by Dave Porter | 20th November 2014
Eight years ago, in an office in Spain, I signed a piece of paper to agree to buy an apartment. At the time I didn’t have a clue whether we would be able to afford it, find the deposit, or get a mortgage. I figured that if I couldn’t manage it, there was...
by Dave Porter | 27th October 2014
We have said for a long time now, that when Nick goes to University and leaves home we would probably sell our home and downsize a little. That time has come, in fact Nick is in his second year at Leeds College of Music already. So we came home to the UK from Spain...
by Dave Porter | 27th October 2014
Thirty four years ago, in response to an ad in the broadcast press, I sent a demo tape to Metro Radio. I was invited for an interview, so headed for Swalwell, Newcastle upon Tyne. The interview was conducted by Mic Johnson and the late John Coulson, after which I was...
by Dave Porter | 25th May 2012
Damp street party or red hot pool party, which would you choose? I had an interesting conversation on the phone yesterday with a nice guy I have never met; he wanted to rent my lovely apartment in Spain for a week. He loved the apartment, the location is just right,...
by Dave Porter | 20th May 2012
This is not a difficult choice is it! I’ve not written for a while, as I’ve been busy making websites, and I had a short trip to Spain too. I’m not going to write much today either, just a few things though: Princess Anne, the Princess Royal For...
by Dave Porter | 4th April 2012
If you got one from us last year … keep it, it will probably be the last one you’ll get! There was a time, back in the days when Paddy MacDee was a boy, that the ‘Royal Mail’ delivered letters three times a day, morning, noon and evening. The...
