Heroes: The science superstars who work at HMRI.

Drink: Coffee, preferably with a double-shot. Or after dark, a cocktail from MoneyPenny.

Food: I’m always keen to try out new places in Newcastle that’re doing something fun. Wu-Cha Chicken was the latest on the weekend. Sooooo good.

Movies: Oh, I miss the Towers… Now I drive out to The Regal to get my fix of cinema. 

Reading: Leigh Sales Any Perfect Day, The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose and Carly Findlay’s Say Hello.

Loves: Cycling to the beach through the back streets of Cooks Hill and Merewether. 

Theory on life: Volunteering for just one thing makes life better for everyone.

Wildest desire: To spend six months each year in France, the other half right here in Newy.

Biggest drag: To experience the joy of ‘clean sheet day’ I have to strip the bed, wash the sheets, hang them and then remake the bed.