Author: Dave Simpson

This article feels especially difficult to write this month. I’m sitting down to write this a week after the devastating Southport stabbings and in the midst of the waves of violence that have swept across the UK in the days since. In fact it’s the morning after the demonstration took place here in Plymouth city […]

The lead up to the 2024 general election was a major theme of my last article and now we’re the other side of this significant moment for our country. As was expected and forecast by many of the polls the Labour Party won by a landslide. Giving us a change of government for the first […]

Depending on when you are reading this, the UK general election will either be taking place imminently or will have just happened. It is always a very unique time leading up to a general election. Campaigning from all sides goes into overdrive and the news cycle is full of the latest pledges from each party […]

In the April edition of the Plymouth Chronicle or here on the website, you may have read Chris Cole’s article about some recent significant health challenges he has been going through. If you would like to listen to the interview Chris recorded about this you can listen again here. Or watch it on the Cross […]

In the Autumn of 2023 my 3 year old daughter found an acorn which looked to be sprouting. I said we’d plant it to see what would happen. We duly took it home, found a small pot and some compost and set it on the windowsill in our kitchen. Day after day for many weeks […]

This article was originally published in the October editions of the Plymouth Chronicle. I have the privilege of presenting a radio show on Cross Rhythms Plymouth called Life Stories.In it I get the opportunity to interview people from various different walks of life about their lives,the ups and the downs and how they have become […]

Avid sports fan, Dave Simpson shares on the recent success of Plymouth Argyle and how it gives hope to the people of the Southwest, that we can overcome the challenges of the past. It has been a good time to be an avid football fan here in Plymouth of late. At the time of writing […]

Dave Simpson shares how the Cross and the Resurrection has inspired many life stories at Easter. Could it be part of your story this Easter? In last month’s article I wrote about Easter and the meaning of the festival as it was approaching. You’re probably reading this article after the event having had a little […]

Dave Simpson talks chocolate and Easter and how we may find things in unexpected places. Allegedly we’re approaching Spring time, although it doesn’t seem like anyone has told the weather! As I write this March is well under way but the temperatures are still as cold as midwinter. It feels somewhat ironic as my last article […]

As we move from Winter into Spring, Dave Simpson shares personal insights into coping with change. Some people find change to be the most challenging thing they have to face in life, however there are ways to adapt to new challenges effectively. Change can be seen all over the place. Bulbs like snowdrops, crocuses and […]