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Book Review – Insidious Intent – Val McDermid

Posted on 2nd November, 2018

Book Review – Insidious Intent – Val McDermid Val McDermids tenth outing for Tony Hill and Carol Jordan, Insidious Intent has a shocking denouement and …

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Sometimes You Have To Be Sentimental (The Fall of Mere Way Police Station)

Posted on 5th September, 2018

          There are many occasions in life when something happens about which you have no power to change. Occasionally those moments …

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Archived – News and Events – 2018 – 2020

Posted on 15th November, 2017

UPCOMING EVENTS: 2020 January/February: Head judge for the HE Bates Writing Competition. PAST EVENTS: 2019 Saturday 27th April 2019 – Attending the Self-Publishing conference at …

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Policeman – The Dinosaur’s Lament

Posted on 23rd February, 2015

In a departure from what I normally drone on about, I was reminded the other day about the differences between the way the police service …

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Drink Driving – The Morning After the Night Before.

Posted on 9th February, 2015

In a recent conversation, I was reminded of an incident that I attended while still in ‘the job’. If I my memory serves me well, …

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