The Inspector visits a shabby-chic stately home near the M25 that’s been turned into an ‘off-grid hideout’ – and he’s smitten Birch in Hertfordshire is set in a stately home with just enough dilapidation to fit the shabby-chic mould The Inspector says it’s billed as a ‘community’ and an ‘escape from urban living’, ‘time off for … Read more
First night nerves can be expected when hotels and B&Bs finally open their doors on Monday All over the country, preparations are reaching a crescendo. Housekeeping is making up beds, front of house is dusting down computers, waiters are, appropriately, waiting, chefs are getting twitchy. First night nerves can be expected when hotels and B&Bs … Read more
A retired police inspector has avoided jail despite beating, kicking and punching his girlfriend during a furious drunken row – and then telling her not to get blood on his white sheets. Former Met Police officer Paul Bonning, 54, was ordered to pay £2,000 to his former lover for the attack but she said: ‘It … Read more
Despite the timing, new hotel The Mayfair Townhouse in London has flung open its doors and the Inspector declares it a triumph, with upbeat staff… and a crystal peacock The Mayfair Townhouse is part of the Iconic Luxury Hotels group and is just off Piccadilly – near Green Park There are 172 rooms, with the … Read more
White detective chief inspector is FIRED after calling black colleague ‘a choc ice’ after they asked to work from home during Covid pandemic Detective Chief Inspector Stewart Miller stormed out of the misconduct hearing He was told he was to be dismissed from his senior position without notice On June 8 he called a colleague … Read more
An Inspector calls… at Paschoe House in Devon where he is surprised by the ‘elaborate’ food but wonders who suggested putting a TV in the hall showing rolling footage of the hotel Paschoe House, some six miles from Crediton in Devon, has been converted into a nine-bedroom hotel The Inspector notes taxidermy seems to be … Read more
How can I help you, officer? Rebecca Judd speaks to parking inspector as she returns to her car after visiting a jewellery store By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:14 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 02:14 GMT, 22 November 2020 Rebecca Judd was spotted chatting to a parking inspector in Melbourne’s CBD … Read more
An Inspector calls… at The Town House in Arundel and loves the view from his room to the castle, but it has ‘strangely depressing’ curtains and a ‘hideous’ bathroom mirror The Inspector checked into The Town House in Arundel, West Sussex, which has an ‘impressive’ history His room had a narrow balcony that offered ‘spectacular’ views … Read more
An Inspector calls… at The Pig at Harlyn Bay, the Cornish outpost of a shabby-chic hotel chain that can seemingly do no wrong The Pig at Harlyn Bay is an ‘exceptional’ manor house – it has been booked solid since it opened in July The Inspector liked the ‘shabby-chic’ interiors and said his room was … Read more
An Inspector calls… at the ‘heart-warmingly pretty’ Pear Tree Inn in Wiltshire where he enjoys the garden and an ‘excellent’ dinner (but he doesn’t approve of the knickknacks) The Pear Tree Inn is in the village of Whitley, north Wiltshire, not far from the National Trust’s Lacock Abbey The 17th-century building has eight rooms – four … Read more