The house called The Sphinx on Pharaoh’s Island as seen from the towpath

She’s a patient lady

Hooray, it’s March – and spring is just around the corner. Okay, it’s still blooming cold and that north-east wind is proving incredibly persistent, but at least the hours of daylight are increasing and there are the obvious stirrings all round the garden as nature prepares to share its colourful bounty.

Red-iculous

What kind of lunatic ignores danger signs?

Let’s go back to the future

Block off river crossing at Walton Lane to traffic — there was no link in the ’50s, says resident Doug Myers