A year after so nearly breaking the world speed record for the P1 SuperStock 250 class, Andy Foster and Charles Morris returned to Lake Coniston last week and set a new record of 68.15 mph. Situated in the heart of the Lake District, Coniston Water is regarded as the spiritual home of record breaking. Its link with speed records goes back to Sir Malcolm Campbell in 1939 and it has staged the famous Powerboat Records Week since 2005. Andy and…

I have always been hugely impressed by the skills and vision of Lancelot Capability Brown, the famous English 18th Century landscape architect.  It occurred to me that it would be a great plot for a comedy series if he had a less well known alcoholic distant relative, Totally Incapable Brown, possibly Scottish, who leaves a series of landscaping disasters across this green and pleasant land.  Note if you will the natural water feature below by way of example. Of course,…

UK’s average hotel room rate increased 4% in 2015 compared to 2014  London is the main attraction, although its hotel room average saw a slight decrease in 2015 (-1%) 32 of the top 40 most popular destinations recorded more affordable averages of £100 or less a night with Blackpool being the best value for money in the UK with an average price of £64 The UK’s average hotel room rate paid increased by 4% in 2015, boosted by major international…