Same View – Different Light
In 1992 we moved to this magical place in South Africa – The Valley of a…
Ightham Mote, Kent. Why is it pronounced so strangely?
By Lyn Funnell We visited the National Trust property Ightham Mote yesterday. I had been corrected…
Gareth Butterfield tests the new Skoda Fabia 130
By Gareth Butterfield Take a look around this new top-of-the-range Skoda Fabia without having it explained…
London Celebrates Marilyn Monroe’s 100th Birthday
Rightly so, there are several events lined up in Hollywood to mark what would have been…
Riveting Regents Opera’s Salome
By Ranjit Shergill York Hall in Bethnal Green, East London was the venue for Richard Strauss’s…
Beachy Head Lighthouse Challenge
It’s almost here again – the annual Beachy Head Lighthouse Challenge. The Challenge is organised each…
Bodiam Castle
By Lyn Funnell We chose Bodiam Castle for our next National Trust visit. Bodiam Castle was…
The Goddess Queen Calypso and her captivating love for Greek hero Ulysses
It is curious and it is quirky but nevertheless totally factual. Anybody who was anybody in…
Taxi Noir: Car Booty Call
By Chris Ackrill Earlier this year, Sue, who was running a stall alongside mine at an…
Cult Followers of The Rocky Horror Show treated to the ‘Wow’ Factor after 53 years
The Rocky Horror Show Congress Theatre, Eastbourne Tuesday 19th to Saturday 23rd May, 2026 Review…