Northants ET - Richard Oliff http://www.northantset.co.uk/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=13003 en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk KET http://www.northantset.co.uk/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=13003&format=rss Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:22:19 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.northantset.co.uk/template/group/images/rss/KET_rss.gif www.northantset.co.uk http://www.northantset.co.uk 281 70 Trepidation at being the best man http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Trepidation-at-being-the-best.6511466.jp This October I will be the best man at a wedding. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Trepidation-at-being-the-best.6511466.jp Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:47:30 GMT St Paul's has given me best entertainment http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/St-Paul39s-has-given-me.6486600.jp St Paul's Cathedral in London is, without doubt, a magnificent place to visit. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/St-Paul39s-has-given-me.6486600.jp Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:50:33 GMT All statistics are a cold thing http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/All-statistics-are-a-cold.6474562.jp Today is Friday 13th August 2010. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/All-statistics-are-a-cold.6474562.jp Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:45:02 GMT Experiencing life on other side of the mic http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Experiencing-life-on-other-side.6461577.jp Interviewing people live on radio is what I do. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Experiencing-life-on-other-side.6461577.jp Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:52:50 GMT A happy twist of fate saved the day http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/A-happy-twist-of-fate.6448729.jp Sometimes, doing the job that I do, something arrives purely by chance and straight out of left-field. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/A-happy-twist-of-fate.6448729.jp Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:01:15 GMT How charities can cash in at carnivals http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/How-charities-can-cash-in.6436826.jp Up and down the country at this time of year, thousands of people, in hundreds of communities, come together to celebrate the historical values and traditions of carnival. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/How-charities-can-cash-in.6436826.jp Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:03:35 GMT Hospice must get publicity http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Hospice-must-get-publicity.6411270.jp The Lakelands Daycare Hospice in Corby is a remarkable place. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Hospice-must-get-publicity.6411270.jp Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:11:01 GMT When worlds collided in Conneticut http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/When-worlds-collided-in-Conneticut.6397122.jp Anyone who knows me might tell you of my "obsession" with collecting unusual signatures, mostly from the worlds of history and politics. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/When-worlds-collided-in-Conneticut.6397122.jp Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:29:08 GMT The pride to get a letter from the King http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/The-pride-to-get-a.6384183.jp War is without doubt a terrible thing. It leaves nothing but death, fear and destruction in its wake. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/The-pride-to-get-a.6384183.jp Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:16:02 GMT Divert more of our cash to pensions http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Divert-more-of-our-cash.6370500.jp This week I decided to check my pension forecast with the department for work and pensions just to see what my lifetime of paying national insurance contributions might add up http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Divert-more-of-our-cash.6370500.jp Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:57:45 GMT The coalition already has a tired look http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/The-coalition-already-has-a.6333249.jp In your wildest dreams you just couldn't make it up. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/The-coalition-already-has-a.6333249.jp Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:49:52 GMT Englishman's castle is not really a home http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Englishman39s-castle-is-not-really.6326876.jp Last week we found ourselves at the most beautiful private Georgian stately home in Kent. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Englishman39s-castle-is-not-really.6326876.jp Fri, 28 May 2010 10:05:16 GMT Money men are the ones who matter http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Money-men-are-the-ones.6295057.jp Well, here we are. The week after the day after the long night and morning before. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Money-men-are-the-ones.6295057.jp Fri, 14 May 2010 09:24:45 GMT Kids need to know about our country http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Kids-need-to-know-about.6264925.jp Often, where I pass my day, we have students who choose to spend some of their work experience in a radio station as part of a school or college course. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Kids-need-to-know-about.6264925.jp Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:16:32 GMT Here's something to smile about http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Here39s-something-to-smile-about.6258510.jp What's in a smile? http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Here39s-something-to-smile-about.6258510.jp Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:52:48 GMT Apathy never equates to achievement http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Apathy-never-equates-to-achievement.6249101.jp Why would anyone place themselves in a position where their reputation or integrity may be open to ridicule? http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Apathy-never-equates-to-achievement.6249101.jp Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:55:08 GMT Every child deserves to be cared for http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Every-child-deserves-to-be.6232132.jp I haven't always wanted to have children of my own. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Every-child-deserves-to-be.6232132.jp Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:07:39 GMT Cider tax is the least of our worries http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Cider-tax-is-the-least.6215359.jp The recent budget presented by the Chancellor Alistair Darling included a tax on cider, much to the chagrin of many a quaffer of the apple derived slurp. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Cider-tax-is-the-least.6215359.jp Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:18:35 GMT I'm driven pothole-ly by 'Londonshire' http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/I39m-driven-potholely-by-39Londonshire39.6183487.jp Having been a driver for over 30 years without so much as a speeding fine or a parking ticket, I feel qualified to recognise a bad or even dangerous road surface when I see &# http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/I39m-driven-potholely-by-39Londonshire39.6183487.jp Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:49:38 GMT Old box is full of treasured memories http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Old-box-is-full-of.6147569.jp Once upon a time there was a family who had lived happily ever after in a Birmingham house. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Old-box-is-full-of.6147569.jp Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:37:40 GMT Forgotten your 'green' plastic bag? http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Forgotten-your-39green39-plastic-bag.6127192.jp Whenever I find myself at the supermarket check-out a cold chill runs down my spine. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Forgotten-your-39green39-plastic-bag.6127192.jp Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:46:55 GMT Time to give your local team a try http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Time-to-give-your-local.6107346.jp I'm often baffled as to why someone might support a sporting team from another town or city when one has no other affiliation with that place. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Time-to-give-your-local.6107346.jp Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:30:17 GMT Century up and it's been a pleasure http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Century-up-and-it39s-been.6067047.jp Writing a column like this for a newspaper is without doubt a privilege, not to be taken for granted. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Century-up-and-it39s-been.6067047.jp Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:34:06 GMT No longer only here for the beer http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/No-longer-only-here-for.6046967.jp The average cost of a pint of beer is £2, or let's charitably convert to say £3 per litre. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/No-longer-only-here-for.6046967.jp Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:22:36 GMT Why I should be counting my blessings http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Why-I-should-be-counting.6026105.jp My dad died in 1971 at the age of 55 and would have been 95 this year. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Why-I-should-be-counting.6026105.jp Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:26:08 GMT The concept and value of nothing http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/The-concept-and-value-of.6005603.jp Without doubt money is the controller of lives. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/The-concept-and-value-of.6005603.jp Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:16:04 GMT This piece of paper is a real survivor http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/This-piece-of-paper-is.5985653.jp On Saturday, March 29, 1608, Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, signed his name to a piece of paper using a quill pen and ink. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/This-piece-of-paper-is.5985653.jp Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:43:16 GMT Serious about tackling the terrorists? http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Serious-about-tackling-the-terrorists.5966750.jp We touched down at JFK on Christmas Eve filled with the unique excitement that only New York can induce. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/Serious-about-tackling-the-terrorists.5966750.jp Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:09:45 GMT A jam jar of memories of a past life http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/A-jam-jar-of-memories.5923413.jp In February 1999 I had been a widower for four years. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/A-jam-jar-of-memories.5923413.jp Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:14:25 GMT They should be sacked, not rewarded http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/They-should-be-sacked-not.5904285.jp Let's see if I've heard this right. http://www.northantset.co.uk/oliff/They-should-be-sacked-not.5904285.jp Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:32:38 GMT