It is the end of an era in the Blewatter Household. As of September, we will no longer have Sky. I feel like we, as a family, are not getting any value from Sky anymore, as we don't tend to watch the premium channels, we don't have Cinema or Sports (Aside from F1), and we use Freesat or our tablets ...

I have cancelled my YouTube Premium subscription. The price hasn't changed, but I could not justify Paying £12.99 per month for removing adverts from videos, and to stream music.

I almost forgot that Windows 10 was going to be 'The last version of Windows ever'. To be honest, would 'Windows as a Service' have ever worked?

I was reading The Metro yesterday, and I have to praise the retro clubcard advert that featured vintage packaging for a few products. Got a kick out of me seeing that. Wish they actually were selling retro packaged items.

JAS84 wrote: Tue 25 Mar, 2025 23.20 An advert in today's newspapers revealed a new logo for Twix. Apparently it was introduced in the US last year.

Looks kind of retro. I dig it

I think its the right thing for WHSmith to divest themselves of those shops. At the end of the day, WHSmith as a shop was in need of an evolution. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: it needs a clear direction. At the moment, WHSmith is a mess. Its trying to do so much- its a newsagents, its ...

Wigan North Western is getting Ticket barriers, set to be online from the 31st of March. Personally, I'd have spent money refurbishing the station

Tesco in Gateshead is apparently trialling airport security gates at check out. I get that self service opens up shoplifting, but do you think this is a good deterrent?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rzvrjkklko

Reasonable force in that context would be hitting a robber with a bat to disarm or stun them. Guns are not reasonable. Yes, you should defend your home, but that is too far.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/don ... h-revival/

Really good article from The Spectator about WHSmith

WHSmith non-travel stores for sale:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7zj8yr5x7o.amp

My presumption was this was the reason behind the terrible December 2023 rebrand. Will be interesting to see who might be interested in it.


Interesting theory. That said, WH Smith on the high street has ...