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The Woodland Trust recently announced the shortlist of trees chosen to compete for the UK’s Tree of the Year competition. This year’s entries include the original Bramley apple tree from Southwell in Nottinghamshire, a Mulberry bush in west Yorkshire that Read more »
At the moment that might be a bit of a stretch for the imagination, but then could anyone have really dreamed that vodka produced in Dorset, made from the milk of cows reared in Dorset, would one day win a Read more »
According to research done a few years ago, people in America spent more money on slot machines than theme parks, films and baseball put together. It is hard to imagine that pumping coins into machines could be so profitable, but Read more »
Interviewed on Radio 4 recently the American theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Lawrence Krauss, was asked what he would like to be remembered for. The question was posed after a lengthy discussion about science that covered a range of subjects including Read more »
As a fan of technology I have always hoped that genius techies will solve more of the world’s problems and help with some of the issues caused by what we so often inaccurately describe as ‘progress’. So I was happy Read more »
Nick Fisher’s first novel is due to be published in June. It is described as a dark and desperate tale of greed, crime, drugs, family and fear and is set in Weymouth. He talked to Fergus Byrne about where it Read more »
Despite the fact that we are a long way from a consensus on the eventual effects of addiction to social media, I was fascinated when a teenager recently mentioned to me that she had given up Facebook and Instagram. ‘I Read more »
According to Wikipedia, human multitasking is ‘an apparent human ability to perform more than one task, or activity, at the same time.’ It cites an example: ‘taking phone calls while typing an email and reading a book.’ This seems like Read more »
Songs like ‘Will You’ and ‘Eighth Day’ were huge hits for Hazel O Connor in the 80s, but along with the iconic film, Breaking Glass, they were all part of a difficult music industry journey. Prior to her visits to Read more »
No so long ago I came across an old black and white photograph of my brother filling a car with petrol. It was a grey day and he was wearing what was probably a mid-length brown working coat. He was Read more »