Me And The Farmer

For those of you who don’t know, this post title was a Housemartins classic hit from back in 1988, when I believe England also won a cricket fixture. I have television evidence on this blog that England do actually win cricket games.  Hard though it is to believe as we currently prop up the World…

Food For Thought In Derby

You left me waxing lyrical about a ‘spoons in Derby and a pub proclaiming to “sell the best Bass in Derby.” There are, of course, plenty of gems in Derby that are well known and appear on many an Ale Trail.  However, there are a few city centre ‘proper pubs’ that won’t appear on your…

“We Serve The Best Bass In Derby”

With Bass still being kept in good nick in plenty of Derby boozers then it’s a bold claim to say you have the best Bass in Derby. However, on a recent trip to the city I popped into 836 – The Old Bell Hotel DE1 3NQ in the Sadler Gate region of town and had…

Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting

Having not posted for some while it feels fitting that I should be sitting in a British Legion on Remembrance Sunday. Well, not literally sitting in one as I’m back at Beermat Towers now but, I managed to visit not one but two Legions in less than 24 hours. Heady stuff I know and for…