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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Nov 8, 20242 min read
The Lazy Lobster has stopped being lazy - it's opened!
We have almost been seeing a new restaurant open in the area every week recently, with one of the latest being the Lazy Lobster which has...
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Da Costa
Hauser & Wirth's fabulous new Italian restaurant in Bruton, Somerset When the food critic William Sitwill reviewed Da Costa, Hauser &...
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Harry Potter eat your heart out
Platform Newt at Castle Cary's railway station has a special new train carriage which evokes a bygone era of train travel in The Creamery...
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Apr 18, 20243 min read
How old could the box hedge in our garden possiby be?
Was this box hedge planted when the house was built?
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Who’s for delicious and nutritious poached pears this morning?
Shhh! We’re giving away our special best Ellesmere House poached pear recipe for you to make at home. We’ve just received a wonderful...
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Why Wincanton Racecourse is such a lure and how we all became Wynn-ers!
We had a ridiculously early start this morning providing breakfast for a couple who were attending yesterday's racecourse at Wincanton....
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 6, 20242 min read
On patrol with The Newt's new footpath warden
For once we had a marvellously sunny day so I headed up Lodge Hill this morning with greater alacrity than normal. I'd been told that the...
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Goodbye to "Big Botty Boylan" at The Old Pharmacy, Bruton
It was the end of an era last night at The Old Pharmacy in Bruton when a party was held to say goodbye to Ed "Big botty Boylan", the...
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Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 3, 20241 min read
"Revamping Roth Bar & Grill: What Changes Can We Expect at Hauser & Wirth?"
We're fans of the farm shop at the Hauser & Wirth, particular it's award-winning butcher. So for the past two Sundays we have been...
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