Pro-am Rises From Ashes Of Empire

MAY 24 was once a day of homage to the holy British Empire when uncomprehending children in schools throughout the country waved flags and sang anthems with patriotic fervour.......

U4621: A Job For Sherlock Holmes

DOES U4621 ring a bell with any of my centenarian readers? If it does, Terry Vasey, managing director of the Lewis Electric Group, Bell Street, Maidenhead, Berks, would like to......

Unemployment Solved In A Jiffy

I THOUGHT a jiffy was either a short time or a padded envelope suitable for sending letter bombs to people one has gone off. It is, I find, also the name of a kit supplied by......

Hunt For The Best 10-year-old

ANYONE with an L-registered DAF in first-class condition stands a chance of winning a prize in a competition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of DAF Trucks (GB) Ltd. All the......

Paddy Me Boy, Where Are You At All?

WOULD the Southern Irish reader who sent a postal order for 50p for a copy of the Mitsubishi road-test report kindly be after sending his address as well? He was obviously only......

Don't Squash The Toad In The Hole

WHEN not helping old ladies across the road, youngsters in Somerset are being asked to protect frogs and toads from death on the highway. So look for boy scouts with "Stop —......

Seats Airborne But Letters Grounded

LORRY SEATS made by the National Seating Co, of Ohio, USA, float on air but the company's correspondence does not. A folder sent in response to a colleague's visit I Canada last......