Anne Hailes Today

A visit to Auschwitz is a powerful and moving experience. It puts reality into the history that is the Holocaust. I have been there twice, […]

While we’ve been shivering and slip sliding away over the last number of days, the unimaginable tragedy of Los Angeles has been unfolding. Looking at […]

The low sun has thrown up some beautiful rainbows and colours on the trees but what is before us. Keep warm and don’t travel unless […]

The huge heron who paid a visit on Christmas morning. Christmas in our house was a lovely family time just as it should be if […]

Christmas Eve and Michael was sitting in front of the television pretending to watch the cartoon but unable to see the screen because of the […]

The tree is up and dressed, menus for the day discussed and orders in and presents …. well, to be honest a few bought and […]

Goodbye Darragh, you certainly made your presence felt, trees down, bins scattered, garden furniture toppled. I talked to a tree surgeon yesterday who was chopping […]

  Awaiting their audience, the Stars of the Strand pop up cinema marketing officer Emma Hart with chief executive of the Strand Arts Centre Mimi Turtle […]

This was a sad seven days to look back on. Although he had been ill for some time the death of Ken Reid came as […]

Looking for a Christmas present which will give interest and pleasure? Anthony McGeehan has written many terrific bird books but this one is a favourite […]