Anne Hailes Today

It was lovely to see Donna Traynor on the wonderful Derry Girls, we miss you Donna. Saw Downton Abbey during the week. Very disappointing no […]

What a day. I’m not a football fanatic but I settled down yesterday afternoon and was gripped by the `Liverpool Chelsea match – neck and […]

Another tumultuous week. Despite the vote we are to be held to ransom again. We have such a beautiful country here physically and emotionally and […]

MARCHING TO THE BEAT OF HIS DRUM How do you begin to sum up a character like Tommy Thomas – he was like a diamond […]

BE PREPARED DERRY HERE HE COMES Last Tuesday was one of those nights when the most unexpected things happened right before my eyes.  I’d heard […]

EASTER DAY This morning brings memories of new coats and hats. This was the drill for church on Easter Sunday, a new coat picked out […]

What has happened in Ukraine over the last few days is unspeakable. We say to each other ‘isn’t it awful?’ but we have no words […]

How I wish the BBC would stop messing around with the schedule. It seems to be stupid game shows and cooking programmes these days and […]

Pauline Carville is a singer, an actress, a theatre coach and an author.  In her debut book Am I Mad Or What? she charts the […]

The company said: “In its current state, P&O Ferries is not a viable business. We have made a £100m loss year on year, which has been covered […]