16 JULY 2005, page 55

Spectator Sport

Love at first sight FRANK KEATING T hree good old boys of summer portly Pickwickian paragon cricket umpire, David Shepherd, took off his white coat for the final time in an......

Dear Mary

Q. I have a six-week-old baby and have been invited to a lunch party by a neighbour. It was going to be my chance to meet all the other mothers in the street and chat about......

Q. ‘c.w., Glasgow’ — Where Else? — (2 July) Was

whining about paying £2 or £3 extra at restaurants and a possible ‘challenge of some kind’ from his, perhaps ‘immature’ stepson (who always chooses the most expensive dish on......

Q. What Is The Correct Procedure To Be Followed When

driving away from a house where one has spent an enjoyable luncheon or perhaps an entire weekend? Name withheld, Somerset A. Occupants of a car should roll down all the windows......