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It’s tradition for islanders to go out in fancy dress on New Year’s Eve, and despite social-distancing rules, tonight will be no different. While his staff will be dressed as minions – from the Despicable Me franchise – Dan said he would be dressed as Gru, the film’s villain-turned-hero, “because I’ve got a bald head”. A short drive up the road at the Old Town Inn, the landlord Colin McKinnon, 38, obligingly dressed as a golfer – the pub’s fancy-dress theme this year – said celebrations were kicking off early due to the curfew. “I’ve got tables booked in from two unt...

The pub staff cooked 35 Christmas lunches, and the volunteers delivered them. - Credit: Congresbury Lunch Club Tasty Christmas lunches have been served up to villagers thanks to a lunch club.  Congresbury Senior Citizens Lunch Club has not been able to operate since March, when the kitchen closed at the Old School Rooms and members needed to protect the elderly from coronavirus.   But the group was able to deliver a hot Christmas lunch and a few treats to Congresbury villagers curtesy of the Old Inn pub.  The pub cooked 35 Christmas lunches and the volunteers delivered them to the door o...