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People who enjoy reading the London Evening Standard but happen not to live near a tube station often find it difficult to get hold of a copy.People who enjoy reading the London Evening Standard but happen not to live near a tube station often find it difficult to get hold of a copy.
But that problem has been solved for 25 people living in south London by the good offices of veteran journalist James Hughes-Onslow.But that problem has been solved for 25 people living in south London by the good offices of veteran journalist James Hughes-Onslow.
He reveals in the latest issue of The Oldie magazine that since the paper went free he has taken it on himself to act as newspaper boy for his neighbours.He reveals in the latest issue of The Oldie magazine that since the paper went free he has taken it on himself to act as newspaper boy for his neighbours.
He scoops up a bundle of copies and then delivers them to people who, he writes, "find the 20-minute walk to the tube [at the Oval] and back too much for their ageing limbs."He scoops up a bundle of copies and then delivers them to people who, he writes, "find the 20-minute walk to the tube [at the Oval] and back too much for their ageing limbs."
Hughes-Onslow, a sprightly 67, says his service "is largely welcome" with "notable exceptions". He explains:Hughes-Onslow, a sprightly 67, says his service "is largely welcome" with "notable exceptions". He explains:
"My customers have been known to reward me, especially at Christmas time, with bottles of wine, boxes of chocolate, cheeses, Christmas cards and invitations to drinks parties."My customers have been known to reward me, especially at Christmas time, with bottles of wine, boxes of chocolate, cheeses, Christmas cards and invitations to drinks parties.
One lady gave me freshly laid eggs, saying her hens lay better on the Evening Standard than on any other paper."One lady gave me freshly laid eggs, saying her hens lay better on the Evening Standard than on any other paper."
Evidently, the vendor at the Oval is so used to Hughes-Onslow that he greets him by saying: "You want a bundle, sir?"Evidently, the vendor at the Oval is so used to Hughes-Onslow that he greets him by saying: "You want a bundle, sir?"
One bonus of his evening delivery service is that it helps him discover what's happening in his area. "My loyal customers tell me on the doorstep all sorts of things," he writes, concluding:One bonus of his evening delivery service is that it helps him discover what's happening in his area. "My loyal customers tell me on the doorstep all sorts of things," he writes, concluding:
"That is a plausible aim for a serpent from the press, surely? Possibly even a noble one.""That is a plausible aim for a serpent from the press, surely? Possibly even a noble one."
Source: The Oldie. It has a website, but editor Richard Ingrams will have no truck with placing editorial content online. Full disclosure: I write a column for the StandardSource: The Oldie. It has a website, but editor Richard Ingrams will have no truck with placing editorial content online. Full disclosure: I write a column for the Standard
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