Peterborough Today - Columnists

French on Friday: Earache for Potter - 25/07/08

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

THERE are some strange nicknames floating around the local cricket scene but none stranger than one we discovered at Nassington at the weekend.

Jenna Walker: Every couple has its ups and downs

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

What is it about 19-year-old blondes? It doesn't matter if they're troll-ugly (see name), they'll still manage to snare any man into dropping his morals. A

Nigel Thornton: A lesson we all need to learn

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:37:17 GMT

There is a perception that the media – including The Evening Telegraph – gives young people and schools an undeservedly rough ride.

Julia Ogden: D.I.S.C.Oh no

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:06:51 GMT

Last week I wrote how our children can be great stress relievers. Well, yesterday, my son proved the exact opposite is true by causing me to have a near-on nervous breakdown.

Paul Phillipson: Cambridgeshire crime figures

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

IT is now more than three years since I became Peterborough police commander.

Raz Jabbin: Academic production line

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

It was a proud moment watching my sister graduate last week. She was all dressed up in her black gown and little cap while worrying about what would happen if she fell over.

Kev Lawrence: "When I grow up Daddy, I want to be a judge"

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Recently I made my son Brogan proud, while he made me smile. He made me smile after proudly announcing what he wanted to do as a career, quite out of the blue, halfway through

Alan Swann: Over-paid sportsmen out of their comfort zone

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

THERE are few better sporting sights than seeing over-paid, pampered professional sportsmen taken out of their comfort zone.

Peter Rook: on holidaying with the kids

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This year I am doing what I do every summer – thinking about taking the kids away on holiday abroad.

Jenna Walker: My interactive life

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

So, not long ago, I sold my soul and got myself a Facebook profile. Yeah, I still think it's evil poison and all that other stuff, but I knowingly signed up anyway.

Julia Ogden: The growing pains of having a five-year-old boy

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:19:57 GMT

ISN'T it funny how us humans always want what we can't have? As children all we want to do is grow up, yet as adults we often wish we were young again.

Raz Jabbin: War and peace go hand in hand

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

It maybe predictable, but I could not let this week pass without mentioning Anthony Thomas's brilliant documentary on The Qur'an.

Alan Swann: No wonder football is seen as a corrupt sport

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

IT'S really no wonder that football is seen as a corrupt sport full of egos, simpletons and avaricious oafs when a fool like Sepp Blatter is in charge of the global ga

Kev Lawrence: on footballers' wages

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I have become increasingly fascinated by the subject of footballers' wages. The salaries of Posh striker Aaron McLean and Manchester Utd winger Cristiano Ronaldo have been

Peter Rook: After two years, I finally have a kitchen

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I finally have a kitchen. For two years I have been living off of microwave-cooked grub in a kitchen that could have laid claim to English Heritage Protection Status.

Jenna Walker: Eat up all of your leftovers

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Another day, another gem from Gordon Brown. This week, old Gord brings us even more pearls of wisdom for which we should be grateful, in telling us not to waste food.

Nigel Thornton: Who cares if we're proud of the city?

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

They say pride comes before a fall, so maybe we shouldn't be too bothered that in a survey only 40 per cent of city residents were proud to live in Peterborough.

Julia Ogden: "Don't be stressed, mummy"

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

WEEKDAY mornings in our house are always a nightmare. From the minute the alarm goes off at 6.30am all hell breaks loose, as I spend the first hour of the day running around t

Raz Jabbin: Finding the answers in religion

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

"Raz, do you think I should start wearing a headscarf?" Uh oh, how do you answer that one I thought?

Alan Swann: Murray and Henman will never win; Aaron goes from hero to zero

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Andrew Murray will never win Wimbledon. Like Tim Henman before him, he's far too puny to win on grass.

Kev Lawrence: Fear of flying has struck its curse into me

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Some people consume large amounts of alcohol. Some pop pills. Others grip the armrests for dear life, knuckles and face ghost-like white, zombie eyes staring straight ahead wi

Jenna Walker: Britain's Missing Top Model

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Britain's Missing Top Model is a brilliant concept. Off the back of the hugely successful Britain's Next Top Model, the show features a group of wannabe models with di