Blog: An ill wind blowing the way of my beloved town
My breakfast is becoming hard to swallow, my eggs are going down like a pair of bullets, writes blogger Emma Suddaby. And the cause of my indigestion? Windfarms.
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There are lows and undoubted highs of not having children
A big thank you to all those who helped raise charity cash
Brits not really reserved but hardcore party animals
Well it might have seen the hordes of brave, riverside spectators soaked through to the skin, but did last week’s dreary weather stop them waving their flags?
Sweet charities helping people to live a more bearable life
Is there more illness and misfortune about these days, or do we just make more of a song and dance about it when it comes our way?
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Digital Editions Blog: Spring has sprung and so has my recurring joint infection
Aahhh! Spring, spring, glorious spring! Of course there’s always a risk of getting caught out with a cheeky frost yet, such are the wonderful weather foibles of our funny old country.
Stand by your cheating man – you just cannot be serious
It takes a special sort of woman to stand beside her man when he has publicly shamed and humiliated her.
Millionaire scrounger O'Shea is certainly taking the Mick
I’m not normally one to jump on the benefits bandwagon, deciding who may or may not be ill enough to justifiably accept disability payments.
Almost impossible to get a fair deal on insurance
I’ve got a good one for you this week – insurance. It’s one word guaranteed to make even the most honest and morally upright among us quake in our sensible, flat-heeled shoes writes Emma Suddaby.
There’s much to learn from so-called developing countries
One of the things I love about going on holiday, and the reason I always try to visit somewhere new if possible, is getting the chance to see how other people live, writes Shropshire Star blogger Emma Suddaby.
Happy holiday brought back to earth by an airborne tragedy
Will wonders never cease? I’m happy to report that my recent absence from your teatime routine had nothing to do with my usual medical quagmire and everything to do with sunning myself under African skies – two weeks in The Gorgeous Gambia and I’m refreshed, full of zest and raring to get ranting!
For the first time I'm tuned into all that Christmas spirit
So here we are, slap bang in the middle of yule, still tucked snugly into the one bit of the year where time doesn’t matter and indulgence is the name of the game writes Emma Suddaby.
Jumping through hoops just to have holiday in sun
Some call it determination, writes blogger Emma Suddaby, some just plain pig-headedness. Some call it a stubborn streak . . . but whatever term you prefer to use, I’ve got it in spades – that’s what living with a degenerative illness does for you, as I’m sure many others can agree.
In-car smoking ban - Hate to say I told you so
I hate to say I told you so, but it really wasn’t very long ago that I was making predictions on how long it would be before our super-nanny-state started making noises about banning smoking in private cars, and here we are, already.
Blue Badge scheme is not a perk but a necessity
Shropshire Council has finally got around to looking at blue badge parking, writes blogger Emma Suddaby. I just hope officials are as interested in making changes that improve the mobility of disabled users as they are in making changes that cram more cash into council coffers . . .
New rules on Motability are needed to make it fairer
This month the Queen handed over keys to the three millionth Motability car in a ceremony at the House of Commons, just as new rules are drawn up in a bid to crack down on fraudulent use of the scheme, writes blogger Emma Suddaby.
Blog: Curing our addiction to free plastic shopping bags
Blog: How on earth did anyone ever manage before carrier bags? asks Emma Suddaby.
Blog: So many hardest hit by penny-pinching
Blog: Well it was cheering to see everybody at the Hardest Hit debate at Shirehall last week . . . if worrying that so many had cause to attend.
Blog: Our addiction to smart phones is depressing
Blog: Watching GMTV this morning with bleary 7am-eyes, I was half listening as Lorraine chewed over the latest survey with her showbiz guests. Apparently Yahoo have been studying our texting, tweeting and e-mailing habits, and the results are depressing if not altogether surprising.
Blog: Enjoy the sun while it shines on you
Blog: What a week we’ve had! Wall to wall sunshine rarely seen in our damp and drizzly land, beautiful! I’m not one of life’s sunbathers but at least I can choose to go and fry myself golden brown if I want to.
Blog: Country shows reveal what's great about rural life
Blog: Despite the drizzle and general weather despair, I went and flew the flag at the Llanfair Caereinion District Show recently and it reminded me just what’s so brilliant about our local shows – well it wouldn’t be a show without wellies and umbrellas, would it? writes Emma Suddaby