There is a property near us (a bungalow, of course) called ‘September Dawn’. Given how long it has been called that, ‘December Dawn’ or even ‘New Year’s Eve’ would be more accurate. September Dawn for us was those heady years of early retirement when life was a perpetual holiday and ours to enjoy. I reckon…

Here I am – into my second decade of retirement and busier and bossier than ever! Still married to the very lovely Nigel, I’m now a librarian, narrowboat crewman, campervan navigator, world traveller and best of all GranAnne to Jacob (8) and Reuben (6). I definitely don’t know how I found time to work but…

After graduating and house jobs, I did GP training in Newcastle and was appointed to a practice in Osborne Rd, Jesmond. Relton Cummings, my best mate from Medical School, joined the practice which became the Holly Medical Group and although I say it myself, we made a great team. I was never made to be…

After graduating, I joined the Newcastle Vocational Training scheme, doing hospital jobs around the North East and meeting my future wife Susan, a nurse. I then did a year of anaesthetics before joining Dick Edmunds in Jesmond, where we dragged the practice kicking and screaming into the 20th century! I developed an interest in cancer…