Martin Hesp finds an old video interview he did with a man called Stan Curtis - a true Exmoor dweller who lived at Simonsbath man and boy
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Martin Hesp finds an old video interview he did with a man called Stan Curtis - a true Exmoor dweller who lived at Simonsbath man and boy
In the second part of his series Martin Hesp continues to describe how’s he’s made the journey from newspapers to PR after 44 years spent working as a journalist
The well known face of Henry Blofeld reminds Martin Hesp of a day he spent in the Test Match Special commentary box
Pampering… It’s a strange word and one which not many bloke over a certain know much about…
Whortleberry picking is an age-old pursuit in England’s West Country during July - entire village economies used to rely on the annual wild harvest
The prawns are on the run… You can catch fabulous prawns around the British coast at the moment - if you have the right equipment and you know their secret haunts…
Martin Hesp recalls a winter voyage in Switzerland
Martin Hesp recalls his old friend Prid, another newspaper photographer and a one-off if ever there was one
Martin Hesp goes mackerely fishing with his friend and colleague Richard Austin and a fisherman called Harry May at Lyme Regis
And his writing was so dull even the cat went to sleep at his feet during funerals… My latest Exmoor Lockdown Diary
A walk to the top of The Quantock Hills and Broomsquire Country….
A video of Roger Wilkins, of Wilkins Cider, shot 30 years ago is today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary
Rabbits have just eaten Martin Hesp’s runner bean plants - which is why he hopes his lurcher Finn will catch a few more
Martin Hesp takes a quick turn around Spingalonga, an island just off the coast of Crete
Martin Hesp dreams of revisiting Crete and the remarkable Daios Cove
After its first break in 107 days the Exmoor Lockdown Diary returns with a short video shot in France 30 years ago when Tim Bannerman was bottling his family’s cider
