Spirit of the times

I stood by the kitchen window; phone pressed to my ear. Outside, frost shimmered across the lawn, and the weak winter sun filtered through the trees. “So, what do you think?” I said to Phoebe. “A post

After riding a tandem the length of Britain stopping only by pubs, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham argue that bikes and beer do mix – and that pedal-pushers need to keep pint-pullers in business

“You can’t live here. There are no shops,” my friend Jen stated. We were sitting in the van belonging to the pub I lived in, the Golden Cross, Slough, waiting for my parents who had an interview for t

JANUARY 1. Hazel sat in the quiet cottage. It was one of two, semidetached, on the outskirts of the village, completely surrounded by fields. When she looked out of the window, all she saw was unrelen

We have just had a relaxing autumn break in Wiltshire and Somerset. Travelling from home in the Midlands on a Sunday we had a steady journey to Devizes Camping and Caravanning Club site. We had pre-bo

COLD turkey wasn’t at all photogenic, Liam thought in dismay. And yet photos of cold turkey were going to be all he would be able to post on his social media this year again, while his friends shared