October has been a quiet month from a beekeeping point of view, with very little happening on the bee front. The bees are still out and about when weather permits but the...
The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler Published by Penguin (Random House) Not a new book, in fact I mentioned it in my round up back in 2013, but the...
Nevada Noir by David Arrowsmith A trilogy of short stories Published 2020 Aptly described on the cover as ‘dark and brooding’, the three complex stories are set in Nevada....
We would like to make residents aware that we have received reports of various scams taking place where a fraudster makes contact, normally via a hacked email or messaging account, purporting to...
Wild Roseland Nature Notes – October 2020 This is a month of real change. Most summer migrants have gone; a few swallows and house martins hang on; butterflies, moths, and insects are...
The scheme is designed to help keep mature motorists on the road safely. Whether that’s helping give practical and informative help and support to continue driving or pointing older drivers in the...
Emma (A modern retelling) by Alexander McCall Smith Published by The Borough Press, 2014 Not a newly published book but I was prompted to read it following recent film and tv adaptions...
Perdition’s Child by Anne Coates Published by Urbane Publications, February 2020 Set in South east London but with a link to Cornwall: a murder takes place in one of the libraries funded by a...
So Autumn is upon us in earnest. We appear to have gone from (perpetual) Summer to Autumn overnight! The bees are carrying on regardless, however, and though the beekeeping season is...
Although it remains mild at the moment, summer is most definitely in the past for this year. Without the Autumn Shows that usually mark the transition from summer to autumn, we all...