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Symphonica
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou aka George Michael brought his tour to thousands of adoring fans recently with two nights at the Manchester Arena writes Deborah Law. After the original dates had been postponed when George spent five weeks in a Vienna hospital, fighting against pneumonia and undergoing an emergency tracheotomy in November 2011, you might have […]
The Haunting of Butley Ash
In 2002 Doug Pickford published Macclesfield Mysterious & Macabre wherein lie several pages entitled ‘Terror at the Butley Ash’. The chapter referring to the pub at Butley tells of a strange incident which happened during the building of a turnpike road between Leek and Hazel Grove around the 1700’s, a recent blog also references the […]
Stitches in Time
Time features significantly in the pastime of Jenny Unsworth and Jackie Taylor. Their unusual hobby sees them spending huge amounts of time researching bygone eras… and then finding sufficient of the precious commodity to do what they enjoy doing – recreating 400-year old period costumes. Barry Hook steps back in time with them. Jenny Unsworth […]
Will Becks and Posh retire to Prestbury?
When David Beckham retires from football, where will he decide to live? Will he opt to stay in the LA sunshine or come back to England? Somehow, I don’t see him buying a little bungalow by the sea in Sussex. Since he made his name – and the beginnings of his fortune – here in […]
Why I’m still game for pheasants
Last month’s warning about the dangers of lead shot in pheasants is scaremongering. It’s tantamount to saying don’t eat the skewer, just the kebab, writes Barry Hook. The pheasant season is underway and from now until the end of January, these delicious game birds will be plentiful in butchers and farm shops. But what are […]
Cocktail Hour – Top tips when selecting an outfit
The party season is here, but what will you wear? We address the yearly problem of how to dress to impress. This year’s Autumn Winter 2012 trends are easy to spot (see our September issue) and there really is something to suit every style and every body shape; peplum styles to suit athletic figures, luxurious […]
