Martin Amis, displaying his customary terror of the first person singular, once described Graham Greene as the first serious writer “you came across”, the one “we happened to read” before “we read anybody else”. Greene, Amis wrote – … [Read more...] about ConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightA look at the long prime of novelist Muriel Spark on the centenary of her birthDictator’s playground: inside Viktor Orbán’s Hungary
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Tributes pour in for science fiction writer Ursula K Le Guin who dies aged 88
Ursula K Le Guin, whose books fused science fiction, fantasy with a feminist sensibility, has died at her home in Oregon aged 88. She was a best-selling author renowned for works such as her Earthsea series aimed at young adults. She also achieved considerable critical success … [Read more...] about Tributes pour in for science fiction writer Ursula K Le Guin who dies aged 88
Review of the year part 1: High achievers, community champions, controversial
A HENLEY GP is quitting medicine because of the pressure of work. The female doctor works at the Hart Surgery, which last year wrote to patients to apologise for delays in making appointments, blaming the GPs’ workload, staff shortages and cuts in government funding. Her … [Read more...] about Review of the year part 1: High achievers, community champions, controversial
Sheffield food: The top ten restaurant reviews of 2017
There are plenty of people who say Sheffield’s food scene still has a long way to go to catch up with the likes of Manchester and Leeds. And they may have a point - but 2017 has also seen great strides forward on many different levels. There has been a particular increase … [Read more...] about Sheffield food: The top ten restaurant reviews of 2017
REVIEW: East Lavant stay is a right royal treat
On the neighbouring table you would have thought they had just won the Lotto rollover jackpot judging by the excited noises. Arguably the cause of their celebration was even better. Richard Miller, the landlord of The Royal Oak in East Lavant where they had just dined, had … [Read more...] about REVIEW: East Lavant stay is a right royal treat