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So, where did Syd Barrett get the idea to call his new band ‘Pink Floyd’?
You may never have heard of Pink Anderson, but you will certainly know Pink Floyd. What is the connection between the two?
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The Hall’s of Penzance – a family mystery and tragedy: a birth in Cornwall, a marriage in Devon and a death in Hong Kong – how are they linked?
Two mysteries and a tragedy: could they be linked? Two families merged in 1914 and created strong and lasting bonds between them, but the mystery was never spoken of.
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The heating season is fast approaching. What is the ‘heating season’ and what happens to your energy bills?
Energy bills: how much bigger are they in the winter compared to the summer? Is the Standing Charge fair? What is my ideal heating system?
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Low Income Diary 3: Drink at home or pub – or neither?
I enjoy spending a little time in a pub – or café for that matter. However, since I have been on a fixed low income I have had to give serious thought to whether I can afford to go to the pub at all.
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The Leyton Buzzards: Saturday Night Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees.
The Leyton Buzzards were a minor punk/new wave band but they did some good stuff – and they headlined a Rock Against Racism gig at the LSE.
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Ian Dury & the Blockheads were hoping for a No.1 with Sueperman’s Big Sister – but it wasn’t to be…
Ian Dury & The Blockheads were hoping for a No.1 with the 100th single on the Stiff Records label – but it was a flop. I can see why. The ‘b’ side was good though…
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