Graham Nash – At Halifax Victoria Theatre on 17 July
Graham Nash is the Sixties personified. He began his career with The Hollies, a pop group (in 1962 bands played dance music in ballrooms; pop was played by groups) who had great success with 30 chart singles in the UK and 21 in the USA. Unlike most of the other groups, they regularly employed three-part harmony […]
Stan Graham Rediscovers Eat North
Eat North at North Brewing Co’s brewery in the appropriately named Taverner’s Walk at the bottom of North Street has been running every Saturday since April. I’ll begin by mentioning the people who provided the food and drink for this week’s bash: Luigi’s Street Food Arancini and Pasta, Sabroso Street Mexican, those Leeds stalwarts Falafel […]
The Corn Exchange Part 2
They say that you should never go back to somewhere you’ve already been as it’ll be a disappointment the second time. I stopped listening to ‘them’ years ago so I decided to have a second trip to the Corn Exchange after Independents’ Day on Thursday 4th, July. Besides, my editor told me that I had […]
Independents’ Day at The Corn Exchange Part 1
The United States of America might have its Independence Day on 4th July but here in Leeds at the Corn Exchange there was the first Independents’ Day. Don’t worry, this magnificent old building has not decided to break away from the United Kingdom. It is just a day to celebrate the independent retailers who occupy […]
Let’s Do Lunch at North Brewing Co’s Tap Room – and Little Bao Boy
Not for the first time, my plans for the day had gone awry and also not for the first time the disaster turned to triumph. I had chosen a venue for my review before I left home rather than winging it as is my wont, but the place I had earmarked was not really suitable […]
