98th Entry Halton Apprentices

 
Nice to see that England captain, John Terry, is playing (away) again in his favourite position

The defendant appeared before the bench of 3 magistrates for one of the usual acquisitive crimes committed by people with a habit to feed. His solicitor spoke well in his defence, saying that, to his credit the defendant was voluntarily attending rehab sessions and was applying himself well to ’turn his life around’.
His solicitor went on [...]

Some time soon we are going to have a General Election in this country. The sand in the glass is running out for Gordy. Millions of us will have the right to vote for their preferred party or politician. Unfortunately, for reasons that are obvious to all, many people are so disillusioned with politics and [...]

I came accross this photo the other day and it brought a smile to my face. Elf n Safety hard hat area. Hmmmm!

In these days of heightened security I thought it would be helpful for you to know what a Gay Terrorist looks like, or, as Gordy says “Alki Ida”.
 

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The Chilcot Inquiry is getting interesting. We heard from Jack Straw that he took legal advice and then decided that International Law was too vague. It isn’t, but he decided it was. Today we learn that all of the senior legal mandarins in Whitehall told T Bliar and Co that the war was illegal!  We [...]

 Last week the Magistrates Association wrote in the national press that it was gravely concerned that the printing of directories containing the personal details of serving magistrates and legal advisers had been undertaken in prisons.
You couldn’t make it up! I suppose HM Court Service offered the task out to the lowest competitive tender and the Bean Counters [...]

I was in a restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass wind. The music was really, really loud, so I timed my release with the beat of the music..
After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring at me….
Then I suddenly remembered [...]

Doncaster has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. Child abuse, ASBOs, deaths of young children and the Edlington case. Our Magistrates Family Courts are extremely busy places! Here is my take on the situation.
The behaviour of the brothers’ from Edlington, Doncaster stunned the country, but the sense of shock turned to anger once [...]