“My sister and I, we both thought we were the luckiest people in the world, to be born in Manchester of all places.” A personal story about Jews and Muslims in North Manchester - by @ophiraophira.bsky.social. manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-mus...

Good morning and welcome to your Monday briefing. Top stories: 🖼️ Tributes pour in for poet Brian Patten and actress Patricia Routledge 🚌 Bus strike averted as Birkenhead Stagecoach drivers earn 10% rise ⚽️ Everton earn Hill Dickinson moment with last-minute winner 👇

Book review by me. The three chapters on the Eric's scene in Liverpool add another layer to the stories we've heard in other memoirs. I particularly loved Budgie's descriptions of the various and varied characters in Big in Japan. louderthanwar.com/the-absence-...

If you haven't read this yet, please do. It outlines how Laurence Westgaph, a historian in Liverpool, has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources We stand by our reporting and will not be bullied or intimidated www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...

My thoughts on David Hare's 'Grace Pervades', on now @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social: "He's charismatic; she’s bewitching. You will fall in love with both of them..." 🤩https://thebathmagazine.co.uk/theatre-review-grace-pervades-at-theatre-royal-bath/

A little light reading to get your day off to a flying start 😀 Huge thanks to @liverpoolpost.bsky.social for having me on board with this one! 🤩 www.livpost.co.uk/pete-burns-w...

Bath Voice News: Theatre picks in July in Bath and nearby - including Lily Allen in Hedda, the Mother at the Mission Theatre and Struggle, Bubble and Squeak at the Rondo Theatre - plus Ralph Fiennes bathvoice.co.uk/news/ @TheatreRBath @RondoTheatre @BathTheatreSch @TheatreBath

It's gonna be a long day.......

"A highly original book about the pursuit of romantic ideals and about how memory works – or doesn’t. It is written in an extraordinarily vivid, at times almost stream-of-consciousness, prose that brilliantly mirrors the unusual life it describes." TLS Judges, 2025 @littletollerbooks.bsky.social

@supremerouleur.bsky.social Hey jez! You know me as The Pig Guide/Prandial Playground on 'the other place' - nice here, innit??? Melissa ☺️

Fantastic news! A wonderful book, important for its stories, social history, and personal politics, but most of all for Jeff’s beautiful writing. Much deserved. Well done @wildtwin.bsky.social and @littletollerbooks.bsky.social ❤️

Robbie Williams is playing in Bath tonight/tomorrow night. If he really did eat/drink in every Bath restaurant/bar that multiple Bath restaurant/bar owners claimed he ate/drank in last night, I estimate that he ate/drank in 37 restaurants/bars over the course of 2 hours. Impressive! 😂

My thoughts on By Royal Appointment, on NOW @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social: "Poignant, thoughtful and elegantly clever; gently builds up to being a memorable, moving work of modern theatre art..." 👏👑 thebathmagazine.co.uk/review-by-ro...

Join us for Bath’s hottest midweek session from 9pm, where the vibe is always electric. Featuring phenomenal talents from Bath, this is the hottest jazz night in Bath and one you won’t want to miss! #LiveJazz #MidweekVibes #JazzSession

Amazing work by the @liverpoolpost.bsky.social team. A year of investigating the Big Help group and it has now fully collapsed. And its founder Peter Mitchell and his councillor partner are bankrupt. Sensational journalism.

THIS is FABULOUS! Highly recommended 🤩 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

My thoughts on Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell, on NOW @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social: "One of Bourne's most artfully intricate, exhaustively technical, deeply moving works to date..." 👏🤩@sirmattbourne.bsky.social ♥️ thebathmagazine.co.uk/theatre-revi...

Essential reading courtesy of the fabulous Upton Inn... The Unseen Impact of Reviews: Mental Health, Power Plays and Digital Blackmail 👏 👏👏 www.theupton.co.uk/blog/the-uns...

Andy Bell at the Forum Bath t'other night ⭐ One word: FABULOUS! 🥳🕺⭐🤩

Bath Fringe 2025 runs from Friday 23 May to Sunday 8 June. Printed programmes are now appearing around the city and the full schedule is live at www.bathfringe.co.uk. Follow Bath Fringe Festival on social media for the latest updates.

Went to West Bay (Dorset) yesterday and had a wonderful chance encounter with a fellow writer - hello @davidpperlmutter.bsky.social! Lovely to meet you 🥰

I’m very proud of my friend, the artist Sohrab Crews, for his brilliant solo show at Roseberry Road Studios in Bath - until 24 May

Big news! We're looking for a Glasgow-based editor for The Bell. In just six months we've racked up nearly 600 paying subscribers and over 8000 free readers. Now we're seeking someone to lead our exciting next phase. Salary: £33k-£37k Deadline: 31 May

My thoughts on Playhouse Creatures, on NOW @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social (spoiler alert: it's FABULOUS!): "Provokes thought, evokes deep emotions and makes you laugh out loud: girl power on multiple levels..." 👏⭐ thebathmagazine.co.uk/review-playh...

My thoughts on Playhouse Creatures, on NOW @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social (spoiler alert: it's FABULOUS!): "Provokes thought, evokes deep emotions and makes you laugh out loud: girl power on multiple levels..." 👏⭐ thebathmagazine.co.uk/review-playh...

Book review by me.

@orangetreetheatre.bsky.social #playhousecreatures 🥰

Ahead of Michael Oakley's revival of April de Angelis' Playhouse Creatures opening @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social this evening: my interview with 'Mrs Betterton', the fabulous Anna Chancellor - a genuine joy to talk to indeed, celebrating her birthday today! 🎉 thebathmagazine.co.uk/taking-the-s...

"Perhaps scouse could be, to me, what madeleines were to Proust: a portal to a Liverpool that doesn’t exist anymore..." Thank you for allowing me to 'grace your pages' once again, @liverpoolpost.bsky.social! 🥰 www.livpost.co.uk/i-was-search...

My thoughts on Cruel Intentions, on NOW @theatreroyalbath.bsky.social: "Sashays along with the swagger, confidence and energy of The Spice Girls at their peak — and of course, there’s one of their songs in the mix too...." thebathmagazine.co.uk/review-cruel...

"Perhaps scouse could be, to me, what madeleines were to Proust: a portal to a Liverpool that doesn’t exist anymore..." Thank you for allowing me to 'grace your pages' once again, @liverpoolpost.bsky.social! 🥰 www.livpost.co.uk/i-was-search...

Live in, near or visiting Bath? Here's a lovely pub for ya, serving "properly good real food: super-seasonal, generous, and clearly laden with care and attention to detail" in an absolutely gorgeous environment 🙂 theprandialplayground.uk/2025/04/22/t...

Spectacular Easter Saturday feast last night (warm lamb, goats' cheese and minty pea/broad bean salad), presented by Dorothy...

Welcome to your Wednesday edition, a loving ode to Liverpool’s cafés, where obligation took a backseat and "miracles of modern food" were on the menu. 📷 Kardomah, a café chain started in Liverpool in 1887.

Event! Wild Writing at Writing on the Wall. Mon May 12 at Quaker Meeting House with Tony Wailey and Jake Morris-Campbell. @wowfest.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @jakecampbell88.bsky.social writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/wil...

Long read, well worth reading... edition.cnn.com/2025/04/15/s...

My latest post on steveswindells.substack.com is now live: steveswindells.substack.com/publish/post...

This Friday at 7:30pm we spend an enchanting evening with iyatraQuartet in our histroic Living Room just upstairs. Their music blends ancient and modern sounds with strings, clarinet, percussion, and vocals for a unique experience. Not to be missed! 🎟️ - bit.ly/TheLivingRoomiyatraQuartet #Music

☺️☺️☺️ !!!

A truly amazing woman, a joy and an honour to interview 😍 thebathmagazine.co.uk/taking-the-s...

Val Kilmer 😢

Pinch punch, 1st of the month. No April Fools from me but we have got our new events poster up in the bar letting you know #WhatsOn at The Grapes in April! To get involved with Live Music, Conversations, Debates and more you can visit our website here: thegrapesbath.co.uk/whats-on/ #BathPubs

Review of Aradaella (Moorland Road, Bath), just published on The Prandial Playground: "Downhome casual rather than upmarket fine dining; straightforward in its 'we can feed you really well without any fuss' intention..." ☺️ theprandialplayground.uk/2025/03/31/a...

David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars explode onto The Old Grey Whistle Test with a blistering performance of Queen Bitch in 1972. Raw energy, attitude, and the birth of an icon. ⚡️ Watch it here. #DavidBowie #QueenBitch #OGWT youtube.com/watch?v=iuDJ...

A bitter blow? British pubs, restaurants and hospitality firms brace for rise in NICs

"We were in a Vermeer painting - or experiencing what a night out in Nell Gwynn’s local might have been like..." 😋 theprandialplayground.uk/2025/03/26/t...

@nwscotty.bsky.social Hey Neil, thank you for the follow! Here's a little 'hello' from me, might be up your street? 🥰 www.livpost.co.uk/heroes-for-o...

🗞️ Our latest issue is out today, and it's a special one - our 100th! Read the city's top stories, see what's on, enjoy the crossword and lots more! 📍 Pick-up locations: bathecho.co.uk/pickup 📱 Read online: issuu.com/mediabath/do...

"Compassionate, humane and kind to the core, passionate in his defence of the defenceless... and hilariously, uniquely witty": remembering Paul O'Grady today, two years since the light went out 💔 www.livpost.co.uk/queen-of-the...