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Colin has the last word

Look at this. Someone has underlined all the dirty words in my Oxford Compact English Dictionary. Read

Marathon man

It is done. At the age of 50, hindered by ‘man-boobs’, as my son calls them, and a slight fungal infection, I have run a marathon. Read

Perks of a football parent

Life has indeed been kind since my son took the reins of the local kids’ soccer team. Read

Ale be ending my abstinence

“Set ‘em up Joe,” I shouted, rapping my fingers impatiently on the Drum and Monkey’s gleaming brass counter. Read

Powerless to stop The Deer Hunter

"To report a fault," the robotic message declared, "press one. For emergencies press two. For our service desk, press three. If you have a query about charges, press four. For further information press 0 and wait for an operator. If you know the extension you require, please key it in now." Read

Time for the hair-dryer treatment

"I know what this is about," I stammered, strafed by the heat of my tearful wife's verbal 'hair-dryer' treatment. "This is all about the time of the month." Read

Our dung is being recycled

Summer in our idyllic country retreat is at its height. I know this because the creatures that thrive in our loft - I'm too scared to open the hatch and discover what they are - now make more noise. Read

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