DON’T STEP ON THE CRACKS By Christine Lawrence Shocked at the amount of homeless people in Fareham, Karen takes a job at the local hostel. When a young female resident is attacked, suspicion falls on Falklands veteran, Harry. Or was it John, living rough and resisting help? Karen discovers him sleeping in her shed but…
Thousands of women fought for their country using axes and saws instead of guns and tanks. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Women’s Timber Corps, which was deployed in the New Forest and other woodland areas during WW2. In the late 1930s, Britain was the largest timber importer in the world, getting 96%…
Have Baby Will Travel“Don’t fit your life around the baby. Fit the baby around your life.” This was the advice that changed everything for author and travel writer Natasha Orme when she and her partner found out they were expecting. “While others told us that our days of adventure were over, we decided to take…
Starting school is a sink or swim moment for children with ASD, Dyspraxia, ADHD and Special Educational Needs. My own son was thrown out of his pre-school on the day he was assessed, having been diagnosed with Dyspraxia age 2. Although not diagnosed with Autism until age 5, I quickly realised that we needed to…
Inspired by a real-life green garden consultancy, run by Transition, Southampton, this eco-themed rom-com artfully combines comedy, fiction, gardening, romance and science. Tim – the unlikely hero – is fifty, single and trapped in a job he despises. In a desperate quest to find love and meaning, Tim transforms himself into Habitat Man, an eco-friendly…
Her grandfather served in the military and her father was a former Mayor of Eastleigh, so from a young age, Nicolette Brent felt the draw of public service and a sense of duty. She saw an advert in the paper which read: “Join the foreign office. See the world as part of the diplomatic service.”…
Donning that trusty tux for the last time – at least, in the capacity of a double agent – Daniel Craig discusses his time playing the iconic 007 and looks ahead to time away from the cut and thrust of international espionage. ‘Licence to kill’ – it’s not just a piece of paper giving the…
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