Lewis Clarke

Jane and her husband Luke have taken on a ten-year lease at the historic pub, with head chef Ryan Truscott running the kitchen and 22-year-old manager Jack Hambly looking after the bar. The building remains owned by brothers Andrew and Simon Dale-Harris, ... See more

It is an appropriately cheerful ambition for a woman who, at 66, still works around 60 hours a week and describes running the pub as 'great fun'. The anniversary brought musicians and customers together over three days, with performers volunteering to hel... See more

There were keeper talks, playgrounds, picnics and animal encounters. Youngsters could become a zookeeper for the day, while generations of children will remember the rather unusual experience of 'fishing' for guinea pigs by dangling their favourite treats... See more

East Devon District Council's Cabinet welcomed improvements to the way it tracks its work, but members asked for more information about where delivery was slipping and why. The report, discussed on Wednesday, October 7, covered the period from July to Sep... See more

Alison Brockbank has spent 35 years running a pub and has barely had time to watch the television. There have been customers to serve, musicians to welcome, groups to organise and all the jobs that begin once the doors have closed. Now, after a weekend ce... See more