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        Building work began in 1980 on the Wapping plant.  At the time a staff newspaper was produced. On it’s front page it had a model of the new plant with the headline. ‘THIS IS IT. WHAT OUR SUPER NEW PRINTING PLANT IN DOCKLAND WILL LOOK LIKE’ On the back page under the heading ‘WAPPING WILL GIVE US ROOM TO SPREAD’.  It said the following. “The big question everyone is asking is ‘Who goes

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I am amazed when I visit the supermarket. Shoppers loading huge trolley loads of shopping in monster four wheel drive vehicles.It has provoked some thoughts. The first one is “Do they really need all that shopping”?Secondly. “Are four wheel drive vehicles necessary for driving around the suburbs?Well judging by the amount of shopping it is obvious they need a Chelsea Tractor to transport it

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The London Marathon is almost here again. It is a great event for spectators and for all those who take part.I have had the pleasure in competing in two London Marathons. The first was in 1987 and the second in 2000.The 1987 marathon was quite an event. An awful lot was going on in my life at the time, mainly the Wapping dispute. I will tell you about this at a later time.For anyone

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     Space at the News of the World and Sun Library at Bouverie Street was at a premium.  To alleviate this problem cuttings files were constantly being ‘weeded’. Older files and deceased personalities were transferred to the basement. To reach the basement you had to traverse to the other end of the building and then chance your luck in a rickety old lift – the type that had a cage which was

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Why is it that I can remember insignificant trivia from my childhood but forget prominent facts from yesterday?What will I be like in twenty years time? . Dead. Yes I anticipated that one.Only the other day I was driving home listening to the radio when the DJ played a “Blast from the past.” which happened to be Bachelor Boy by Cliff Richard. Now I disliked that song when it was released –

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I visited my old haunt of Fleet Street recently. So many memories... the Street had changed beyond all recognition.The Cheese referred to is 'Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese' just off Fleet Street. It's still there but is now owned by a chain. You can imagine what it is now like...How can they do that to an establishment with so much history?Anyway apologies to Malvina Reynolds who penned the

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Away for a month - shorts and sandals - great!

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By David J Webb. Modern pubs... What do you think? Some are fine - most are not. What I really dislike is the fact that it is very rare to find a pub without gaming machines, Sky television or juke boxes. I visited one recently; it was one of these pubs that had been transformed from a bank. It was called something like the Pratt and Pillock. The bar was in semi darkness

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Part 7 of my life in a newspaper Reference Library By David J Webb.It was with sadness I read earlier this month that the Reference Library at News International is to close. I hope that all the records will be preserved. There are newspaper cuttings, books and volumes spanning over a century. The work and dedication this represents deserves

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Part 6 of my life in a newspaper Reference Library. By. David J WebbWhat were the big stories of 1987?Well we had a general election. British Airways was privatised. Black Monday on the Stock Exchange.The Enniskellen bombing.Illegal share dealing at Guinness.And we were still waiting for Crystal Palace to “become the team of the eighties,”All this

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Part 5 of my life in a newspaper Reference Library By David J Webb.After Rupert Murdoch had purchased the old broadsheet Sun from IPC in 1969 extra staff were recruited for the reference library and other departments. This was in addition to staff transferred from the old Sun. At this time Fleet Street was a closed shop. This meant staff had to be

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The second photo was taken at a folk group practice in 2003 and the last photo - with The Hog Eye Men -was taken by Bob Watson at Harwich in 2008

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STREET OF INK ….OR SHOULD I SAY DRINK? Part 4 of my life in a newspaper Reference Library. By David Webb.I was told on my first working day at the Daily Herald that Fleet Street was known as the Street of Ink. I was soon to discover however that it would have been more descriptive to call it the Street of Drink. It was booze and tea which kept

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Part 3 of my life in a newspaper Reference Library By David Webb.There were two things that George Oliver, the librarian at the Sun and News of the World at Bouvrie Street would not tolerate. Absenteeism and lateness. If you had to attend a funeral and requested a days leave his stock answer would be “ I buried my father in the morning and came into work in the afternoon.”If

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Click HERE to get details about the Harwich Sea Shanty Festival - where, amongst other groups, you can see The Hog Eye men performing.See the video clip to get a taste of some other groups from last years festival.

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Part 2 of my life in a newspaper Reference Library. By David J Webb.In September 1964 the Daily Herald with a dwindling circulation inevitably died. As from the 15th a new newspaper would be launched. “A newspaper born in the age we live in.” the advertisement’s screamed at us from TV sets and hoardings.On the evening of the launch of the new

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On the 19th September 1963 I received the following letter from Odhams Press Limited.: -“Further to our interview of last Tuesday, I confirm your engagement as messenger at a salary of 4 pounds 2 shillings and threepence per week, plus cost of living bonus, and shall be pleased if you will report for duty at 9am Monday, 30th September, to Mr R. H. Thomas at the above address.To set the scene

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I was desperate to go on Raid Australia. Only problem was I had no car to do it in. OK I do have a car in the UK but there was no way I was going to drive our pride and joy in the Aussie Outback on roads I will describe to you later. To hire a car over there was an option but as I was travelling alone this would have proved complicated. Cars for "Raid" have to be prepared accordingly.My

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