Manchester Victoria Station
Police were called as passengers swamped a Leeds-bound train from Manchester Victoria after a concert at the adjoining Arena. They ordered the crowds back from a pacer train which turned up to form the 10.20pm train to Leeds, just as fans poured out of the Arena where popular comic Michael McIntyre had been performing. The crush was made worse by the increased demand caused by the closure of the Oldham loop line and work on platform 2 of the station which has been cordoned

The joy of computers
I am a very busy man. I only have time to write this because my internet provider has let me down and I can’t get into my website to work on it. It started when I decided to buy some expensive software to make the pages of my online magazine turn. So impressed was I that I thought I had better give the website a revamp to celebrate…so I upgraded my hosting package to a more sophisticated one. I’ve signed up, paid up, and so far I have a half built website online ruining my reputation and a Exchange email account which is bouncing back emails. Oh, and after two long phone calls to support at 6p a minute to a cou

Cheeky villains
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/091106maynard.shtml This story reminds me of the time when the brother of a very wanted many came into the office one Saturday morning and we gave him £40 “expenses” for him to find his runaway sibling and get him to ring us. Of course, we never heard from him again…but at least it was the managing editor’s money!

The woes of a freelance journalist
Above are two versions of the same story. The first was written by me a month ago and sent to both newspapers. The second newspaper chose to ignore it until Rochdale MP Paul Rowen issued a press release after the story had appeared in the railway press. Now, I absolutely respect the right of any newspaper not to pay me. .. But a MONTH????

Roadworks
I have driven today along the M62 between Greater Manchester and the M1. It was horribly busy. They are preparing for new roadworks -and building the gantries for average speed cameras along what seems to be a 10-mile stretch around Leeds. Be very afraid