A part of my day-to-day work is to ask people how big their telephone bill is. I’ve lost the count of how many times I heard this answer: “I have no idea, my partner pays it“. Not on...
Bolton If, like me, you love chocolate, you are used to going into various chocolate shops in the UK. I’ve been to a few, in Manchester, in Wales, and in Scarborough. They were very good in thei...
Bolton – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops – Coffee Shops Out of all Costas in Greater Manchester this has to be my favourite, although I’ve only discovered it r...
Bolton Either I am unlucky, or Ye Olde Pastie Shop has really been out of business for a very long time… in fact, in all time I’ve been going to Churchgate. The pastie shop was established...
Bolton I don’t go to Bolton very often these days, but every time I visit this town I take time to admire its splendid town hall. The original building was opened in June 1873 by HRH Prince Albe...
Manchester Oldham Street was created in 1772 and named after Adam Oldham, a parish constable, a wealthy businessman, and a member of the Birchin Lane Chapel, the predecessor of the Methodist confessio...
Manchester – Nightlife – Cinemas – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Bars – Arts & Entertainment – Social Clubs For one reason or another, over th...
Manchester – Arts & Entertainment – Theatres I cannot remember all the names of the great and well-known actors who graced the stage of the Library Theatre, but I know that Alan Rickma...
Manchester For the lack of better word, I call this composition “The Monument to Cleanliness”. There is no plaque gracing the pedestal, on which is mounted a massive broom. By the side of ...
Manchester – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops This has to be my favourite Caffe Nero in Manchester! I’ve been to many, but none seems to strike the cord with me apart...