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Do you hate earwigs? Probably not as much as the formidable Connie Rees!
In 1962 she wrote a jingle to the tune of ‘Old Macdonald had a Farm’ as a complaint about the earwig invasion in her home, addressed to the development corporation's general manager, R. S. McDougall.
In 1962 she wrote a jingle to the tune of ‘Old Macdonald had a Farm’ as a complaint about the earwig invasion in her home, addressed to the development corporation's general manager, R. S. McDougall.
'Old McDougall had a town Earwig, Earwig, O,
With an Earwig here, and an Earwig there,
With an Earwig nearly everywhere,
Old McDougall had a town, Earwig Earwig, O.’🎶
Yours sincerely, Connie Rees
With an Earwig here, and an Earwig there,
With an Earwig nearly everywhere,
Old McDougall had a town, Earwig Earwig, O.’🎶
Yours sincerely, Connie Rees
The very amusing part of this letter exchange is when McDougall tries to humour Mrs. Rees by mentioning that it is better to have earwigs rather than an invasion of spiders or ants!
Our railways are full yet demand for services keeps rising. We need extra capacity. Here’s how #HS2 creates extra capacity where it is most needed, creating opportunity across the country.
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HS2 Phase 1 is the UK's only shovel-ready new line. Backed by 10 years of design & development, parliamentary scrutiny, and consultation to get here. No other projects are within 5 years of where it is. Upgrade of existing lines is ‘absurd’ say experts.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
More people are travelling by train. West Midlands rail use rose 121% in 10 years. Manchester's 26%. There are 10 million more WCML passengers than a decade ago. Yet, no railway has been built north of London in over 100 years.
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Horrific crash at a modified car meet in #Stevenage has left 14 injured, some seriously. Organisers asked for no racing or anti-social behaviour at last night’s event. Two cars crashed, ploughing into spectators. I’m at the scene @GMB
Seems clear that those attending the Hertfordshire car cruise event didn’t stay static as organisers asked. Car parks show evidence of drivers doing “donuts” and stunts before the horrendous accident.
Footage posted on social media shows the accident - a car pulling out of a side turning, colliding with another being driven at speed up the road it was joining. Spectators lining the road were hit by the vehicles. Evidence of emergency first aid treatment visible today. @GMB
