. NHS subsidised treatment abroad leave the NHS free to do what it does best; deal with emergencies. Could this be a solution to those scarily long NHS waiting lists?

A fellow patient at the Nord Clinic in Lithuania described this guy as a God. He’s certainly highly skilled at keyhole surgery, as I discovered last week when I became a medical tourist for the first time.

When you introduce two writers to each other, whose books work will together, magic can be the result.

Dennis was my late mother’s brother. I was born on his 31st birthday and he died months before his 90th. My kids tell me that as I grow older, I remind them of him. That gives me a useful prediction of how long I might live.

I’ve successfully used Crowdfunder UK for a number of campaigns, but never has one succeeded quite as quickly as this one!

There’s a lot written about the rise in medial tourism, but when you look at it objectively, everybody wins. It’s time to be realistic, creative and get things done. Sitting on the fence can be uncomfortable!

They say if you want to get ahead, get a hat. I’m going further and my hat is now evidence of the fact that in 2025, I will no longer tolerate things that I find even slightly annoying!

Can having a high IQ be considered to be neurodiverse, and if so, what benefit is there to me in shouting about something I’ve always considered a disability?

We’ve finally exchanged contracts on the sale of the plot where we had once intended to build our final home. Now we can focus 100% on building our new life here in Suffolk.

I’m left handed, and learned yesterday that the proportion of the population who are left handed, has not changed in thousands of years. A reminder that while life was very different 4,000 years ago, people have hardly changed at all.

I keep meeting people who have moved to Leiston because it is affordable, and close to so many amazing places. It’s perhaps time people challenge their perception of the town, and invest here.

It's time to stop chasing roles in other organisations, and instead, focus on writing my next book, and then the one that will follow that!

Leiston's first book festival was a huge success, showing the world that Leiston remains an innovative town. Next year's festival will be even bigger and in time, our festival, with its focus on landscape and environment will become nationally known.

Walking in just my sandals, through some Essex woodland with a Christian naturist, helped me appreciate the connection most of us have lost with the natural world. Our conversation will appear in the first chapter of my next book, Down to Earth.

A wasp sting on an early morning bike ride forced me to choose between life and death. I chose life, so now need to live my life fully.

I’ve just started work on my next book, and realise that I’m continuing a Suffolk writing tradition that was started by Thomas Tusser more than 450 years ago.

Golly, my latest book has been long-listed for a Wainwright Prize. That’s probably the most prestigious nature writing prize around.

I am a pragmatic Quaker, choosing to follow my instinct and conscience rather than blindly follow the herd.

Tickets have just gone on sale for Leiston’s first book festival. Have you bought yours yet?