This is probably an odd post, but one I felt like making. Recently friends of mine lost a close friend to cancer. She had known for a while she was going to die and had made appropriate arrangements. What's interesting was the choices she made. I had heard about '...

I'm lucky. Not only do I live in a quiet, classically English village, with beautiful scenery and a friendly community, I am also within walking distance of a warm, cosy, welcoming local pub. Ye Olde Windsor Castle ...

I know its November & I know its supposed to be wet & rainy & miserable - which I don't actually mind - but the volume of rain in the last two days has been immense! Bring on the cold, the snow & the ice now because the rain is ...

It’s one of those things that many seem to want to ridicule. Yet the Lights Out London campaign - getting London to switch off as many non essential lights as possible for one hour on June 21st - has got to have...

Ever wondered what the English ever did for the world? What contribution we have made? Here’s your answer. Showbiz - News - Cameron Diaz addicted to scones - Digital Spy Cameron Diaz has revealed that she became addicted to British food while filming in the UK for The ...

From 1st of July 2007 virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England will become smokefree. And I’m pleased. Well pleased. That doesn’t make me a fascist, although many smokers would have you believe I, and anyone who supports this ...

Right now around here, there’s nothing but St George flags coming out of every available orifice. For some reason the World Cup, and 11 men running round in Germany with 3 Lions on their chest suddenly makes people ...