Alistair

Surprisingly hard to find out whether last year's winners are defending their crowns (bonnets?)

Not here?

Wilson tried to save pint and curry favour As inflation hit 26% and the government imposed strict limits on pay rises, Harold Wilson cast around desperately to relieve the economic gloom.

Bernard O'Donoghue describes it as being asked to produce a 'list of “little things that mean a lot” (and did not cost too much)', that was subsequently circulated to cabinet.

It isn't clear that all the ministers were necessarily able to deliver on the list: www.theguardian.com/politics/200...

I've got good news for him about how many local breweries there are now though

After having forgotten about it for ages, have just been reminded of Harold Wilson's 'Little things that mean a lot' list and cheered by the archaic term 'juggernaut' (what we now call HGVs)

That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a round thing in your face, you get

UPDATE: The person in front of me at B&M Bargains Whitley Bay has just bought an Elite Gaming Fridge

Yes.

Speaking of adaptations of authors, this is one of my favourite Pictures for Sad Children comics

Thanks Google AI summary, 1.61 + 0.28 is definitely over 2!

Sailor rescued in Tynemouth says he was at sea for 45 days Tynemouth RNLI says the boat was grounded at King Edward's Bay on Wednesday.

I would say the associated story raises more questions than it answers.

BBC News - Sailor rescued in Tynemouth says he was at sea for 45 days - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I feel that the stranded yacht adds an air of intrigue to Tynemouth that is what it's been missing.

Mann Island is a winner though

what

You: On my trip to Liverpool, I'll go and photo all the famous Beatles landmarks
Me: oh my god a Merseyside County Council sign

You guys are going to the wrong pubs

Looking at my feed, it seems like President Trump issued an executive order about queuing in the pub? Bold.

Modern Railways magazine know their audience

Turns out this photo was the highlight.

Let's hope the football is more fun than spotting this commemorative plaque for John Dobson Street featuring reference to 'the City and County of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne' (whether that's a high or low bar is your call)

Newcastle is reaching 'high fiving the Grainger St Greggs security guard' levels of football-related excitement

These Slowdive follow-ups are getting increasingly obscure.

I wasn't thinking about this job, but then the additional £0.000000000004 really swung it for me.

Me at 18: I wish I was cooler. I wonder if I'll ever stop wanting to be cooler.
Me in my late 30s: I think I've just seen a Curlew while walking on a historic coal staiths, this has made my week

I only want to be told about OwO in the context of aircraft maintenance crew writing it on planes.

It does admittedly already have quite extensive opening hours

This is the one thing Newcastle needs to become a world city

If you would like to be Director General Transport Strategy at DfT (Location: London, Leeds, Birmingham) then this is your chance
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...