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Ticket check not cricket

NO ONE could have been impressed. The behaviour of one of the ticket inspectors on the Metro system one morning last week left a lot to desired.Read

A bit of sound advice

SHOUT it from the rooftops . . . noise pollution is one of the biggest headaches of modern life.Read

Showing their age

THE sight of two old codgers having a natter is not everyone’s idea of entertainment. Yet ITV expect us to watch Philip Windsor and Trevor McDonald chew the cud in a documentary this week. Read

Beef up support for Botham

SPORTSMEN hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. But not Ian Botham. The retired cricketer is an example of how stars should behave. Read

High time for an attitude change

I REGRET that I looked the other way travelling home on the Metro after a hard day at the office.Read

Mixed message from McCanns

ON the one hand, Kate and Gerry McCann want no stone unturned in the hunt for Madeleine.Read

Support for bin criminal is rubbish

I WON’T fall into the trap of calling Gareth Corkhill a working-class hero standing up for the rights of the ordinary man against bureaucrats.Read

Sugar with your blond moment?

I’VE been having a few blond moments lately. Not bad for a middle-aged bloke with mousy hair turning grey at the temples. Read

Meghnad Desai jibe is tasteless

WHAT can I say about Indian-born Labour peer Meghnad Desai? He is like a hot curry . . . brings you out in a sweat and has an alarming effect on the bowels. Read

Abuse of NHS staff must end

ONE in three ambulance staff in the North East were bashed by patients last year. Take time to consider that figure. It is a truly appalling indictment of how large sections of the community have no moral compass.Read

Who does she think she is?

THERE were moments in Doctor Who when the new assistant acted like a caricature. No wonder.Read

Name and shame

CAN we please refer to Pete Doherty as drug offender Pete Doherty.Read

EastEnders scene not grave enough

THE BBC had 167 complaints from viewers about a scene in which a character was buried alive.Read

Cause of binge drinking is a no-brainer

CUT-PRICE booze leads to trouble on the street and I back Northumbria Police chief Michael Craik, who has called for a ban on cheap offers.Read

Rock row rages

THE Northern Rock saga rumbles on. Now it’s the turn of regulatory body the Financial Services Authority, FSA, to take the flak.Read

Cyber convert

IT’S taken a while but I finally did it. This year, for the first time, I have bought my car insurance online.Read

Trash charge is a tax too far

I DON’T mind paying my way in life, but it leaves a sour taste when I have to pay someone else’s way.Read

Percy claim’s a bit rich

IN the red corner, Mrs Jane Percy, trying to get more visitors for her Alnwick Garden.Read

Latest rules just criminal

THE lunatics are taking over the asylum. Want proof? Look no further than two recent examples of the pc brigade going bonkers.Read

Bow wow ow

ADRIAN HUGHES is a big noise in the business community.Read

Zero intolerance

PETE DOHERTY seems to have gone quiet recently . . . but his fans are as vocal as ever.Read

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