Articles tagged Personal:
The Wonderful Country Paintings of Cornelia Fitzroy
- 4 Jan 2014
Original paintings never quite look as good on a computer screen as they do in real life, or perhaps it is my photography, but I wanted to introduce you to a wonderful Norfolk artist called Cornelia Fitzroy. A couple of years ago I bought a painting of hers called THE RED HOU...
20 (Good & Bad) Personal Reasons to Remember 2013
- 24 Dec 2013
I was given the opportunity to present Drive on LBC after two and half years presenting the evening show. More HERE Buying our new house in Lammas in Norfolk. Winning Radio presenter of the year at the Arqiva awards in July. 2013 was the first year without my darling ...
Attitude Column: The Christmas Dilemma
- 4 Dec 2013
I have been with my partner for 18 years and yet until last year we had never spent a Christmas together. I had always gone to my parents’ in Essex and he to his parents in Kent. In later years he’d make an escape and join me at my parents in the evening, but neither of us fou...
Statement and Apology
- 26 Sep 2013
Following the incident on Brighton seafront on Tuesday morning, I have today voluntarily attended Brighton police station where I accepted a police caution. The police have informed me they now regard the matter as closed. I want to thank them for the fair and courteous way th...
Attitude Column: Are You or Have You Ever Been a Bisexual?
- 3 Sep 2013
Inside the mind of every bisexual is a gay man struggling to get out. At least, that’s the view of many. It’s a widely held view that bisexuals are people who either want the best of both worlds, or, who are still too scared to embrace their inner gayness because they are on h...
Dude, I Need a New Laptop!
- 23 May 2013
Dude , I need a new laptop. And it’s all your fault. In case you think I’ve gone mad, Dude is my Jack Russell, and thanks to him I’m going to have to trot off to the Sony Centre and buy a new Vaio. And before you start, don’t even think of suggesting I get a Mac. Invention of...
Memories of Margaret Thatcher
- 8 Apr 2013
Margaret Thatcher is the reason I became actively involved in politics. She inspired me, as a sixteen year old, to join the Conservative Party and do my bit to help revive Britain. One of the tasks of today’s political leaders is to provide a lead, to inspire, to motivate. Mar...
Call Me Old Fashioned...
- 6 Apr 2013
Buying a property is never a straightforward business. Something always seems to go wrong. A link in the chain breaks, there’s a planning issue or the mortgage company won’t come up with the goods. We’re in the middle of buying a house in Lamas, in north Norfolk, and last Sund...
A Difficult Mothering Sunday
- 10 Mar 2013
Those who lose loved ones dread ‘firsts’. The first birthday without them. The first anniversary of their death. The first Christmas. Today was the first Mother’s Day my sisters and I have spent without our beloved mother, Jane. She died on June 9th last year. Not a day goes ...
Me and Diabetes: Becoming an Ambassador for Diabetes UK
- 6 Mar 2013
Don’t laugh but I have finally made it as a cover boy! Back in January Diabetes UK asked if I would become an Ambassador for them and they asked me to be interviewed for their magazine BALANCE. And this cover is the result! I guess I really ought to be some new pictures done, ...