19 DECEMBER 1987, page 38

What Kind Of Man Was Drake?

A.L.Rowse reviews the character and achievements of a West Country hero FRANCIS Drake was a folk hero down here in the West Country, where I write, and there is a good deal of......

The Paignton Pudding Riot

Andrew Kirkby recalls the explosive mixture of Devon cider and a one-and-a-half ton monster THE English enthusiasm for puddings nowhere stronger than in the West Coun- try — can......