Apparently the word ‘sock’ is derived from the Latin word soccus, which means ‘slipper’. But one imagines protective footwear ...

While the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations have been hogging the headlines, this past Friday and Saturday nights at the Emirates Stadium in North Lo...

Yesterday saw the start of cricket’s 2022 County Championship season. As you may be aware, the England Test team have been having a rough time o...

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,...

Beginning in June 2004 and, for now, ending in August 2021, the Killers, an American rock band who hail from Las Vegas (the band’s frontman and ...

I have just returned to London from a short ‘staycation’ in the North Norfolk coastal village of Blakeney. The name means ‘Black Island’ in me...

The UK went into the first coronavirus lockdown on March 23 last year, a little over 12 months ago. Hospitality venues opened up on July 4 (remember t...

Granted, these are not the best of times to be trying to maximise profits from a comparatively new hospitality destination. Therefore, it is fair to s...

Sandringham House, shown on the home page, sits a little inland from the North Norfolk coast. It is one of the private houses owned by the monarch; ou...