Opinion

Watch out if you’re a lover of lilies – red lily beetles are out in force this year.

You’ve got to take your hat off to 72-year-old Tom Wilson, from Elwick Road, who raised over £3,000 for charity recently by wing walking!

Are you sure you’re old enough to drink son?”

My elderly father has dementia. He was recently admitted to hospital. He had carers going in to his home four times per day but he was reluctant to let them in and wasn’t eating and drinking properly or taking his medication.

While it’s good to see more peat-free grow bags on the market, I’ve decided to give them a miss this year.

I remember the election this time last year distinctly.

There is only one way to watch England in the World Cup and that’s through the eyes of your children... or the fog of drink.

My husband and I are wanting to get divorced. We have been married for 10 years but we simply don’t love each other anymore.

Q. I suffered an injury at work and brought a claim against my employer. The claim looks like it will be settled, but my solicitor recently sent me a copy of a letter from the Compensation Recovery Unit.
This has a list of benefits I’ve been paid and I’m worried I’m going to have to repay my benefits.

Forget socks, tie and beer for Father’s Day – if he’s a gardener, go for one of the top-notch products here – from under a tenner to, er, a lot more (get siblings to chip in) …

National Diabetes Week, which begins tomorrow, is a time in the calendar to raise awareness of the condition and fund the inspiring work done by Diabetes UK.

If you’re heading on holiday anytime soon – or making plans to do so – one of the things to consider is the effect that flying can have on your back.

My first thoughts on writing this week’s column are of course with Richard Lee. To undergo the nightmare of the possibility that the body of your two-year-old daughter might be found after almost 37 years on a German riverbank is one thing; to discover that is not the case is another.

“Like your new trousers dad,” my 17-year-old commented. The fact he was tearing his eyes away from Netflix suggested he must be impressed.

Hay fever can ruin summer for many people – if you’re a sufferer, it can be hard to avoid the triggers for this allergic condition. However, there is plenty you can do.

Three new roses made their debut at last month’s Chelsea Flower Show and they’re real beauties.

Q. My son is 16 and a full-time student. He has received a letter telling us that he can no longer claim Disability Living Allowance and he should make a claim for Personal Independence Payment.

The other day I was on the phone with one of our regular patients, Lynne.

A couple of months ago, my good friend Frank invited me to a meeting of the Over 50s Club at St Joseph’s Court.