1955, Who was UK no1 with ‘Softly, Softly’. The Belfast-born star of the mid 50s -first act with five simultaneous Top 20 hits?

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Strawberry Fields Forever Tuesday 9/Feb/2016

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Google+ Life Quotes by Great-Quotes.com “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’” George Bernard Shaw 1967, the film for the latest Beatles single ‘Penny Lane’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was shown on BBC-TV’s Top Of The Pops. It was the first Beatles single not to make No.1 in the UK since 1963, held off the top by Engelbert Humperdinck’s ‘Release Me. The weather was lovely but we needed to go up to the garage to sort out the motor problems. We drove home for a bite to eat and then we set off for Anne's Spanish class in Alfaz del Pi. Whilst Anne studied I walked round the town perimeter and really enjoyed my walk. I then did a bit of my own homework before going to meet Angie and Paul for a coffee and a chat. We always have long, intense and in-depth discussions and yesterday was no exception. Does it really matter that Liverpool FC pays Daniell Sturridge 18
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Really Strange Weather on the Costa Blanca

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.Here we go with yet another week of podcasts. The weather has been very strange and it would seem to be affecting the electrical equipment in the studio and a massive electric storm on Sunday evening didn't really help.  I was busy early on and my first chat with Don Woods became an evening event. Here was my chat with Don. " The weather has been sunny and dry for the past two weeks so no doubt any day now we will be warned of the risk of a drought....forget the floods over the winter which washed away homes and devastated towns and villages.....if this nice weather continues we will probably have a hose pipe ban....watch this space The football saga has been filling the news with clubs and players licking their lips at the chance to make even more money with a new super league....top of the bill on the news before going out like a damp squib......was this the end of the world?....listening to the news coverage it seemed it was.......I know football is everything to many peop
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It Takes Two

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It´s a beautiful day here in Spain on the Costa Blanca. It´s the sort of feeling you want looking onto the mountain where perfectly clear blue skies give the mountain its wonderful definition where you can see the vegetation line clearly. I will get the forecast a little later. First I´m looking at a story of a convict on the run who taunted the police on Facebook -- becoming an Internet sensation in the process. After almost four months on the run, British prison escapee Craig "Lazie" Lynch was finally nabbed by Scotland Yard on Tuesday night, police say. Following his Sept. 23 jailbreak from a minimum security facility in Suffolk, the 28-year-old convicted burglar repeatedly made mocking online posts accompanied by pictures of him enjoying life on the outside. Among the online abuse he heaped on his pursuers was a special Christmas post in which he shared a photo of himself dressed in tinsel, holding a turkey with one hand and flipping the bird with another. Read more:
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