AL sits down with Marcus Bean, a beloved local chef who has had an amazing journey. From having to learn to cook out of necessity, to becoming a TV chef, Marcus’ has a fantastic story to tell. How does someone go from a self taught chef to being on the […]
AL is joined by George McCay, creator of Hoke Poke, a place where you can order vibrantly colourful and extremely tasty food. George’s food is growing extremely fast in popularity. The comments on any picture posted on social media are largely, absolutel…
Shane and Deedee are joined by Matt and Andy, 2 brothers who went through the terrible ordeal of being abused as youngsters, while being a part of the foster system. Through their pain and struggles, come a determination to help others. Smash Life is som…
AL speaks to Paula Pierce from the Shropshire federation of the W.I. A 3,500 member strong community that usually come together with events, classes and competitions in crafts and arts. But what happens when a community like this cannot meet up anymore?…
AL sits with Tim Dawes for a short catch up. Tim has always shown a serious amount of enthusiasm when it comes to The Darwin Festival and over the past few years he had brought in intellectuals for Sci-Bars and lectures. This year Tim brings a virtual qu…
When it comes to the Darwin Festival, there is no one better to talk to other than the guy who started it all. AL and Shane talk to Jon King who started and then organised the Darwin Festival. Planning was then taken up by Shropshire Wildlife Trust and n…
AL speaks to John Hughes from Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Sharon, who literally lived in Darwin’s garden for many years. We discuss the young Charles Darwin who developed a curiosity about the life that blossomed in that same garden 200+ years ago. Tha…
AL and Jules speak to Marianne Blaauboer and Penny Ward about the Flaxmill Maltings in Ditherington. Why is this such an important building to the world and why is so much effort being made to restore it? Of course the real answer is because our heritage…
AL speaks to Jess Bailey from Teams 4 You. So the world stops and millions of people are suddenly displaced from their jobs or careers. How did this effect recruitment experts like the guys at Teams 4 You? Surprisingly we hear about remarkable tenacity …
