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Warning to smokers after bin blaze

21 August 2016
Warning to smokers after bin blaze

Smokers are being warned to stub it out after discarded ash lead to a fire.

I'm only joining in from the sofa...

08 August 2016
I'm only joining in from the sofa...

Is this the legacy London 2012 organisers hoped for?

Why children are suddenly interested in going to church

25 July 2016
Why children are suddenly interested in going to church

Youngsters are turning up at our church, but not for the usual reasons.

Caught napping by gulls after my £3 holiday treat

11 July 2016
Caught napping by gulls after my £3 holiday treat

I've been attacked - by a winged predator.

Put your feet up for a bit Liz, you’ve earned it

13 June 2016
Put your feet up for a bit Liz, you’ve earned it

It's busy when you turn 90, especially if you're the Queen.

Mixing it up for a successful combination

30 May 2016
Mixing it up for a successful combination

Cocktails are great, but ones made with water?

'I can't get no job satisfaction'

19 May 2016
'I can't get no job satisfaction'

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger almost had another career path mapped out... but for a 'cruel' twist of fate.

Review: The Mousetrap at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford

17 May 2016
Review: The Mousetrap at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford

This long-running favourite still delivers, as audiences are discovering.

If the shoe fits....

16 May 2016
If the shoe fits....

Strappy shoes look good but it's wellies all the way for reporters.

When nieces and nephews get their own back

02 May 2016
When nieces and nephews get their own back

Buying whacky presents is great - but then you start getting a taste of your own medicine.

Pocket money needs to be earned

18 April 2016
Pocket money needs to be earned

Handing over cash to kids won't do them any good.

What a week! Snakes, a laser show – and Adele

04 April 2016
What a week! Snakes, a laser show – and Adele

Staycations are turning into something very special.

Our impromptu weekend away at the seaside

21 March 2016
Our impromptu weekend away at the seaside

A sneaky weekend away can do wonders.

Netball brings out the will to win in me

07 March 2016
Netball brings out the will to win in me

Some think netball is a girly game. They clearly haven't watched it properly.

Number’s up for phone smombies

22 February 2016
Number’s up for phone smombies

Wandering around looking at your phone is irritating for the rest of us.

Man rescued after falling from scaffolding

11 February 2016
Man rescued after falling from scaffolding

A worker has been rescued after falling from scaffolding and becoming trapped.

A crossing too far?

08 February 2016
A crossing too far?

Building a Lower Thames Crossing has to be balanced with our treasured Garden of England.

We’ll never be lonely, dad will fix it

25 January 2016
We’ll never be lonely, dad will fix it

Dad may be gone, but he's still helping us all.

I’ll miss you Dad, from the bottom of my heart

17 January 2016
I’ll miss you Dad, from the bottom of my heart

Some columns are harder to write than others. This has been the hardest one of all.

The fax of life from the past

02 December 2015
The fax of life from the past

Fax machines and phone boxes are becoming relics, it seems, along with puffball skirts and cassettes.

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