As GBR surpasses its Beijing medal total in quite some style, there has been a surprising side effect of London 2012's aims to "Inspire A Generation".

Sports clubs across all disciplines and across the country are reporting an increase in enquiries and applications.

But it is not just the younger...

Inevitable Ticket Focus
Only a few days into the London 2012 Olympics and the one thing that frustrated fans and organisers dreaded was markedly visible for all to see.
Allocated ticket spaces empty at venues across all sports.

Even the tennis, being held at Wimbledon and which had...

This was the day.

The world would be watching with intent, as London would officially kick off all proceedings.
Would it live up to the hype, would the transport system cope, would security hold up?
The answers were all in the positive!

At the very last minute, a...

Just three days before the Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony and the Torch Relay literally passed by the bottom of my street.

I really had no idea how many people would turn up.

I knew that a former neighbour, less than a mile away from my house expected the Torch...

The Olympic odyssey begins in earnest for me from this point.

On Tuesday 24th July, the Olympic Torch will come gambolling along a road near me, and the following week I have the chance to see at least five different events.

The reason I haven't thrown myself into the...

"So, tell me. Why did you leave your last job?"
This time last year, those words came back to literally haunt me over and over again.
They came from recruiters, from people interviewing me for a new job, and time and time again, I had to take a...

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is appealing for short-term foster carers, as it prepares for the traditional surge of unwanted dogs in March.

The Home believes that the increase is fuelled by animals being bought as Christmas presents, and no longer wanted, in a new appeal launched on 20th February.

In this temperamental economic climate, is it so improbable to think that companies would want to keep their customers?

I had a completely different blog in mind, but was jolted into this path my plethora of gadgets chucked me onto the broadband-limit naughty step!

As always, the day before heading...

I have a confession. I am a Mortgage-Free Wannabe and a spreadsheet addict.
Well there are worse things one could be addicted to.

A while back, I took a bold step of taking Voluntary Redundancy, walking away from a 19-year career with a large multi-national corporation to...