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  • Swynford Hotel; 26 Dec 10

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    I remember someone once telling me that he’d inherited two characteristics from his father, viz premature balding  and being a supporter of Manchester City, and that there was nothing he could do to change them. This was some years ago when being such a supporter would be regarded as eccentric but with billions now behind the club…

  • Yo! Sushi, Cambridge; 12 Dec 10

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    I don’t often go out on a Sunday evening. It’s generally my time to finally relax at the end of the weekend before another manic week. But last Sunday was our last opportunity to see ‘the girl who kicked the hornet’s nest’ at the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge with the only show being at 2100. So…

  • History Cafe, Brunton Boatyard, Kochi; 24 Nov 10

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    We go on package holidays. Twenty years ago I’d have been horrified at the thought but for about 10 years now we’ve taken our holidays in the company of others who we’ve not known before hand and, in general, will probably never see again. We’ve used just 2 companies: Travel Editions, (www.traveleditions.co.uk) with which we’ve had…

  • Overnight in Tamworth; 23 Aug 10

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    Tamworth isn’t an obvious leisure destination. I first remembered it as a town on the A5 which I used to drive along half a dozen times a year to and from University. But those days are long gone and now there’s the M6 so many people wouldn’t know where Tamworth is these days.

  • Restaurant 22; 18 Aug 10

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    There’s no way that Restaurant 22 (click here for its web-site) can be successful. It’s too small, only about 25 covers although there is another dining room upstairs; it’s in the wrong place, not exactly city centre; it has no parking; it’s got no special theme (or in marketing speak USP); and to cap it…

  • Bridgnorth; 7-9 Jul 10

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    I’m tempted to describe Bridgnorth as a poor man’s Ludlow but that would be wrong and no doubt bring down the wrath of many. Like Ludlow it’s a Shropshire market town and both have town centres which date back centuries. However whereas Ludlow enjoys its gourmet epithet Bridgnorth owes more to the Black Country and Thomas Telford.

  • hotpot, Cambridge; 22 Jun 10

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    Yesterday was the wife’s birthday. It’s not really fair coming straight after our wedding anniversary but at least I got Father’s day in between (I just checked by the way and it is father’s and not fathers’ so it is specially for me!).  Anyway I did get most things right, present, card and flowers, and…

  • 3 Indians; 11-18 Jun 10

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    There was a time when all Indian restaurants were the same. There was one in every town and most villages and they served the same formulaic fare: lamb, beef, chicken or fish with each of maybe 6 or 8 different curries. There was an element of the restaurant equivalent of  ‘pile it high sell it…