Anne Hailes Today

Looking Back   Easter Tuesday 1941 fell on 15th April, 75 years almost to the day.  There was excitement in Belfast, the Ulster Hall was playing […]

I missed The Voice last night but I believe the best man won.  Kevin Simm has been well schooled and  quality will win out in […]

QUARTET I’d already watched the film ‘Quartet’ twice but it hooked me in again last night.  What a delightful production and proves you can pack […]

Easter Sunday and the sun is shining but the sadness of the past week or so hangs heavy.  The tragedy in Buncrana has shocked us […]

What A Week It Was I’m still reeling.  Last week was something special and will live on long in the memory.  Forgive me for showing […]

A Sad Goodbye So many deaths recently, some of them people you know through newspapers and television, too many you know personally. Actor George Shane […]

Happy Mother’s Day There must be trillions of Best Mums in the World.  Rather than the commercial Mother’s Day, I like Mothering Sunday which has […]

I despise boxing, two grown men hitting each other with all the force they can muster and the head is their target, the more damage […]

Who’s Who Will he, won’t he?  What will Boris say later today and will he make it to No. 10 and will Donald keep going […]

The Real Marigold Hotel I just loved the short series ‘The Real Marigold Hotel’ with the actress Miriam Margolyes OBE, dancer Wayne Sleep OBE, actor Sylvester […]