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  • 10 questions with romance author Suzanne Snow: ‘It’s a joy …
    Author Suzanne Snow worked in financial services and was a stay-at-home mum before retraining as …
  • 10 questions with author L. Bordetsky-Williams: ‘A writer should stay true …
    L. Bordetsky-Williams has lived almost all of her life in New York City.  Like …
  • 10 questions with author Rachel Clare: ‘Set yourself weekly and monthly …
    Rachel is an author who impresses, not just with her writing, but her enormous determination …
  • 10 questions with crime author Nick Quantrill: ‘Rhythms of school day …
    Today I chat to Nick Quantrill, author of crime series The Geraghty Novels, organiser of …
  • 10 questions with author Jill Mansell; ‘I pinch plot ideas from …
    There are few more recognisable names in feel-good fiction than Jill Mansell, yet she remains – …
  • 48 hours in a luxury East London bubble; The Andaz Liverpool …
    I’m lying on the floor gazing up at the gilded stars and moons and …
  • 10 questions with author Forest Issac Jones: ‘Find a support system’
    This week’s writer is an US author who spends a lot of time in …
  • 10 questions with author Katie Fforde; ‘I start early, before 6am’
    Katie Fforde almost needs no introduction and the phrase best-selling seems inadequate. She is the …
  • 10 questions with historical fiction author Tony Riches; ‘Find your niche’
      1.  What’s your name and where do you come from? My name is Tony …
  • 10 questions with author John Marrs; From self publishing to a …
    John Marrs spent 25 years as a freelance journalist in London where he specialised in interviewing …

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       10 questions with author L. Bordetsky-Williams: ‘A writer should stay true to their vision’

    • 10 questions with author Rachel Clare: ‘Set yourself weekly and monthly goals’

       10 questions with author Rachel Clare: ‘Set yourself weekly and monthly goals’

    • 10 questions with crime author Nick Quantrill: ‘Rhythms of school day help me …

       10 questions with crime author Nick Quantrill: ‘Rhythms of school day help me focus’

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       10 questions with author Jill Mansell; ‘I pinch plot ideas from This Morning phone-ins – I’m shameless’

    • 48 hours in a luxury East London bubble; The Andaz Liverpool Street hotel

       48 hours in a luxury East London bubble; The Andaz Liverpool Street hotel

    • 10 questions with author Forest Issac Jones: ‘Find a support system’

       10 questions with author Forest Issac Jones: ‘Find a support system’

    • 10 questions with author Katie Fforde; ‘I start early, before 6am’

       10 questions with author Katie Fforde; ‘I start early, before 6am’

    • 10 questions with historical fiction author Tony Riches; ‘Find your niche’

       10 questions with historical fiction author Tony Riches; ‘Find your niche’

    • 10 questions with author John Marrs; From self publishing to a Netflix deal

       10 questions with author John Marrs; From self publishing to a Netflix deal
    Chats: You me and the big C Podcast’s Steve Bland on love and loss
    Radio | Lancashire

    Chats: You me and the big C Podcast’…

    Sometimes, you meet someone who reminds you what is important in life – in my case You me and the big C podcast’s Steve Bland.…

    January 3, 2020
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    Join us on a cosy fireside stay at St Mary’s Inn in Northumberland
    Travel & hotels | St Mary's Inn, Northumberland

    Join us on a cosy fireside stay at …

    On reflection, setting off to drive to St Mary’s Inn in Northumberland across the wet, wild and perilously steep and winding roads of the Pennines…

    December 7, 2019
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    Theatre review: SIX the musical at The Lowry, Salford
    Theatre & shows | The Lowry, Salford

    Theatre review: SIX the musical at The Lowry, …

    If you haven’t heard of SIX the musical, then you probably don’t have a drama-queen in your household. The pop-inspired musical that is disrupting the…

    December 4, 2019
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    Portugal: 5 relaxing beach-y things to do in Gale, near Albufeira, Algarve
    Travel & hotels | Gale, Algarve

    Portugal: 5 relaxing beach-y things to do in Gale, …

    I’ve just holidayed in the beautiful Algarve in Portugal where I stayed in the beach resort of Gale with its sandy beaches and drop-dead beautiful…

    October 11, 2019
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    My new side-hustle | BBC Radio Lancashire
    Radio | BBC Radio Lancashire

    My new side-hustle | BBC Radio Lancashire

    As suspected, my latest career move into radio at BBC Lancashire (Grin & Tonic with Nic and Gem, Sundays 4-6pm – blatant plug) has not…

    October 2, 2019
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    Melanie Blake’s The Thunder Girls at The Lowry starring Beverley Callard, Coleen Nolan, Sandra Marvin, Carol Harrison and Gary Webster
    Theatre & shows | The Lowry

    Melanie Blake’s The Thunder Girls at The …

    As women, we are all products of our experiences and the decisions we make along the way, but we have one thing in common –…

    September 27, 2019
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    BBC Radio Lancashire: I’m going back on air!
    Radio | BBC Radio Lancashire

    BBC Radio Lancashire: I’m going back on …

    Update: The show will be 4pm to 6pm Sundays from August 18 – you can also catch up with it via BBC Radio Lancashire on…

    July 21, 2019
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