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Brean’s Getting a Massive Makeover (And Not Everyone’s Happy About It)
Something big’s happening at Brean. If you’ve driven past lately, you’ve probably noticed the changes. Planning notices everywhere, construction talk in the local pubs, and plenty of opinions flying around about what it all means. So what’s actually going on with the Brean holiday park expansion plans? Let’s cut through the noise. Foundation Partners Bought […]
Gary Anderson Darts and the Art of Complaining Your Way to Victory
Right, so Gary Anderson darts is one of those things where you either love to watch the guy or you find him completely unbearable. There’s no in-between with the Flying Scotsman. And yet I’ve been watching him chuck arrows since the mid-2000s BDO events, and the bloke’s hardly aged. Still moaning about something. And still […]
How One Family’s £176,000 Tax Mistake Could Happen to Anyone (And Probably Already Has)
Three years ago, my uncle Terry passed away. He left behind a house, some savings and what he believed to be a clever plan to dodge inheritance tax. He’d put the house into a trust for my cousins, lived in it another six years and then died thinking he’d done right by his kids. Spoiler […]
When Your Greece Holiday Nearly Went Pear-Shaped: The Strike That Didn’t Happen
October began with a nightmare scenario for British holidaymakers. Greece was getting ready for a mega general strike on the 1st October 2025 and air traffic controllers were set to join it; cue thousands of panicked travellers refreshing their various airline apps, frantically googling whether ‘Greece flights cancelled strikes’ would spoil their autumn getaway. Then, […]
WHSmith Bournemouth Closing Sale: Three Stores Gone in Under a Year
My mate Harry sent a text last Thursday asking if I’d heard about the WHSmith on Old Christchurch Road. I didn’t. Hadn’t been into town for yonks, since parking is a fortune and truth be told, I just get everything on the internet now. It actually closed in January 2025. The 18th, to be exact. […]
When Hackers Brought Jaguar Land Rover to Its Knees
Imagine: one day you’re making luxury cars, the next everything has been disabled by someone who’s hacked into your systems. That’s precisely what happened to Jaguar Land Rover at the end of August 2025, and it has become one of the biggest industrial cyber incidents ever seen in Britain. The cyber attack Jaguar Land Rover […]
Amazon Fresh Shuts Its Doors in Britain—A Retail Flop Explained
Right, so I’ve just heard the news and I’m honestly a bit stunned. Amazon is closing down all of its Fresh stores in the UK. Every. Single. One. And, for all that fanfare about being the future of shopping, they are throwing in the towel entirely. I was among the early birds who tried their […]
Prince Harry and King Charles: A Cup of Tea After 19 Months of Silence
Did you watch the news last week? I was scrolling through my phone as I sipped my morning cuppa when it appeared: Harry and Charles, at last, face-to-face after 19 months of utter silence. It made me think of my relationship with my dad, actually. We had a proper falling out a few years back […]
When Jockeys Go Mental: The Punch-Up That Shocked Racing
Last week, I was having a pint with my mate Oliver, and he was rambling on about this crazy jock fight that went down in Brisbane. I thought he was just joking, but it actually happened, and it was proper serious. So there are these two jockeys, right? Noel Callow and Kyle Wilson-Taylor. Hadn’t heard […]
What’s Really Behind the Mercedes-Benz UK Dealerships Closure Drama
My mate Dave worked at the Mercedes dealership in Loughborough. “Proper nice job,” he said. Good money, intelligent colleagues, and the opportunity to play around with fancy cars all day. He called me up last month, proper gutted. “They’re shutting us down, mate. End of April, that’s it.” It seems Dave’s not the only one. […]
Kirkton Inn Dalrymple Closure: What Really Happened to This 150-Year-Old Village Institution
I was driving through Dalrymple earlier this month, thinking I’d stop in at the Kirkton Inn for a bite to eat as I usually do when I’m in that area. Have been going there for years; proper decent grub, friendly staff, and that gorgeous old building full of character. But as I pulled up, something […]
Celtic Holiday Parks Administration: What Happened to Wales’ Popular Holiday Destination
My mate Mia rang me last week in a right state. She had just booked a week at Celtic Holiday Parks in Pembrokeshire for August, and it had cost her nearly a grand. Then her neighbour informed her that the company had gone bankrupt. “Will I lose every penny?” she asked, properly worried. I had […]