June 2016

David Parkin on firing up a Ferrari, an Endless milestone and meeting a Farage Mini-Me

MY memories of Chris Meek, the racing driver and entrepreneur who died recently, prompted an email with some fascinating recollections from Robert Barr, whose family founded and ran motors and coach tour business Wallace Arnold. Robert led a management buyout of the coach holidays arm of the famous business backed by 3i. And one thing …

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David Parkin on a great place to eat, being put in his place and the humility missing from Mourinho

IF there is a better place to eat on a sunny day in Harrogate than La Feria, then I’d like to find it. (Please email invites to this address). The tiny restaurant serving Spanish-style chicken and tapas, nestled in a former antiques shop on a roundabout in the spa town, has made the move up …

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David Parkin on star personalities in sport and a flamboyant man who was Meek

WHY TV companies persist with dull personalities like Alan Shearer and Michael Owen, I really don’t know. Shearer’s BBC documentary looking back at Euro 96 this week was so uninspiring that I switched over. Thank goodness then for a smattering of character elsewhere in sport. Smoking cigars during his round, the superbly-named American golfer Rocco …

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