Jun 18 2008
As ever, they were well looked after. For £125 a head, they got to guzzle unlimited wine, nosh on chicken and potatoes, and watch the likes of Ilie Nastase, Pat Cash and Martina Hingis cavort around the courts. However, the tournament still has some way to go to match the swankiness of Liverpool jeweller Boodle’s annual tennis challenge, which started yesterday at the exclusive Stoke Park, in Buckinghamshire. Top tables are an eye-watering £250,000. Mind you, for that you are helicoptered in, enjoy gourmet dinners and vintage Champagne, receive free Wimbledon finals tickets AND get to choose from £100,000 worth of gems and trinkets. Oh, and the players include Andy Murray, Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick....
May 29 2008
THE Una Voce opera company will be performing an open-air concert on Sunday in the surroundings of Calderstones Park....
Aug 16 2007
SUPPORTERS of Madeleine McCann's family were besieged by well-wishers when they set up a stall in Church Street to mark 100 days since her disappearance, last Saturday....