Park Life

Firstly I would like to congratulate our local authority (presumably in conjunction) with developers Persimmon, on opening the nearby playground, which has been ready since around May, in mid-December. To be fair, they have opened it on a mild weekend between protracted periods of arctic chill. I would now like some assistance with noise insulation so that I can not hear the little darlings in their breaks between nativity plays and carol concerts.

I am shocked to learn of Tesco's and ASDA's holiday opening hours. I am not exactly the last of the Tolpuddle Martyrs but I do feel that these bastions of arch-commerciality could reasonably close for two days. Instead, both are closed only on Christmas Day. I find this unnecessary and extraordinary. The thing is, in the week before Christmas, the shops will be filled with people buying as though they were closed for the rest of the year, so the short closure benefits neither customers nor staff. This, I believe, is an experiment. I hope it fails and that, in future years, shop workers are given a decent break.