IN these troubled times, we all need to take steps to look after both our physical and mental health. The difficulty is often knowing how - but one Geordie author has penned a new book in order to help people do just that. George Spencer, known to his friends as Geordie, was born in Newcastle but joined the armed forces as a young man. He and his family lived at Blackdown Deepcut Army married quarters in Hampshire - but his daughter, Vivan, is a well-known face in the Tyne Valley as the operator of Northumbria Kitchens. The Kirkharle-based business won the Kitchen Company of the Year award in the North of England Prestige Awards 2020.