This book inhabits a grubby and squalid world, truffling out details that are vivid, colourful and sometimes downright nauseous. It’s a veritable feast of filth and foulness, and I loved every minute ...

Sensing perhaps that this, as a leitmotif for a book, was, er, thin, he conjured a quest – to shadow an Old Vic tour of New Zealand in 1948, the year of his birth. By truffling for memories of ...

When do your Christmas decorations go up each year? And, more importantly, what do they look like? Although I was designing Christmas cards in March and sending festive orders to Liberty in July, ...

Hastings and St Leonards are fantastic for truffling, too, with so many great independent stores and junk shops. Hawk & Dove is the best for vintage – and the Flower Maker’s Museum on Hastings High ...