Author: Tom
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The Royston Club at Manchester Academy – gig review
Sometimes you go to a gig and it just feels special. This was my sixth time watching The Royston Club and I’ve always felt that they deserve to be bigger than they are, but standing among 2,500 or so people at their headline Manchester Academy show, it feels as if it’s surely only a matter Read more
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Exclusive: Cotton Farnworth Green update issued as unit remains empty
Plans to open café and bakery Cotton in one of the vacant units at Farnworth Green have been shelved, Molloy’s Musings understands. A huge ‘coming soon’ sign appeared on the front of the unit opposite Greenhalgh’s shortly after Capital&Centric’s development opened at the start of the year. Back in July, Capital&Centric set a September opening Read more
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Mass exodus at Bolton Wanderers Women as six players leave
At least six first team players have ended their time at Bolton Wanderers Women in the fall out of manager Myles Smith and assistant manager Megan Campbell leaving their roles. Captain and life-long Wanderers fan Katie Holt, top scorer Faye Knox and dynamic midfielder Eleanor Seals are the most high profile departures, having all played Read more
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Royal Nawaab Stockport Pyramid review: opulence over quality?
When it comes to Indian restaurants, I’m usually extremely loyal. For as long as I can remember, I’ve marked my birthday with a madras at Royal Balti House in Farnworth, and I’ve previously written about the insanely good value of their happy hour menu. However, when I heard that I could get ‘all-I-can-eat’ for £29.99 Read more
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The Royston Club – Songs for the Spine: Review
The Royston Club’s debut album ‘Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars’ was a breath of fresh air when it was released back in June 2023. Packed full of catchy melodies and big singalong choruses that are incredibly fun to belt out after a few pints of Dark Fruit, it’s exactly the type of thing I want Read more
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Th3 Guys – the big-hearted Portuguese café where you can ‘pay it forward’
As someone who spent just over four years of my life working at Nando’s, I’m no stranger to preparing and eating Portuguese-inspired food. One menu item that wasn’t particularly popular when I worked there but that seems to have become much more loved in recent years is the pastel de nata – the Portuguese (and Read more
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Glastonbury Festival 2025 review
I’ll be honest… I’ve not been entirely sure how to start this post. Although Glastonbury is predominantly a music festival, the headlines about this year’s edition have been dominated by a chant during a Saturday afternoon performance by Bob Vylan on the West Holts stage. Regardless of anyone’s views, it seems clear to me that Read more
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Glastonbury Festival 2025 set times: Biggest clashes, secret sets and more
After months of anticipation, the full Glastonbury Festival line-up (complete with set times) has finally been released. When the initial poster dropped at the start of March, I thought that the undercard was strong enough to make up for an underwhelming set of headliners. But with Glastonbury, it’s never that straight forward and I’ve spent Read more
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Tesoro: Incredible Neapolitan pizza and the tiramisu of dreams
For the past couple of weeks, my Instagram feed has been filled with absolutely delicious looking sandwiches. Once again, Earl’s Deli was the culprit as they collaborated with much missed Manchester favourite Micky’s for a special menu on Saturday 31st May. I’d been dreaming of the insane looking ‘Diego’ slow cooked beef brisket sub all Read more
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Neighbourhood Weekender 2025 review
As I’ve mentioned before, Neighbourhood Weekender is usually one of the highlights of my year. The line-ups usually align quite well with my musical tastes, it’s not too far from home and the weather is usually pretty flawless (spoiler – only two of those three things remained the case this year). Most of the artists Read more