West country writer James Crowden remembers the fates of 19th cent explorers who chose to visit Afghanistan and in particular the exploits of Rev Joseph Wolff, the extraordinarily well travelled and eccentric vicar of a small village near Taunton. Yesterday…
As Royal Marines of 40 Commando based in Norton Manor near Taunton get ready for active service, West country writer James Crowden looks back the oddities of intelligence gathering in the 19th and 20th centuries. THE ‘CIDER BOY ’ GET…
With the BMA and Tesco both calling for alcohol prices to be raised to curb underage binge drinking James Crowden takes a closer look at the murky world of white cider. In the good old days ‘white’ meant good. You…
Zen speaks not only from the heart but from the very heart of things. A direct connection within and without, dissolving boundaries. Language without language. Without the earth there would be no life, that thin layer, so thin compared to…