Annoyances and Irritations News & Updates
- 20th September 2008
Bedford faces the lose of Clayton's, a large and long established clothing shop, from The Arcade. Other retailers may join the exodus as rent demands skyrocket beyond acceptable levels.
The outcome? An already underperforming town centre declines eve
- 8th September 2008
Summer holidays are over, but isn't it great to be back to work, back to the job for which you feel utmost passion and 100% commitment? I mean, why did you even need a holiday? Why leave, even for one week, that job you love so much? Unless, of course, you
- 26th August 2008
I suppose it's becoming a habit: relying on the internet to supply most of the answers we want. The local reference library is excellent, but on a Bank Holiday weekend and up against a publishing deadline it is just not a viable resource.
What I want
- 11th August 2008
I do park responsibly, honest gov'nor. I even go out of my way to do so. However, this effort is not being aided by the nabobs of our County town. Indeed, it strikes me that they are more intent on filling their coffers than acting either rationally or
- 7th August 2008
I was chatting to Kay Fleming this morning about a new initiative that Essex Police are introducing in South Woodham Ferrers. Kay is Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) 71329, based in South Woodham Ferrers Town Centre.Kay was at Club Woodham in South
- 1st August 2008
For my sanity I am going to keep this short. I just DON'T understand why after all these years and all the hot air that is talked about it the A27 remains the traffic jam it is.
Should it take 40 mins to travel from Lancing to The Black Horse in Find
- 31st July 2008
I see that a large, well known and highly profitable supermarket in Cardington Road is about to stop supplying its customers with plastic carrier bags at no charge. I welcome the move, of course. Why wouldn't I?
Well, let me see …
Their in-store a
- 28th July 2008
Bedford Hospital has a wonderful Diabetes Centre housed adjacent to the main site at Rye Close. Who would want to reduce its effectiveness in dealing with a huge and growing problem in UK society?
In a single visit to the Centre patients can have the
- 5th July 2008
The leisurely pace of the road repairs around St Cuthbert's Church has been a source of frustration and annoyance for months.
Bedfordshire Highways has the power to maximise inconvenience and delay for motorists, so they seem bent on using such power
- 3rd July 2008
I have noticed that it is now more expensive to park at the Riverside Square in the evening than it is during the day.
Where's the logic?
I can understand charging for parking during the day - it discourages congestion and encourages use of the Pa