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Last updated: 3rd February, 2010 04:34pm
BUDGET CUTS WON'T BE A PAIN-FREE SOLUTION
I HAVE to admit that I don't envy councillors and council officials who are involved in making ends meet in the budget process. Every year it seems that the inevitable cuts and savings have to be met. And for years you could have argued that it was because the council wasn't spending its money wisely.
Last updated: 27th January, 2010 10:54am
IT'S TIME REAL ACTION WAS TAKEN TO SAVE THE CARRICK
SOMETIMES you get these wee moments of clarity, when you realise that noone actually knows what's going on and everything that happens is...well...pretty arbitrary and random. It happened to me last week when I was thinking about the never-ending story that is the Carrick.
Last updated: 21st January, 2010 04:02pm
ELMA HAS TAKEN THE BULL BY THE HORNS
by Dyson Cleans UpI WILL hold my hands up and admit that, in general, this column has tended to err towards slating what I have personally perceived as negative - be it council policy or other such nonsense. So it may come as a surprise that I am going to dish out some praise on the council's new boss (for what my opinion is worth anyway...).
Last updated: 19th January, 2010 04:06pm
Christmas is over. We're well into January. What this actually means, finally, is some decent telly. But forget the return of 24 and Lost, the most unmissable US show of the next few weeks is Leverage.
Last updated: 15th January, 2010 03:31pm
OLDFATHER DYNASTY BITES THE DUST
AND lo! It came to pass that in the first month of a new decade the political dynasty of the Oldfathers was over before it had really began. Not that they were ever likely to rival the Kennedys as a family of political giants, but the ignominious nature of Ryan - Kilwinning councillor and son of MSP Irene - Oldfather's conviction for crashing a car and refusing to give a breath test to police perhaps fittingly bookends the Labour member's short career.
Last updated: 14th December, 2009 03:17pm
Green Day: Rock Band greenlit - finally
We've had The Beatles - which was, if you'll forgive the pun, fab - and we've had Aerosmith, AC DC and Metallica which were a little more disappointing, and now it's official: Green Day are getting the Rock Band treatment.
Last updated: 10th December, 2009 03:00pm
Being Human Season Two is around a month away from airing, and there's much to be giddy about. [this blog - and the stories it links to - contains some minor spoilers]
Last updated: 2nd November, 2009 10:39am
TV and film doommongers are forever moaning that there are no new ideas out there any more. And after this year - when Star Trek was one of the best performing films - you've got to wonder if that's a fair summation of the entertainment industry.
Last updated: 14th August, 2009 10:45am
WELL he's taken on the X-Men, and Superman, and even the Usual Suspects, but news of Bryan Singer's latest foray into filmmaking has taken industry insiders by surprise. He's rebooting the reboot of Battlestar Galactica.
Last updated: 30th July, 2009 10:37am
Jack Bauer to take on Ahmadinejad... Almost.
Forget making your Twitter avatar green in solidarity with Iranian dissidents, they have a new protector - in the new season of 24, Jack Bauer will be taking on President Ahmadinejad.
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