My dad was eye-poppingly rude, but the regulars in our pub knew he had a heart of gold
- Posted on January 10, 2026
- By The Telegraph
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My dad was eye-poppingly rude, but the regulars in our pub knew he had a heart of gold

As the daughter of publicans, I have wonderful memories of a vanishing age, when the local hostelry was the beating heart of every village