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Proud to be North Walian

I am sure that Carl Sargeant would love the Not Cheshire website, which has been set up last year to name and shame those companies in Flintshire who seem to prefer to be associated with Cheshire rather than North Wales.

It also demonstrates how proud everyone should be of this country, regardless of geography or language.

Keep up the good work!

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Oscar said…
Bloody awfull site so far Dylan.
Give it time perhaps.
look forward to your piece on Monday.
Any clues what it's theme is this week?
June 09, 2007 1:03 pm
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said…
The Flintshire site has been going for a while apparently but at least somebody bothered to do something about it.

Think local on Monday - my better half and I had some friends round last night and I cooked some sirloins from Edwards of Conwy - the best quality I have tasted in ages. It shows what good quality produce locally sold can achieve - and she had to queue round the corner at 10.00am on a Staurday morning to get in to buy them!
June 10, 2007 9:29 am
Oscar said…
Now your talking!
Wonderfull shop!
Pork and apple pork pies from the other side of shop very nice to!
Some body left a comment about you on my blog!!
Here today,gone tomoorrow post.
Very interesting!
Hope it's not true!!
June 10, 2007 1:08 pm
Anonymous said…
Hey. thanks for this up.

Are you around in Eli's this week?

Regards
Carl
June 10, 2007 1:23 pm
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said…
Carl - not this week - I don't think my liver could take it or my funny bone!

I am off to Finland for a conference instead.

However, last week was classic - haven't heard anything so funny in ages.

Funny Girl vs Cheeky Girl!!
June 10, 2007 2:08 pm
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