In 2014, when our grandchildren, Anna and Thomas Lightfoot were 5 years old, my daughter-in-law Denise asked me if I would compile a Lightfoot Family History for the kids. ...
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To the small business owner / manager it seems that new legislation, layers of red tape and political correctness keeps bombarding their organisation from all ends and sides, taking...
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Two weeks ago, I mentioned in my blog that the early signs were that the first half of 2020 has been exceptionally good for Solar Solve, considering the problems...
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It is well documented in books and records about the demise of the TITANIC; that Joseph Bell and his brave band of Marine Engineers and Engine Room Ratings stayed...
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During the last 7 days Solar Solve has returned to full operating capacity with all employees working full time and within the current government guidelines regarding safety, social distancing...
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It is 11 weeks since we tentatively re-opened for business after the 3-week government enforced Covid-19 shutdown and during that time we have steadily built up staffing levels and...
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In the past decade we had 6 years of media commentators before and after the UK referendum vote commentating on the whys and the wherefores and everything else in...
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At the end of last year, because we had such an excellent year in 2019, the board members thought we should give some thought to investigating the possibilities for...
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Apart from the supermarkets, which must be doing exceptionally well at the moment, I have a lot of sympathy for the retail traders who rely on the high street...
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Here in South Shields the local evening paper is the Shields Gazette, established in 1849, it is the oldest provincial evening newspaper in the United Kingdom. My wife Lilian...
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