If you’ve ever crossed the Solent by Red Funnel‘s car ferry, you will undoubtedly have enjoyed the performance of ‘Dancing Jim’ O’Reilly, Visit England‘s Tourism Superstar of 2018. Vehicle marshaller
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Sometimes I think I must sound like a dreary old gubber, a throwback of a bygone age. And I’m not alone; a fan wrote of my last column, “This belongs
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When I was a nipper it was not unusual to see old Teddy Boys in the street, slicking back their hair into a silvery ducktail the way they had for
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It was revealed last week that more than half the people in this country couldn’t give a fig leaf about religion. And yet, despite the biggest drop in church affiliation
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The 1970s! What a time to be alive! If you were a grown-up back then you might equate the Decade That Style Forgot™ with the three day week, Women’s Lib
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Years ago a friend and I planned a holiday in Devon. She was particularly excited about the prospect of exploring Dartmoor. The landscape looked delightfully picturesque in the brochure, with
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When was the last time you saw a naked dog? Sure, most dogs wear a collar of some sort – otherwise where are their owners going to affix their pet’s
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For the past four weeks I have been confined to barracks, recuperating from surgery. I’m not soliciting sympathy, just creating some context. My face is mostly bandaged and my left
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A butterfly flaps its wings in New Mexico and causes a hurricane in China, or so the introduction to Chaos Theory goes. Or, to put it another way, a mainland
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I recall reading an interview with actor Richard E Grant, in which he explained why he was leaving California. Although living in Hollywood at the height of his fame –
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