This year’s Strictly Come Dancing final, where the underdog lifted the trophy and the judges’ favourites went home empty-handed, has a rhinestone-encrusted Christmas message all of its own. As Strictly contestants past and present will attest, the dog-eat-dog approach to being the best doesn’t always win the prize; sometimes it’s the human face of putting […]

If you look back over the domestic #architecture featured in the capital and further afield, you’ll see some of the finest examples of Victorian and Georgian housing dating back to the 18th and 19th century. These innovative designs were how architects of that day responded to the increased demand for urbanisation – what we would […]

As a woman in business for over 30 years, I have been privileged to meet a variety of strong and talented women in powerful, highly-respected roles. On the surface, they wave the flag for females, proving that it isn’t just men that can ‘get the job done’, however beneath what connects all these women I […]