Twelve go wild in the country

8:35am Tuesday 13th May 2008

"I'M NOT going in the water with no shark!"

Smarting at the machines

9:27am Tuesday 6th May 2008

LIFE, don't talk to me about life. One of the things that can make me feel just a little bit fed up is having to cope with baffling new technology when trying to do the simplest things.

Hope on the homes front

10:36am Thursday 1st May 2008

SOME good news at last for those desperate to get a foot on the housing ladder in York. Housing associations have received grants worth £14 million to build 365 affordable homes in the city. Work is expected to start in the autumn.

Time drivers coughed up

9:05am Tuesday 22nd April 2008

SHOULD sneezing be made a crime? I'm not thinking so much of "coughs and sneezes spread diseases" as what happens if someone does it at the wheel of a car.

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Recalling the good old days

8:47am Tuesday 15th April 2008

IN DIFFICULT times, people often look back to what they see as better days, and to the leaders they wish could reappear and save them from present troubles.

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Doctoring a telly classic

10:16am Tuesday 8th April 2008

Not for the first time, I have a confession to make. I am an anorak. To be more precise, I am a Doctor Who fan.

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Tha’ can allus tell Yorkshire

8:11am Tuesday 1st April 2008

ONE of the "might have beens" of history I have occasionally run through my head is wondering what sort of a country Yorkshire would have made.

Extreme cause for concern

10:24am Tuesday 25th March 2008

"TRUST the markets" was a key phrase of Mrs Thatcher's era, though I don't recall whether she used it herself.

Who are today’s real victims?

10:04am Tuesday 18th March 2008

ARE you one of life's victims? Don't worry, there are lots around, and these days it's all right to be a victim. In fact, for some it's a sought after status.

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Where there’s muck there’s class

9:47am Tuesday 11th March 2008

THEY say we British are obsessed with all things related to class. From social climbing and what's U or non-U through to the joys of reverse snobbery, we can't get enough of it.

Harry proves his worth in conflict

11:19am Tuesday 4th March 2008

IT'S not often I feel sorry for a member of the Royal Family, but right now I have to confess to a certain sneaking sympathy for one of the younger players in our country's favourite soap opera.

Watch out, the robots are here

10:28am Tuesday 26th February 2008

ARE machines ready to take over?

Why small talk has me stumped

8:41am Tuesday 19th February 2008

THE art of conversation is often pronounced dead, but in my case it was stillborn.

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A word to the unwise

10:02am Tuesday 12th February 2008

A LITTLE over a week ago I joined a group of people, most of whom were from two York churches and about two decades younger than me, for some time out in the wilds of rural West Yorkshire.