I WENT on a cultural tour of Hull last Friday. I know what you’re thinking. That must have been a […]
Author: David Parkin
David Parkin on Britain’s answer to Mad Men and crazy characters in football
FAREWELL then Lord Bell. With his slicked-back hair, Savile Row suits, and heavy drinking and smoking, Tim Bell, who made […]
David Parkin on connections, controversy and cauliflower
THEY call it six degrees of separation, but sometimes it is a lot closer than that. In my last blog […]
David Parkin on a grand ambition, a shirty response and being lost for words
IF there is a better approach to a hotel in Yorkshire than the way you arrive at Grantley Hall, then […]
David Parkin is super excited for a new dining star and a night out with Cardi B
IF you visit a British city centre and ask a local for a restaurant recommendation then chances are even the […]
David Parkin on Man on the Moon, the Man from Delmonte and an honorary Yorkshireman
TWO men have dominated the news this week. Neil Armstrong and Boris Johnson. One was the first man on the […]
David Parkin says goodbye to a good guy and flashes the plastic on Love Island
TERRY Hodgkinson was one of the good guys. A rare beast – he was an entrepreneur who successfully embraced a […]
David Parkin on bangers, Boris and BBQs
YOOHOO! I’M BACK! Calm down, calm down. OK then, you never knew I’d been away. Fair enough. A relaxing 10 […]
David Parkin on an amazing Sky experience, Where’s Wally and meeting the Ant and Dec of business
THOSE who watch Game of Thrones will look at the photograph above and think: “At last, a strong, stable ruler […]
David Parkin on bubbly with Bublé, D-Day tributes and Harry Gration gets the horn
“YOU can’t beat a bit of Bublé,” said Debbie Dobson of Dakota Deluxe Hotel. Or DD from DD as I […]