11 JANUARY 1997, page 19

Gay, Tolerant Essex

Nicholas Farrell finds Jerry Hayes's Harlow illiberal at first, then not. There's even a 'gay' club next to the Tory HQ THE BELL for last orders rang in the Crown, Old Harlow,......

The Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize 1997

The Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the writer best able to describe a visit to a foreign place or peo- ple. The award will not be for travel writing in the......