White Stuff

New Year's Eve in our house hasn't quite panned out as envisaged, but the nice food and champagne (...and Guinness and lager and...

I got in tonight to hear that Barratts Priceless are to make more than 1,600 staff redundant after a buyer for the company could not be f...

I've just got back from an afternoon at this year's Bradford pantomime, Robin Hood, featuring the now omnipresent Billy Pearce in...

Yesterday, after more than six months of trying, I finally realised why our broadband was operating at carrier pigeon speed and managed ...

Above you can see pictures of my mate Paul "Merv" Gaile and REM lead singer Michael Stipe. I can't say for sure which is w...

Good morning all - and how's your head? I can certainly recall feeling more sprightly than this and, at 11am, matters will take a ...

As I write and according to Google Earth, Father Christmas is whizzing over Mount Everest en route to the UK.  All good (if you've b...

Over recent days, I've seen countless of those electronic Christmas "cards" that are now the rage. The funniest one for m...

Is it a bird?  Is it a plane? Well, obviously not - it hasn't got wings. No, it's a reindeer.  And not just any reindeer. I...

Despite today being the shortest day and the countdown to summer officially beginning tomorrow, I am starting to feel particularly Chris...

Christmas might not be far away but, in our house, there was a very important landmark to celebrate first.   That's right, Char...

Yuletide kicked off good and proper in our house this morning, when Jamie and I followed a visit to see Arthur Christmas on the big sc...

I was a bit annoyed/downcast/bereft last night, and it was all because of our "big fridge."  We have two fridges, see.  It...

Jamie's nursery nativity has come and gone - and it was predictably hilarious.  Unfortunately, I can't show you any of thos...

Tomorrow night's delayed broadcast of the Royal Variety Performance (which was in Salford, meaning only Princess Anne could be arsed ...

Yes, that is me (629) with my antlers during yesterday's Reindeer Stampede in a park near Bradford. A brilliantly organised event ...

Jamie's public performance career got off to something of a rocky start this time last year after he threw away his crook and storme...

I spent my two nights in London this week staying with Wee John. Above you can see his flatmate Shane (left) and brother Charlton (top ...

I was working in London for the past couple of days, hence no updates here.  And last night I was due to attend the annual Irish Embassy...