Our new CEO at Headway Cambs

Posted by on Aug 30, 2011 in Blog, Headway | 2 comments I would like to welcome Mary Goode as the new CEO of Headway Cambridgshire as its chair of trustees. Mary has been with us for a week now, and what a whirlwind week it has been for her. I know she will impress everyone she meets with her professionalism, dedication and desire to help improve lives for those who affected by an acquired brain injury. Mary has a background of working in the health...
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Our hospitals and dying patients

Posted by on Aug 29, 2011 in Blog | 5 comments I’ve had quite a few hits recently on a post I wrote about the Liverpool Care Pathway plan. I wonder if it is because of reports about David Tracey suing Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge following claims that staff at the hospital put “do not resuscitate” notices on his wife’s medical notes without the consent of her...
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A return visit to Snowshill Manor

Posted by on Aug 29, 2011 in Blog | 3 comments We have just returned from the picturesque Cotswolds where we spent a week visiting country homes, gardens and lots of antique shops – a passion shared by my husband and pa-in-law who joined us and both have stalls at an Ely antique centre. They found it impossible to strike up a bargain with dealers in the shops we visited where prices were much higher than East Anglia; they wouldn’t...
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Why Apple stands out from the crowd

Posted by on Aug 28, 2011 in Blog | 13 comments There is one reason why Apple stands out from the crowd which none of the techie writers have mentioned in their review of the company since Steve Jobs announced he was stepping down as its CEO – they way they look after their consumers. In fact, they cunningly nurture them from a very young age. My first Apple product was an iPhone which I bought about three years ago when my Nokia mobile...
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Why we will miss The Inbetweeners

Posted by on Aug 28, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments I’m glad we saw The Inbetweeners film after our 18-year-old son had returned from his trip to Magaluf with his nine schoolfriends all wearing identical blue tee-shirts as they set foot on Spanish soil. (Yes, I know what they REALLY call Magaluf!!!) I can typecast James’ nice natured friends whose characters match William, Jay, Simon and Neil from this hilarious programme – a...
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Sally Bercow and Celebrity Big Brother

Posted by on Aug 21, 2011 in Blog | 11 comments Sally Bercow’s appearance on Celebrity Big Brother looks set to spectacularly backfire as she appears to be the favourite first Z-rated “celeb” who is booted off. Last night she crumbled and was reduced to tears, hiding in the loo after being nominated by housemate Kerry Katona who wailed that she didn’t know what to talk to Sally about. I doubt any of Sally’s...
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The death of the courageous Diana Lamplugh

Posted by on Aug 20, 2011 in Blog | 1 comment I was so sorry learn of the death of Diana Lumplugh, mother of murdered estate agent Suzy Lamplugh who went to meet a “Mr Kipper” in 1986 and was never seen again. Her remains have never been found. The heartbroken mother selflessly turned her grief into a crusade to help others by setting up a charity to promote safety for women, The Suzy Lamplugh Trust. I met her when she spoke...
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My magic pen at the Sanger Institute

Posted by on Aug 20, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments My contract will soon end at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, working with some of the brightest minds who are making scientific discoveries for human health and disease. It’s been a wonderful experience for me to learn about their astonishing research, and especially how quickly new technology has advanced their work; the sequencing of genomes which once took years can now be done in a...
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Can American supercop Bill Bratton advise Ely police too?

Posted by on Aug 14, 2011 in Blog | 4 comments While our courts are working round the clock dishing out justice to looting thieves, why can’t all traders expect the same justice from the judiciary after being targeted by shoplifters? My husband and pa-in-law both have stalls at the Ely Waterside Antique Centre where thieves have struck regularly over the last year, nicking £6,000 stock. They are so clever and know how to evade the...
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Celebrating zeroes at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Posted by on Aug 13, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments I’ve been working on a contract at the amazing Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute for the last couple of months, a world-leading centre for the study of genomes – the set of chemical instruction for life. It recently celebrated its latest phenomenal sequencing milestone: the Sanger Institute loves to celebrate zeroes, and held a barbecue for staff to mark its latest boundary breaking...
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How the govt should tackle our young looters

Posted by on Aug 13, 2011 in Blog | 10 comments It was shocking to see so many frenzied young people among those looting in our cities, driven by greed and intoxicated by the gangland culture. The question I ask is “what about their parents?” I couldn’t believe how the parents of one 14-year-old girl couldn’t be bothered to turn up in court, and some are reportedly not concerned that their children face potentially...
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A night with Tom Jones

Posted by on Aug 13, 2011 in Blog | 4 comments How many 71-year-old men have women throwing knickers at them? Only one man I know can manage it – the sex bomb from the valleys, Tom Jones, who despite his advancing years, can still perform an amazingly energetic sell-out show. I was among the 30,000 crowd at Newmarket race night where we were told it had taken seven years to book him for a reputed £60,000 fee – not bad for a...
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London’s burning no-go areas

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in Blog | 7 comments As the terrifying violence and looting continues to sweeps across London into parts of Ealing and Croydon during a third night of unrest, here is some advice for the government’s Cobra committee when it meets today, courtesy of a Sky New blog comment:   Posted by: louiedog from bournemouth on August 8, 2011 5:37 PM  It is way past time that the Government call in the military to...
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A warning for Karin Herzog fans

Posted by on Aug 6, 2011 in Blog | 69 comments Nine weeks after placing my Karin Herzog order it still has not arrived. This should act as a warning for others like me who are keen to try what appears to be a wonderful product which is loved by celebrities. The problems is their UK distributors do deliver to their bread-and-butter customers like myself. I am not alone. I found links to five dedicated Facebook site highlighting complaints...
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