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Mary Berry launches The Great British Garden Party

Ann EvansAugust 3, 20201 Comment 2020-08-02T14:24:20+01:00

Join in and celebrate your garden and help support our nurses. Ann Evans tells you how. Mary Berry, President of the National Garden Scheme is launching a major event that...

Great work in tough times – 1 – ‘Jack in the Box’

Iain P W Robertson August 2, 2020 No Comment2020-08-02T09:30:43+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Coursing through the Covid era, with its uncertainties and potential pitfalls, Iain Robertson is delighted to report on a young man determined to make his mark in...

Harry’s Ramblings Buzz Orf, I’m a Bee

Harry Pope August 1, 2020 No Comment2020-08-01T07:05:30+01:00

by Harry Pope Researchers have been listening to bees. Words I never thought I would see in print, let alone write them, but those at Nottingham Trent University sat...

It’s amazing what you can Discover on your Doorstep!

Lyn July 31, 2020 No Comment2020-07-30T11:32:38+01:00

Neighbour Helen suggested that we go for an afternoon walk, and it sounded like a good idea as it was a nice day. The sun was shining and there...

Back to Greece: Zakynthos Island could boast being Greece paradise island

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny July 30, 2020 No Comment2020-07-29T19:03:29+01:00

Back to Greece. Zakynthos Island could boast being Greece paradise island By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Even if you won’t find any ancient Greek monument on...

Malta Diary: What links “Calypso” to Jacques Cousteau … to Malta and Gozo?

Albert Fenech July 29, 2020 No Comment2020-07-28T12:44:10+01:00

ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: As a young boy many were the days I spent in front of our television, huddled in an armchair, enveloped...

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SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No. 124 July, 2020.

Patricia Newell-DunkleyAugust 3, 20201 Comment 2020-08-02T14:29:41+01:00

Patricia Newell-Dunkley, photographs Reginald J. Dunkley Greetings from down under where the winter weather has been glorious, we have even had some good rain in areas where it...

St Tropez, top down, cruising effortlessly…you wouldn’t say ‘Non!’ to a Bentley!

Iain P W Robertson August 1, 2020 No Comment2020-08-01T07:03:43+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON If there is one personal car that is guaranteed to open doors to high-end locations, it has to be a Bentley Continental Convertible by Mulliner and Iain...

Gareth Butterfield tests MG’s new ‘sweet spot’ the HS SUV.

Gareth Butterfield July 31, 2020 No Comment2020-07-30T11:43:23+01:00

EVERY now and again, you step into a car and it surprises you. It might be because of some outlandish new design feature, a clever piece of new tech,...

Tenerife Recipes

Lyn July 30, 2020 1 Comment2020-07-29T13:43:32+01:00

On my recent trip to Tenerife, we often had Gazpacho as a starter. I make Spanish Gazpacho regularly, but the Tenerife version had a different flavour, and eventually I...

Audi’s importance of being A3 earnest

Iain P W Robertson July 28, 2020 No Comment2020-07-28T09:20:01+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON While Audi might argue that all of its models are important, Iain Robertson is of the opinion that none is more vital to the ‘Four Rings’ brand...

HeyHeyUp! Bilko’s Back – Bigger and Better!

Ann Evans July 27, 2020 No Comment2020-07-26T15:08:01+01:00

Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall and Steve Everett. Ann Evans reports that Coventry’s Sgt. Bilko Vintage Emporium and Phil Silvers Archival Museum are back in business. Like...

Travel

SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS No. 124 July, 2020.

Patricia Newell-DunkleyAugust 3, 20201 Comment 2020-08-02T14:29:41+01:00

Patricia Newell-Dunkley, photographs Reginald J. Dunkley Greetings from down under where the winter weather has been glorious, we have even had some good rain in areas where it...

Great work in tough times – 1 – ‘Jack in the Box’

Iain P W Robertson August 2, 2020 No Comment2020-08-02T09:30:43+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON Coursing through the Covid era, with its uncertainties and potential pitfalls, Iain Robertson is delighted to report on a young man determined to make his mark in...

St Tropez, top down, cruising effortlessly…you wouldn’t say ‘Non!’ to a Bentley!

Iain P W Robertson August 1, 2020 No Comment2020-08-01T07:03:43+01:00

IAIN ROBERTSON If there is one personal car that is guaranteed to open doors to high-end locations, it has to be a Bentley Continental Convertible by Mulliner and Iain...

It’s amazing what you can Discover on your Doorstep!

Lyn July 31, 2020 No Comment2020-07-30T11:32:38+01:00

Neighbour Helen suggested that we go for an afternoon walk, and it sounded like a good idea as it was a nice day. The sun was shining and there...

Gareth Butterfield tests MG’s new ‘sweet spot’ the HS SUV.

Gareth Butterfield July 31, 2020 No Comment2020-07-30T11:43:23+01:00

EVERY now and again, you step into a car and it surprises you. It might be because of some outlandish new design feature, a clever piece of new tech,...

Tenerife Recipes

Lyn July 30, 2020 1 Comment2020-07-29T13:43:32+01:00

On my recent trip to Tenerife, we often had Gazpacho as a starter. I make Spanish Gazpacho regularly, but the Tenerife version had a different flavour, and eventually I...

Cuisine

Back to Greece: Zakynthos Island could boast being Greece paradise island

Annick Dournes & Frederic De PolignyJuly 30, 2020No Comment 2020-07-29T19:03:29+01:00

Back to Greece. Zakynthos Island could boast being Greece paradise island By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Even if you won’t find any ancient Greek monument on...

Travelling Round Tenerife. The Truth, Warts & all! Part 2. Wednesday.

Lyn July 26, 2020 No Comment2020-07-26T08:33:16+01:00

Extra note, added this morning. I’ve just heard on the news that quarantine is being enforced again on anyone returning to the UK from Spain, including the Canary Islands....

Back to Greece: Spetses, a one of a kind gem-island – World Meanderings (n°92)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny July 23, 2020 No Comment2020-07-22T17:07:19+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Since the early years of the twentieth century the tiny and secret island of Spetses has been a trendy destination...

Ranjit Recommends: Vegan Sensations – Unity Diner

Ranjit Shergill July 19, 2020 No Comment2020-07-17T18:35:23+01:00

The Unity Diner Vegan Restaurant in Spitalfields, London epitomises how and why Veganism is trending with positive rage amongst the city’s population. For meat or vegetarian lovers, the appeal...

Back to Greece: de-stress on Volos’ enchanting seashore – World Meanderings (n°91)

Annick Dournes & Frederic De Poligny July 16, 2020 No Comment2020-07-15T15:08:53+01:00

By Annick Dournes & Frédéric de Poligny Volos is a trendy Greek seashore resort set in the heart of the Pagasitic Gulf on the Eastern Greek coast....

Coping with Coronavirus 25. Stinging Nettles, Wonderful Plants that are good for Breathing Problems.

Lyn July 14, 2020 No Comment2020-07-02T19:25:45+01:00

Gardeners regard nettles as a nuisance. But they are the most valuable and useful plant in the garden, if not the world! The Romans introduced the stinging nettle, or Urtica...