Anne Hailes Today

GLORIA BECOMES A FREEMAN Yesterday was special. Before Gloria Hunniford OBE were around 150 of her guests invited to share in her ceremony of the […]

The ‘Rylan Rinder Grand Tour’ BBC programme is getting rave reviews and I can’t imagine why. Certainly it’s different, not the usual smarmy well rehearsed […]

Apart from the obvious world news, there were two big talking points this weekend, take your pick – the Northern Lights or Eurovision. I enjoyed […]

My goodness what a Netflix film is Baby Reindeer. A true story written and acted by the man who experienced being stalked for almost four […]

For playwright Michael Cameron it began on a rail journey to Portrush.  For me it began over lunch a couple of months ago. It was […]

Calling all Grannies.  Do you share your cooking and baking skills with your grandchildren? Calling all children.  Do you share your granny’s cooking and baking […]

It’s something when BBC security correspondent Andrew Gardner refuses to reply ‘good morning’ before his interview this morning because it’s not a good morning, as […]

I watched Scoop, the television dramatisation of the Prince Andrew affair. Although a lot of the film was about setting up the meeting, the newsroom […]

John Anderson was a man of music to his fingertips, he taught in Methodist College before taking a chance on entertaining the world of theatre […]

Ottilie Patterson just won ‘t fade away. This exceptional jazz singer from Comber took the world by storm when she joined the Chris Barber band […]