BLACK Sabbath guitar icon Tony Iommi is to follow in the footsteps of the world’s leading contemporary composers – by […]
Sweden’s sunniest spot marked by IKEA chairs made of stone
IT is officially the sunniest square metre in Sweden, a spot bright enough to dispel even those World Cup woes […]
Official Peaky Blinders interactive attraction to open in London
TOMMY Shelby has finally realised his dream – the Peaky Blinders have quietly staged a capital coup, and will soon […]
Hundreds of Star Wars characters to take over Space Centre
THE Force is strong in this one – hundreds of costumed characters are staging a take over of Britain’s National […]
Would you like ice with that? Travel photos to ease the heatwave
IT’S hot as hell here in UK just at the moment, breaking seasonal records with a June high of 37.3°C […]
National Space Centre is out of this world – news and review
BRITAIN’S National Space Centre will mark its 25th birthday next week with the launch of an extraordinary new gallery experience […]
Former Strictly legends headline Fred Olsen’s first dance cruise
THEY’LL be tripping the light fantastic on a new dance cruise featuring former Strictly legends Arlene Phillips and Ian Waite […]
Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, Symphony Hall, Birmingham – review
NO gimmicks; no stage props; no backdrop; no special effects; no intro music … no mobile phones. Before Jason Isbell […]
Heavy metal monsters at British Ironwork Centre – review
THEY make strange bedfellows. Lizard-tongued Venom, The Joker and Darth Vader rub shoulders with Batman, a Doctor Who Dalek, a […]
Meeting Fredrik Backman, one of my all-time literary heroes
HAD a great day at the Hay Festival, the legendary literature and arts festival staged in Hay-on-Wye, where I got […]
Paul Cole Writes 