Alyn Nicholls
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Alyn Nicholls
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Chartered Town Planner. Making geography and trying not to leave a mess. Food, music, older motor cars, model making and other stuff. RTPI Independent Consultants Network. Views my own.
Luncheon: Mrs.N’s done a pea and asparagus orzotto - just the thing for a cold, damp Yorkshire day!
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just arrived home from a very damp Lake District. Luncheon is beans on toasted Lovingly Artisan sourdough (before the car’s unpacked).
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our table for luncheon.. The Schelly, Ambleside.
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Winning in the lottery of life: finding an empty bench on Loughrigg Terrace!
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A selection of trees on walking back to our holiday digs from lunch…
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Visitor for tea…
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An excellent luncheon #ForestSide Grasmere…
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A superb experience (again) last night at #LakeRoadKitchen Ambleside… (photos of just some of the dishes)
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Our walk into the belly of Langdale this morning. Barely a soul about.
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Morning espresso at #Mathilde’s Grasmere…
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It’s obviously lunchtime campanology club in St Oswald’s, Grasmere today.
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It’s Grasmere in the rain today and the 599 open top bus still runs!
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Grasmere in the rain I’m grateful from whoever’s been out to arrange these sheep so they’re all facing the same way…
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
And I’ve just found out that the Futureheads have a Christmas Album. That’s my December very much sorted.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Just to say that this week I have had the most amazing scallop at #JǑRO. I was told it was hand dived and I have no reason to doubt it (the rest of the stuff at JÖRO was brilliant too - and the wine pairings…and the service…)
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Luncheon: again. On the way home!
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Luncheon: start of a culinary adventure!
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Just catching up on last night’s #Strictly. Aljaž’s got a suit just like mine! And the shoes!
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
To be clear, it was a big acer...we don't possessa big acre.
So, we had a night away. On getting home we discovered the leave thieves had been. Our big acre was a mellowy yellow when we went - it’s now stripped. They were obviously disturbed because they left quite a lot in the garden.
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
So, we had a night away. On getting home we discovered the leave thieves had been. Our big acre was a mellowy yellow when we went - it’s now stripped. They were obviously disturbed because they left quite a lot in the garden.
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Nice to have advised the Council on this.

It has also been nice to see a point I made about the sequential test and the PPS4 Planning for Town Centres Practical Guidance being adopted in a subsequent piece of work supporting another Aldi scheme.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk/aldi-gets-no...
Aldi gets nod for £12m St Helens investment - Place North West
A store on Laffak Road has been given the go-ahead by the council’s planning committee, forming part of a wider mixed-use development anchored by the rapidly growing supermarket chain.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Mrs.N’s been busy…
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Luncheon: grilled sardines with pickled fennel and a salad.
I’m feeling healthy!
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Luncheon: because it’s Sunday. And a Lads outing. And we’re at #BreweryWharfTavren Leeds.
Marvelmouse!
October 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I've just realised my post yesterday afternoon was cryptic. My Garnddaughter was born at twenty minutes past five yesterday afternoon.
And you share a birthday with my Granddaughter - I've just found out.
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM