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Author D J Harrison on Chorley 102.8 FM

A bit like the Titanic; my third Chorley 102.8 FM Art and Lifestyle Radio Show seemed at the time (02/06/2015) to be one that should never have happened. However, unlike the titanic we survived, teeth...

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Interviewing author Jill McDonald-Constable MA

It was alright on the night! The technology worked and we all went home to celebrate with tea and cakes… Having recently won several awards and trophies at The Lancashire Author’s Association’s annual...

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Behind the Scenes with Jennifer Lyon

For the past few weeks we have been interviewing some quite remarkable authors such as; the F1 Driver, Formula Ford Champion and Original Stig Perry McCarthy; The ex National serviceman posted to...

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Just me!

Pens. Words. Fiction. Who’s the depiction…. Love. Hate. Which provides bait. Which is the reality that provides the fiction….. Life and love. All that stuff. All we need. Is it enough… Fit. Wit. All...

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Life…

Pens. Words. Fiction. Who’s the depiction…. Love. Hate. Which provides bait. Which is the reality that provides the fiction….. Life and love. All that stuff. All we need. Is it enough… Fit. Wit. All...

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Graciously Revisited!

Graciously Revisited. On February 17 I wrote the piece entitled ‘Grace Under Fire’. So if you wondering what the title relates to then click across to...

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Interviewing Chris Martin and Marianne Azizi

Well on the 23rd June what a fun show we had! But on a more serious side we interviewed the author and playwright Chris Martin and Marianne Azizi straight back from her Israeli trip! Chris...

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Friends in High Places!

Before I start I should say that Alfred Wainwright MBE was not a friend of mine in person, I never knew him. But he was/is the most prolific writer and illustrator about walking around the Lake...

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The Dawlish Air Show

First of all one must make reference to the tragedy that occurred at Shoreham this weekend. It is the worst nightmare of all concerned for such an accident to occur at an air show within the grounds of...

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Home and Away in Dawlish

I thought that might grab your attention! (If anybody knows the creator’s name please let me know as I would like to credit their work!) I’m away at the moment but feeling right at home in the often...

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Scafell Pike

‘The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. Always there will be the lonely ridge, the dancing beck, the silent forest; always there will be the...

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Interviewing soap star Jacqueline Leonard

Whilst relocating to the South of the country meant my stint running the Chorley 102.8 FM Art and Lifestyle show would be brief, my last live show was a real humdinger! Having received an email from...

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Danger in the Lakes!

I’m not talking about swimming here (I’m sure that carries its own set of perils) but of course being up in the clouds in one of my favourite places… the Lake District! Earlier this year my good old...

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Flat Out Flat Broke

2015 has been an interesting year all told… So, the highlight? Well, I am honoured to have worked with Perry McCarthy, Top Gear’s Original STIG, and we achieved a few ‘Tops’ in 2015… Top in the Motor...

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Reindeer? No it’s Rain, Dear!

It was the day before Christmas Eve. Suddenly, the idea of walking sounded good… Nothing unusual about that, surely? But when one has another hiker staying over the idea of a walk soon turns into a...

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Dawlish Storms!

I’d like to start this piece by saying Happy 2016 to you all and thanks, since you’ve made it this far, for visiting my blog!! Those who know me won’t need reminding that I’ve had a turbulent year,...

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Dawlish and The Warren

Well… Today was supposed to be a walking day but it was not to be. Darkness has got the better of me; the day’s brightness faded while I busied myself with trivial day-to-day living! So, if one can’t...

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The Parisian Floor-Watchers

I wonder if anybody remembers the four Yorkshire men. “When I were a lad…” the saying used to go. Perhaps a relative, probably a grandparent, who has not only been around to see World Wars but also...

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That is Simply Fishy!

Fishing used to be a pastime I would enjoy on most mornings and evenings way back in the 1990’s… But as with everything else, time moves on, and priorities change. In today’s climate I can already...

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GM Foods

Well, the journey continues across Northern Europe with co-traveller and partner in crime Jennifer Lyon and whilst she gets on with the serious business of learning specifically about eco-living and...

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