Archive | July, 2007

Early Day Motion on First Great Western train services

By on July 23, 2007 in trains

TweetDavid Drew, MP for Stroud (Lab and Co-operative), has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for First Group’s Greater Western’s train services to be returned to the public sector. This motion is being supported by passenger groups and rail unions.

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TravelWatch South West criticise FGW

By on July 5, 2007 in trains

TweetA short article in the Avon Advertiser (p. 7, 4 July) headlined: “Service is just not the ticket – rail users” covers the response of TravelWatch South West to the National Passenger Survey. The survey revealed a drop in passenger satisfaction with FGW performance on the ex-Wessex network. TravelWatch have said they want to see [...]

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Robert Key wins FGW tickets

By on July 5, 2007 in fun, people, trains

TweetDuring yesterday’s Commons debate, Robert Key, MP (Cons) for Salisbury contributing the following:- Oral Answers to Questions – Wales: Train Services (4 Jul 2007) Robert Key: The fourth prize in a recent charity auction in my constituency was a pair of First Great Western first class return tickets to London. I do not think that [...]

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Other Tehminas

By on July 4, 2007 in friends, interesting, people

TweetQuite by chance, I happened upon this string of comments about the meaning of Tehmina on an (old?) blog called Tam’s Diaries. There were suggestions of all descriptions from people called Tehmina across the world. Some suggestions were: ‘true witness’, ‘shred’ or ‘scintilla’, ‘healthy’ or ‘insurance’ in Arabic, ‘honest’ in Hebrew, ‘precious of heart’ and [...]

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Give us this day our daily bread

By on July 2, 2007 in food, interesting, madness

TweetLast year, during the FA World Cup, I bought a sandwich which came with its own thought for the day. Today I find myself buying the same sandwich made by Daily Bread: shaved cheddar and pickle. It still comes with its daily motto which today is: If God wanted us to fly, He would have [...]

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