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February 28, 2007
better to travel (hopefully) than to arriva
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 1:45 PM | add or read comments (0)
I'm THAT close to giving up on Liverpool's public transport network.
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February 28, 2007
ghosts
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 1:30 PM | add or read comments (0)
GHOSTS, it appears, aren't spooky apparitions floating around old buildings at night.
It is the slang name for white Europeans.
It is also the title of a film which dramatises the story of several Chinese cocklepickers who died at Morecambe Bay in 2004.
February 27, 2007
funding? what funding.....
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 8:07 AM | add or read comments (0)
Culture chiefs plan to spend £50m on Capital of Culture celebrations over the next two years.
More than £26m is being earmarked for major events in 2008.
And the budget for Liverpool’s 800th birthday stands at over £22m.
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February 16, 2007
bungee dancing
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 9:36 PM | add or read comments (0)
Bungee jumping has never held much fascination for me.
I was a big enough cissy last week in northern Norway when we went snow mobiling on a frozen fjord and everyone raced off ahead of me at speeds which would frighten Richard 'hamster' Hammond.
So the idea of hurtling off a bridge with a bit of elastic tied to my big toe and bouncing around like a hysterical rag doll is out of the question.
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February 13, 2007
new artists
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 4:08 PM | add or read comments (0)
I have been taken to task by reader Godfrey Wilmot for treading the same tired old road when it comes to art and artists.
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February 13, 2007
bye bye big top
- Posted by Catherine Jones at 3:56 PM | add or read comments (0)
I come back from a few days away and discover the city council has pulled the plug on the Summer Pops.
The row over subsidies had rumbled on for so long I suppose I thought we would end up with the usual status quo - and probably Francis Rossi into the bargain.
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