Helping others is my passion. Getting Ian Ogden into emergency accommodation was a real achievement, but the job is only 50% done. He still needs to be on “the system”. Until then he has to come out onto the street to get money, money that buys him the essentials, I’ll never

Streetwise Stu Steve Cavanagh I've read all the Eddie Flynn books Stu and the standalone Kill For Me, Kill For You. One of the great characters of fiction is Eddie . Poacher turned gamekeeper . I would highly recommend him to the reading public. You will not be disappointed.

I’ve been coming to “Ran” in town for years, it’s my go to shop in Manchester. Jay is always chatty and his product knowledge is superb, he’s never sold me one thing, but I’ve bought plenty from him. It a great experience each time I go, always something new and quirky on

A visit to town isn’t a visit to town without going to clampdown records. Bought these two beauties today for a grand total of £18. They say the alike doesn’t fall far from the tree, my Dad used to drive a Ford Cortina with cassette player, he’d listen to 60’s music religiously,

I travel the world reading poems. I stay in the finest hotels & eat in the best restaurants. I play at amazing festivals & theatres. I’m so lucky. But this is my favourite thing. What I truly love the most. Where I watch minds change before my very eyes. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I love poems and watching people like Mike Garry and John Cooper Clarke has made me read more books and write a lot more than i would have previously. I saw these on the streets in town today. Well done to whoever wrote them. Keep up the great work ❤️❤️ The Chubby Northerner

Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve been in the loft again 🙈🙈 just LOOK at what I’ve found in amongst “cricket corner” A hand signed Lancashire County Cricket Club Bat. Mike Watkinson (Captain ) Mike Atherton Steve Elworthy Neil Fairbrother John Crawley Jason Gallian Warren Hegg Ian

Drone footage of Niagara Falls last night. Following this trial run organised by the Niagara MUFC the Rivers Irwell and Mersey in north west England will be permanently turned red, white and black

I’m 45. I genuinely believe that my generation has failed the youth of today. I was SHIT SCARED of may dad. Not because he was a violent thug, but the rules were the rules, he’d explained them from a very early age. “ Be respectful to your elders, say please and thank you, and

I’m sat watching “The Arras” Mrs has just been to the shop and bought me a bag of chocolate peanuts and her a scratch card, I stick £3 on the Irish lotto on a Saturday. I always pick ; numbers as I’m greedy, never really been into scratch cards. She’s sat next to me doing my head

Here’s a quick message to all fans of Newcastle United, I’m not here to patronise or piss take, but I’m just being honest, please remember where you are in the packing order in the food chain. Mr Isak wants out, and he will leave, geography doesn’t help you. As a club you are a big one, but

Anyone who knows anything about Australia as a Sporting Nation knows that in just under an hours time 15 Aussies are gonna come out fighting. No British and Irish Player will be untargetted. They are a Nation of Sporting Fanatics, they are a proud nation, they are hurting. The

Rugby is streets ahead of Football when it comes to respect for officials, it has been for years. Football has got a long way to go before it can get to this level of respect. This is a small example but a brilliant one

The Likns haven’t turned up here. Getting blitzed. A big ten minutes coming up 23-5