Last Sunday I was very kindly invited to Jane McDonald’s concert at Leeds Grand Theatre by some friends I made when filming Secret Millionaire in Cornwall last summer. Maureen...

GAY FRIENDLY GALPHARM STADIUM I had a meeting this week with Charlotte, the Marketing Manager at the Galpharm Stadium. The Galpharm are very keen to get the word out that sporting events at the Stadium (and in fact any event at the Galpharm) are gay friendly...

Last Sunday I was asked to appear on a BBC1 TV show Sunday Life, to review the papers. The studio was located in an old converted mill in Keighley, so I assumed it was a local programme, and as I’m not normally awake so early on Sundays, I hadn’t seen the show before...

With the credit crunch and fuel prices dominating the headlines, so many people have been asking for my thoughts recently about whether money really does make you happy. Transport...

Fun in the sun with my friend Michelle When I bumped into my friend. the actress Michelle Collins at the premiere of Never Forget in London last month,I invited her to come and stay at my house, and was delighted last weekend when she arrived with her family...

There aren’t many people who can make me blush, however my friend the Australian comedian Pam Ann successfully achieved just that last week. Pam aka Caroline Reid does a hilariously...

I HAVE always been a big fan of Take That. Regular readers will know I spent a lot of social time with the boys in their early days. So when one of my friends, TV entrepreneur Charley...

I’m eating my words this week after spending an evening in the company of Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully in Corrie. You may recall that I’ve recounted tales of our previous...

Partying in Amsterdam, shopping in Thailand! How fantastic that summer has finally arrived. I returned from holiday last week and couldn't believe that a heat wave was upon us. Normally...

I had great fun in my bar, Fibre in Leeds last weekend. My fellow Directors and I were holding an April Showers themed party for our VIP guests and friends in the top floor Directors Lounge...

This week has been very emotional for me. Firstly it was my Mum’s birthday. She shares it with the Queen, and I like to treat her as if she is royalty. Due to the illness she has I never thought she would be here with us this year...

In the jungle with Dwain I’ve really got into rugby league since I published ‘Access All Areas’ which is a book of photographs I took when following Leeds Rhinos on and off the pitch last season...

When I finished my daily workout at the gym last Wednesday I switched on my phone to half a dozen messages telling me that pop star Shayne Ward was having dinner at Nandos in Leeds...

You may remember back in February when I told you about TV Presenter Melissa Porter coming to stay at our house for 2 days. Well now I’m really excited as this Thursday 10th April our house will be featured on Channel 5’s new series ‘I Own Britain’s Best Home’ at 8pm...

What a day I had last Thursday when I travelled to London for a couple of meetings. Thankfully I’d chosen to take the train, on the day that Heathrow Terminal 5 welcomed it’s first passengers...