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A message for workaholics – make time for love
This Valentine's Day post is a message to all workaholics - work less hours and make time for love in your life, otherwise you could end up regretting it on your deathbed, according to a nurse who recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones...
How should we treat stalkers?
The beautiful young daughter of my friend's friend was murdered by a stalker. She had befriended a Holocaust survivor who she was photographing for an assignment and he developed an obsession about her. Stalking is currently in the news following the publication of ...
Charles Dickens and Cambridgeshire
Many thanks to Cambridgeshire's library service for highlighting connections between our much loved author Charles Dickens with our county to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The county's Literature Development Officer, Helen Taylor, has chosen some...
To patent or not to patent, that is the question…
Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal and producer of the terrific Teslar electric car, is also the brains behind SpaceX, the world's fastest-growing launch services provider with more than 40 space missions under its belt, including a £1.6 billion deal from Nasa to...
In support of World Cancer Day
Today is World Cancer Day, and it is hard to find a family whose lives have not been affected by this killer disease. I have signed its Declaration in support of their campaign, along with molecular diagnostics company Abcodia,who work with innovative global...
Irish election faces quotas for women – or funding cuts for political parties
The next general election could see quotas for women candidates introduced in the Republic of Ireland - and political parties have been warned they could lose half of their state funding if they fail to comply. The clause is included in the Electoral (Amendment)...
Walpole St Peter’s Chuch, a rare treasure
Being born and bred in Wisbech, I lived close to Walpole St Peter for many years without realising what a jewel its church is. I discovered this special gem in Simon Jenkins' best seller, England's Thousand Best Churches, where it was awarded five stars - the highest...
Wisbech, a town in crisis?
I visited my family in Wisbech today - the very same town which "the Baltic Mafia is terrorising" - according to this sensational report in today's Daily Mail. Driving through the town, I passed a coach with a Lithuanian number plate parked outside a factory. A new...
Virgin Health Bank and Cambridge hospitals partnership
Sir Richard Branson has launched an innovative new bank alongside Northern Rock - the Virgin Health Bank - which stores cord blood, the blood that remains in the umbilical cord after a baby has been born and is a rich source of stem cells which can be used for life...