BRENTWOOD, ESSEX June 2, 2011 ST. JOHN’S AVENUE, WARLEY Price: £425,000. This four-bedroom semi-detached house has a both a front and back garden, a dining room, living room, kitchen, four bedrooms and has recently had its bathrooms refitted. Contact: Beresfords on 01277 231515 or go to www.beresfordsgroup.co.uk THE GALLERIES Price: Prices range from £168,000 for a one-bedroom apartment to £485,000 [...]
RENT June 2, 2011 Q&A Q.We are looking into purchasing a buy to let investment. Is there a better time of year to do this? A.The central London lettings market is seasonal to an extent. Traditionally the busiest months of the year are January, June, September and October. The months to avoid if possible are December, April and August. [...]
Prequel without the X-factor June 2, 2011 Films X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Cert: 12A THE first instalment of this retro X-Men trilogy explores how the founding fathers, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) first formed the eclectic group of mutant warriors in an attempt to thwart the nuclear plans of Kevin Bacon’s slightly ridiculous ex-Nazi, Sebastian Shaw. Taking the reins from [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK | FILM, MUSIC, GAMES June 2, 2011 FILM LAST NIGHT Dull tale of minor middle class marital strife with Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington. SCREWED Noel Clarke is the protagonist in this tough but seen-it-all-before Brit prison flick. MAMMUTH A tremendous performance from Gerard Depardieu in this original French comedy. DVD JUST GO WITH IT Just avoid this hideous rom com with [...]
Foodie heaven with summer cookery books June 1, 2011 OOOZING summer puddings with fresh forest berries, flame grilled juicy sausages, vibrant crunchy leaf salads and jugs of fragrant fruity Pimms, sipped slowly over balmy evenings. So much of summer is about the food. And, as the holidays approach, culinary enthusiasts are already scanning the cookbooks on offer to see what new treats they can [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS June 1, 2011 BEACH PARTY AT THE GORING Having got the Royal Wedding out of the way, the Goring Hotel in Victoria – base camp for the Middletons during those heady days in April – is letting its hair down by creating a beach and bar in its garden. Basil Charles, who has spent a lifetime serving the [...]
The docks that you don’t have to dock with June 1, 2011 THE annoying thing with docks for MP3 players is how problematic and fragile those multi-pin docking connectors can be. Much easier if you don’t have to connect at all, which is what the latest generation of wireless docks and speakers enable. Bluetooth speaker systems have been around a little while but in items like Soundfreaq’s [...]
Exclusive offer for readers June 1, 2011 THERE are portable speakers, and there are portable speakers – and then there’s the Wowee One, an incredibly dinky, fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand gizmo that just happens to pump out the most remarkably powerful sounds. In fact it works with pretty much any fixed or portable sound device – iPods, iPads, laptops, desktops, CD players, you name it [...]
The Juke: a crossover with class May 31, 2011 THIS strange beast is the Nissan Juke. A small crossover designed for the city, it’s the funny-looking little sibling to Nissan’s super-successful Qashqai. At first sight it appears something of an oddity with its large, round headlights, bulb-shaped sidelights and protruding bottom lip. Its shape comes from a desire to blend toughness with sportiness and [...]
CAR TALK May 31, 2011 VAUXHALL LAUNCHES GREENEST INSIGNIA TO DATE Vauxhall has introduced its greenest Insignia model yet. The new ultra-low emissions ecoFLEX diesel Insignia is aimed at commuters and business users and its 2.0 CDTi engine is cleaner than its predecessor. Its CO2 emissions are 115g compared to 129g for the outgoing model. LEXUS WINS AGAIN FOR CUSTOMER [...]