June 2020

David Parkin on Stray socialising and scoring a winner on TV

PLENTY of reasons to be cheerful this week with the return of Military 1st Fitness sessions on The Stray in Harrogate. All official rules were observed with the two instructors taking just five people per session, all of whom were positioned two metres apart. Which is more than can be said for most people socialising …

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David Parkin stitches together a deal and gets a badge of honour

IT’S been a busy week. Gardening on Monday. Fetching the post from the office on Tuesday. A dog walk with friends on Wednesday. I needed a lie down yesterday and I’m still not sure I’ll summon enough energy for the trip I booked to the tip this afternoon. Actually I’m taking the mickey. Tuesday was …

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David Parkin celebrates Tom Jones, adds a bit of polish and hears showbiz stories

  HAPPY Birthday Sir Tom Jones. The oldest swinger in town turned 80 last weekend. They used to use that term to describe an older man attempting to impress younger women by strutting his stuff on the dance floor of a disco. That certainly doesn’t apply to The Voice from the Valleys. Even at 80, …

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David Parkin waves farewell to a good man, tries to get his head around Peston and sees a nerd alert

THERE have been plenty of cliches trotted out over the last three months. As lockdown restrictions start to ease we are all wondering what life will look like on the other side of the virtual domestic bubble we’ve been living in since March. One of the phrases you hear said the most is “the new …

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