Wivenhoe...

According to a “shocking” report (featured in the Guardian), older people in the north of England die earlier, spend more years in poor health and are more likely to be out of work compared with their contemporaries in the south. The report would be “shocking” only to someone who has never spent a few hours wandering around northern towns such as Doncaster, Castleford and Scunthorpe.

Licensed last week: a boy and his dog outside the Black Buoy pub in Wivenhoe, Essex…