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 – Transportation – Public Transport – Stations There was the time when Victoria station was one of the most important in Manchester – along with the Great Northern R...
Manchester – Transportation – Public Transport – Stations I love travelling by train. I cannot say exactly what I find so fascinatingly attractive about trains or watching the fields...
Manchester This is one of very peculiar streets in Northern Quarter. A mile-long Tib Street runs from the junction of Oldham Road and Swan Street down to Market Street, where it is flanked by Debenham...
Manchester – Eating & Drinking – Restaurants – Tapas My friend introduced me to Lammars in 2009, and since then I’ve been there many times. It is no wonder the place is tre...