Rodney Hearth, from Airtv International, asks does the media go too far and become to graphic when reporting tragedies and crisis like coronavirus – ex Red Top terror Leigh G Banks argues it is his job – and that of every other journalist – to tell the world what is really going on – warts… Continue reading Rodney and Leigh talk newspapers and ask do they go too far reporting the new world crisis?
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Time to get in a huff over town’s hall of sadness …
Thousands of people in a small town are demanding a crumbling 500 year old farmhouse is rescued from being knocked down. More than 6000 residents supported a campaign some time ago to stop the Grade 11 listed building collapsing after decades of neglect. The campaign, in fact, caused so much interest in Moston, an ancient… Continue reading Time to get in a huff over town’s hall of sadness …
Why all things should be equal… a young mum’s mission for her son
International Women’s Day #EachForEqual Gosh… that really got me thinking. As a woman who has been treated differently because I had a baby, the theme this year has really struck a cord with me. Even though I tackled issues through the appropriate channels, I am still not allowed to talk about things (so I had… Continue reading Why all things should be equal… a young mum’s mission for her son
Oh no! It’s definitely not in the genes for Levi Dylan who won’t be banging the drum for rock’n’roll…
Levi Dylan is Bob’s model grandson – but in this he is kicking over the traces about his family roots. He is quoted as saying ‘nobody listens to rock n roll!’ Is he right? Well, we at the Preservation Society don’t think so! Anyway, Levi is cutting a dash on the catwalk to success …… Continue reading Oh no! It’s definitely not in the genes for Levi Dylan who won’t be banging the drum for rock’n’roll…
Now councils want to tax you on your granny!
People with a back door are potentially being forced to knock down part of their homes to avoid paying Britain’s outrageous ‘granny flat’ tax. Leighgbanks’sPreservationSociety focuses on a Government method of swelling its ailing coffers by charging more than 30,000 home owners, whose houses have annexes, hundreds of pounds a month in council tax under… Continue reading Now councils want to tax you on your granny!
EyeBook1 (1996)
Two old men. A young kid. Columns of time. They ain’t got two good eyes between them but the old guy on the left, the one with the one laughing eye, gets hurt every time the young guy gets into an unexpectedly deep conversation with the old guy in the middle. And the young guy… Continue reading EyeBook1 (1996)
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Codename Kiki on the road to a naked lunch
It’s time to take a holiday from reality. William Seaward Burroughs did, and his holiday lasted 83 years. Along the way he fantasised about a place called Interzone. Well, we all know why … inter this, inter that – and definitely inter a bit of the other. And here I am, 50 years later, and… Continue reading Codename Kiki on the road to a naked lunch
The book they tried to kill … send us your photographs of the Six Towns!
The Preservation Society is publishing the book they tried to ban after it remained in the wilderness for more than four years. Journalist, editor and broadcaster Leigh G Banks was commissioned by a leading publishing house to write a small book on Staffordshire’s Six Towns … then, at the last minute it all fell apart.… Continue reading The book they tried to kill … send us your photographs of the Six Towns!
When the CSA decided my ruined life was worth £75 …
What is life really like when they knock on your door? Here one man reveals his own traumatic story and how having the CSA in his life for almost two decades destroyed his health, left him in debt and drove him to the brink of suicide. Names have been changed to protect the identity of… Continue reading When the CSA decided my ruined life was worth £75 …