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Sheffield, and Radisson Blu Hotel – Review
By Clare Jenkins, August 2024 According to Marcel Proust, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, ... -
Norwich, and Dunston Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort – Review
By Clare Jenkins, August 2024 In the porch of Boston’s St Botolph’s parish church, there’s a list of officials, together ... -
Folkestone, Hastings & the Grand Burstin Hotel – Travel Review
By Clare Jenkins, June 2024 Half a mile out of Hastings town centre, we suddenly found ourselves in India. Or, ... -
The Halyard, Liverpool – Hotel Review
By Clare Jenkins, June 2024 We weren’t altogether prepared for Liverpool on a Friday night. Not prepared for quite so ... -
Book Preview: Teatime at Peggy’s: A Glimpse of Anglo-India, by Stephen McClarence & Clare Jenkins
By Clare Jenkins, May 2024 Jhansi images: Stephen McClarence Eight years ago, I made a programme for BBC Radio 4 ... -
The Red Lion at Burnsall, Wharfedale – Review
By Clare Jenkins, April 2024 There’s a scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s film, The 39 Steps, where hero Richard Hannay, handcuffed ... -
The Golden Lion at Settle – Review
By Clare Jenkins, March 2024 The last time I visited Settle was on a trip along the celebrated railway line ... -
Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet – Review – Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
By Clare Jenkins, April 2024 It’s eight years since Northern Ballet’s costumes and sets for Romeo & Juliet were ruined ... -
Langdale Chase Hotel, Windermere – Review
By Clare Jenkins, February 2024 There’s no doubting the Langdale Chase Hotel’s wow factor. It’s there in its position – ... -
Wish You Weren’t Here – Review – Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield
By Clare Jenkins, January 2024 Who’d be the mother of a teenage daughter? You take her to the seaside for ... -
The Stirrings by Catherine Taylor – Review
By Clare Jenkins In 1977, Ian Dury released his song, ‘Reasons to be Cheerful Pt 3’. It included references to ... -
The Lost Flock by Jane Cooper – Review
By Clare Jenkins Orkney is a great place for bird-watching, perhaps less well-known for sheep-spotting. Yet, as well as having ...