Recently went with a group of Yr 4's to the East Mids Children's Food Festival, an excellent educational day for primary school kids organised by local home economist Teresa Bovey. We had a tractor ride, learned how to make pasta from scratch, found

I notice Funky Monkeys children's indoor play centre has opened in Loughborough - a long-overdue facility I think. I must get my two kids in there for a session. Nice to see new businesses opening up in town - good luck to them. Well done to The Rush

Well I've just bought 2kg of pork shoulder, 0.5kg of sheep's intestines (sausage casings) and a mincer and attachment for my Kenwood Chef, so this weekend I'll be having a sausage-making orgy at chez thebestofloughborough. My 8-year-old and I decided

Last week I had a meeting with Mr Ali of The Red Veil Indian Restaurant on Nottingham Road, just along from Putts Decorating Store. Obviously I'd like them to feature on the site because a few people have recommended them, and their approach is a bit

Just wanted to give a shout to The Manor House at Quorn for the wonderful meeting facilities they have there. It's not widely known about but their upstairs meeting space is excellent for small-ish business meetings, as well as private functions. We'

Do you ever wish that you were more confident? That you didn't experience so many fears and self-doubts? Come join us at the Yes You Can! workshop to help you become the person that you have always wanted to be. The workshop will provide you with the to

After bravely fighting off a particularly virulent strain of the man-flu, from now on I am going to be making a concerted effort to keep an up-to-date blog on what Emma and I at thebestof Shrewsbury have been getting up to. It might be of absolutely no int

The sixth Coventry Peace month From October 18th until November 15th 2008This year's Coventry Peace month is expected to be bigger and better with a packed programme of events and activities being held throughout Coventry.A host of events in Coventry have

The local church in Kidderminster and the local coffee house in Kidderminster are joining forces! From November 5th (Bonfire Night!), there will be a meeting held at Cafe Nero in town with a low-key but christian theme, on the first Wednesday of ever

Plans emerged recently that the Kidderminster railway station may be knocked down and completely redeveloped in 2010, to bring it up to date, in a style sypathetic to the nearby Severn Valley Railway building. Plans to look into resolution of traffic