Published on 27 October 2011 in Transport, buses, Manchester
One of my early memories is of being at Hyde bus station with my mum and sister, boarding the 346 bus to take us home. As I board I stretch up to the driver and hand my shiny new ten pence coin and pay my fare. We then sit at the back of the bus for the short journey back to our house.
Published on 21 May 2011 in BBC, Radio, Television, BBC, Manchester, radio, television
I was about eight when I first stepped foot in the BBC's New Broadcasting House in Manchester. Having grown up in the area there was a tingle of excitment as we were given a tour of the building and shown the steps which John Munday and Stuart Hall walked up every night in order to watch North West Tonight. We weren't shown what was at the top of the steps, just the steps themselves.
Published on 13 August 2010 in Daily Links, BBC, BBC Breakfast, BBC Out of London, buses, London, Manchester, Merton, money, online banking, Salford, vending machine, web development
Hmm. Methinks this is less Daily Links and more monthly links! Giant Chinese ‘straddle bus’ drives over traffic Bonkers idea or genius new way at tackling congestion? You decide. Call to improve password security – BBC News Apparently we need to make passwords longer because shorter ones will be easily cracked. But frankly sod the cracking – people already struggle with passwords and if we make them longer, then people are going to struggle to remember them. Case in point – me. Halifax recently changed their online login requiring brand new "memorable data". They then pick three letters. The data they had me use is so long that to get the three letters I have to write down the password on a Post It note… It really is time the password died and something easier to use took its place. Why the US keeps minting coins people hate and won’t use – BBC News Apparently in the USA they're making dollar coins people won't use because they prefer notes. Personally I can't imagine still having a pound note in the UK – my wallet would just be full of paper… What makes a place worthy of World Heritage status? –... View Article
Published on 13 November 2009 in BBC, BBC, Manchester
Back when I was aged 9 in what we'd now call Year 4 at primary school, we had to get together in small groups to do a project together. The result was to create a sort of combined report on the chosen subject.
Published on 14 May 2009 in Work, BBC, BBC Future Media and Technology, BBC Out of London, Manchester, Salford, work
It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride ever since the announcement that the team I work in - the TV Platforms department - would be moving to Salford in 2011.
Published on 10 March 2009 in BBC, Work, BBC, BBC Out of London, Manchester, Salford
I'm just going through one of my periodic blogging droughts, not helped by the last week and a half at work just being constant, never-ending hassle and mental effort caused by relentless firefighting. If something could go wrong, it probably did. Oh and to make things worse, half the team are either ill, on leave or exploring the delights of Manchester, on the "familiarisation trips" the BBC is running to try and persuade London based staff that Salford really is the place to be.
Published on 24 November 2008 in Politics and Government, branding, local government, Manchester, Tameside, What A Council Logo Says
What does your council's logo say about your area? After pondering this question whilst walking down the street, I decided to find out. In part 1, I look at the area I was born in - Tameside.
Published on 23 September 2008 in BBC, BBC, BBC Out of London, Manchester, Salford, work
Here's a depressing thought. Well it depresses me anyway.
Published on 30 November 2007 in BBC, Work, BBC, BBC Future Media and Technology, BBC Out of London, BBC red button, Manchester, Salford
It was June 2004 when the BBC's move of several departments from London to the north west was first announced. The department I worked for (and still work for) was one of those highlighted.
Published on 11 November 2007 in Internet, Anatomy of Search Results, Liverpool, Manchester, railways, search, Teletext
Also known as "Andrew can't think of anything to write about, so he cops out and just scours the search logs to see if there's anything funny in there".