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99p stores to open in Gillingham, Wednesday

99p stores to open in Gillingham, Wednesday

Discount retailer 99p stores is to open its latest store in Gillingham High Street on Wednesday morning.
The popular discount chain is to open at 9am on Wednesday (17th June) on the site of the old Woolworths store, creating many jobs and providing a much-needed boost to the Gillingham economy.
However, news of the store’s imminent opening [...]

Yer, thanks Darling

Yer, thanks Darling

As most regular readers will be aware, I try to make as many of my posts as impersonal as possible. However, I will make exception for this next one.
I’ve had first-hand experience in the past of the dangers of writing blog posts in anger without pausing for thought, but right about now I’d very much [...]

What recession?

What recession?

I recently discovered that, in one week in January of this year, the Co-operative Group took around £90 million.
It seems that, in all the economic gloom and doom, there is some good news afoot for Co-operatvie Group members.
I look forward to my £18 share of the profits in June…
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A plan to save the Great British Pub: partially lift the smoking ban

A plan to save the Great British Pub: partially lift the smoking ban

The photograph says it all: Another one Bites the dust !!
The Royal Engineer in Twydall Green has displayed the sorry message for some weeks now since its closure, highlighting the fate of all too many Great British Pubs thanks to government policy after government policy.
The fact is, no one wants to stand outside a pub, [...]

Hannan: The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government

I think the video of a short speech by Daniel Hannan MEP (below) pretty much says it all. We need to get rid of this devalued Prime Minister post-haste!

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