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Global Stone is currently exhibiting its ambitious garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2012. The team at Global Stone have been working with landscape designer, Ben Wincott, and have produced a unique, conceptual design called Petra: Tranquillity set in stone. The show opened yesterday, with the world’s press flocking to Chelsea to absorb all that [...]

The Pheasant pub in Gestingthorpe, Essex, has always been a champion for locally sourced, seasonal produce. The innovative husband and wife owners, James and Diana Donoghue, have now taken their love of fruit and veg, to the next level having recently purchased a one acre plot of Glebe land opposite their award-winning pub. ‘We want [...]

Is Olympic success linked with human rights? Why do some countries always seem to strike Olympic gold, while others trail behind in the medals table? Is it down to their Olympian spirit, or their competitive edge? Not entirely, according to research by the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (IDCR) at the University of Essex, [...]

The world’s wines come to Sudbury beer festival The Sudbury Institute Club has held annual beer festivals in the town for over a decade. Now in it’s eleventh year, a new tipple has made it’s way onto the bill. In addition to a variety of quality ales, visitors to the festival will now also be [...]

At Mackman, we believe in letting you know what’s going on behind the scenes when you visit our website. As of this month, we’re taking the necessary steps towards compliance with a new piece of European legislation. When you visit our site, we install a selection of Cookies on your computer, and as we believe [...]