PaulB
The reason quoted as to Dovorians closure, by my friend,an ex immigration colleague, was a rent hike.He's normally a pretty reliable source of info.
As for the second part of your posting it made the wife smile...her remarks ,even in tagalog are unprintable. But it's quite funny we,Natascha and I were out for a walk through St Helier last week when 4 very attractive young females waved and shouted out my name. They came over and greeted me with a kiss.
Natascha looked on bemused with that "wait til I tell mum" face on. I quickly added they were all young Polish barmaids from 4 different town pubs.......the company I keep says it all....
I forgot to add that I'll have to go a long way to keep up with the editor and his irish charm. with the ladies....lol