In a rare outing for our opinion site, I’ve written about why councils seeking to ban bikes from city centres due to delivery bikes are treating it as a “cycling problem” when it’s actually a law enforcement problem - these are mainly electric mopeds. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Royals make millions in profit each year, but this has always been shrouded in secrecy, until now. A joint Channel 4 Dispatches and The Times and The Sunday Times investigation reveals that the King and Prince William are receiving public money through leasing property to public services like the NHS.

we're in the champions league places by mistake #nffc

That said, I do like to relax to classical music.

More Henry Grimes, less Darren Grimes.

New blog post: A short review of a jazz gig. Xhosa Cole Trio @ Derby Museum & Art Gallery - 22/2/25. heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/03/xhosa-…

New blog post: A reworking of a 2 for 1 playlist - Jazz Samples In 90s Hip Hop... heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/03/jazz-c…

New blog post: A look back at my early steps in early music, with some favourite records (and a favourite singer) heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/03/from-g…

Blog post: Another look at Schumann's Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra (1849) heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/03/robert…

Some people (2) have asked me about the name of my blog, Heathcoat Street. It was the original location of the specialist classical record shop in Nottingham. I wrote this piece as it was closing down in July 2017. Still much missed. heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/05/goodby…

✨ A bit of news ✨ This morning was my last studio show for a little while as I head off on Maternity leave 🍼 I’m really going to miss the BBC Politics East Mids team, but the show is in safe hands till I’m back 😊

Blog post: A short piece on the series of pretty music scores published by Penguin Books in the late 40s/early 50s. heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-pe…

New Blog Post: Between A Grock And A Hard Piece - Luciano Berio's Sequenza V For Trombone Solo (1966) heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/07/betwee…

New Blog Post: Holiday Listening 1 (The Necks In Northumberland). A little look at a record I took on holiday... heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/2025/09/holida…