Chris Whiteside

Thursday music spot: Bach's harpsichord concerto in D minor

Congratulations to councillor Adam Brierley and his team on this fantastic result:

On the government's decision to allow the purchase of Russian oil refined in third countries:

Out this evening in Hawcoats with our excellent candidate for a council by-election. More details coming shortly.

Music to start the weekend: Steeleye Span sing "The Summer Lady"

Gilbert & Sullivan's wonderful song in which the first Lord of the Admiralty seeking the hand of a captain's daughter, has no idea how forcefully his arguments plead the cause of his rival for her hand, a common seaman ...

On this day, the First of June, in 1794 the British and French fleets met in battle. Here are three of the most beautiful of the many pictures which have been created to capture what become known in Britain as "The Glorious First of June."

Look what Labour's Welfare secretary admitted in one of the documents released yesterday following the Mandelson investigation:

Out today in Barrow campaigning in a council by-election.

On my return from Barrow (see previous post) I attended the annual meeting which Egremont Town Council, like all Town and Parish councils, is required to hold each year for members of the public to ask questions of the council.