24th Nov 2011

Nicholas Rudd-Jones met with Justin Wilson, who is about to celebrate his first anniversary as landlord Justin Wilson has been in the pub trade for ten years and still manages to combine it with his...

27th Sep 2011

Abigail Richardson samples the new menu Tracy and I concluded that we are not really the ideal pair to be reviewing at lunchtime as we don’t have much of an appetite at that time of day but we managed...

27th Sep 2011

With nights drawing in and a nip in the air, it’s time to plump for pumpkin. By Sean Hope, head chef at the Olive Branch, Clipsham Pumpkin is one of the stars of autumn. Big, round, bold and colourful...

27th Sep 2011

Mick Thurlby has recently bought the site of the former Nick’s Restaurant in the Marketplace in Oakham and is renovating it with a view to re-opening in time for Christmas, restoring its previous name...

27th Sep 2011

It’s an idyllic country pub which many people have missed during its brief period of closure, but now the King’s Head Apethorpe is open for business again, managed by new leaseholders Simon Forbes...

27th Sep 2011

Nicholas Rudd-Jones visits the Old Post Office and discovers a big package due to be opened on Nov 2 I recently met with the ebullient Alex Reilley, whose business card describes him as ‘Head Honcho’...