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Jimmy Choo Fragrance
While Jimmy Choo shoes are favoured by our glamorous stars, and, a dream for many lesser mortals like myself, it is possible to now own one of their other branded items - a new affordable perfume which is receiving praise and recognition from its users.. Wearing...
Cambridge biotech entrepreneurs seek biobank partners
The success of treating common and life-threatening diseases, from cancer and diabetes, to osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, depends on an early diagnosis, and today's advanced medical research technology plays a vital role in this. I am promoting today's launch...
How our government could help women find happiness
I have always considered the Netherlands a progressive nation, impressed at how multi-lingual its citizens are (I remember meeting one 11-year-old boy in Amsterdam who could speak four languages), and they have achieved impressive household recycling solutions we can...
What makes women tick?
In the build up to 100th anniversary of International Women's Day next Tuesday, this "lippy" video asks celebrities Joanna Lumley, Kathy Burke, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Beverley Knight, Annie Mac and Miranda Richardson what they believe is the best and worst thing about...
Too young to die…
I was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Mark Hanson, a highly regarded PR professional and deputy managing director of Wolfstar Consultancy. We had exchanged emails recently as Mark had won a competition on my blog for a ticket to a social media event in...
Lily Cole’s Cambridge theatre debut
Modelling superstar Lily Cole strove to be just another Cambridge student as she made her acting debut at the city's famous university ADC Theatre in Chekhov's The Seagull. Yet she knew that would be impossible as her fame would attract much attention, that all eyes...
The Peter Bingle factor
I enjoyed reading Peter Bingle's account of the steps he takes to win new public affairs clients, from visits to the opera and theatre to knowing the right restaurants and wines. It's clearly his personal touch which has won him the contracts he bid for, but having...
The missing – Gary Spencer (found!)
I've just heard from Gary Spencer who is listed as a missing person on this Thai website. He posted a comment on one of my posts about missing people saying he urgently wanted to get in touch with his family on the Isle of Wight. This is what Gary, who has been...
Why aren’t TechGuys using Twitter?
I've been reading Shel Israel's book Twitterville about how businesses can thrive using Twitter as a successful communication tool and wondered why the TechGuys didn't do this. They describe themselves on their website as the "friendly face of support for P.C. World...