Phil Creighton

Welcome to the world of hyperlocal news ... lots of work, lots of views, lots of issues making it sustainable.
People want access to good quality reporting, writing, critiques, and photojournalism. Paying for it? Now that's a tricky issue.

Flag waving, singing along, and a packed Royal Albert Hall, all for The Last Night of The Proms

Facebook is currently showing me loads of videos of an American in Britain culture shocks. I wonder if any of them have covered a Last Night of the #Proms, and if they did, what did they make of it?

Enya in the video for her song Orinoco Flow. the subtitles state si and [Musica] as they don't give us the lyrics

One of my subtitling pet hates - I do actually want to know what people are singing. #accessibility #subtitles #singing #captioning #liveCaptions

Afghan Flavours: great value and tasty food - Cheeselogs Afghan Flavours is a relatively new restaurant celebrating the cuisine of this Greater Middle Eastern country.

Hungry? Afghan Flavours on Oxford Road serves huge portions of Middle Eastern–Asian fusion dishes — all at great prices.
We tried the biryani, falafel wrap & channa daal. Left full, satisfied & plenty of leftovers
cheeselogs.co.uk/2025/08/03/a...
#ReadingEats #AfghanFood #rdguk

I was - and still am - so disappointed with that cover. So unimaginative, so dull. Complete opposite of what 2012 was. Unfortunately it has become the template for every big sporting event since. Depressing

I have always been curious about this photoshoot as Hartnell looks very different in some pictures, and Troughton's hair is ... weird. It's definitely them, definitely the Three Doctors, they are all definitely alive, and none of them are in a garage.

A cuddly toy on the Generation Game conveyor belt watched by two contestants and a subtitle that says CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

@cameronyardejnr.bsky.social Just had a random thought for ever-ongoing who could host a Gen Game revival... Greg Scott. Perfect fit. Would get the interactions with contestants Just right and can mug to camera as well as Brucie.

A navy blue for me. I am still working on Bluetooth connectivity but FlooGoo will stream via Auracast and the Mic will connect via 3.5mm port. Watch this space.

Personally, sound quality on calls has been perfect, so I feel very fortunate that settings have been pretty much spot on out of the gate

A week on, how is it going?
Yesterday was my first trip into a town centre wearing them and I had more confidence with the conversations at the tills. Quite a difference. The MultiMic+ is also terrific if in the sweet spot. Am very impressed

Some of us joined via Dr Who Weekly. Their UFO reports freaked me out.

How Bettear is using Auracast to transform public audio access – and take notes for you - Aurahear When Bettear began working on Auracast solutions, the team weren’t just interested in the tech. They saw a chance to reimagine how people experience public

Here's a new use for #Auracast #Bluetooth - not only can it enhance a venue's audio, it can be hooked up to a laptop to offer direct text-to-speech transcriptions. And it can deliver secure audio in courtrooms.

I know the feeling. It's all in the staples!

Im after a chunk of Dwms between issue 44 and 150...
Dwb im curious about pre Dreamwatch bulletin days.

Didn't Bob Monkhouse host a version of this?

I have the logo as a TIF in my archive (going back a bit!) – and the InDesign files if you want a template (set up as A4 in case people wanted to print). If you DM me your email I can send it to you.

I did this a few years later. Such fun!

The 1970s headline typeface was Franklin Gothic Heavy. For this mock-up I used a standard newspaper typeface which is similar to but not the same as its body copy.

Caslon Swash, but redrawn to change some of the embellishments.
Somewhere I've got a copy of the logo which I made for this mockup, will see if I can find it

Pets at Home | Pet Shop | The UK's Leader In Pet Care Pets At Home offers the ultimate pet shop experience. We have all the pet supplies, pet food, toys and accessories you and your pet needs at great prices.

@petsathome.bsky.social sends a warning of fake offers and websites being set up aiming to hoodwink bargain hunters. Fake ads are being placed on social media. Check the website address - it should be petsathome.com, nothing else. If it's too good to be true, it usually is.

The production offices of BBC shows were tasked with writing suggested billings. Which is why the ones for comedy shows like Not The Nine O'clock News and Victoria Wood were subversive.
IIRC, JNT or Eric Saward decided on the three question format.

Ooh, nice colour!
Hope you are enjoying them.

Would be a great thing. They could call it something that is brand neutral but also marks back to the early days of broadcasting. Something like Kangaroo

Auracast at the airport? Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson sets out accessibility recommendations for the aviation industry - Aurahear It’s chocs away for the possibility of Auracast coming to airports and aeroplanes.

Auracast at the airport? Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson sets out accessibility recommendations for the aviation industry #auracast #accessibility #airport #aeroplanes #flying

The trouble with art is it can't be created by committee or a spreadsheet. Has to come from the heart.

A trench with cabling running across the gap. One of the wires has been cut in two, and is exposed.

A quick shout out to praise @virginmedianews.bsky.social - this morning, the gas board dug up our garden and accidentally cut our broadband cable. After gasman's fixes failed, we got in touch with Virgin at 4pm. Just after 6pm, an engineer calls and fixes the problem. Incredible customer service

A frame from an Oor Wullie strip in The Sunday Post. A sailor in the Shetland Islands is talking to Oor Wullie. He says 'Bit nivver du leet. He's tae clear bi da efternun. Shun enyoch du'll glinder an mak oot da sea flechs jimpin apo da idder side o da voe! Willen du, Wullie?' Oor Wullie replies 'noo ah ken hoo the English feel when they read mah stories!'

I feel seen! One of the very best #OorWullie panels I've ever read - bravo!

Phil Creighton next to a statue of Shaun the Sheep in Reading town centre

I saw Shaun. Twelve times over!

What a baa-riliant addition to the town this summer.

Reading's Economy & Destination Agency (REDA) has done us proud with this free trail.

Will write some words on his arrival very soon for @cheeselogs.co.uk . #rdguk

A matt laminate finish to the card stock. made all the difference

But no prizes given and working from the Family Fortunes model of the time, the jackpot there was £1,000 and could only be rolled over to a maximum of 3k.
When Bob did the $64,000 Question they had to get special permission from IBA to go to £6,400.

I see Amazon Prime deals have started. Always check the price history before buying as deals are not always as good as they seem. CamelCamelCamel is a big help here.
Also, its an excuse to flog off old tech, again buyer beware! #amazonPrimeDay
Plus #shopLocal where you can