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The Oscars

"And the performance of the year... Aston Villa for the second half against Reading...”Read

Crufts coming soon

“Baths every day, endless brushing, being perfumed and spoiled, I’m so glad I’m just a mangy mutt!”Read

BBC shake-up

“Here is the news, read by Bruce Forsyth . . . “Read

Threat to council jobs

“Hard? – I’ll say times are hard. Last week I was chief executive of the council!”Read

Brown pledges parent power

“Another head teacher says he’s being bullied by Mr Brown . . . !”Read

Brum is short-listed for City of Culture

“You’d better stay out of Brum until you know we’ve got it . . . !”Read

Snow in Brum

‘‘As we’ve had a bit more snow in Brum than Vancouver, we thought we’d bid for 2018 Winter Olympics.’’Read

Post Office

“I hear they’re planning to close this post office because it’s underused...!”Read

Things to do at half-term

“Stop moaning. Half-term gives you a chance to spend some quality time with the children . . . !”Read

Parties bicker

“The prospect of a General Election has certainly boosted the drinks trade...!”Read

Budget cuts mean fewer uni places

“Well, the good news is – I won’t be running up huge university debts...”Read

Britain's Got Talent auditions

“I don’t believe it – you mean they already have a singing, dancing one-man band unicyclist on a tightrope?”Read

RBS under-writing Kraft bid

“Now that’s really rubbing it in – they’re buying us with our own money . . . !”Read

Blue Monday

“Think hard... despite the weather, the Christmas bills, the fuel costs, the wage freeze, the test match...there must be something cheerful to talk about...?”Read

Call to cancel half-term

‘‘Ermm ... I don’t quite know how to put this...’’Read

Shoppers stocking up just in case

“Mum, Tesco are on the phone asking if they can buy something back, only you’ve emptied their shelves...!”Read

Councils running out of salt

“Gosh, I’d heard things were getting difficult, but...”Read

The Big Freeze

“He should be with you. He went out about an hour ago to scrape the ice off the car...!”Read

Tempreatures get even colder

“Typical! – Who else would rush to have the boiler changed in these temperatures?”Read

Tories focus on NHS

“Oh no, we’ll soon have to decide which party’s figures we disbelieve least . . . !”Read