Wednesday February 17th: ITV, St Albans City’s tourism manager & inflation

ITV. We take a break from hammering The BBC today and turn our faces to their commercial competition - we always knew they were cranking it up! This in the Daily Mail:

'It is a phenomenon that has annoyed television audiences for years - the advert break begins and suddenly the volume is cranked up.

Despite numerous complaints, broadcasters have previously tried to suggest that the jump in noise is a figment of viewers' imaginations.

But now the Advertising Standards Authority has proven it exists and is taking action against ITV.'

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St Alban's city's tourism manager Charles Baker. For banning running in yesterday's pancake race.

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Inflation / Stagflation. Yes, it's back, and due to get nasty. So it's back to the days of taking too much cash to the shop cos you don't know how much the bread will cost today.

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