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Focusing on the growing challenges us oldies face with reading glasses

AS I head deeper into my seventh decade, I feel the need to focus on something that’s become an increasingly important feature of my life: reading...

06.02.2025 3

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Peter Barron

The day a Durham headteacher wished he hadn't asked about a pupil's dog having pups

MANY thanks to former teacher June Clough for passing on a lovely story after my Dad At Large talk to Durham Friendship Centre in Belmont earlier...

15.01.2025 2

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Peter Barron

A case of mistaken identity that left our family shellshocked

TALK about being well and truly shellshocked… Christopher, our eldest, was woken from a deep sleep with the devastating news: “Nigel’s dead!”...

06.12.2024 9

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Peter Barron

Today's investment summit 'moment of significant opportunity', Ben Houchen writes

Today’s International Investment Summit is more than just a gathering of global business leaders and government officials – it’s a moment of...

14.10.2024 3

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