ecuk268

Passed away aged 88. Very successful in producing a batch of Southampton-based athletes: Roger Black, Todd Bennett, Kris Akabusi, Iwan Thomas and Donna Hartley. Also a commentator on Radio Solent.

Worth it for BBC 4 and Radio 4. There you'll find programmes to make you think rather than the bland stuff churned out by ITV. Stations funded by advertising will always pander to the the advertisers who want maximum viewing figures and therefore tend to play safe. Not everyone wants to watch soaps, mindless game shows and cookery programmes. If the BBC was funded by subscription, how do you stop a non-payer listening to BBC Radio?

What are "British values" and who defines them?

Last team to get relegated after winning the league were Man City in 1938. Ironically, they ended up as the top goalscorers getting 80 from 42 games (but conceding 77).

I see that the ban has now been banned and US Customs have told airlines that they can resume boarding banned travellers while a legal case is heard. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38864253

I often get it when logging into my web-based email, but have never seen it on Google.

"Whatever You Want"

Thinking of going to Paddington via Reading. Similar price and not much difference in total journey time as Paddington is closer to Wembley.

Completely agree. The politicians are scared to increase taxes because they think it'll cost votes. Putting social care into private hands is always going to cause a conflict of profits versus quality of care.

I'm on my 3rd Bosch in about 25 years. I've used the same local family-owned repair business and they recommend them. Not the cheapest but well made and reliable.

In the 98-99 season, Watford were back in the Premier League but, after a bright start, struggled for the rest of the season and went back down. Every week, on Match of the Day, Graham Taylor was smiling, positive and made no excuses. he bascially said that his team weren't quite ready for the Premier League. There was no moaning or blaming of the officials. A throroughly decent man who's left us far too soon.

How many countries are going to have world-class training facilities to host 48 teams? FIFA is a corrupt (very rich) waste of space. The European and South American countries should withdraw and have their own tournament. I see that our proactive FA didn't even send their representative to the meeting because "he had another engagement".

To walk off the post-Xmas excess, I had a stroll down to have a look. There's a path off Wilton Avenue just before the junction with Milton Road which comes out in Sandhurst Road. The embankment is still quite visible but there's not a lot of it.

A bit more detail on the route from Wikipedia: "Deposited plans held by Hampshire record office show that the route was planned to run south from Winchester through Twyford, Allbrook (where it was shown to cross the LSWR main line at Allbook Lock), Chandlers Ford (crossing the LSWR Salisbury line to the west of Oakmount Road), pass under the current Leigh Road / Bournemouth Road junction, climb to a tunnel near the current Chilworth Arms Public House, descend through Lordswood and the current Sports Centre area to traverse the east side of Dale Valley, swing south east under The current Winchester Road, pass through the site now occupied by Shirley Junior School, run to the south west of the current Wilton Road before crossing to the east side of Hill Lane and heading south towards the intended bridge over the LSWR. This final stretch is the area in which work commenced and the location of the surviving embankment, part of the land upon which preparatory clearance and culvert work was undertaken later became The Dell (Southampton) football ground between Archers Road and Milton Road north of the unused embankment.[12] The main passenger station was to be at Bargate Street, reached by a bridge over the LSWR Southampton to Dorchester railway, and this area was to be widened throughout its length with considerable reclamation work and a sea wall built alongside the Central station (at this time the LSWR Southampton West station was somewhat east of the present Central station position).[13] Intermediate stations were to have been provided on the route and a story grew up that the St James' Park, Southampton site in Shirley was excavated for this purpose, often repeated in local books.[12][14] Deposited plans, however, show the park site already existed within the surrounding road layout and was not part of the planned route, which ran to the north east of St James Church; its current sunken appearance was caused by later gravel extraction.[15] There are Didcot, Newbury and Stratton (formerly Station) Roads to the south of this park. Station Road did contain a Police Station at one time.[16] The only physical remnant of the project in Southampton is the tree covered embankment hidden behind current properties east of Hill Lane between Milton Road and Commercial Road. The deposited plans for the route through Southampton[15] and current land levels suggest this was also the location of the viaduct work described by Sands.[11] A photograph described as illustrating the part built viaduct appears in the book An illustrated history of the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway." The disused tunnel at Winchester is occasionally open to the public. As you say, it's now used for storage and they don't allow you to explore the whole length.

Didn't realise he was local (ish) from Poole.

Daily Mash hits the nail on the head again: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/it-would-get-the-little-*****-out-of-the-country-realises-britain-20161122117597

Someone sweeps your streets?

I've got a spare Megatrain ticket Southampton Central to Waterloo on Nov 30th at 12.55. £5.00 but you'll have to meet up with me and the missus as we have to travel together. PM if interested.

Interesting number that. The leavers are always moaning about bloated EU bureaucracies. 24000 to administer 28 countries with a population of just over 500 million. Hampshire County Council employ 37000.

News just in: http://newsthump.com/2016/11/14/nigel-farage-held-at-heathrow-on-return-from-trump-visit-due-to-mysterious-brown-substance-on-nose/

Mine had chicken pox and, although he had a few spots, he didn't seem to be at all affected. He gave it to me and I had spots in places that I didn't think was possible, couldn't sleep because of the itching and generally felt like death warmed up for 3 or 4 days.

I tried saintsplayer.com yesterday. It cost 99p for the day and it was a good quality stream. It did freeze on 2 occasions but a quick refresh fixed it straight away. I'd definitely use it again.

Here's another view: https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2016/06/27/nick-barber-tom-hickman-and-jeff-king-pulling-the-article-50-trigger-parliaments-indispensable-role/

The first 18 years are the worst. More seriously, I found the first 6 months a bit boring but, once they start to react with you, it fascinating to see them develop. They are like little sponges soaking up knowledge. Make the most of these years. They go by very quickly and, before you know it, they've turned in to a stroppy teenager.

I've just finished reading "In Plain Sight: The Live and Lies of Jimmy Savile" by Dan Davies. It's an absorbing account of how Savile wormed his way into the places that would give him access to vulnerable young girls. Thatcher was determined to put him forward for a knighthood and, although senior civil servants managed to block it for 4 or 5 years (as they'd heard the rumours), she eventually got her way. A lot of the establishment refused to see what he was like, the Police, BBC, Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh were all taken in. Someone who wasn't was the Captain of the Canberra. On a Mediterranean cruise, Savile groped a 13 year old girl. She told her parent who protested to the Captain. He told Savile that he was leaving the ship in Gibraltar and would have to make his own way home. P&O then banned him from all of their ships. Well worth a read.