Notes from the Actual Countryside

BY GARY BAXTER I have had eeefuckinnough. This winter has done it for me. It’s not so much the weather either.  So what erks me you ask? Tread mighty careful if you dare ask, as I am getting as growly as the Deputy Prime Minister’s ginger growler. So let me begin…  North of the border an outbreak of oversized pussy cats in the hills. Who … Continue reading Notes from the Actual Countryside

Gove, the Northern Forest & Beavers

BY DAVID EYLES Somewhat overshadowed by the recent and momentous Cabinet Reshuffle – and the news that Larry, the Number 10 Downing Street Chief Mouser, remains in post – was a little reported item that the ever eager and cherubic Michael Gove has worked a blinder. He has announced that millions will be spent in creating a new Northern Forest along the M62 corridor. So we will … Continue reading Gove, the Northern Forest & Beavers