There were red faces all round at one weekly paper, which seems to have discovered a new way to bring the punters in to local restaurants.

Hidden in the middle of a spread on eating out, was this entry for The Shire Horse Inn.

The chef was none to happy, we are told.

And it might not have been so bad, except that the entry it was next to…
for The Cock Inn.

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