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Colorado, a tale of two tragedies

The first time I came to this great state was in September 2001.  The first time I came to Denver was to visit the airport on 10 September 2001.  The 18th African Children’s Choir were set to fly back to West Africa, via Belfast and Choir 19 (that I was chaperoning) met up with them […]

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Jubilation

When it comes to the Queen, I’m a big fan.  It’s become fashionable to mock the pomp and circumstance and to view her Highness as a dusty old relic of a bygone age, but to do so is to misrepresent a monarch that has done more to modernise and adapt than any predecessor – and […]

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The Metro is Open!

Right, let me start by apologising for being a bit lax on the blogging front.  To be fair the Wi-Fi connection in Rhodes was a little underwhelming, and although I did pen an article it disappeared into the ether.  However, I’ve not been wasting my time off!  Thanks to everyone who left me so many […]

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Oldham is great

Update: This post has now appeared in the Oldham Chronicle as can be seen on the Web Apps Website. In Oldham we seem to find it easy to focus on the negatives, but having attended a number of events showcasing plans for regeneration, it’s difficult to feel anything but positive. Oldham is pushing forward, to show […]

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Presidential announcements

Craig Dean is the new Oldham President of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Chief Executive of Web Applications UK. The Oldham business community is a dynamic, thriving and overwhelmingly positive group of people which is unquestionably surprising to ‘outsiders’ considering the ceaseless tirade of negative punditry that surrounds the prospects for our economy and […]

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