Phil Creighton
@philcreighton.uk
Freelance journalist and PR, Auracast evangelist, ex-local newspaper editor, indie news advocate, newspaper buff, typographer, bore. Tweets a lot about Doctor Who, TV listings magazines, Gillingham FC. Views my own – no one else would want them.
These #BlackFriday 'deals' are nothing of the sort. The 'great low price' is only for four months. Price rises kick in from April, and for final 8 months you pay £5 more than that 'low price' - total is £550 instead of £480 at £20 per month.
In contract price rises should be banned.
In contract price rises should be banned.
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
These #BlackFriday 'deals' are nothing of the sort. The 'great low price' is only for four months. Price rises kick in from April, and for final 8 months you pay £5 more than that 'low price' - total is £550 instead of £480 at £20 per month.
In contract price rises should be banned.
In contract price rises should be banned.
Win 9-0 and we go third. #upTheGills #gills
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Win 9-0 and we go third. #upTheGills #gills
Got a train from Liverpool Street. Had to visit this marvellous Police Post and pretend it was a Tardis. Might past my half-century but still a child
#doctorWho
#doctorWho
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Got a train from Liverpool Street. Had to visit this marvellous Police Post and pretend it was a Tardis. Might past my half-century but still a child
#doctorWho
#doctorWho
I have accidentally cosplayed as The Mighty Trout today.
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I have accidentally cosplayed as The Mighty Trout today.
I didn't know it was a cult
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I didn't know it was a cult
The kerning between the T and the R in triangle is off... gonna bug me now I've clocked it! #typography
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The kerning between the T and the R in triangle is off... gonna bug me now I've clocked it! #typography
After a busy week in Nuremberg, back to Kent today for #Gillingham as they take on Salford at Priestfield. #UpTheGills #Gills
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
After a busy week in Nuremberg, back to Kent today for #Gillingham as they take on Salford at Priestfield. #UpTheGills #Gills
Hard to argue with this advice
October 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Hard to argue with this advice
Packing for a visit to a hearing aid convention in Germany and ensuring the essentials are in.
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Packing for a visit to a hearing aid convention in Germany and ensuring the essentials are in.
I get frustrated with list articles like this where the first entry contains two howlers.
David Tenant was in 2004's Blackpool on BBC One, predating Casanova, and many, many BBC dramas received more than the 'nearly a million viewers'. A record for BBC Three perhaps, but not Auntie as a whole.
David Tenant was in 2004's Blackpool on BBC One, predating Casanova, and many, many BBC dramas received more than the 'nearly a million viewers'. A record for BBC Three perhaps, but not Auntie as a whole.
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I get frustrated with list articles like this where the first entry contains two howlers.
David Tenant was in 2004's Blackpool on BBC One, predating Casanova, and many, many BBC dramas received more than the 'nearly a million viewers'. A record for BBC Three perhaps, but not Auntie as a whole.
David Tenant was in 2004's Blackpool on BBC One, predating Casanova, and many, many BBC dramas received more than the 'nearly a million viewers'. A record for BBC Three perhaps, but not Auntie as a whole.
Happy ninth anniversary to this little gem @apiln.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Happy ninth anniversary to this little gem @apiln.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Beware! Virgin is changing its contracts to be two years, and upping its already extortionate in-contract price rises to £4. So the price you pay at end of contact will be £8 more.
If you live in an area with ultrafast broadband alternatives, they mau be cheaper. @MartinSLewis
If you live in an area with ultrafast broadband alternatives, they mau be cheaper. @MartinSLewis
October 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Beware! Virgin is changing its contracts to be two years, and upping its already extortionate in-contract price rises to £4. So the price you pay at end of contact will be £8 more.
If you live in an area with ultrafast broadband alternatives, they mau be cheaper. @MartinSLewis
If you live in an area with ultrafast broadband alternatives, they mau be cheaper. @MartinSLewis
I forgot my passport. Will they let me in?
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I forgot my passport. Will they let me in?
Peeking out of the window of train and a housing development has installed a random giraffe and a spaceman to advertise its wares.
September 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Peeking out of the window of train and a housing development has installed a random giraffe and a spaceman to advertise its wares.
Don't have nightmares
September 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Don't have nightmares
Not sure why I'm missing from this list. Apart from not being a Londoner. Or sexy.
August 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Not sure why I'm missing from this list. Apart from not being a Londoner. Or sexy.
There is something really bugging me about the #DestinationX editing - the diary room commentaries are obviously recorded hours or days later, as the clothes keep changing, but given as if it was a contemporary account
August 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There is something really bugging me about the #DestinationX editing - the diary room commentaries are obviously recorded hours or days later, as the clothes keep changing, but given as if it was a contemporary account
Blimey, that was quick! A gold star for you!
August 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Blimey, that was quick! A gold star for you!
Does anyone know what's special about this property in Bayswater, London?
August 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Does anyone know what's special about this property in Bayswater, London?
My photo memories of the day include this cutting from December 6, 1999. Back when The Guardian had a thick media supplement every Monday with pages and pages of jobs.
Piers Morgan, then Mirror editor, reflects on the "supposed threat" the net poses to the newspaper industry....
Piers Morgan, then Mirror editor, reflects on the "supposed threat" the net poses to the newspaper industry....
August 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
My photo memories of the day include this cutting from December 6, 1999. Back when The Guardian had a thick media supplement every Monday with pages and pages of jobs.
Piers Morgan, then Mirror editor, reflects on the "supposed threat" the net poses to the newspaper industry....
Piers Morgan, then Mirror editor, reflects on the "supposed threat" the net poses to the newspaper industry....
