Every time I look back through old diaries, I see and remember more about policing in the late seventies and eighties. I don't know if any ex-coppers post or browse here but if they do, I wonder if the following mean anything to them
Clip-on ties
Rupert Bear lapel badges
Police-issue 'macs'...
We are looking to buy a new house and had a viewing day yesterday, seeing four different properties. One of them was owned - so we were told by the agent - by a police officer and there were several photos around of him and his wife on their wedding day so we could see they were a young couple...
What on earth was Jamie Redknapp wearing on his feet in the SKY studio yesterday afternoon?
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Had he been playing football in the morning and not had time to change?
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As plans for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee are finalised, the London Metro paper says that the event in central london will see some police officers and security staff out on duty on the streets for hours on end, with limited numbers meaning that they will have to wait longer for breaks.
One...
Sussex Police appear to have issued some sort of internal order reminding officers not to remove their shoes when attending people's houses. It's all about health and safety regs. A few weeks back, two young male officers visited my property carrying out a survey and one of them voluntarily left...
Earlier this season, an away fan was forced to wet himself outside the ground after not being allowed to go to the toilet
I can't post the link but loads of threads about it on both Millwall forums.
"The South London press have reported that Millwall are being asked to speak with police and...
By way of an introduction, a highly amusing thread on another forum...
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As a bit of light relief before the big day, anyone willing to share/confess an experience?
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