What's the phrase? Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. No, I don’t fail, not on Freshwalks , or on outdoor adventures. I just don’t. I don...

This is one of the hardest picks yet. Having been on a bit of a gastro break in Porto, the playing field isn't exactly level, so I'm...

Since this country narrowly voted to leave the European Union in 2016 I’ve felt more European, not less. It’s reflected in the songs we play...

A couple of weeks ago I volunteered to help out at Aquinas Sixth Form College with some interview training. I sat across the table from eigh...

One Friday night back in 1991 I came back from the pub near to the house I was illegally sub-renting with two mates in London, to watch Chan...

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about England, not the recent disasters of the cricket team, or the resurgence of the football team under ...

  I am old enough to remember the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977. We all got silver coins, there were bits of crockery with Queen Elizabeth’...

Why do some places have a good feeling about them, while others seem stuck in a cycle of decline?  I asked this in my column in the Tameside...

Pic: Freshwalks Fresh Futures on Kinder in April this year Over the last three years I’ve developed a deep spiritual connection with a mount...

It was one of those days where the weather couldn’t make it’s mind up, but neither was it clear which Blackburn Rovers would turn up.  The f...

Since me and Neil started doing Music Therapy back in 2020, just as we thought we were emerging out of lockdown, we’ve really discovered a l...

  I've been very pleased with the variety of quick lunches I've managed to have through the month of March. Definitely a Greater Man...

This paper lands on your doormat in the middle of Autism Acceptance Week, as promoted by the charity the National Autistic So...

  It was meant to be Roy of the Rovers stuff, in the end it was just same old Rovers. It was written that a full year after a horrible injur...

The month was cut a little short for me due to having Covid. So these are slightly slimmer pickings than I hoped for. And not many trips int...

That was the sweetest victory of all. A victory for the true believers. For all those who kept the faith through the toughest of times. For ...

Last week on our radio show I properly overdosed on Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-nominated film Belfast.  There are legions of reasons why I love...

  Do you want to know a secret? I’ve never been to a festival.  I’ve been to mega raves, super clubs, dingy gigs in smoky rooms, stadiums, a...

We've put our house up for sale and are probably going to move out of Marple. That's of little or no interest to anyone outside of o...

Maybe I've reached an age where I find my willingness to try new things tested. Yes, I say I want to find new films to watch, new book...