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
Police inspector, 49, who used ‘unnecessary force’ on ‘aggressive’ machete-wielding 17-year-old in custody and mocked him for crying admits gross misconduct Drunk man, 17, was taken into custody for threatening man with a machete He was taken to Oldbury, West Mids, custody suite where he was searched Inspector Matthew Downs, 49, became involved and used … Read more
Norfolk police inspector is sacked after injuring himself on paragliding holiday abroad while he was meant to be off sick Inspector Julian Moulton was off claiming to employers he had ‘significant pain’ He then went abroad for a holiday and was hurt in a paragliding accident Misconduct hearing at Norfolk Police headquarters found Moulton dishonest By … 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 police chief inspector faces misconduct hearing ‘for calling ethnic minority colleague ‘a choc ice’ after they asked to be allowed to work from home during Covid lockdown’ Stewart Miller said to have used the slur to refer to Humberside Police co-worker He’s also accusing of saying the man was ‘more white and middle class … 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: 01:21 GMT, 22 November 2020 Rebecca Judd was spotted chatting to a parking inspector in Melbourne’s CBD … 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
An Inspector calls… at Billesley Manor Hotel near Stratford-upon-Avon and says the Bard would liked the cosy dining room – but he doubts the £5.6m refurb included his bedroom Shakespeare is said to have written As You Like It in what is now the hotel’s As You Like It lounge The Inspector says the restaurant’s … Read more