Recent content by Eric the meek

I expect you have all heard how dangerous Morecambe Bay can be, with stories of cockle pickers drowning in the incoming tides. Well it can be lethal to locals as well. Lovely photos. As a local, you might want to mention the real dangers of Morecambe Bay though. I've read that story of the...

The Forest of Bowland is a real gem. Much of it is untouched north of the Trough on the old road to Lancaster. Another favourite is Pendle Hill. Climb up the northern escarpment (you need to be fit) and on a clear day, you can see the three peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Ingleborough and Whernside in...

I forgot to mention the Forest of Bowland - another place with fewer people and cars - worth a look.

This table should be printed out, framed and nailed to the wall. It is the result that counts. Everything else is irrelevant. The emotion. The passion. 'We are Brighton.' All of them are irrelevant, unless the result is commensurate. RDZ needed to deliver, and he didn't.

My wife comes from East Lancashire, and we've been to the Lakes and Snowdonia many times. I've never been to the Peak District. As others have said, in high season, the tourists are a real problem. Lakes - avoid Windermere and Grasmere. Head for Bassenthwaite and Thirlmere instead...

Thanks for that. I was - vaguely - aware that the Baltic states have significant Russian heritage. The steps you describe sound pretty strong from here in the UK, but I appreciate I am not living next to the Russian bear. Let's hope that the Baltic will soon be a 100% NATO lake. NATO has Putin...

It must be difficult living in Estonia right next to the lovely Russia. On here, we see/hear the results of a nation being invaded by Russia, but we don't hear what it's like being next door to Russia in er, peacetime. Do you have any experiences/anecdotes you would like to share? Only if...

It will be interesting to monitor his reaction. I predict that Russian state propaganda (Solovyov, Simonyan etc) will villify her. Threaten her. Threaten Estonia. The usual stuff. He may need to change the record. But does he have the capacity to do so though?

Do you want more from the excellent Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas? She is now suggesting the break up of the Russian Federation. This may be the first time a western leader has publicly done this.

I'm sure she did.

Dave Lamb, who does the commentary, lives around the corner from us on Winfield Avenue, Patcham, and does his voiceovers from a shed in his garden. My wife rescued a perfectly good paella pan from his skip when he moved in.

Recent manifestations have been encouraging migrants to enter Finland from Russia, and enter Poland from Belarus.

Matchday update: Explosions at Dzankhoy (sp) and Sevastopol in Crimea; Kerch bridge blocked with traffic; pyrotechnics* at an oil refinery at Vyborg near Finnish border. *official Russian explanation for smoke and flames

Yes, maybe that is how it will happen. Perhaps some doubts will enter their minds while the war is still in progress, but the real re-education may come later. Being lied to for decades will not be easy to accept. Not being the all-conquering superior military race they thought they were will...

Or add in a caveat, that the peaceful borders entry requirement does not apply if Russia has deliberately destabilised the border, announce the caveat as a fait accompli on the eve of implementation, and further announce the accession of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to NATO, with immediate effect.