians steer clear of it.Read

It’s official, dentists are moneymakers

WHAT do dentists see when you open the gob on demand and say aaargh?Read

Last Supper time is irrelevant

IT’S never a good idea to comment on religious matters, but here goes – a scholar has claimed that the Last Supper, traditionally celebrated on Maundy Thursday, might have happened on Wednesday.Read

A new Di is cast in Kate Middleton

ONLY five more days to go before Kate Middleton, the sort-of girl next door who fell in love with a Prince, falls into the clutches of a Royal family that will do its best to mould her into one of them.Read

A stalker on every corner, surely not...

STALKING is a serious crime that needs to be identified, prosecuted, and punished.Read

Pavement hogs should jog off

IT’S that time of year again, when the sun is out, birds are singing, flowers are blooming – and joggers think they own the pavement.Read

What would Baden-Powell make of it?

SCOUTS have come a long way since Robert Baden-Powell wiggled his woggle and ging-gang- goolied his way into the history books.Read

Emergency: the world’s gone mad

TWO stories about the emergency services caught my attention this week. In the first, 22 firemen were sent to rescue a cat stuck in a tree at a cost – depending on who you believe – of between £250 and £10,000. Read