Regular readers of Diary know that we have a fondness that for all things Dr Who, so we could not let a certain Tweet by Essex CC over the festive period go unmentioned.

While the rest of the UK was debating whether they still had room for one more mince pie and gearing themselves up for the laughter-free zone that is Mrs Brown's Boys on Christmas Day evening, Essex tweeted the following message: ‘It's not just Dr Who who regenerates. We boost the Essex economy thru town centre regeneration…'