Huddersfield Examiner - Columnists - Nick Lavigueur

Nick: My beard is so hip

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:56:00 GMT

ANOTHER revelation in my sad life is that I can actually grow a beard.

Nick: Tea tales and microwave misery

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:54:00 GMT

I FEEL somewhat embarrassed that I’ve only just realised one of the key things to happiness.

Nick Lavigueur: I’m into the Olympic spirit

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:00:00 GMT

DETERMINATION, dedication, sacrifice – all honourable things would you not say?

Nick Lavigueur: Not much goodwill left in the bank

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:00:00 GMT

BANKERS – what does that word make you think?

Fighting my worst fears on the sales frontline

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

HEADING out to the sales later? The post-Christmas sales have always been the busiest shopping period of the year.

I’m happy with my cheesy nostalgic memories

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

NEW Year's Eve – the day of the year most famous for binge drinking and yet more over-eating.

Nick Lavigueur: I need another Bank Holiday

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Anyone who can enlighten me on why we get so few public days off is more than welcome to.

Nick Lavigueur: Trouble down on Dale Farm

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THERE are a lot of ironies in the current stand off over the eviction of travellers at Dale Farm in Essex.

Nick Lavigueur sounds like Jarvis Cocker on the phone

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE eagle eyed among you may have noticed that I also write the Friday music pages in our WoW supplement – a slightly different proposition to filling in for Barry’s column.

Nick Lavigueur: Battle begins over Tesco

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

SUPERMARKETS have been keeping the pages of The Examiner full for years.

Nick: Uncovering the dark arts of the tabloid press

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE behaviour of journalists has been under the spotlight for two weeks now.

Nick: All hail the amazing Tour De France hardmen

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Nick Lavigueur: Banning folding chairs is health and safety gone mad

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

AS a militant pragmatist I get very frustrated when I have to conform to someone else's ill-thought ideas of how I should behave.

Nick Lavigueur: Give Nick Clegg credit for tempering the Tories

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

ON Monday the coalition government announced it would be more than doubling its commitment to overseas aid for vaccines to £1.5bn.

Nick: Is the sky going to fall on our heads?

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 06 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

I USED to read a lot of Asterix books when I was younger.

Nick: Catalonians are kings of the Castells

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 06 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

SO WHAT are you up to this weekend?

Nick: Wannabe spooks wanted - but why tell anyone?

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SSSH...don’t tell anyone, but I’m thinking about joining the Secret Service.

Nick: Internet shopping only delays the pain of queuing

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

I hate queuing and shopping so much I've taken to doing much of it online – it seems I'm not alone.

Nick: Coming through! Make way for the bikers

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

DRIVING in West Yorkshire is more often than not a frustrating experience.

Nick: Facebook biopic The Social Network should inspire our students to global success

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I WENT to see the new movie about Facebook last weekend.