It must have been the end of July the butcher shop closed, since that’s the first notice from WMH Meats in Allendale area notices, that the Haydon Bridge firm would be delighted to take orders from, and deliver to, Allendale…
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Coming soon, twice!
“Absolutely barmy,” someone said, but somebody else noted that the Co-op is open in the early evenings after the Post Office is shut, while the MarketPlace shop is open on Sunday mornings when of course the Co-op is closed, thereby…
Monday morning electric blues . . . transformed!
We think the water challenges up here in Sparty Lea are finally grinding us down. Either that or we’re getting older faster. But the sudden failure of the renovated system yesterday didn’t help our mood, though we managed to eke…
The Crown crashes out in Catton
With a short notice on the Crown in Catton facebook page, the Crown has announced its closing by the end of play today: “The Crown will close at 6pm on Sunday 30th June. We will be open as usual from…
Solar panel slump
Apparently, with the demise of feed-in contracts, the installation of photovoltaic solar panels across the country has come to a shuddering halt; numbers have crashed by 94% since the hey-day of the big subsidies, and the industry here in the…
The May Fair and The Golden Lion, revenant
Yes, it’s May Fair Saturday today! But first, we need to deal with what we might call ‘Pubs in Transition III and IV’ as it’s been quite a climactic week at the Golden Lion, all in all. Monday morning, a…
Pubs in Transition II
As rumours swirl around the village, (and when have they ever not?!) the Golden Lion’s facebook page puts a brave face on things, as new local management seeks to bring locals back, after the upheavals of the past months. This…
The new season of Baynes Tours . . .
For well over a decade now, building on the excellent reputation that Fergus Sandison established in a carefully honed niche within Baynes Travel for friendliness, cheerfulness, and a frisson of adventure in every offering, the Baynes Tours, this year concentrating…
Fire and Dough, Tuesdays
Best friends Ross Keady and John Nicholson bring their Fire and Dough pizza van to Allendale most Tuesday evenings, and folks just love them. Last Tuesday I chatted with John and Millie, both of whom can handle anything in the…
Pubs in transition
Sometimes the experience of living, and latterly working here for nigh-on thirty years, can convey a real sense of understanding of how local businesses work. It helps to have set up a new business, a new kind of café for…