Chris Bates

Refused use of Diego Garcia & UK bases this time

Does this mean 3-weekly green bin collections in 27/28?

No depot space though

Oh that is classic!!

CDC have a history of appalling planning decisions….refusing their factory coming to Banbury lost many many decent jobs with Coca-Cola years ago

Can you post a link to the document please?

Front Row - Musician Martin Carthy on retiring from performing live - BBC Sounds Folk musician Martin Carthy; a retrospective of artist Gwen John in Cardiff.

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And they’re already behind schedule as the paths over the tracks aren’t yet in place so the current walkway has remained open under the old bridge

Yes, I heard yesterday too & wish you both the same thoughts!

Oh no! Thanks for passing on the awful news. Much love to Martin & Eliza x

While inflation rises yet again! Including mortgage rates…..

Have you read the thread?

What about the pdf version?

Still awaiting my link to the electronic pdf version?

He’s back on the road for a couple of gigs in mid-Wales….might well make the trip!

Thought it was Sunak (over his unpaid tax)?

Wind gust of 132mph N France last night..

GWR are running their usual 8 trains/day to/from Banbury

This has changed to west of Worcester SH after 1800 with west of GMV after 1500 according to GWR journeycheck

The New Street/Coventry corridor can’t take that additional XC service. Hence always going via Solihull since second hourly service introduced in Operation Princess

Not so….when they were every half hour, they were always single (4/5 sets). Doubled up during the pandemic when they went hourly, *then* reduced back. There are not enough Voyagers to be doubled at 30min intervals

Buses wouldn’t work as well on Worcester’s….

Yep. Rather than back up & maybe chose a different route to your final destination, if on split tockets you’d still need to pass through the split points. One can quickly get very stuck of initial problem isn’t fixed quickly

Be grateful that you are on a rover ticket & not split tickets…

Same to both of you! Thanks for the music John!

Bet you still can’t book accessible seating directly without phoning up!!

No, his ex(now!)- wife on three separate occasions

Cropredy & the Bourtons would appreciate more than one bus a week!!

“Democracy has Changed” = we insist on governing but can’t be arsed to stand for election

Macquarie loaded it with debt when it took it over! At least 50% of that debt went to the Australian company