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Journo's wife had novel idea for hubbies' expenses

AS ONE for whom filling in an expenses sheet was always the working week s inspirational moment, I ve taken a professional interest in the rumpus over politicians expenses. The very word has long been synonymous with fiddle, wherever it crops up. The th... » MORE

Day Bren gun blast wrecked my first watch’s innards

SECOND childhood? You bet there is! Else why, after so long without a watch, should I now be dwelling upon getting one? Doubtless you ll recall how, as nippers, having a watch ran second in our ambitions only to driving a train and playing for England.... » MORE

Recalling mixed feelings on my demob trip home

LIKE most servicemen stationed far enough from home to only get there on monthly 48-hour passes, I spent my last few RAF weeks in uniform full-time. Up to then, off-duty hours meant a swift donning of civvies, permission for which had long been granted.... » MORE

The day a call on village phone shaped my life

THE folks who battled to save various sub-post offices – including some in Redbridge – deserve our sympathy. Such threatened cuts reminded me, not for the first time, of Rob Wilton s reply when, back in the 1930s, a worried fellow music hall artiste asked... » MORE
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