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1 week ago | 
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
You don’t easily volunteer to undergo surgery, unless of course it’s a facelift and I’m afraid I’m well past that kind of help! But in truth I did volunteer (if volunteer is the right word) for this operation. Regular readers of this column may know that I have been living with prostate cancer for three years now, managing it with something called active surveillance, where you have regular blood tests and annual MRI scans to see how the cancer squatting rent-free in your body is looking.
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2 weeks ago | 
bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
Martians at the Glastonbury Festival (don’t think they were real), people planting flowers in deep potholes in the road (trying to make a point), and one memorable protest involving a scarecrow and a megaphone (can’t even remember what it was about). But lately, something far less amusing has been getting up my nose - literally and figuratively. I’m talking about dog mess.
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2 weeks ago | 
thewestonmercury.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
Martians at the Glastonbury Festival (don’t think they were real), people planting flowers in deep potholes in the road (trying to make a point), and one memorable protest involving a scarecrow and a megaphone (can’t even remember what it was about). But lately, something far less amusing has been getting up my nose - literally and figuratively. I’m talking about dog mess.
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3 weeks ago | 
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
I was one of 15 volunteers locked up in Shepton Mallet Prison for a day, all to raise money for Reminiscence Learning, a brilliant Somerset-based dementia support charity. I actually paid, and begged others to pay, for the privilege of being jailed. Some friends even offered extra to keep me behind bars…charming! The rules of this "Jailbreak" fundraiser were simple: raise at least £500 bail to be released. No cash, no freedom. It certainly put pressure on me to call in favours.
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4 weeks ago | 
bridgwatermercury.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
But EasyJet and Ryanair seem to be conspiring to raise my blood pressure to new heights. It all starts with the price. A flight to Spain for £50 - bargain. Oh, you want a seat? That’ll be extra. And you want to bring a cabin bag? That’s a lot extra. And a bag in the hold too? Before you know it, you seem to be buying shares in the airline. Ok, you’ve got over the shock of a £50 flight now costing closer to £200. Then you get to the airport.
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1 month ago | 
burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
But EasyJet and Ryanair seem to be conspiring to raise my blood pressure to new heights. It all starts with the price. A flight to Spain for £50 - bargain. Oh, you want a seat? That’ll be extra. And you want to bring a cabin bag? That’s a lot extra. And a bag in the hold too? Before you know it, you seem to be buying shares in the airline. Ok, you’ve got over the shock of a £50 flight now costing closer to £200. Then you get to the airport.
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1 month ago | 
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
"Never mind the weight – just wear your luggage! I’m tempted" (Image: Supplied) The older I get the more stressful I find flying – just ask my wife, writes Clinton Rogers. But EasyJet and Ryanair seem to be conspiring to raise my blood pressure to new heights. It all starts with the price. A flight to Spain for £50 - bargain. Oh, you want a seat? That’ll be extra. And you want to bring a cabin bag? That’s a lot extra. And a bag in the hold too?
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1 month ago | 
thewestonmercury.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
But EasyJet and Ryanair seem to be conspiring to raise my blood pressure to new heights. It all starts with the price. A flight to Spain for £50 - bargain. Oh, you want a seat? That’ll be extra. And you want to bring a cabin bag? That’s a lot extra. And a bag in the hold too? Before you know it, you seem to be buying shares in the airline. Ok, you’ve got over the shock of a £50 flight now costing closer to £200. Then you get to the airport.
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1 month ago | 
somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
Years ago we were having new doors fitted at a double garage in our previous house. We decided to "shop local" and ordered doors from a Yeovil company. When they arrived, one was damaged, so we asked for a replacement. It duly arrived the next day but the delivery driver refused to take the old one. "Not my job," he said. Now, when we took a look at the new door, we discovered it was the wrong colour. We complained again and the next day another replacement arrived. And guess what?
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1 month ago | 
thewestonmercury.co.uk | Clinton Rogers
I met Harry Patch, 'The Last Tommy,' the sole survivor of the horrors of the World War One battlefields, several times (Image: Supplied) I have many special memories about my 40-plus years with the BBC – but none more special than the times spent with our war veterans, writes Clinton Rogers. I met Harry Patch, 'The Last Tommy,' the sole survivor of the horrors of the World War One battlefields, several times.
