I had a conversation recently with a friend whose hobby (making beautiful ceramic cups, bowls, vases etc.) is starting to develop into something more. She is starting to receive paid commissions and is setting-up a website to facilitate further sales. What once was a pastime is starting to look more Read more…
Most young cricketers dream of having their name up on Lord’s Honours Board by either scoring a test hundred or taking five wickets in an innings. Unfortunately, for English cricketer Adil Rashid, he has ended up on a more dishonourable list: HMRC’s list of deliberate tax defaulters. The list was Read more…
It is a difficult time for the acting industry with theatres closed and TV and film productions suspended, if not altogether cancelled. Unfortunately, despite their suggestions to the contrary, there is very little government support available to the talent in the industry. There are two principle government schemes giving grants Read more…