The Spanna

The Spanna

The Spanish City and Whitley Bay Pleasure Gardens opened in May 1910. Recently refurbished into bars and restaurants, it has also previously housed amusement arcades, a ballroom, the Starlight Rooms bar, and of course the famous rides and sideshows. Immortalised in...
Learning is Good; Education be Bad

Learning is Good; Education be Bad

Our company offers a variety of products and services, and I felt we needed a parent brand which would care for them and we and clients could relate to. We chose ME Learning as we foster learning, and are not involved in education. I’ve written widely on this. I’ve...
Stats Entertainment

Stats Entertainment

Moran actually outperforms Elon Musk.* Not only does the frivolity restart with the borders reopening, but I’m finally updating and re-posting articles from my archives. Back in May, 2022, Elon Musk suggested on Twitter that if Japan didn’t start doing a...
Have Bag (and Net) Will Travel

Have Bag (and Net) Will Travel

  On October 5th, 1992, 30 years ago today, I left England. I had a one-way ticket to Australia via Bangkok, and, save a few months dossing at me mam’s on the dole, I’ve never returned there to live and work. When I left, I was 25, a pint of beer cost £1.49...