The other day I was mooching in a second hand book shop in Newport, Shropshire, when I came across a tome about my old home town of Wolverhampton (writes Andrea Martin-Banks). As I leafed through page after page of grainy black and white photographs of places I recognised – The Wolverhampton Airport at Pendeford, where I… Continue reading How size 13 winklepickers led to family’s lost picture

It’s a fact – fact-checkers say they have trumped Trump yet again! But does he lie? And, if so, why do so many people believe him? Many, like me, believe that Trump has “the temper of the true liar” like no politician in living memory. But maybe I’m just making that up – after all,… Continue reading Mr President, isn’t it just better to check the facts and tell the truth?

Stravinsky often wore his specs on his face and his shades on his head, giving the impression that he could go from light to the darkness with a flick of the wrist. It was a pose of course, but a statement too from a strange, determined man who was almost ruthless in his pursuit of… Continue reading Doing the ‘Stravinsky stomp’ in St Petersburg

No one knows for sure how many black bears live in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. But it is thought there are about 800. And, generally, they are getting by quite well, thank you. However, as the forests in the foothills have fallen to fire, axe and pestilence the little mountain city of Poprad… Continue reading Grin and bear it – here is the moooos from a ‘wild’ mountain city

Boris’s baffling new Northern lock-down rules are causing real fear and despair in Manchester. A darkness of mood has descended on the city famous for its nightlife and music. And its the elderly and the lonely who seem to be suffering the most after they were granted small bubbles of hope a few weeks ago… Continue reading Real-life loneliness and fear as Boris’s new ‘barmy’ lock-down rules burst the Northern bubble…

Q. My daughter bought a 4×4 for £15,000 and took it on a holiday trip. It broke down an had to be taken on a low-loader 220 miles back to the car dealer. My daughter wants her money back – what are her chances? A.You should allow the trader a reasonable time to respond to… Continue reading Why dealer is driving me mad!

This cross is for all the mums, dads and grandparents who are fighting for their children’s rights through the world’s dreadful, draconian family courts. These awful ghosts of what was once family law are witch-hunting absent parents and treating them as if they are the evil doers. Some victims of these befuddled and careless ‘judges’… Continue reading The cross we carry as family courts use our children as weapons against us

Warring parents are said to be using coronavirus as a weapon to stop their estranged partners spending time with their children.  On top of this, a leading campaigner has revealed how many parents are killing themselves because of parental alienation. Andrew John Teague, from D.A.D.s and NAAP, said this: “I was up until 5am with… Continue reading Last exit to nothing as warring parents use coronavirus as weapon

By poet and songwriter Giles Watson I vividly remember the moment recorded in this video below, because I was there at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in 1986, and Bob Dylan was my hero. He had helped me to confirm me in my own calling as a poet and a songwriter, and the songs from his… Continue reading How Bob exposed flesh-coloured Christs that glowed in the garden

This week, the Preservation Society and AirTVinternational take a criticical look at three of our most controversial broadcasters… Here Leigh Gonzos the man who claims to be a journalist Nigel Farage … We have a bit of a retrospective with a real McCoy journalist Peter Hitchens, one of the most outspoken men in print …… Continue reading A bit of a hitch with Hitchens? A Farrago with Farage? And a bit of a flop with Katie?