http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/ The Northern Echo /features/columnists/chrislloyd/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:40:28 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:40:28 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4475271.A_bedroom_barquest/?ref=rss THE sultry nights, a throbbing tooth and a singing song thrush – it has not been an easy week. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:16:50 +0100 8b4ea4691228e79a3fa694d6078b7e24 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4462679.Anyone_for_a_game_of_sphairistik___/?ref=rss ARE you enjoying the “sphairistiké”? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:00:40 +0100 250bf5c82b3a4e1c216a571fa5aedbbf http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4437014.Warney___s_world_title/?ref=rss ‘SO FAR as public opinion can be gathered, the payment of these huge transfer fees are not approved,” wrote Harry Walker in 1922. “It is common talk that no player is worth £5,000 or £6,000, or even a much lesser sum.” Let alone £80,000,000. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:00:51 +0100 d119e113da2373b0be335e911bcfd45b http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4391800.Comeback_time_for_snollygoster/?ref=rss IF nothing else positive comes out of the MPs’ expenses scandal, at least we can rejoice at the return of the wonderful word “snollygoster”. Sat, 23 May 2009 10:46:26 +0100 f38fe739549cf1c8097d3bf03ac68389 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4373947.It___s_good_to_do_a_bit_of_poleaxing/?ref=rss THIS week, I am celebrating a tremendous victory over the might of corporate Britain. When the annals of the great triumphs of the little man are written, this will be up there with David beating Goliath and Darlo beating the Grim Reaper. Sat, 16 May 2009 10:59:32 +0100 da66cd9864347b0922384c776ed27bef http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4355854.Building_a_thirst_for_odd_words/?ref=rss IF nothing else, the recession is creating a boom in fascinating words. For instance, this week the nation’s tegestologists have been in their cups because, hit by falling beer sales and closing pubs, the company that produces two-thirds of Europe’s beermats has filed for bankruptcy protection in Germany. Sat, 09 May 2009 10:31:54 +0100 81c71180b974c0aa3d5b0519c7dc2ab0 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4338442.Death_took_its_toll_____but_life_went_on/?ref=rss ALL in one day and all from Darlington: Doris Barker, 17, “beloved and youngest daughter”; Gwendoline Carter, a “dear daughter”, and Gladys Cowen, a “dearly beloved daughter”. Sat, 02 May 2009 10:20:52 +0100 81bb919fd8b1ce6c540da5fed6978274 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4319832.Slipstream_dancers_are_just_dandy/?ref=rss MY travels beneath the burning April sun this week have taken me up the old Great North Road and round the new Shildon bypass. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:32:37 +0100 299a52d08805fbc12d2960f8edaeb0f0 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4284261.Dayes_of_ye_olde_credite_crynche/?ref=rss IN the days when Teesdale and the Cleveland coast were parts of Scotland, there was a medieval credit crunch. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:57:01 +0100 052bba14c666c916a7a25e0cd15db570 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/chrislloyd/4266871.Of_cover_ups_botanical____and_political/?ref=rss WALKING along the River Tees last weekend, beneath a March sun so warming that before long everyone was in shirt sleeves and complaining about having to carry heavy coats and jumpers, you could almost hear the riverbank popping. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:53:45 +0100 81408711e4227af7b51b0a6215f93a5f