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In these hard times freelance people like me are looking for new ways to make a bit of cash; having discarded the idea of being a George Clooney Barnsley Lookalike (in certain lights only), a naked Yorkshire butler (in certain lights only) and a ballet dancer (in certain tights only) I’ve hit upon the idea of a Young Ian McMillan minibus tour, visiting significant places from my childhood.
Ian McMillan: Indulging in the collecting evolution
My wife and I were on holiday years ago in a little bed-and-breakfast place somewhere in Scotland; at the next table to ours in the breakfast room was a family with a boy who could be described as “precocious” or “forward” or, less charitably, as “a pain in the region of the neck”.
Ian McMillan: Gong but not forgotten
Many years ago we stayed as a family for a week in a guest house in Weston- super-Mare; we’d never been to that part of the world before and I suspect my dad chose it because he liked the name.
Ian McMillan: A wave of joy at the simple pleasure of being daft
I did something the other morning that I’ve not done for years, and when I’d done it I laughed with the sheer joy of the thing I’d just done.
Ian McMillan: The day tea bags struck terror into my heart
One of my first jobs was as a labourer at the factory or Mr W and Mr F. My tasks were simple: I had to put things on a conveyor belt to get spray-painted and then take them off again. I had to put the finished items into boxes and load them up on pallets. I had to get rid of the rubbish and put it into skips. Each day was full of simple tasks which suited me because I’m a simple man.
Obituaries
Ian McDougall
IAN McDougall, who has died aged 92, became a senior lecturer in the department of chemical engineering at Leeds University, having originally studied the subject part-time at Battersea Technical College.
Vic Dent
VICTOR Ernest Dent, who has died at the age of 76, was a well-known shire horse breeder and character from Burniston, Scarborough.
John Hutton
FAMILY, friends and colleagues attended a memorial service for former Settle Creamery director, John Richard Hutton.
Anne Turner
ANNE Turner, who turned her artistic talents into a second career to become a noted potter following her early retirement from teaching, has died at the age of 63.
Paul Shane
IF actor and comedian Paul Shane hadn’t slipped on the soap as he showered after a shift at Rotherham’s Silverwood Colliery, he may never have risen to prominence as holiday camp comedian Ted Bovis in 80s sitcom Hi-de-Hi.
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Published in the Yorkshire Post on 18 May 2013
: Birth
Published in the Yorkshire Post on 18 May 2013
: Birth
Published in the Yorkshire Post on 18 May 2013
: Memorial
Published in the Yorkshire Post on 18 May 2013
: Obituary
Published in the Yorkshire Post on 18 May 2013
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Tuesday 21 May 2013
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