I am writing an article for the London Fetish Scene site about the use of personal ads, how do people meet BDSM partners etc.

I am trying to find people who use fetish wear and accessories to enhance their sex-lives to take part in a new Yorkshire Television documentary series called 'Sex Over 40'.

Allen from Torture Garden wrote: Following a recent change of management and various other venue improvements, TG's Club Flesh will merge with our Cybersex events and re-launch at Cynthia's on a monthly basis from February onwards.

Well, I found the fetish fair at The Drome last month (many thanks to all those who advised me where it was - London Bridge Tube is closest). I hadn't been since the summer and so was looking forward to seeing how things were now.

Ball-gags seem to be one of those things you either love or hate. I love them. There's just something about the look of a woman with her mouth held in a nice O shape ... :-)

Ok, they call it a sleep-mask, but it's the best blindfold I've ever come across.

The Erotic Awards are the longest running adult awards in the UK. Presented each year at the Sex Maniacs' Ball, they aim to "promote pride and excellence in the sex world".

The Advertising Standards Authority have banned a poster campaign from Yves St Laurent on the grounds that it featured a nude female in a reclining pose, and this was somehow indecent or pornographic.

This is a repost of a review I wrote of last month's Rapture, for the benefit of anyone reading here who is thinking of going to the next one...

Four weeks have passed since last I partied in Cambridge, and so it was that last night I found myself loading the car with music and friends and heading for another Tight Laced event...