Lonely Planet has chosen Salisbury as one of its top 10 cities of the world to visit in 2015. The city celebrates the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015 – the cathedral will be displaying its copy, considered to be the best of the original documents. It’s less than a year since the new… Continue reading
How an uncle sent £5 to a hard-up Dylan Thomas
This is an and untold story about how a young lady delivered a £5 note to a hard-up poet in London. That poet was Dylan Thomas. I don’t believe it has been told before. – – – – A letter was sent to the editor of the Mail on Sunday for my attention by the late Dodo MacKenzie, then… Continue reading →
Start up tech finds Silicon Roundabout space
Techspace opens its third East London co-working space, and it’s more than just the sum of many desks and a few coffee machines.I visit an “inspirational” place near Silicon Roundabout. — I work from home, so I know what it’s like to be cut off from people, at least in a physical sense. It doesn’t matter so much… Continue reading →
Dylan Thomas in Fitzrovia
“The life, work and riotous pleasures of Dylan Thomas in Fitzrovia.” That was the title of a wide-ranging festival celebrating one of our greatest poets in 2014, his centenary year. It was also a celebration of Fitzrovia, the culturally rich district which played an important part in his life in London. The 19-year-old first came up on… Continue reading →
Nova – the bright light to shine on smartphone photos?
Another thing I like about Twitter. In just 10 minutes, without any help from the traditional media, I have found all I need to know about a bright new product after following a link and reading the company’s website and its well-presented press kit. The danger here is that companies can issue whatever fanciful claims… Continue reading →
Motorola unveils new version of Moto G – smartphone for the masses?
Motorola, the company that gave the world the first mobile phone, has come up with what could be the world’s most affordable smartphone. The new Moto G, an upgrade to the original model released in 2013, was unveiled last week (September 2014) – it costs £144 ($179.99) – along with some other intriguing items in… Continue reading →