overnments are fundamentally supposed to look after the people they serve. I've previously voiced my profound disappointment in our curr...

ule is a special time, a moment of peace and reflection that transcends beliefs and means so much to so many. The world continues with its w...

On the 3rd July twenty five years ago we both said "I do", and so began our story.

Every story has an ending. Everything ends. During our lifetimes we witness many endings, some good some not so, but we can't avoid them...

Mum and Dad celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary this weekend gone. By 'celebrated' I mean it happened - celebrations are not...

As I usual I like to take an opportunity to look back at my year as it disappears in the 'rear view mirror'. The post is publis...

Twenty years ago this very day Morticia became my bride, we were married. Today we celebrate that day and the journey that has brought ...

So 2018 is gone. Disappearing into the distance as we move ahead with 2019, the final year of yet another decade. Was 2018 so bad (pers...

* A British Institution, often maligned and taken for granted, this week this pillar of our society turned 70. I thought I'd look how...

Nineteen years ago this very day Morticia, for reasons only known to her, agreed to marry me.

There's no way I could leave this anniversary without passing comment. On this day 75 years ago the greatest film ever made received ...

Ok, it might not be the most popular blog but I enjoy it and it's been around a long time, fifteen year in fact. That's right, I...

Whenever I say where I'm from the usual response is something along the lines of "oh! The place in 'The Full Monty'...

Ten years ago today was the longest day of my life. It was a day of waiting... and waiting. A day of fear and did I mention waiting?

What was your first computer? If you're under 35 you probably wouldn't give much thought to when you were first introduced to a c...

Ten years ago I was looking for a service that would allow me to publish 'status updates' on my website and blog. Something small...

Ten years ago today I ended my long stint as a bus driver and embarked on a new career path. Some know what I do for a living, some don...

Today is Morticia and my wedding anniversary but because it was Saturday yesterday we planned to go out and celebrate last night. I did h...

Today it's our wedding anniversary. So what's the plan? Dinner? Day out? Perhaps but not with me. I'm at home with the kids whil...

Today sees the beginning of Le Tour de France, the pinnacle of the cycling calendar. A month of road cycling might not appeal to most but fo...