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The value of rubbish.
A year ago to the day, this column pondered Easter Bank Holiday traditions - in particular, how the presentation (and, in and around Preston, the rolling down hills) of ovoid fertility symbols, gave way to the giving of Maundy Money, and more latterly to the consumption of vast quantities of over-packaged confectionery and garden-centre products. My point was to highlight how all of those pursuits were being regulated or taxed out of existence, to the detriment of businesses and investors. This year, however, I realise that I missed the point. What the Vernal Festival (or whatever Preston City Council allows us to call it these days) really demonstrates is that regulating ...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) September 1, 2009 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) May 22, 2009 700+ words
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- News wire article from: M2 Presswire May 22, 2009 700+ words
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- Eisteddfod Bank Holiday; yourLETTERS.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) August 3, 2009 700+ words
...to propose we have a special Welsh Bank Holiday on the first Monday in August each year. The August Bank Holiday this year is on August 31 in the same...address number. edited special Welsh Bank Holiday and the usual date proposed is St...
- Bank Holiday traffic delays predicted, with motorists turning to mobile phone...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 19, 2003 700+ words
...As motorists take to the roads this bank holiday, they'll be trying to beat the jams...increase in such calls over the August bank holiday, compared to normal call volumes...the Friday and Saturday of the August bank holiday, we saw a 38% rise in calls," continues...
