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Continue reading →: Why Calderwood House offers hope to all of us
From my opinion column written for the Egremont 2Day newspaper. I was impressed and moved by Rachel Holliday when I met her for the opening of Calderwood House recently. I was impressed because this woman had virtually strong-armed a number of people, including the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria,…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. WodehouseThank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 4 of 5 stars Continuing on my ever-present task of reading classic books I really should have read decades ago, I have thoroughly enjoyed my first venture into the world of Jeeves and Wooster. What’s more, my two teenage children also enjoyed…
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Continue reading →: Theatre Review: Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
This review was written for the Egremont 2Day newspaper in August 2015. The cast at Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake continue to tickle the fancy of audiences with this third and last comedy of the current season. Fallen Angels is one of Coward’s lesser known plays but at the time…
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Continue reading →: Syrians, Smartphones and Social Media
From my opinion column written for the Egremont 2Day newspaper. This one earned me my first hate mail! The refugee crisis has been huge in the news recently and suddenly governments are no longer talking about ‘the immigration crisis’ and are now saying ‘oh well, of course we need to…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan
The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was definitely a slow burner for me. Although overall I did enjoy the novel, I didn’t like Tan’s style. Had I been the kind of person who doesn’t stick doggedly to a book even when it…
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Continue reading →: Music Review: Marcus Nand – Time And Tide Wait For No Man
Merseysde-born guitarist and recording artist Marcus Nand has just released this very nice ‘radio-friendly’ single which is a great introduction to his new album due out later in the year. Nand has worked with the likes of Rod Stewart (who is a key supporter of his work), featuring in Stewart’s…
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Continue reading →: Theatre review: Enlightenment by Shelagh Stephenson
This review was written for the Egremont 2Day newspaper in August 2015. I can barely begin to imagine what it would be like to lose a son somewhere on the other side of the world and have no idea if he is dead or alive. That’s the scenario for Shelagh…
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Continue reading →: Music Review: Ambient Zone 2 – Just Music Cafe vol. 5
I feel very pleasantly like I’ve been in a coma and have just come out. This new compilation album of relaxing chillout ambient music is as astonishingly beautiful as it is serene. I can’t think of better music to get me through the winter nights which have now drawn around…
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Continue reading →: Music Review: The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon (The very Best Of)
This review was originally published on The Doughnut. Though it is a pleasure to review the albums and EPs of new, up-and-coming and lesser-known artists, sometimes it’s nice to look a group who used to be massive and have left a lasting legacy. Just for a change, you know?…
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