According to... Gareth Butterfield
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REPORTER Gareth Butterfield's blog began as the story of his first ever foray into the housing market, it evolved into a tale of keeping a house through the recession and has now settled into a collection of thoughts, rants and general updates. This year Gareth married his "better half" Lizzy and the pair are settling in well to married life. Check in as often as you can bear to see what Gareth's latest update will reveal about him.
Last night a DJ shortened my life
THE other day I was listening to the chart show on Radio One and, as they counted down the week's top 40 singles, I realised something that left me quite horrified.
A (short) story of my first Jaguar
I LOVE cars. I love reading about them, I love writing about them and driving them gives me enormous pleasure. But owning them is something different. I'm actually somewhat cheesed off with owning a car.
I love my job/I hate my job
SOMETIMES, most of the time in fact, I love my job. I love it on the days when I get to experience something like flying in a hot air balloon, for instance. I love it on the days when I'm whisked away on an all-expenses-paid trip for a travel feature, or even just when I'm interviewing someone I admire and we get on very well. But there are days when I must confess I hate my job
My top 10 favourite gadgets
I ADORE technology. I embrace it to the fullest extent my meagre disposable income will allow me to and, recently, I've been writing about gadgets rather a lot.
A lot has happened since my last blog...
I REALLY must get back into blogging. By not updating this blog for a while I've missed out on adding in some very important events in my life.
Listen carefully, you might just hear wedding bells
SO what's happened in the time since my last blog? Well rather a lot actually.
The World Cup is a load of balls
WHEN it comes to football I'm absolutely useless. I don't get it, I don't enjoy it, and 99 per cent of the time I don't watch it.
A quick catch up on all our goings-on
A LOT'S happened since my last blog. Might well be something to do with the time it has taken me to actually get around to writing one. Sorry about that.
Ashbourne News Latest
New exhibitions at Heritage Centre
ASHBOURNE'S new Heritage Centre has added a new display, which showcases a Royal visits, an historic Ashbourne firm and the story of a German gun that was dumped in the pond. The centre in Church
Shrovetide showcase for torch relay
SHROVETIDE is set to mark its ascension to the national stage with a special guard of honour for the Olympic Torch. The biggest gathering of game balls and their owners will line part of the route
Green Man will bounce back this year
THE Green Man Royal Hotel will soon be ready to bounce back into its place as one of the town's most popular night-spots, its new owner has promised. Thomas Day, who owns the Izaak Walton Hotel in
