I’ve always thought the heartbeat of any community is the local pub. According to ONS research from May 2021 there were 58 pubs for every 100k people, meaning each one on average services 2k thirsty or hungry punters. The most recent Census (also 2021) saw Exminster’s population increase to over 4.5k. What with the new […]

Enjoying a centenary year, its history and record are insurmountable. Weighing in at 96 tons and over 70 feet long it has a record breaking speed of 100mph and has clocked up 2.5 million miles. I’d seen it once at the York Railway Museum. Proudly displayed on its wheelhouse in its striking Bruinswick Green livery […]

It’s a habit of us Brits to go on about the weather. I’m sure it’s been going on for a millennium, but it’s now conditioned into our psyche. Every downpour of rain, heat wave or cold spell is treated as a portent for the coming Ice-age, the end of the world or we just put […]

 There are many things you could argue have led to the breakdown in social cohesion and increases in mental health in our society. I’ve always felt it was the lack of housing or job opportunities, maybe even the shit education system we enforce on our children. It gives many of us that look of […]

In all honesty I prefer to write longer pieces than a few snippets of words but much has changed on that front since Donald Trump started to use twitter as his press centre and the shindig that we call Brexit divided the UK. I enjoy following Trumps ramblings. He is clearly king of the pile […]

  Exeter City were playing at home to Forest Green at St James’ Park on Saturday. This Division 2 top of the table clash, was not one to be missed so I jumped on the bus with my buddy Grant and headed into town. City has always been in the blood. My mum was born […]

I have lived with MS for so long now. Its becoming harder to remember the times before it metaphorically kicked my front door in and became an intangible part of life. Don’t get me wrong I’m no lover of it and I’ll never let it break me. A lifetime battling it has left me hardened, […]

The arguments about diet and food and what we put in our bodies have been doing the rounds for years now. When I first put the rudimentary ideas for the disabled chef together the main Crux of the idea was to make people eat better food and to cook, helping improve their health and subsequent […]

  I’ve lived in London for most of my life but recently returned to Devon where I’d resided for a period in the 1980’s. My wife Julie and I purchased a Bungalow and converted it to make it accessible because of my disability, for the record I’m confined to a wheelchair because of MS. We […]

  I’ve only ever been to Istanbul once when on a jolly with some mates. It’s a beautiful, vibrant city and I had a great time for 3 days. The Bosphorus beauty was enchanting, the Hajia Sofia jaw dropping and the food and hospitality excellent. However my abiding memory of the City where East meets […]