Flip flops in hand, toes on golden sand, I’m strolling down the shell-lined shoreline, relishing cool waves lapping my ankles as the early-evening sun starts to settle.
The Draper’s Arms pub, in Peterborough, is set to close for more than three months for an extensive refurbishment and expansion project, costing £1.4 million.
Beers from Australia, USA, Guam and Italy, together with beers from across the UK, will be available at two Peterborough city centre pubs, during their 12-day real ale festival.
There is a slight irony in the fact that I was able to watch a little Premier League football on TV over lunch in Peterborough’s smart new India gastro pub Tap & Tandoor - as the visit was something of a “game of two halves”.
A Peterborough City Hospital midwife has spoken about her remarkable mother who drives 200 miles every Monday to take her grandson to swimming lessons.
We all might like to think of our home city as a welcoming place, but there are some that stand out far above the rest when it comes to making visitors feel at home.
