The following is a verse from a nonsense rhyme I learned as a kid growing up in the Peak District in Derbyshire:Up and down the City RoadIn and out th...

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The Eagle has lived on

This blog is about two authors whose final novels were recently published on the same day (October 14), and published posthumously – John Le Car...

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From beyond the grave

Think of common pub names and you would come up with what? – Red Lion, King’s Head, Rose & Crown, White Hart, Duke of York, etc. (BTW,...

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London’s Blue Posts x 5

There had been much speculation before Wednesday’s budget as to which philosophy would prevail when the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, stood up to add...

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Hey, big spender

Recently released on Rakuten TV (you can download it for free) is a documentary film backed by the R&A about the great Seve Ballesteros, who died ...

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The stuff of legends

Taking a flight these days is a testing experience, albeit it has just got a little less so. With effect from 4 o’clock this morning, fully vacc...

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Testing times

It seems the UK economy is at the start of a period of significant turbulence. There’s a lot of news surrounding this subject at the moment R...

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A plethora of money problems