Maxine's Week: The cost of crime
Why doesn't it surprise me that the BBC has found it difficult to discover exactly how much the new system of police and crime commissioners is costing the country. We were told by the Home Office...
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Maxine's Week: Some of us are just accident-prone
Throughout my life I have regarded those neat people who are never clumsy, who don't fall over and never cut themselves by accident with amazement.They are so far removed from me that I might as well...
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Maxine's Week: Breaking with a Christmas tradition
Something very odd has happened to me.As I write this it is Saturday December 14 and I have virtually finished getting ready for Christmas.This is unknown – I normally still have presents to buy (this...
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Maxine's Week: please co-ordinate Somerset roadworks
I KNOW it is only a matter of weeks since I was moaning about the roadworks on the M5 but the situation got even worse when the roadmenders turned up at the end of my street.I wouldn't have minded but...
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Maxine's Week: Somerset County Council leader misses the point...
CAN I thank the leader of Somerset County Council, the Wells Conservative John Osman, for contacting us following my last column about roadworks.He twittered: "Our local media would benefit from...
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Maxine's Week: Winscombe named third best place to raise family...
I WAS fascinated to read in last week's Cheddar Valley Gazette that Winscombe has been named the third best place to bring up a family in England and Wales.I have a vested interest because the village...
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Maxine's Week: England Cricket Team should have stayed in the...
"Oh, dear, what can the matter beThree old ladies locked in the lavatoryThey were there from Monday to SaturdayNobody knew they were there"This traditional song sums up the dreadful fate of the England...
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Maxine's Week: 'Wales had better beat the old enemy (England)'
The sports fan's life is not always a happy one. It doesn't matter which team or individual you support, the sad truth is they don't always win.The former international runner Steve Cram alluded to his...
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Maxine's Week: How much Guinness was drunk at the England and...
WHY is it that the relationship between rugby supporters and the black stuff is so strong? I couldn't believe just how much Guinness was consumed at Twickenham on Sunday at the international between...
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Maxine's Week: UK much better when it works as a family
I HAVE only ever spent a fortnight in Africa, but the two weeks in Nigeria have left an indelible impression on me. I soon learned just how ridiculous some of the national boundaries are across the...
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