I've had a fantastic week and am in such an excited whirl right now, I wish you could see me. I signed a PR contract with a new client at the beginning of the week to write about their pioneering plant breeding research projects. My work with them so far has received...

When I went to my younger son's parents evening the other day, the longest queue was to see the maths teacher. The reason was because she had to explain changes in the curriculum which are certainly not going to benefit James, and others like him. Up until last year,...

David can now throw out his L plates having passed his driving test today. I was thrilled for him because I felt he deserved to pass, that he was both confident and considerate on the road. We had arranged to meet for lunch in Cambridge anyway, so it was great to make...

After Margaret Mizen's truly selfless words following the murder of her 16-year-old son Jimmy, which mother do you feel sorry for? Jimmy, a devout Roman Catholic, was slashed across the neck with a broken glass dish in a bakery in south-east London by a man in his 20s...

I'm planning to learn how to read a compass this weekend. It is something I have always wanted to do, so I have booked a session with my local ramblers group. It's being held on the grounds of the very gracious Wimpole Hall tomorrow. Doe this this mean I will no...

  I was thrilled to learn today that dishy actor Simon MacCorkindale is to visit Headway Cambridgeshire and will pass on some tips to brain injury survivors about remembering lines and overcoming nerves. Meeting the star of stage and screen will make their day....

Staff accused of theft or damage at their workplace are to be named and shamed on a new database which is due to be launched later this month. It could mean they find it impossible to find future employment. What is shocking about this is that they can be named and...

It was six years ago this August that two angelic 10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were brutally murdered in Soham, a village close to where I live. They were killed by Ian Huntley, a trusted caretaker at Soham Village College, an excellent secondary...