De, Do, Do, Do…..
Yesterday evening, lockdown rules in certain areas of West Yorkshire and Lancashire were tightened again, following reports of COVID spikes in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire pennine mill towns. The only certainty about these new edicts, affecting around four million people, is the uncertainty they create. From what I understand, the populace in those areas cannot... Continue Reading →
Who Is That Masked Man?!
From today face masks are compulsory under certain scenarios for the English populace. The circumstances where us Brits are required to wear visage coverings including whilst shop in situ, on public transport, or if you've a 'boat race' like ex-England footballer Peter Beardsley. The move aimed at mitigating against spread of coronavirus, along with negating... Continue Reading →
Raising The Rafters
Yesterday evening, the lockdown entertainment landscape took a spike similar to that recently seen with Florida's COVID cases. Catalyst to this upturn in verve the participation in a bi-weekly Zoom quiz evening with buddies. These fortnightly inquisitions, in which rounds of questions are interspersed with live acoustic music courtesy of two of our number, affording... Continue Reading →
Irn Bruhaha
Scotland's devolved government has today eased COVID lockdown restrictions in the Caledonian nation. From today, the land of my roots will allow pub/restaurant visits, sojourns to the barber/hairdressers and use of the exclamation "Hoots!" in public places. The latter, though, only if the word's recipient is a minimum two metres away. Consequently, as I write,... Continue Reading →