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Lincoln Shaw

Village chapel could have been grander if not for the omens

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

MY ARTICLE about that interesting little chapel with a Cornish connection, soon to become a family home, has brought me a long and interesting letter from a local historian who modestly wishes to remain anonymous.

It explains the origin of the name Wolston Green,...

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Farewell to Edna

Farewell   to Edna

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ANOTHER good friend has gone. Edna White was a charming and interesting raconteur and I always enjoyed my visits to the cottage in St Marychurch where...

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Why royal visits are not among the favourite events for the press

Why royal visits are not among the favourite events for the press

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

WE HAD a pleasant lunch at the White Hart in Dartington last week and sensed a buzz of excitement as we walked through the gates into the courtyard. ...

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Father's secret mission revealed to son in a book

Father's secret mission revealed to son in a book

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

MY ADVICE to any young journalists just setting out on their careers is if you meet someone elderly with an interesting story get it written down...

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Graham's cartoon comes up trumps

Graham's cartoon comes up trumps

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

WHAT DO you do when you see a huge pothole causing chaos to traffic right outside your front door? Rant and rage on the telephone? Threaten to...

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Day for men to take a back seat

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

IT'S that day again, the day when men take a back seat and let the stronger sex (at least in our house) take charge, which they invariably do with...

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More tales of faithful Neddy

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

AS A computer incompetent, who has already had to re-write this opening paragraph to the accompaniment of some unrepeatable words, I have little love...

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End of an era for chapel which benefited from Cornish generosity

End of an era for chapel which benefited from Cornish generosity

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

THE final chapter in a small piece of Methodist history will be written soon when the Wolston Green chapel at Landscove is converted into a private...

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Party strays over the boundary

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

ALTHOUGH polling day is still a few months away — May 6 according to loose-tongued cabinet ministers — the General Election campaigners...

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Journalistic memories prove minor miracles do happen

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

WHEN you have lived a long and interesting life it doesn't take much to trigger off memories. Two very different articles in newspapers recently sent...

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