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Author: David Clark

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David Clark: A Bulgarian Christmas ghost story

December 23, 2021December 28, 2021 David Clark

The September nights were drawing in, it was dark by six and the leaves were starting to fall. The grapes

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Bulgaria 

David Clark: Lost in Time

August 30, 2021August 31, 2021 David Clark

“It’s a long way off the main road,” I commented as we bumped and swerved down the potholed road to

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Bulgaria 

David Clark: A Traveller’s tale

February 24, 2021February 26, 2021 David Clark

I listen to people’s travel stories with some reservations. “Yes I’ve been to that country’’. “I went to Rome, I

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World 

An Easter in Wymondham, Norfolk: April 2020

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 David Clark

A sense of calm envelopes the town. People are out in the sunshine avoiding each other, but taking their exercise.

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Europe 

What’s happening in Britain now the coronavirus has struck

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 David Clark new coronavirus

We live in a small town near Norwich. We’re a small family of three plus a dog, who doesn’t care

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Bulgaria 

A whimsical look at how technology has changed the Bulgarian village way of life

November 18, 2017November 20, 2017 David Clark

We live in an age of technological laziness now – fast receding are the everyday skills we needed to run

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Modern-day slaves?

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 David Clark Brexit

Britain is my native country. I was born and bred here, but I was living and working for some years

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Leisure 

Essay: The peace of the village

November 6, 2013May 10, 2024 David Clark

It was hot, very hot. The forecast was for unbroken sunshine and temperatures in the mid-30s. It was weather for

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Perspectives 

Letter to the Editor: Immigration

January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 David Clark

Dear Editor, I see that there is quite a furore about the rights of Bulgarian citizens to work in the

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