Two steaming coffees are served in white, chipped mugs. The owner of the coffee shop seems less bothered about the mugs than the recipient. “Ya all ‘raight love?” the owner asks the woman in a thick Sheffield accent. She nods a response and asks if she can get anything hot […]

Based on the suicide of a mentally disturbed man in Wales, UK. PC Alwyn Thomas was driving on his routine round when he came upon the industrial estate. It had been disused for some years so the faint light emitting struck him as curious. He drove his car slowly into […]

A few years ago a girl asked me why I am so good to everyone. I told her that if I stopped being good I would lose all my faith in this world and this world needs faith, otherwise it would sink and pull with it all the good people […]

In today’s world the absence of the popularity of the written word, as compared to the prominence of the visual media, is striking. As an avid reader myself, upon recommending a book to my friends, I often receive the response of  “oh, I don’t read” or something similar to “I […]

Sitting in my local pub this afternoon I started wondering what makes a pub, any random pub, YOUR pub. I think we all have that ‘go to’ pub whether it’s for a beer with some mates, a coffee with your grandma or a meal for two with your partner. We […]

The nation of England watched nervously and with a sense of excitement when Leighton Baines threaded through a wonderful disguised pass for Wayne Rooney 61 minutes into our first World Cup group game against Italy. He cut inside and looked set to score as Salvatore Sirigu positioned himself for a […]

‘A Tales of the Unexpected for the modern age’ where comedy and the macabre are interlaced, Inside No.9 invites the viewer to embark on six unrelated stories, each unfolding behind different doors marked with a number 9. Wherever these doors lead, whether it be a flat, country house or modernist […]

We should all be feeling optimistic. Although England lost to Italy yet again at a major tournament it was an encouraging performance from Stevie G and the team he is captaining for the whole 90 minutes. When Marchisio dispatched a thunderbolt from a well worked corner routine after 35 minutes […]