Archive

  • FOOD REVIEW: Riverside pub is not how you imagine

    THE inside of the Boat House is proof that appearances can be deceiving. The mock-Tudor facade on the River Thames masks what is essentially a Wetherspoons-style pub, with Sky Sports on flat screen TVs. After finding a space in the tiny car park

  • Ed Vaizey: Abolishing private schools won't improve education

    AS I’m sure you’ve seen being reported in the national media, the Labour Party Conference in September supported a motion to abolish independent schools in the UK and ‘redistribute’ their assets. In a move pushed forward by a small group of activists

  • Want to cut waste while shopping? Fill your boots! (or box)

    THERE has been a rising interest in buying food with less or no packaging. This has been a challenge for us all, but particularly for supermarkets where for decades, we have been sold food wrapped in so many layers, our bins are full with plastic

  • Right on Track: Lending out steam trains

    SOMETIMES you just can’t get away from Didcot Railway Centre. I spent last weekend in Sheffield and picked up a copy of the Yorkshire Post only to see lots of photos of our King Edward II on the North York Moors Railway. It was a rather splendid