by Rosie Benson, travel writer Living so close to the continent and spoilt for choice with budget airlines, it’s easy to forget that we have our very own island getaways right here on our shores. There are more than 6,000 islands across British and Irish waters, and even more when ...
The 2016 'Top 50 Gastropubs in Britain' have been announced today by the Publican's Morning Advertiser. The industry title ranked Stephen Harris’s Michelin-starred Kentish pub the Sportsman in top space. After coming second twice in 2013 and 2014, Harris claimed the top spot for the first time at the 2015 awards and has ...
By Miranda Hazrati (@mirandahazrati) Bristol Old Vic’s production of Welsh poet/novelist Owen Sheer’s play, originally written for Radio 4 and inspired by interviews with returning soldiers and their families, packs a powerful punch. Running at the Bush Theatre until February 13, the company’s six young actors relate the horrors of ...
By Alex Lodge (@alexlodgemusic | Insta @alexlodgemusic7) Alex Lodge is a music supervisor for film, TV and advertising at Studio 32 Music. A bit more of a positive mood this week kicking off with Darondo ‘ Didn't I Treat You Right?' and straight into the Pink Martini version of Mas Que Nada. ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Planning on making the ultimate Burns Night supper this evening? Yes, haggis, tatties and neeps is a tried and tested classic - great for traditionalists - but why not attempt something a little different for this year using Scotland’s national dish? Macsween of Edinburgh, ...
Waste charity Feedback has launched the UK's first surplus bread to beer ale. Brewed in Hackney Brewery, Toast Ale uses fresh surplus bread, otherwise thrown away by bakeries, delis and sandwich makers with the aim of significantly reducing the scandalous 24 million slices of bread currently thrown away by UK households. Across the ...
By Bea Patel, TLE Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent With rising rail fare prices hitting commuters across the UK in 2016, could your house pay for your commute? Website data analysed by Zoopla from 2015 compared average annual house price increases in some of the UK's ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Under the Freedom of Information act Mind have obtained data from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) shows that there is a wide gap between the number of sanctions imposed on people suffering with mental health problems, who are not currently able to take ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Shockingly at least 40 people have died as they drown near some Greek islands. Their boats sunk taking down 17 children, who were part of the group. This has made January the deadliest on record for the death of refugees and migrants trying to make ...