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  • Hannah-oke

    Hannah-oke

    Really saddened to see that Disney Channel has closed in the wake of the popularity of Disney+.

  • Homeworking: Eastern Daily Press Feature

    Homeworking: Eastern Daily Press Feature

    Whatever you do, avoid procrastination. Procrastination is the nemesis of the anyone who works from home.

  • Classic Column: The Olden Days

    Classic Column: The Olden Days

    If there’s one thing I love to write, it would have to be newspaper columns. These 5 minute reads give a columnist the chance to take a 600 word flight of fancy.

  • Expect Fireworks…

    Something a bit lighter from me today.I’ve never enjoyed #BonfireNight – I just don’t ‘get’ it.So here’s a piece, from me, moaning about November 5th – it’ll be here before you know it! “We spend the rest of the year sorting through recycling, rinsing out washing-up liquid bottles, offsetting our carbon foot prints and attempting to shop…

  • Homeworking: The Ultimate Guide

    Homeworking: The Ultimate Guide

    Thrilled to announce that my second book, in collaboration with the amazing Spencer Wilson will be out on the 12th of March. ‘Homeworking: The Ultimate Guide’ is the perfect read for anyone who works from home, or is planning to take the plunge – leaving the traditional world of work behind. “Ask the man on…

  • Why I’ve written to Santa for a Spider-Man costume…

    Why I’ve written to Santa for a Spider-Man costume…

    My son’s superhero of choice is Spider-Man. I’d like to say that the obsession with blue and red spandex-clad fella is driving me up the wall, but it’s my son who’s doing the climbing in our house.

  • Halloween was REALLY scary when I was a kid – Huffpost UK

    Halloween was REALLY scary when I was a kid – Huffpost UK

    In the 80’s when I was ‘Trick or Treating’ (it was a very new thing back then) black bin bags were the staple constituent of every costume I every wore. T

  • Cycling Plus: ‘Stuck on Repeat’ feature

    Cycling Plus: ‘Stuck on Repeat’ feature

    Cyclists are by no means immune from bad habits. From gorging on the wrong foods to ineffective signalling, wasting energy (through bad technique) to failing to maintain our precious kit; few of us can claim to be completely free of negative quirks.

  • Eastern Daily Press – Wrestling Column

    Eastern Daily Press – Wrestling Column

    There are very few people who can pull of a singlet unitard. It didn’t take me long to discover I wasn’t one of them.

  • Sorry Sir Paul… Eastern Daily Press Column

    Sorry Sir Paul… Eastern Daily Press Column

    I’m a little bit bored of celebrities jumping on the bandwagon and releasing children’s books. Actually bored doesn’t quite cover it. I feel the glut of actors, actresses, singers and presenters using their fame to dominate the world of children’s literature is actively unhelpful. They’re all at it, Fearne Cotton, Miranda Hart, David Baddiel… the…