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- Hasten slowly – though no tangible signs that the Anglican supertanker is turning
- Seanin Graham named CIPR NI Journalist of the year; Belfast Telegraph wins Newspaper of the year
- Pay your rates by credit card: you pay 2% extra. Pay by debit card: LPS pay 29p.
- Are public libraries under-appreciated and under-used?
- Electronic counting
- A “Boris in every city” rejected at the polls
- Imitation is the greatest form of flattery? Is the Belfast Telegraph standing on the shoulders of the News Letter?
- Local papers well represented in the Society of Editors’ Regional Press Awards shortlists
- The Biggest Issues – what happens when talk radio goes awry?
- The misunderstood Lord Mayor shuffle – timing, facts & Sinn Féin tying themselves in knots over friendship
- Child support payment arrears rising – 7,959 children in NI affected
- Being an all-Ireland party has its downsides – Sinn Fein’s inconsistency on property taxes
- Round-up of today’s Alliance party conference [including audio of speeches]
- Animated Alliance #apni12
- Alliance Party conference preview #apni12
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- Straight to DVD - celebrating the best and worst o...
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- Malachi O'Doherty - still in the saddle at sixty
- CoderDojo - encouraging the next ZX Spectrum gener...
- 3D TV? France 24 trialled 360 degree TV during its...
- Are public libraries under-appreciated and under-u...
- "a broadsheet man in a tabloid world" - Roy Hodgso...
- bye bye bmibaby ... all my bags are packed I'm rea...
- Open Source Belfast
- Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 3-13 May 2012
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- The ups and downs of conference exhibitors and the...
- World Book Night is upon us
- The Family Fang (Kevin Wilson)
- The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman)
- Thomas Andrews turned up in church this morning
- At Day's Close: Night in Times Past (A. Roger Ekir...
- Faith, Community and Creativity - In Conversation ...
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- In conversation with Colin Neill // Turas - a sto...
- Festival of History & Broadcasting - Tue 21-Thu 23...
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6 comments:
Congrats Alan! :)
Very well done Alan! Keep going.
Happy birthday!!!! I'll have to make you a cake! ;o)
Well Done! I'm starting to feel old now, I remember when you popped into the blogosphere.You were so cute then. Now I suppose we've to endure the "terrible two's" all those tantrums etc etc ;-)
I think I was searching for a non-existent GBB website and stumbled across your fine blog Alan.
Keep up the good work, a labour of love. Your blog was my inspiration.
Tim.
Happy belated birthday. I sometimes think you post too often - but always making for good reading. Keep it up!
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