If he had any integrity, Christian Wakeford would call a by-election
He seems to think that every Conservative voter in Bury South voted for him personally. This is the height of entitlement
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He seems to think that every Conservative voter in Bury South voted for him personally. This is the height of entitlement
Built in 1616, Chilham Castle near Canterbury, Kent, boasts a swimming pool, its own shooting grounds, tennis courts and 16 bedrooms. It sits on a 300-acre plot of land.
It's the celebrity haunt that charges £950 for a bottle of champagne and £26 for a plate of pasta – yet I hear that the River Cafe's Left-leaning owner Ruth Rogers is leaving her staff short-changed. I have learned of grumbling among waiters at the West London venue – which recently hosted U2 singer Bono's 61st birthday party and counts supermodels Kate Moss and Gigi Hadid among its clientele – because the cafe does not share its optional 12.5 per cent service charge with staff. Restaurants are not allowed to keep cash tips left for waiting staff but can take the service charge – no...
Chilham Castle, Kent, EIEO £15m, Knight Frank "An Englishman's home is his castle," or so the saying goes. But what if his home really was a castle? If you're in the market for one right now, you're in luck. There are currently plenty of castles for sale in the UK (and a corker in the Netherlands that I couldn't leave out). The question is, which would you buy? Carbisdale Castle, Culrain, £1.5m, Stutt & Parker Formerly the seat of the Duchess of Sutherland, Carbisdale Castle, built 1905-1917, is widely considered to be the last castle erected in Scotland. The property, which was...
He died at the age of 85 with no son to inherit his stunning family seat, Chilham Castle. So to save having to choose between his three beloved daughters, the late gambling tycoon Stuart Wheeler is leaving it to charity. I can reveal that executors have put the 17th Century Kent manor house on the market for £15 million, with the proceeds going to good causes. It is a stunning decision which has left Wheeler's daughters – model Jacquetta, plus Sarah and Charlotte – somewhat 'stressed' according to my source. Gambling tycoon Stuart Wheeler died at the age of 85 with no son to inherit ...