I’m thrilled to have won Local Democracy Reporter of the Year at the national Reach journalism awards in Manchester last night. It was a fantastic event celebrating the best in journalism and I’m so proud to have brought it home to Cornwall. I’ll forgive Carol Vorderman’s pronunciation of my surname

Luxmuralis at Truro Cathedral until January 17. Unmissable.

Happy birthday David Bowie. The world went a bit off-kilter when you left it.
I took these photos at Wembley Arena in 2003. The final one of six times I saw him in concert.

Home from home as I wait for the youngest to finish a performing arts college audition #Richmond #London #LondonCornish #Cornwall

Surely Gloucester Services provides the best motorway services breakfast in England? Haggis, bubble and squeak, extraordinary.

I’m not sure there’s a better way to set up the week than a stately Sunday night performance by Midge Ure at the Hall for Cornwall. The voice and guitar playing are as glorious as ever.

Thank you Nick Cave for my gig of the year tonight. Spiritual.

I’m all for ex-Xers showing photos of their black labs. This is Dave.

As I cross over from the darkside, here are some pretty lights at the first night of the #HeliganNightGarden #Cornwall