Women’s addiction to social games

Women’s addiction to social games

I learnt something new yesterday – that millions of women are huge fans of Facebook’s social games with FarmVille toping the list with 62 million followers. It includes forums where you can report bugs and show off your landscaping, with the most addicted...

Universities and alcohol

At the risk of sounding a killjoy, I totally support a suggestion by the UK’s accident and emergency doctors who want to end boozy Happy Hours for student freshers’ weeks which kicks off shortly.The alcohol consumption levels are worse for students who...

Congratulations to East Anglia’s Business Hub

I would like to congratulate Mark Peters and Ian McKendrick, presenters of the popular weekly Sunday morning business radio show, for its network launch today throughout East Anglia. The Business Hub only started a few months ago covering Cambridge and Ely, but is now...

Writing a personal statement for university

I went to a parents’ meeting at my youngest son’s school last night to advise us about his university application which has to be submitted soon. Yes, how did the years fly by so quickly!This presumably hadn’t been a problem for my eldest son as he...
Gavin Henson needs to see sense

Gavin Henson needs to see sense

Gavin Henson, the Welsh rugby international player who became a household name as the boyfriend of singer Charlotte Church,  tells us in a newspaper interview that he wants to quit his club for “compassionate reasons, and the mental state of my mind”...