Author Archives: Mark

When clutter becomes a health hazard

When clutter becomes a health hazard

Most of us have a tendency to hoard, keeping items of sentimental value and things that may come in useful, but some take it too far. We have all seen the television programmes that show the horrors o ...
The Infernal question

The Infernal question

Your comment on The Infernal Question by Tina Foster does seem to miss the essential point.  She is absolutely correct when she mentions all the scaremongering, and to put it bluntly the downright lie ...
Bobbin the robin

Bobbin the robin

Stunning images of a friendly robin, taken by a secret wildlife photographer, have been specially selected to be used by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Bobbin the robin has beco ...
A fitting tribute

A fitting tribute

Friends of a veteran bell-ringer celebrated his 80th birthday by putting on a surprise performance – of more than a thousand rings in perfect synchronisation. Derek Wilkinson, who has been ringi ...