Author: Tom
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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
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Sunday (1994) at Liverpool Arts Club – gig review
Every year when the Neighbourhood Weekender line-up is announced, I do a deep dive into all of the acts on the poster that I haven’t heard of. Through doing this, I’ve discovered the likes of Confidence Man, Wet Leg, CMAT, The Royston Club and most recently – Sunday (1994). The Transatlantic trio is made up… Read more
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Former gym unit could be transformed into day-to-night ‘café/bar’
Planning approval has been granted to turn an old gym on an industrial estate into a trendy café/bar. The venue, which is set to be called Stanley’s, has permission to open in the former KeepFit unit on Dunscar Business Park, in Egerton, creating 14 full-time jobs in the process. Planning drawings by Bolton-based architect firm… Read more
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The Chai Cabin, famous for viral ‘kunafa strawberries’, moves to new location
Viral Farnworth dessert business The Chai Cabin is moving to a new location. The converted shipping container originally opened on a small car park in Albert Road, Farnworth, back in 2022 and has become incredibly popular in recent months after videos of their ‘kunafa Dubai strawberries’ racked up millions of views on social media apps… Read more
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Tapas restaurant Sabor A Espana to open in former doll house shop
A vacant retail unit, that was most recently a shop selling doll houses, is set to be transformed into a tapas restaurant. Sabor A Espana has been granted planning permission to open in the old Barbara Anne Miniatures unit, on New Street, Blackrod. According to planning documents on the Bolton Council website, the restaurant will… Read more