TWO lasting memories of my happy years at a Lowestoft primary school would have the 'elf and safety man keeling over in his Hush Puppies. The junior climbing frame - a giant metal bridge-like structure - where girls would hang upside down by their knees and boys would monkey-swing their way across was built over concrete.

26 June 2009 11:44

HERE we are, wedding season in full swing and the guests are revolting. Weddings get more lavish by the year - £20,000-plus for one big day - and couples become more greedy and grabbing..

19 June 2009 07:16

BROOKE Walker is 10 years old and is being slowly killed by her mother. Killed by ignorance, love, laziness, misguided attention or combination of the lot..

12 June 2009 09:34

ELEVEN million people watched on Sunday as men, let's say, slipped rapidly down the pole while women marched past to supremacy. The Apprentice, in all its competitive glory, was a microcosm of life in the workplace..

05 June 2009 10:34

LAST Friday morning I had an appointment in Lowestoft town centre. It was a gloriously sunny day, the end of half term, so I left plenty of time for seaside traffic and even more for the infamous Lowestoft jam delays..