Catch a fire

In 1974, I hitchhiked with my girlfriend Lesley from John o’Groats to Land’s End in 10 days. After 46 years of happy marriage, Lesley died from breast cancer in October 2022. Losing the love of my lif

LS Lowry is arguably England’s greatest artist. He painted a subject area that no one had ever painted before, the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution, and became popular with the general public to

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Discover how Biba earned its spot as the brand that epitomises 1960s and 1970s fashion, sparking a revolution in how people shopped. An exhibition looking at how fashion phenomenon Biba blossomed to b

Fondly remembered this month...

TIM BOOTH WITH LAURA DEAN AND LIAM WALKER Here’s a photo of us with Tim Booth of James at the Showbox in Seattle on 4 October 2025. It was the penultimate night of the band’s North American tour. Tim