On my soapbox
The recent news of the death of Anne Kirkbride, who played Deidre Barlow in Coronation Street for over forty years, got me thinking about our relationship with soap opera characters. Deidre was a real ...
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Long life milkman
Long-serving Alan Pearce has shown he has the white stuff with 40 years as a milkman – and NEVER taking a day off sick. The 68 year-old grandfather started working for family-run Taylor’s Dairie ...
Find time to talk
Mental health problems affect one in four of us yet people are still really afraid to talk about them. Having a mental illness is hard enough, but sometimes the isolation and stigma attached to it can ...
“Best thing I’ve ever done”
Ten years ago, a British Red Cross first aid volunteer was confronted at his front door with a scene he’ll never forget. Alex McTaggart had popped back home to his flat during a work break when there ...