John Ruskin lived from 1819 to 1900 and as well as being an art critic was a patron, watercolourist and philanthropist. By the 1870s Ruskin’s intereses had spread into social policy. He created the Guild […]
‘Everything’s pretty if you’re high enough up’ As I walked out of the Edinburgh Film Festival screening of Everyone’s going to Die I heard a girl say to her friend, ‘I didn’t think I was […]
Octogenarian Gerry Crown is celebrating after winning the fifth Peking to Paris Rally with navigator Matt Bryson in a 1973 Leyland P76 – just as the vehicle is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Australians Gerry, aged 81, […]
When you enter a cathedral you expect peace, quiet, a place for reflection and contemplation. High on the list of things you don’t expect are diggers, dumper trucks and hi-vis jackets. I entered Sheffield Cathedral […]
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