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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...
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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Da Costa
Hauser & Wirth's fabulous new Italian restaurant in Bruton, Somerset When the food critic William Sitwill reviewed Da Costa, Hauser &...
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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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...
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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How old could the box hedge in our garden possiby be?
Was this box hedge planted when the house was built?
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Apr 18, 20243 min read
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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...
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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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....
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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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...
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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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...
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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"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...
Melanie Cable-Alexander
Mar 3, 20241 min read
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