Kevin Boulton

Father, husband, friend, estate agent, genuinely average (now retired) cricketer and certainly a wiser man today than I was yesterday.

[Kelvin MacKenzie @kelvmackenzie]

Grateful to Times columnist Giles Coren for putting to the sword a local council pipsqueak for trying to put out of business a restaurant in the middle of nowhere where owner Ruth Hanson does all the kitchen prep herself, the washing up, the bookings, the till, payroll and then cooks it.
The restaurant is called Hansom in Bedale, North Yorkshire. To give you an idea of its remoteness it’s 7 miles from Northallerton and 31 miles from York.
So, on occasions, her husband Mark, who had a job of his own, gives up his evenings to chauffeur some guests to and from their homes.
Coren points out when he reviewed the place last year ( he gave it a glowing recommendation) he had to hitchhike from Northallerton station.
No Bedale train, no metro, no Uber hanging around at the corner.
Enter Chris Doyle, licensing enforcement officer for N Yorkshire council, who has written to Ruth saying in his view Mark was operating a taxi service and that would require a raft of expensive and time consuming licences.
Ruth responded that Mark was her husband, he was unpaid and there was no separate charge for the journey.
Doyle said he didn’t care as there was deemed to be a commercial benefit and warned without a licence the council may take legal action.
Coren has a great last paragraph; “ Yeah, you sue her, you absolute local heroes.
“ You teach Ruth and Mark a lesson for being great at their jobs, for treasuring their customers, for trying to create a little joy and make ends meet in a collapsing world.”
PS Thought you’d like to see what a Ruth menus looks like. This is called the Sunday Sharing Feast.
Starters.
Smoked Leek and Pickled Croque
Monsieur
Whitby Crab Crumpet Pickled cucumber, Garden herbs.
Heritage beetroot, whipped goat’s Curd, Wild Garlic emulsion.
Main Course
Wensleydale chicken, Apricot and sage Wellington.
Honey and mustard mash, buttered spring , cider sauce.
Dessert
Yorkshire rhubarb and ginger trifle.
Cost; £55.
With publicity thanks to Coren’s column and this tweet I suspect the queue will be out the door and Mark can have his evenings off again.

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

I saw that George Michael gifted people anonymously and ever since then, I do the same thing. I can't afford IVF but will send a spa voucher or donate to friends' kids' football teams. I love it and no one ever suspects it's me.

[TV Football 1968-92 @1968Tv]

On This Day 1990
The start of Italia 90 and probably the greatest opening titles and theme tune of all time from the BBC.
Take it away Luciano!

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

35 years 🙄 and still brilliant.

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

Thirty years (and one day) later this still has the power to take me back to an awesome summer and some very happy carefree times.

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

RIP Norm. Thanks for the laughs.

What happens if Norm doesn't have his stool... https://t.co/c2E9PEhRpZ via @YouTube

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@EarlyDoorsClips The entire series was genius.

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@LudlowCricket @ShropCCLeague @PontesburyCC Legend.

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@RunJontyRun Great word.

[EarlyDoorsClips @EarlyDoorsClips]

Jumping Joe’s Crazy Roadshow
#EarlyDoors

[80s&90sFootball ⚽ @80s90sfootball]

#Qatar2022 2nd Round Day 2

Flashback to #England v Belgium #Italia90

David Platt and that famous last minute winner in Bologna

"England have done it, in the last minute of extra time"

Don't think my nerves could take this tonight

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

President Zelensky up against King Charles for Time’s Person of the Year, as panellists struggle to choose between leading a country against a barbaric invasion and being the eldest of four siblings.

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@P_Rouwenhorst1 @ShropCCLeague @mansfieldsportg No - not finishing in the relegation places should keep them in the league. Outside of that, having a premier league side for that part of the county really should be a factor.

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@ShropCCLeague @mansfieldsportg Nostalgia kicking in, but surely Oswestry in the north west are an important team for the northwest of the county?

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@ShropCCLeague @mansfieldsportg I retired from playing a few years ago so my views are probably irrelevant, but as an on looker what justification for this decision could there be?

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

This

[Maria Caulfield CBE @mariacaulfield]

As a working class Tory I have no problem with bankers bonus removal as it is not tax payers money but I can’t support the 45p tax removal when nurses are struggling to pay their bills. #constiuentsfirst . If Tory party @JakeBerry don’t want this working class MP, fair enough

[Ludlow Cricket Club @LudlowCricket]

While we know that there are more significant things happening right now, after a season of hard work, we just want to share the following letter which is written on behalf of everyone at our club.

Ludlow CC SCCL Premier Division champions 2022

Please feel free to share/retweet

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@LudlowCricket @NewportShropCC @mansfieldsportg @ShropCCLeague @Holtersagents @churchinnludlow @LetsGoLudlow @Charlton_Ludlow My money is on the self proclaimed legend aka @portogeordiepig

[Kevin Boulton @Bollyb76]

@Eurostar please tell me how we are meant to change travel plans when we cannot contact you by phone and the website tells me I cannot deal with it on their so I have to call you?

[Ludlow Cricket Club @LudlowCricket]

Tom was a huge part of our club

On Sunday the 5th of September we come together to remember and celebrate his life

3 matches to be played, featuring 2 Ludlow sides and Tom's mid week side @RandTsCC

@LetsGoLudlow @ludlowtenbury @SunshineRadio @BBCShropshire