The Goob: Film Review
By Miranda Schiller @mirandadadada Somewhere in the fields of Norfolk, a boy gets off the school bus for the last time, leaving his scribbled-on uniform behind with the cheering boys at the back of the bus. It is the start of a long, hot summer, which this boy, nicknamed the Goob, spends mostly being worked to exhaustion and mistreated by his stepfather Gene. His mother runs a shabby burger bar, his stepfather grows beets, which allows him to play plantation...
New Company Farmdrop To Deliver Local Produce From Farm To Doorstep
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Back in the 1600s, Markets such as London’s provided the beating heart of the City’s fresh local produce. Nowadays, thanks to large Supermarkets and multiples now account for 98 per cent of the Nation’s food shopping, leaving farm shops with less than one per cent of the food trade. However, a new business – Farmdrop – is looking to reverse this current trend. Allowing Londoners the chance to use their virtual market of locally...
Tory Majority; the Improbable Nightmare that Became a Reality
By Alexander Murtagh A few weeks prior to the election even the most senior of Tory politicians wouldn’t have been arrogant enough to even suggest they were in line to win a majority in the House of Commons, but now they have been elected with just that. We have already seen David Cameron’s glistening ego parade itself in front of the press backed by the knowledge that he has managed to do what all his critics told him he couldn’t,...
Freelancing and Raising a Family: how to make it work for you
By Alice Weightman, Founder and Managing Director of Hanson Search and The Work Crowd More and more of us are now deciding to leave the security of a permanent job behind, opting instead for the freedom of freelancing, self-employment or contract work. However, these feelings of independence can suddenly feel very restrictive when it comes to planning a family. This needn’t be the case: freelancing and family really can go hand in hand. Working on a project basis can help...
Done the Golden Circle? Try Iceland’s Purple Pentagon
Given its incredible culture, stunning scenery and natural phenomenon - not just the northern lights but the 24-hour days/nights, geysers and hot springs for starters - we assume any travel fiend worth their air miles would have visited Iceland already. It's made all the more easy for visitors thanks to its routed Golden Circle tour, which takes in the original geyser, Gullfoss waterfall and Thingvellir National Park. But for those who've been there and done that, we unveil the Purple...
Post-election housing market views
By Bea Patel, Property Editor and Director of Shop for an Agent, the estate agent comparison site Housing was a key policy in the election. With the Conservatives securing the popular vote to form a majority government, many look forward to seeing policies they’ve pledged come through, such as first time buyer new-build homes at a 20 percent market rate reduction to under 40’s and their Help to Buy ISA and its extension. Research conducted by eMoov.co.uk on 2,018 adults...
Restaurant Review – Sketch: The Lecture Room & Library
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Imagine breaking into the realms of your wildest dreams whilst retaining full self control. Multiply that by ten and you’d most probably have something in mind that’s similar to The Lecture Room & Library at Mayfair’s Sketch. In fact the art heavy interior is so otherworldly and bizarre that it’d be no surprise to find Salvador Dali dining in one corner, stroking his gravity defying moustache while on the opposite side a man-size white rabbit...
Sherwood is a Villa success
Sport News 24/7 By Adam Clark @AdamClarkers Tim Sherwood has defied the doubters. ‘Tactics Tim’, he of the gilet and the 59% win ratio, is fast becoming a folk hero in the Claret and Blue half of Birmingham. Sherwood has led Aston Villa in this relegation struggle with a style that has delighted the fans. When the Villa executives finally pulled the plug on Paul Lambert’s reign, there were no relegation specialists of the Tony Pulis type available. Sherwood was...
NBA Playoff Round 2 – Preview
Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara @Sean_FootyMad @TLE_Sport Round Two is underway in the NBA Playoffs. From my first round picks I got 6 from 8 on the predictions correct so let’s see how I get on in the second round. In the East, Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls took early leads in their games against Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers respectively. When it’s all said and done though I can see Cleveland Cavaliers progressing, even without Kevin Love who...