Housing shortage: The problem is not councils but builders Under-pressure Harborough District Council wants an urgent meeting with house builders in the area to ask them: “Can you build any faster?” ... By apit nursing August 31, 2014 Comment
XTC: The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead A great song by Swindon's finest. The single of this was the first CD I ever bought - some time before I owned a CD player. (I knew it w... By apit nursing August 31, 2014 Comment
Arts Fresco returns to Market Harborough, 14 September From the Arts Fresco website: Once a year, on a day in September, Arts Fresco transforms Market Harborough to a magical playground of exoti... By apit nursing Saturday, August 30, 2014 Comment
Six of the Best 461 "The debate until now has been civilized - if shallow, dishonest and misguided. Divorces usually only get nasty when the lawyers are ca... By apit nursing August 30, 2014 Comment
chocolate desserts Mint Chocolate Chip Nice Cream Mint chocolate chip has always been one of my ice cream favourites so I was really happy when I realized that I could totally do a healthy t... By apit nursing August 30, 2014 Comment
Douglas Carswell speaking in favour of open primaries When you have finished laughing, remember that the 'political reform' section of the Coalition Agreement said: We will fund 200 all... By apit nursing August 30, 2014 Comment
Stamford railway station Taken last summer, when I also photographed the town's former Water Street station (later known as Stamford East). By apit nursing Friday, August 29, 2014 Comment
Homophobic monks sighted in Brighton and Cambridge On Wednesday I blogged about the sighting of a monk delivering homophobic leaflets in Market Harborough: The leaflets were delivered to hom... By apit nursing August 29, 2014 Comment
Judge slams lawyer for wearing 'Harry Potter' outfit in court The Daily Express wins Headline of the Day By apit nursing August 29, 2014 Comment
Fussy Friday # 35 Marcus Brothers - Enduring Legacies - Judie Rothermel - - - - - - - - - - - Follow us between post on Facebook and Instagram By apit nursing August 29, 2014 Comment
How public schools dominate British life and why it matters Alexei Sayle explains... By apit nursing Thursday, August 28, 2014 Comment
Is Douglas Carswell trying to save his seat? Nigel Farage has hailed Douglas Carswell's decision to resign his seat in the Commons and fight the resultant by-election as a Ukip cand... By apit nursing August 28, 2014 Comment
NASA, Edwards say goodbye to historic landmark by Jet Fabara 412th Test Wing Public Affairs 8/27/2014 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A structure synonymous with NASA's Armstr... By apit nursing August 28, 2014 Comment
It didn't take BBC1 long to ruin The Great British Bake Off #168628645 / gettyimages.com Do you blame Diana or Iain, asks a poll on the Shropshire Star website. For once my favourite paper has got i... By apit nursing August 28, 2014 Comment
Douglas Carswell was never a Conservative Paul Goodman (with whom I was at university some centuries ago) writes on Conservative Home: Douglas Carswell has never, as far as I know, ... By apit nursing August 28, 2014 Comment
Civil Rights Corruption Human Rights Injustice Paul Craig Roberts Justice #USA America’s Corrupt Institutions I don't know how many of you reading this, truly understand how the US Justice System really functions? Well it functions just like Paul... By apit nursing August 28, 2014 Comment
Plastic ducks cause A4042 hold-ups near Abergavenny Thanks to a reader for nominating BBC News for my Headline of the Day Award. By apit nursing August 28, 2014 Comment
Steam and diesel at Shrewsbury in 1967 #90775433 / gettyimages.com You can also watch a video of the former Great Western mainline from Birmingham Snow Hill to Shrewsbury in thi... By apit nursing Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Comment
The homophobic monk of Market Harborough Northampton has its clown : Market Harborough, it seems, has a homophobic monk. The Leicester Mercury reports: A man dressed in a monk’s ha... By apit nursing August 27, 2014 Comment
A guide to the underside of Rotherham politics #454246042 / gettyimages.com Offering "robust scrutiny of all things political in and around Rotherham," the website Rotherham Po... By apit nursing August 27, 2014 Comment
Happy eighth birthday to Liberal Democrat Voice Stephen Tall tells us that today is Liberal Democrat Voice's eighth birthday. Many happy returns. Looking through my own archives, I fi... By apit nursing August 27, 2014 Comment
children food safety Food Safety for Bake Sales Bake sales are a popular way for organizations to raise money. Who can say no to delicious homemade baked goods for a good cause? When the ... By apit nursing August 27, 2014 Comment
Little Letters - Getting Ready For School Here are a few detail about our new Quilt Along - Little Letters. I will be posting 2 letters each week on Sunday and Wednesday starting Sep... By apit nursing August 27, 2014 Comment
Beat School (1961) We should all be grateful to Sam Holler for tweeting this video. As he says: "Everything about this 1960s alternative school is deligh... By apit nursing Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Comment
Six of the Best 460 Viktor Orban "Descriptions matter, I’m not saying they don’t – but when the politics of language pushes the rest aside, it seems to me ... By apit nursing August 26, 2014 Comment
measles Avoid the risk from measles: Get vaccinated In 2000, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. And yet measles cases in the country hit a 20-year high this summer. How can that be?... By apit nursing August 26, 2014 Comment
The guardian of the Jordan would have got his paws wet A couple of days ago I posted a photograph of a cat sitting on the stones at the mouth of the River Jordan. This is a photo of the same spo... By apit nursing August 26, 2014 Comment
Batsford Books Brian Cook Cappricios Philip Gough Goughville-on-Sea We are perhaps all familiar with the Batsford book jackets designed by Brian Cook in the 1930s. Brightly coloured and so evocative of an era... By apit nursing August 26, 2014 Comment
Dear Jane Journal Row C and Top Row Triangles complete. Augusts - 345 pieces Total Pieces - 1050 By apit nursing August 26, 2014 Comment
Officials Expand Space-tracking Website By Amaani Lyle DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2014 – Defense Department officials announced additions to its space s... By apit nursing Monday, August 25, 2014 Comment