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Snow? What snow?? from Usksider ^Pro 294 days old

Not a single blooming flake Oh well

A sad day for workers in Wales from Usksider ^Pro 301 days old

As many of you may have heard, steel maker Corus announced more job losses today BBC News covers the story in some depth under the title Fears over ...

Seriously pissed off... from Usksider ^Pro 319 days old

I've worked hard all my life never over-extended never bought a new car always saved a little every month for my retirement and for what? To find ...

Bend like bamboo or shatter like glass? from Usksider ^Pro 356 days old

A very wise man once said, to be like the bamboo in the wind and not break but bend is strength, not weakness. Well the wind is blowing and I'm trying ...

Well done BT! from Usksider ^Pro 373 days old

Well it's good to be back at last, from a couple of days enforced absence. At some stage on Wednesday evening/night we lost our telephone line, so no ...

Literally, it's a crime! from Usksider ^Pro 406 days old

Welsh Assembly member Chris Franks said he was "staggered" to read a report that £600,000 worth of library books have been stolen in the Principality ...

Not so Free-Enterprise from Usksider ^Pro 475 days old

Warning after £83,000 track theft A man who stole 171.6 tonnes of railway track could have caused a serious train crash, police say. Anthony Porretta, ...

Right... I'm off to Morrison's! from Usksider ^Pro 489 days old

From the BBC web Supermarkets reduce petrol prices Retailers Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's have all said they will lower the price of petrol, prompted ...

Freedom of speech? from Usksider ^Pro 572 days old

[ ... ] be interested to hear your views on this particular story on the BBC News website and finally has your answer to my original question changed?

Loo with a view from Usksider ^Pro 685 days old

What picture comes to mind when you think of a public convenience? For me I have to say it's a rather unsavoury one; especially true when I think about ...