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How have I changed in 2023? I have become an avid pothole activist

A whopper on the A4118 tipped me over the edge from merely tutting to reporting the offending cavity to the council. My dog was not impressed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2023

Thanks to you, my glasses no longer slip down my nose. If only it didn’t hurt too much to wear them

You solve one problem, only for a worse one to pop up. Shall I tell you all about my flesh-coloured papule, asks Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

Jude Bellingham went to my school! OK, it was 35 years after me, but I’m walking a little bit taller

When a local lad makes it big, everyone wants to share the glory. But don’t question my connection to England’s rising star, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

I’ve just had an MRI scan. It should have been stressful – but I’ve never been so relaxed

Half an hour with no decisions to make? That’s my idea of bliss, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Do I really need to drink almost 4 litres of water a day? I haven’t got the bladder for it

I used to laugh at my friends’ frequent toilet breaks. I have a lot more sympathy since I decided to stay properly hydrated, says Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022

After a meeting that went on for hours, I was finally told what it was all about. I was being interviewed for a job at MI5

At 24, I was almost recruited by the security services. I had a mediocre degree, was overweight and wore a tracksuit stretched over a plaster cast on my leg. Clearly, just what they were looking for, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

I don’t quite know how, but the supermarket is taking me for a mug. I’m cutting up my loyalty card

After years of chasing points, I now have enough olive oil to bathe in. And I just know that someone in the head office is laughing at me, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

I’d almost given up caring about West Brom, but then I saw a 70-year-old photo, and it all came flooding back

The picture of my mate’s late mum Betty on the terraces with five other women, wearing their scarves, reminded me of why we stay loyal to a football club

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

In brief: The Good Drinker; The Blue Flames; Exit Stage Left – reviews

Adrian Chiles gives entertaining advice on moderation, AM Burrage’s spooky short stories get their dues and Nick Duerden tells of the tolls of pop stardom

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022

Practical hacks for our slippery specs

Letters: Readers Joe Oldaker, Dr Keith Seddon, Harold Somers and Stephen Bradley share tips for keeping spectacles in place

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022