The missing – Bryan Dos Santos Gomes

The missing – Bryan Dos Santos Gomes

One year ago, a tiny four-week-old baby, Bryan Dos Santos Gomes, was abducted from his mother’s arms at knifepoint by a woman they had stopped to help and has never been seen since. Bryan, then 28 days old, was abducted on the afternoon of Dec. 1, 2006, after...
How can boxing be called sport?

How can boxing be called sport?

I was dismayed to see boxer Joe Calzaghe win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, with fellow boxer Ricky Hatton coming third. It’s nothing personal, but there is no way that I consider boxing a competitive sport, to me it is barbaric and nothing more than...
A visit to my final resting place

A visit to my final resting place

My father died five years ago and this is the headstone which has been made for him and was finally laid last Friday. It is made from red granite and is adorned with hand carved love hearts and angels. It was chosen by my mother and sister Rosalind, whose own home is...
The broken heart of Maria Callas

The broken heart of Maria Callas

It is 30 years since the great Greek diva Maria Callas died of a    broken heart after Onassis left her for his trophy wife, Jacqueline Kennedy. They were both married when they embarked on their sensational and doomed affair, yet yielded vigorously to their...
My latest PR credentials

My latest PR credentials

I was asked a few weeks ago whether I would object to my blog being monitored by PR Voices, which identifies the top 15 public relations stories and blogs of the day. I naturally agreed, and had the nicest shock of my life when they emailed me this week with an update...