Tumbling into the treacherous bus lane once again, I found myself seriously questioning my sanity. Did I really expect to find a 'village staycation' in W1? The traffic was deafening, the crowds relentless and for all of the pomp and pride of the gigantic Union Jacks patriotically billowing overhead, I was rapidly losing faith in finding village vibes around the corner. Eschewing Oxford Street's hubbub, I slipped into Marylebone Lane, where the pace took on a nonchalant mooch and the brash Coronation show which preceded it, was replaced by a modest garland of tiny flags, zig-zagging their way towards the village centre. With its sunny peppermint hues and Francophile cropped café curtains, hip eatery Lina Stores signalled my arrival in 'central London's last remaining village'. In a bid to adjust to this new pace of life, I settled into the popular Italian, accepting a refreshing limoncello spritz letting the previous hour's dramas melt away, over per
LIMERICK S Adare Manor has announced the appointment of a new deputy general manager. John Kelly, pictured below, who recently joined the five-star resort, retu.