Even my 74 year old mother has given up newspapers except on Sundays as she likes the magazine that comes with it but the weekday papers are now simply too expensive.
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- Fri 10 Oct, 2025 21.17
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?
- Replies: 37
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Re: With all the recent inflationary price rises, is there stuff you just won’t pay for now?
- Fri 10 Oct, 2025 21.11
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: U&Gold is failing badly
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- Views: 236
Re: U&Gold is failing badly
Like radio, the smaller channels that work successfully are those that have a select amount of shows on heavy rotation. OFAH works for U&Gold and has been in their top 10 shows for years.
Unlike Rewind TV or That's TV which seem to acquire a series of some obscure show that hasn't been shown for ...
Unlike Rewind TV or That's TV which seem to acquire a series of some obscure show that hasn't been shown for ...
- Sun 05 Oct, 2025 02.38
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2301
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- Mon 29 Sep, 2025 11.32
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2301
- Views: 1390393
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
156 Claire's stores have been acquired by Modella Capital.
- Thu 25 Sep, 2025 13.42
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
- Replies: 639
- Views: 505368
Re: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
How many times can Milkshake make the same rambling points about the late night chat shows?
- Wed 17 Sep, 2025 00.58
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2301
- Views: 1390393
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
The new Poundland format appears to be in place at one of the stores I visit. They haven't completely got rid of pricing that isn't £1, £2 or £3. Cadbury's chocolate was on sale for £1.75 for example still while the range of items is reducing.
The only biscuits I saw for example were the McVities ...
The only biscuits I saw for example were the McVities ...
- Sun 14 Sep, 2025 18.06
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2301
- Views: 1390393
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
Sainsbury's were considering selling Argos to Chinese online retailer JD.com but talks have collapsed.
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- Fri 05 Sep, 2025 14.39
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
- Replies: 2301
- Views: 1390393
Re: High Street chain collapse sweepstake
I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere but Bodycare seems to be in trouble aswell. I seen that they've been trying to get funding but the stores have no stock in and there's a lot of gap filling.
The stores remind me of Wilko in its death days.
Don't know whether it's temporary but it's been ...
- Sat 30 Aug, 2025 21.38
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: Pres Cafe Watch News and Information Board
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- Views: 505368
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- Sat 30 Aug, 2025 03.31
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: The Technology Thread
- Replies: 55
- Views: 112426
Re: The Technology Thread
The A25 has Android upgrades until 2028 and security updates until 2029, so a good four years yet.
- Sat 30 Aug, 2025 03.29
- Forum: The Lounge
- Topic: More English flags in your area?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4093
Re: More English flags in your area?
Nothing of the sort in my part of London, but is diverse compared to some of the areas where the trend has been happening.