March 2011 - Posts

Why I'd ban mobile phones in schools

29 March 2011 08:15

I sometimes wonder how we survived without mobile phones while we were at school. What did we do if we missed the bus home? Oh yes, we either walked or used the telephone in the school reception to contact our parents. And if we had an urgent message...

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Police are wasting our time

16 March 2011 08:08

Hands up if you have ever flashed your lights to warn other drivers about the presence of a mobile police speed camera? I have, plenty of times. And I’m guessing that most other drivers have, too. Now for the tricky bit. Hands up if you know that you...

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School mergers are on the horizon

09 March 2011 11:00

As a Cromer lad raised on fierce football pitch battles against Sheringham, I understand the roots of local rivalry. I’m not averse to jokes about "shady Shannocks" or a barbed reference to Suffolk or Ipswich. But when it goes beyond good-humoured sparring...

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Norfolk's too good for you, Mr Gill

01 March 2011 08:35

My faith exhorts and inspires me to turn the other cheek to provocation. And, on most occasions, I do just that. Growing up with ginger hair, you get used to choosing between fight or flight. More often than not, I have chosen the latter. But there...

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