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Wally of the Week: Mark Wright

Mark Wright being locked out of Twitter for an hour is hardly the end of the world   Mark Wright – who formerly appeared in The Only Way is Essex – went into meltdown on Monday...

Wally of the Week: Kelly Brook

Kelly Brook’s stupidest statement (yet)   A contestant on The Apprentice, Stuart Baggs, once was derided after describing himself as “a brand”. This week, former Page Three girl Kelly Brook did just the same and in...

Wally of the Week: Spencer Matthews

‘Made in Chelsea’s’ Spencer Matthews tweets a £488,000 bar bill   Whether it was his bill or someone else’s, the vulgarity of the 25 year old Made in Chelsea participant Spencer Matthews tweeting an image of...

William Cookson: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with artist William Cookson   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? “Onwards and upwards”.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours? “Get medieval on...

Zain Latif: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with Zain Latif, founder of TLG Capital   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? Hakuna Matata.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours? The...

Thicke socks the students

Robin Thicke dismisses campuses who banned his song as ‘ridiculous’   When Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines became a worldwide No 1, it also became a talking point on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour after Edinburgh University...

Ana de la Vega: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with flautist Ana de la Vega   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore, non feci mai male ad anima viva – which for non-Puccini buffs means:...

Twitter’s gone One Direction

One Direction have more influence on UK Twitter users than David Cameron, Stephen Fry and Piers Morgan   Piers Morgan’s public spat with Jeremy Clarkson has made headlines in recent days, but according to research by...

Alexander Kassandrinos: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with international lawyer Alexander Kassandrinos   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? My guiding force is my well being and enjoyment of life. If I am well and enjoying life,...

Caroline Feraday: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with broadcaster Caroline Feraday   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? Never be boring. You may now pass judgement on whether I achieve this below.   “Don't get even, get medieval”...

Theo Osborne: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with Theo Osborne, founder of Parnassus Travel Group   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? Treating others how I would like to be treated.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in...

Roland Johnson: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with model, musician and Mr England 2011-2013 winner Roland Johnson   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? The sense of achievement.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion,...

A madam moves on

Leading madam spotted in Sloane Square   This afternoon whilst sitting in a Sloane Square bar-restaurant, I spotted the same Polish madam we featured back in July. As with the previous encounter, said ‘lady’ was in...

Balthazar Fabricius: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with Balthazar Fabricius, founder of sports betting company Fitzdares   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? The weather.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto....

Afzal Kahn: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with Afzal Kahn, founder of automotive design house A. Kahn Design   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? I’m a fighter and my guiding force is my belief. Nothing is...

Made in Water

‘Made in Chelsea’s’ Andy Jordan releases his first single   Made in Chelsea participants have launched candy shops, written books and jewellery lines. Now, the show’s Andy Jordan has joined Gabriella Ellis and Caggie Dunlop and...

Alexander Massouras: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with artist Alexander Massouras   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? Serendipity and contained melancholy.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours? Don’t get...

The clout of Klout

Laurence Benson explores the social media ranking website Klout   Unless you have a Twitter or Facebook addiction, the word Klout probably doesn’t mean very much to you. However, before you dash off to search “What...

Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

This week, Mrs MILF deals with charming men, the complexes of being attractive, a well known cheating lover, golden showers and “finishing off”.   I have a partner who is very charming. My mother says: “Charm...

Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

This week, Mrs MILF deals with charming men, the complexes of being attractive, a well known cheating lover, golden showers and “finishing off”.   I have a partner who is very charming. My mother says: “Charm...

Website of the Week: Letters of Note

Correspondence that most certainly does deserve a wider audience   Lettersofnote.com was established in 2009 and gets more than 1.5 million visits per week. The website includes letters from individuals as diverse as the Queen, Mick...

Dating duds

Byron Bradshaw examines the do’s and don’ts first date attire   Recently, I received a frantic text message from a friend who was getting dressed for a first date with a woman he met online. “What...

Sabine Röemer: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with goldsmith, designer and sculptress Sabine Röemer   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? “Follow your heart. It is always right”.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion,...

Wally of the Week: Nathalie Pulford

A self-publicist we’d rather not have heard about   Our dislike for Speaker John Bercow is well known but equally ridiculous is a report in today’s Evening Standard about an incident between him and a Range...

Byron Bradshaw: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with New York based fashion entrepreneur Byron Bradshaw   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our...

Richard Biddulph: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with car dealer and Rolls-Royce specialist Richard Biddulph   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? Service, service, service and more service.   “Don't get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion,...

Halpern gets a little more CHI

WPP backed CHI&Partners acquires stake in Halpern   The world of public relations can be fickle and few who work in it command the level of respect that Jenny Halpern Prince has built up since she...

Social media sorts: Part I

The characters of social networking   In the first of a series, we take a look at the character types who use Facebook. These tribes include:   The predictable poster “I’m at Barts” and “I’m off to see the...

Meet The Pun

Party loving David Pun appears in ‘Meet The Russians’   We didn’t expect the first episode of Meet The Russians would offer anything other than clichéd claptrap, but there was actually at least one scene of...

Receiving Broadwell

One of the UK’s most stunning repossessions, sold for £9.3 million in 2012, comes to the market for just £6.95 million   Law of Property Act Receivers act for banks and private lenders when the terms...

Hank Butitta: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

20 questions with Hank Butitta of ‘Hank Bought a Bus’ fame   The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force? The will to create. My family and friends are my unconditional support, but design...

Marshalling a dollar

Eminem’s childhood home for sale for just $1   Owned by his mother Debbie Mathers – also known as Debbie Nelson – between 1987 and 1994, the rapper Eminem’s former home in Detroit is for sale...