Smooth operators

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SEVENTY YEARS AGO, THE FIRST JAMAICAN-STYLE SOUND SYSTEMS ARRIVED IN THE UK.

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Esquire - UK Magazine

15 May 2025

Classic Car Weekly

September 1987

BEACONSFIELD ROAD, BRIGHTON

Radio Times Magazine

Bossing it in the uk

Bruce Springsteen has become something of a national treasure in Britain — but it wasn’t always the case, says David Hepworth

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Sound as a bell

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World

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Sonic boom boy

There are several reasons why people decide to cash in their pensions. Many use the money to pay off their mortgage, while others use it for home improvements, a new car or a dream holiday. Nottingham

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Pitch battle: the heyday of the football hooligan

Forty years ago, football hooliganism was at its peak, causing outrage, fear and fatalities. How did the sport recover from its darkest days, and what happened to the men who belonged to the “firms”? Rosa Silverman reports