I was walking the embankment alongside the Kent Estuary lLast weekend and a small black-and-yellow flying creature buzzed past me and disappeared into a hole in the ground, in the middle of a small mound of loose soil. Its tail was still visible
I am sorry but this week’s column is going to be a rant because somebody needs to rant about it. I am also worried that I am channelling my father, who was a Sergeant Major in the war, when I find myself muttering: “Bring back National Service
Beech House is an attractive sandstone property that was formerly part of the old vicarage in the hamlet of Winton. It has great kerb appeal with a cottage garden, cobbled courtyard, range of traditional sandstone barns and a small paddock while
FROM pit boy to peer of the realm is the epitaph of Jack Adams, an Arlecdon lad who died 59 years ago (August 1960) as Baron Adams of Ennerdale. In these times of economic uncertainty it is fitting to remember a man once hailed as the saviour of
Have you seen those old cartoons, the Warner Brothers’ gems or something similar? Whenever Bugs, Elmer & Co or Pikachu (fairly certain he’s one of theirs), were struggling with some sort of moral dilemma, a tiny angel and a demon would appear on either
Last year you may recall that August was hit by a heatwave and a hosepipe ban was mooted. And this August? It’s been one of the wettest for a few years and we have no threat of a hosepipe ban! It just goes to show how our seasons provide us gardeners
TRANSGENDER people and men are among those who have received help from Copeland council’s trailblazing project to tackle domestic abuse. The authority has supported over 70 adults in the past year, the majority of whom were women, a meeting of the
