Alison Beech

4 cards all posted at the same post box, on the same day, and going to the same address, all affixed with first class stamps. Three arrive Saturday 14 March, but the fourth arrives Tuesday 17 March. Why @RoyalMail ???

@MrGristlesside1 Yawn 🥱 so far…

I was going to watch this, is it up to the Graham Norton talk show standard or pants?#claudiawinkleman

@jennyeclair I do a mixture of pots and beds. I usually get mine from Sarah Raven. Bit more £££s but great choice of variety and I’ve not been disappointed. They flower until first frosts. Wonderful plants.

Gardeners - cosmos advice - pots or not? Does it matter if you buy cheap seeds and if it does - who sells the best ? Please and thank you

@AudreySuffolk How lovely that sounds! Enjoy.

To celebrate my 60th birthday next Saturday, tomorrow we re going on a #TrainToSpain ... basically going from Ipswich to San Sebastián in a day, via the Eurostar to Paris, then TGV to Hendaye on the Spanish border, then local train to SS. A couple of days there, then onto Bilbao

@BBCNewsnight why do you persist with Nick Watt? Sycophantic, weak, ill-prepared gushing nonsense and can’t manage the studio time. Just a wholly unprofessional experience. @vicderbyshire & @bbcpaddy can rest easy

The social media manager of Bedford Borough Council quoting the Council of Nicaea in 325AD and the creation of the Moon is both unexpected and a delight.

@supertanskiii @Channel4 please we're begging make this an episode of 24 hours in police custody

This is just wonderful. Fill your boots, will make you smile

We’re supporting efforts to find Catrin Maguire, 22, who was last seen in Holyhead, Anglesey in November 2021. The smallest detail could help. Information can be shared anonymously. appeals@locate.international 0300 102 1011 locate.international/missing-people… #CatrinMaguire #HelpFind

@dpxton I understand and respect that but I also don’t know whether or not they would benefit from someone watching the film. The book, yes, they will. I do feel a tad cheated….

@alisonbeech It's a personal choice. I hold no ill will to those that have read the books or seen the movie. I just wouldn't feel good about helping two charlatans profiteer from a story based upon scandal and untruth. I'd rather donate my money to much worthier cause.

I was thinking of going to see #TheSaltPath at the cinema but I won't be bothering after reading this article. observer.co.uk/news/national/…

We’re recruiting a new Trustee at Locate International! Help shape the future of our work supporting missing & unidentified persons. 📍 You can apply via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4252… #CharityJobs #Trustee #Governance #LocateInternational

@paullewismoney @TorstenBell Why did she have to be a widow? Why can’t Jean just have £1,000,000 in a savings account?

Jean is a widow with £1,000,000 in a savings account with a major bank which pays 2.5% as a monthly income of £2083. She also has a state pension of £176.45 a week, £9175 a year. Total income £34,175 on which she lives happily. She is a millionaire but will get WFP @TorstenBell

A body of a man was found in Deepdene Woods, wearing Herringbone trousers with “n hamilton lytt 25.3.75” written inside - but who was he? Learn more on the case here: tinyurl.com/mrycjham

@ipswichstar24 Why would you put this behind the paywall? Surely it is an act of community support to make sure it’s shared widely??

Concerns growing over woman who has gone missing in Ipswich ift.tt/ZkKphM4

Can you help identify Biggleswade Man? On 6th Feb 1997, a man was found in a makeshift shelter near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. He was often seen pushing a ladies’ green bike & sharpening knives/tools for food. What we know: - Well-spoken, possibly lived/worked in London

Protesters take to the streets to demand better for Ipswich's women and girls ift.tt/raGw8vs

Denis Law was a great player and an even greater man. He made football fans smile with his brilliance in front of goal. He made people he met smile with his wonderful warm character and keen sense of humour. And what a player, The King, The Lawman, what an absolute elite level striker. Only Wayne Rooney and Sir Bobby Charlton scored more than Law’s 237 for Manchester United. His tally of 30 goals for Scotland is matched only by the legendary Sir Kenny Dalglish and Law did it in 55 appearances to Dalglish’s 102 (different positions of course). Fiercely patriotic and supremely competitive, Law said his favourite goal for Scotland was against England at Wembley in 1967. He was determined to bring the world champions back down to earth. He even backheeled the ball to Jim Baxter for that famous keepie-uppie. He's a Scotland great, a United great. He’s immortalised in the Holy Trinity statue with Charlton and George Best outside Old Trafford, and with a statue in Aberdeen. He was raised in an Aberdeen tenement, didn’t often have contact with his father who was out at sea as a fisherman, and played early on with spectacles until an operation at Huddersfield Town to correct a squint. From Huddersfield on, he scored goals wherever he went, Manchester City, Torino, United, and back to City where he scored that famous/infamous goal against United in a match that ended in their relegation. Law didn’t celebrate. He went straight down the tunnel at the final whistle. Respect. He was unique. Fingers curled over his shirt cuffs, shock of blonde hair, Law was charisma personified. He was a clinical finisher, slight of frame but tough mentally and physically. He was very capable of looking after himself in an era where the tackling was often brutal, where Norman “bite your legs” Hunter roamed. He received a six-week ban for his scrap with Arsenal’s Ian Ure. “He’s Scottish, I’m Scottish, he’s hit me, I’ve hit him – what’s the point (in sending us off?)” Law said at the time. It's difficult to put a price on greatness but Law would be worth £150m+ today. He was a British transfer record, won the Ballon d’Or in 1964, won the title with United in 65 and 67 and the European Cup in 68 (although he missed the final through injury). He won the hearts of fans for the way he played, for his humour and humility. He was brilliant on the radio, brimming with insight and sense of occasion, all delivered in a voice of richness and authority. Law was great company. I went to interview him at his golf club once and we talked about tea for the first few minutes. He was once asked by the BBC what made him smile most and he replied “family”. He was a family man, a football man, a good man. My thoughts with Law’s family - they’ve lost a very special man. So has football. RIP.