Monthly Archives: August 2014

Saturday, 30th August, 2014

Posted on 30/08/2014 by Archie Lowe

  Tough At The Top      The forthcoming NATO summit is nearly upon us.   The protesters are already upon us. The summit will take place in Newport and, it’s said, thousands of protesters are going to stay in a specially … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 23rd August, 2014.

Posted on 23/08/2014 by Archie Lowe

Remembering      My mind has been full this week of the commemorations going on as we’re reminded – constantly – of the start of the slaughter which happened in Europe between 1914 and 1918. Why, I wonder, do we need … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 16th August, 2014.

Posted on 16/08/2014 by Archie Lowe

“ON THIS SPOT . . .      . . . IN 1832, NOTHING HAPPENED.” Thus reads an amusing spoof memorial plaque in a friend’s garden.   It’s probably a true statement:  he lives in the middle of rural Wales, under the … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 9th August, 2014.

Posted on 09/08/2014 by Archie Lowe

“Catching Up”      That’s the official statement, anyway.   About Welsh broadband connections, that is.   Apparently, our land is way behind in having superfast broadband connections. The average UK figure of premises covered by this connection is nearly eighty percent. Nowhere … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 2nd August, 2014

Posted on 02/08/2014 by Archie Lowe

The Good News      I make no apologies for the shortness of this article this week.   The only political news seemed – until I saw this picture – non-existent.   So I thought it fitting to show what a real political … Continue reading →

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