05 March 2025
After its sell-out run of Jack Absolute Flies Again last year, Shoestring is packing out the theatre once more.
28 February 2025
“I’m calling it a night,” said the bloke, slapping his empty pint glass on the bar and staggering a little uneasily out the door.
21 February 2025
There was a bit of banter flying around the Red Lion as I waited to place my order at the bar.
14 February 2025
Our Secret Drinker was delighted to find one of his favourite beers at this pub — but did the place and the price live up to the excitement too?
12 February 2025
We all have our own favourite kind of humour — slap-stick, dead-pan, cheeky etc.
07 February 2025
The Witch and Wardrobe may sound like it’s one beast short of a CS Lewis novel, but this likeable pub doesn’t appear to be lacking much else.
06 February 2025
There were no winter blues at this café offering a traditional Hawaiian dish and a little bit of sunshine.
31 January 2025
I was sitting in The Tollemache Inn, racking my brain to see if I could think of any other pubs named after a politician.
24 January 2025
The King’s Head is a very cool place.
17 January 2025
Prince William and Ewan McGregor are among those to have signed the ceiling of this pub, but that’s by no means the most interesting thing here.
03 January 2025
Is there any better way to relax than to sup a pint in a pub haunted by a figure with a sinister role in the Black Death?
02 January 2025
The great small wins are the ones you’re not expecting at all.
30 December 2024
More than 140 people turned out for a carol concert on a wet evening.
20 December 2024
Some pubs just have the wow factor. But Watergate Yard takes things to extremes.
19 December 2024
A sentimental festive gift and successful day out at the garden centre with my pooch – what more could you ask for?
17 December 2024
Ambitious arrangements brought a creative twist to a carol concert in a traditional setting.
16 December 2024
Christmas really wouldn’t be Christmas without a carol concert.
12 December 2024
A new Government may bring a new hope but - much more importantly - it delivers new gags.
09 December 2024
A fun and fabulous romp through a classic fairytale left me with aching cheeks… from smiling so much.
26 November 2024
It was all aboard the Santa Express as we tried out Nene Valley Railway’s ‘brand new’ Christmas Special.