Hextol

Clinging power of kitchen film has got me foiled

IT seems that everyone you speak to these days has a degree.

Last updated 5 February 2010
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Cat and mouse games come to a sticky end

CHOCOLATE can be a real killer – just ask the mouse which took refuge in the Courant office from the icy blast of winter.

Last updated 29 January 2010
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Fumbling forays in the world of mobile phones

THERE was doubtless a sigh of relief around the Orange mobile phone empire the other day.

Last updated 22 January 2010
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Fall in the dark left me in an emotional vacuum

NOW I have always been an obliging sort of bloke, especially where Mrs Hextol is concerned.

Last updated 15 January 2010
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Lock-out leaves little hope of after-sales satisfaction

MY favourite room in Hextol Towers is the conservatory, where Mrs Hextol and I spend many happy hours counting sheep on distant Dunterley Fell and feeling at peace with the world.

Last updated 8 January 2010
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New Year's Night have lost their Scottish roots

AM I alone in thinking Old Year’s Nights on the telly ain’t what they used to be?

Last updated 31 December 2009
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Steam came out of the ears at Pelham Towers

AFTER months of planning, the loft of Hextol Towers has been relieved of all its flotsam and jetsam.

Last updated 24 December 2009
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No big sleep with the early morning alarm calls

I WAS lying semi-somnolent in bed the other night, when I became aware of a alien presence in the room.

Last updated 22 December 2009
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An inspirational way to get things off your chest

I WAS feeling a little sorry for myself the other day.

Last updated 11 December 2009
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While there’s still a bit of life left in the old dog...

I AM sad to report that the Hextol Hound appears to be literally on her last legs.

Last updated 7 December 2009
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Fair play is kicked into touch with a Gallic shrug

ZUT alors! What a furore fallen idol Thierry Henry created last week with his “Hand of Frog” goal against Ireland!

Last updated 27 November 2009
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Bruising encounter left me in a state of alarm

I SPENT much of the weekend with my fingers thrust so deeply into my ears I believe I may have tapped into a seam of wax which had lain undisturbed since 1957.

Last updated 20 November 2009
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All wrapped up in winter’s smothering embrace

I swapped the sunny shores of the Red Sea for the North Tyne at the weekend, and came to work on Monday in the thickest pea-soup fog I have seen for many a long day.

Last updated 13 November 2009
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A less than magical mystery tour to find flu cure

SO how are you coping with swine flu?

Last updated 6 November 2009
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Watching out for paratroopers with milking stools

WHENEVER you need cheering up, get along to Hexham library and have a look at some old issues of the Hexham Courant.

Last updated 30 October 2009
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A battle of words on a quiet bench in the park

YOU may or may not have noticed it was the world Scrabble championships in London at the weekend.

Last updated 26 October 2009
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All dressed up for my latest messy mishaps...

HOW is it that no matter how assiduously I try to keep clean when dressed to impress, I still manage to decorate myself with unwanted additions to my apparel?

Last updated 19 October 2009
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