Blogs

  • Our Ages of Insecurity

    Our Ages of Insecurity

    6th February 2015

    Many years ago, I asked my younger daughter, then at primary school, what she thought about…

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  • New column: Age of insecurity

    New column: Age of insecurity

    18th December 2014

    The enemy of insecurity is confidence, a commodity in short supply these days. Prospects of secure,…

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  • Marooned on Coquet Island

    Marooned on Coquet Island

    3rd December 2014

    “Worse things happen at sea” A rather unexpected turn of events this autumn resulted in site…

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  • Our age of insecurity – part 3

    Our age of insecurity – part 3

    21st October 2014

    The six and a half million carers, of all ages, who look after relatives and others,…

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  • Our age of insecurity – part 2

    Our age of insecurity – part 2

    12th September 2014

    There are no easy answers to our present condition. By definition insecurity is a personal feeling….

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  • Our age of insecurity

    Our age of insecurity

    18th July 2014

    Few things sadden former teachers more than the present state of our schools.  In an age…

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  • Almost 24 hours on Coquet Island…

    Almost 24 hours on Coquet Island…

    24th June 2014

     One mile off Amble, braving the might of the North Sea is RSPB Coquet Island, home…

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  • Captain Coquet’s Corner

    Captain Coquet’s Corner

    25th April 2014

    Rock Around The Coquet The puffins on Coquet are getting ready for the Puffin Festival in…

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  • Amble, the friendliest port

    Amble, the friendliest port

    21st March 2014

    I am now 26 and have been here nearly two years and still the town captivates…

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  • From the Ambler: Times, they are a changin’

    From the Ambler: Times, they are a changin’

    21st March 2014

    This edition is packed with plans. Change is in the air; some are grand designs (Waiting…

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