My mind’s been on Christmas since the summer. That's when I sat down to write my latest novella, White Christmas . As the re...

The windscreen wipers were going at top speed as we drove home from the stupendous Laura Marling concert on Saturday night. But the singer...

Whenever someone asks me where I come from I look vague and say I’m not sure. My father was in the RAF when I was little and we moved house ...

The Queen isn’t the only one celebrating a major anniversary this year. The Famous Five are too. Did you know that Enid Blyton’s classic sto...

Sandbanks in Dorset is famous for its eye-wateringly high house prices. A narrow peninsula jutting into Poole Harbour, it ...

1976. The year of Raleigh Chopper bikes, Abba and the longest, hottest summer in living memory. I remember it like yesterday. But even so,...

Every Saturday the House With No Name blog features some of the highlights of the week. I took this picture, by the way, as I walked along ...