Cyclic & Gainsey,
Whoops - Thanks for picking me up on that cyclic. I received this :
"The councillor you refer to was not Mr Aldridge but Alistair Bisset, still one of the 'movers and shakers' at the council and still chairman of the licensing board! Thank you for reminding me about that little incident.
It might interest you to know that a year ago Councillor Bisset was visiting a patient at Dr Gray's Hospital and staff asked him to leave because he had been drinking. He remonstrated with the nurses and later claimed that he had had "only one glass of wine" with his lunch. This caused great amusement to all who know him. We sometimes refer to him in the paper's gossip column as Alistair "I only had one glass of wine" Bisset...I must revive the Nimrod story some time.
We live in interesting times here in Moray."
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to Mr Eddie Aldridge for tarnishing his otherwise good name by associating him to the Nimrod story!!
Still reckon they are both oxygen thieves though!!
As to the closures, well I'll eat my hat!! It will compliment the humble pie!! Pass the salt please!
JR