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There’s no escaping the smell of woodsmoke in the valley as November rolls in. Come the 5th of November, bonfires will be blazing across the hillsides, sparklers will be fizzing...
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The bags are packed, the shoes are miraculously on the right feet, the school bell has finally gone, and the car door has slammed shut. Silence. Absolute, glorious silence.
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When did you last get all your girlfriends together for a proper catch-up? Not a quick message between school runs, work and everything else, but a chance to sit down, have a...
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We hope you’ve all had a brilliant half term! Whether you’ve spent the week out braving the autumn walks, entertaining the troops, or just trying to keep up with the chaos, it’s...
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Let’s be honest, Mondays get a bit of a bad press. But a Monday can be a fresh start, a clean page and a chance to get yourself sorted before the week runs away with you. Get...
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There’s always a funny sort of feeling in the air on the last Sunday of October. You wake up, look at the alarm, double-check your phone, and realise you’ve been gifted that...
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Say, did ya know??? Today, Wednesday 21st October, happens to be Apple Day.
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As the nights draw in, the log fires are properly roaring, and the frost starts biting at the flagstones, our thoughts here naturally turn to Christmas. Over the generations one...
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Focaccia Friday is Here: Proper Bread, Good Olive Oil, Fabulous Balsamic and Local Love
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One of the greatest privileges of standing behind this bar is seeing the heart of our community in action. A pub is only ever as good as the folk who fill it, and this week we...
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A Gift They’ll Actually Want We’ve all been there: trying to find a present for someone who seems to have everything. You wander around the shops, look at the same old candles...
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