David's Red Tie

As David Cameron swept into Crewe yesterday to try and steal a traditionally labour area, I couldn't help noticing his bright red tie....which party do you belong to again David?

Helen

Vote for St George!!

This April 23rd could be the last that all of us will be in work because if the rumours are to believed, then as close as next year we could see St George’s day made a national bank holiday.

Thanks to petitions that have gathered huge public support, as well as the Scottish Governments decision to make St Andrew’s day a national bank holiday in 2006, more pressure has been put on our Government to follow suit.

I for one am in favour of this, and not just because it means another long weekend but because it will provide an opportunity to celebrate our culture and help restore our national pride, something that has diminished over recent years.

So come on fellow English people stand up and make your voice heard! Vote for this English holiday by visiting www.stgeorgesholiday.com


Emma

Thanks Trent Fm

Picture courtesy of www.trentfm.co.uk
We would just like to say a big thank you to Trent FM for the ‘Live at the Local’ gig at the Trent FM Arena last night. We rocked our socks of to the sounds of the Hoosiers and had fab time!!
Thanks Trent FM!

Recycle your bottles for 10p - we’d give it a go!!

I heard on the news this morning that there was talk of introducing a 10p deposit on plastic bottles to encourage consumers to recycle them rather than dump them in our already full landfill sites.
Ex-MP Neil Hamilton wasn’t convinced that it was fair to ‘tax’ consumers further with already stretched finances, I though, wholeheartedly agree with the idea. I know the theory is to get your own money back, but I see it as a lucrative way of earning my beer money on a Saturday night.
I recently took a walk along the River Trent from Radcliffe and the amount of debris littered along the banks was appalling. Most of it looked like it was the remains from the flooding last year rather than fly tipping I might add. I would be happy to pop down one weekend with a couple of sacks to fill with plastic bottles and make a few quid in the process...what’s not to like!?
There is the potential for a whole new business venture here, and it surely won’t just encourage recycling to save the landfills, it could also be a very clever way to tidy up the countryside again.
Ruth