On Monday’s Drive I was joined by Ian Braysher of Chelmsford Business Partnerships for an update. In addition to their breakfast, lunch and wellbeing events CBP have some long-awaited covid secure face-to-face meetings planned in June and July. They recently reached a milestone 50th member and have scheduled their first young persons event for the end of July.

To find out more, click play in the box below and listen to the full interview.

For more information visit www.chelmsfordbusinesspartnerships.org.uk

I caught up with Ian Nicholson of Beaulieu Wills and Estate Planning. Ian recently agreed to jump out of a plane as part of his extreme will writing service, aiming to raise £1,000 for Haven’s Hospice and I'm delighted to say that, as promised, he dialled in to report a safe landing! Click here to find out more and to support Ian in his heroic fundraising efforts!

Ahead of this week’s #AsYetUntitledRockShow I caught up with one half of Brighton based rock duo Wrex, Mae Seaton. Mae told us how a few drinks at a bar lead to forming a band with musical soulmate George, we talked about their debut single Wide Eyes, brand new track Halfway, future album plans and being TOO happy!

On Friday’s Drive we were joined by Executive Producers Andrew Alton Read & Leigh Trifari to chat about a short story with a long reach, The Long Walk. Based on a true story, this uplifting and thought-provoking psychological drama part-filmed in Essex puts mental health in the spotlight and is currently in pre-production. Andrew & Leigh talked to us about the short film and how we can all be a part of supporting their crowdfunding campaign. From one-to-one mentoring sessions to signed posters and shoutouts on Facebook, there are all sorts of perks available and more information about the crowdfunding campaign for The Long Walk can be found at http://greenlit.com/project/long-walk. Andrew also spoke about his own experiences of mental health, using those experiences as an actor and a few tips for better mental health.

For more information on the film, casting and/or crowdfunding contact [email protected]

Ahead of Thursday’s Drive I caught up with Stacey Jackson to discuss some huge news! From her cameo in the movie Reboot Camp, to her a new single “Live It Up: Rebooted” and her brand new TV show “Stacey Jackson In The 80s” – it’s all going on the Jackson house!

Hamish Monk from Essex based quartet Ocean Flaws dialled in from the wild, wild west of Brentwood to introduce their gunslinging new single Hannah’s Ray Gun, inspired by a modern take on the spaghetti western and complete with a real life prototype ray gun... powered by AAA batteries!

Ahead of today’s Drive I caught with Ian Nicholson of Beaulieu Wills and Estate Planning. Ian is a valued supporter of Phoenix FM and writes a regular blog “The Unspeakable Conversation“. Ian recently agreed to jump out of a plane as part of his extreme will writing service, aiming to raise £1,000 for Haven’s Hospice and significantly raise his blood pressure in the process. Click here to find out more and to support Ian in his heroic fundraising efforts! Ian is also offering up his professional services in a free will draw and you can enter by emailing Emma, Legacy and in-memory Fundraiser at [email protected]. Please could you email her by the end of Children’s Hospice Week on Sunday 27th June and the draw will take place on Monday 28th June.

Today I had the absolute please of meeting Welsh musician, composer, presenter and all round legend of the music scene Mal Pope!

From making his radio debut with the legendary John Peel and signing with Elton John’s Rocket Records at 13, to hosting The Mal Pope Show on TV and the BBC Radio Wales breakfast show, Mal has met, performed and worked with some of the biggest names in music.

It was fantastic to chat to Mal about his life and work. We talked about all sorts, from his spectacular new single “I Still Think About You” to some of the memories of his life growing up as a young artist. We covered this week’s Welsh win in the euros, entering a song for Europe, some priceless life advice from Mal on how to cope with setbacks and, of course, The Fireman Sam theme tune, beating Elton John at subbuteo, watching The Who record Pinball Wizard and countless more fascinating stories!

Mal’s new single “I Still Think About You” is out now. To keep up with all of Mal’s latest projects and to find out more visit www.malpope.com.

Ahead of this week’s #AsYetUntitledRockShow I caught up with Essex based rocker and the self confessed “poster boy for trouble” JJ Revival. We talked about his rock roots, "the vault" and how he’s breathing new life into the classic rock movement plus he introduces his new single Westwood Grove out on Friday 18th June, exclusively on the #AsYetUntitledRockShow Saturday 12th June.

Ahead of this week’s #AsYetUntitledRockShow I caught up with Luke and Ian from Canadian rock duo Cleopatrick to discuss their thoroughly homegrown debut album “Bummer” out next week. We also chatted about their noble stead Vannah Montanah, Family Van the video game and how they went from discussing superheroes in the classroom to forging the new rock mafia.