Author name: David Parkin

FAREWELL then Jerry Lee Lewis. To call the ‘Great Balls of Fire’ singer a hellraiser doesn’t really do him justice. His life was chaotic, cruel, crazy and controversial. But putting morals aside, Jerry Lee Lewis was my favourite star of rock n’ roll. I loved Little Richard and Fats Domino, enjoyed Elvis and Johnny Cash, […]

IT’s official, Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been crowned as the best in the UK. Yes, for the fourth year in a row the airport has been named the UK’s most popular by consumer champion Which? That’s right, the South Yorkshire airport which is soon to be shut down by its owner Peel Group. It begs

WHAT the hell is going on? There must be very few people who haven’t asked that question in recent months. Most probably say it several times a day. It was the title of an event I went to in London this week. When I got the invitation a couple of weeks ago, it seemed a

IS doing a business deal an art or a science? According to the panel at last night’s latest Fresh Thinking Network event it is a bit of both as well as needing a good deal of common sense, strong communication and good relationships. Fresh Thinking Capital brought together a panel of prolific deal makers to

I’VE got a problem. No, not that one. Call me a cynical old … (insert your choice of word here), but I don’t buy the explanation put forward for the imminent closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The airport’s owner Peel Group plans to wind down the airport from the end of this month. It warned

DID you know it was seven years ago this week that Ronnie Pickering became an internet sensation? What do you mean who? Ronnie Pickering. Still no wiser? RONNIE PICKERING!!! Yes, seven years ago local man Ronnie Pickering wrote himself into Hull folklore when a video of him angrily confronting a moped rider went viral on

I WROTE about new health and fitness experience Feel Electric last year after trying out several sessions. Thanks to the generosity of fitness entrepreneur Jon Wright and his team, I’ve continued the 20 minute weekly sessions over the last few months. As my fitness has improved, it has been interesting to watch the development of

IT has been a summer of several “firsts”. I visited Provence for the first time. I went to Jersey for the first time. For breakfast. In a private jet. Which was definitely something I hadn’t done before. Well, I’m not big on breakfast. The invitation came during a convivial lunch at Sous le Nez in

FAREWELL then Mike Lowe. He was my first boss and he terrified me and fascinated me in equal measure. Mike Lowe died last week at the far too young age of 68 after a short illness. He was accurately described by media website Press Gazette as “a legendary editor from the heyday of local newspapers”.

I LIKE a challenge. Only the other day I tackled a double 99 ice cream cone single handedly. I can see you are impressed. I suppose the size of the challenges we take on are set by our previous achievements. The other week I was MC at a charity ball organised by Leeds-based entrepreneur Mike