Turning Good Morning Britain off and not listening to Piers Morgan or Susanna Reid is very good for your health. Nice quiet mornings are lovely.

Well now on to the main! Smart dog and Pocas Tinto - thought I would give the guests here both to try with this amazing beef rib and cheek savarin- both stunning wines to go with what I am sure is going to be a lovely dish Hope Street Hotel The London Carriage Works House of Townend

Setting up for our first ‘wines if the Languedoc’ tasting @arthurschurchtown House of Townend XavierROGER

Getting set up for the first wine & cheese evening The DogHouse House of Townend - wines include the fabulous Cab franc by Marilyn Lasserre and our stunning Coquille de Mer Vernentino by Xavier Roger

It’s a beautiful evening here at Hope st Hotel for our into the Summer wine event ! Hope Street Hotel House of Townend The London Carriage Works

Well they seem to be going down quite well !! Started with the Cremant then a lovely little Vermentino and now on to the 172 Grenache Blanc - all invented for these hot summer days

Struggling to find why someone would buy a shirt, then get numbers and words printed on it to then display it at a football match. Who'd print it? Can we just end this shit now? This isn't partisan fandom, it's celebrating tragedy that today, now, hurts so many. Enough. Enough.

Let this be a warning to anyone else thinking of doing anything similar. And that goes for using ANY tragedy

Well said Stan - both clubs have idiots as so called fans - this make me sick - why do ‘fans’ do this instead of supporting their team ?

Reds ready to serve for tonight’s Italian wine tasting The Hop Vine House of Townend

UK duty on most still wine goes up today by 20% - and a new system. ‘Much simpler’ says UK Govt. You decide:

It is very difficult to comprehend why GOV.UK can not see that due to staffing shortages the hospitality industry is not operating at full capacity which has a serious negative impact on the economy. Many hotels, pubs, restaurants close Monday Tuesday, reduce opening times. Many

Always in our thoughts ❤️

Hospitality outlet numbers fall below 100,000 for first time. Overall tax burden has risen from 30% to 38% of turnover and that is key - vital that business rates relief continues and VAT reviewed thetimes.co.uk/article/britai…

It is humbling for the BBC to think I am deserving of such a prestigious award and I am thankful to be joining iconic names in the sporting world in receiving the lifetime achievement award. As proud as I am, I have to thank all the people around me that helped me achieve this.

Huge congratulations to Sir Tim Martin on receiving a knighthood in the New Years Honours list - a tireless advocate for the pub, a fair tax regime for the sector and for the people - team and guests - who make it the heart of the community bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Taylor Swift has donated enough money to cover the food bills for an entire year across 11 food banks and 8 community pantries in Liverpool. She has done this for every city she's toured in the UK meaning she’s done more than the govt has in 14 years to eradicate food poverty.

In Sefton park today - anti vaccine lobby who are in effect advocating infant and child disease or worse!