Author: Robert Hamilton
Opera Review: Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók and Sinfonetta by Leoš Janáček, Opera North, Huddersfield Town Hall
The first thing that greets you as you leave Huddersfield Train Station is the tall statue of the short Harold Wilson, well 5’ 8” according to Google.
Festive Food Review: Comptoir Libanais, Spinningfields, Manchester
Comptoir Libanais nestles comfortably among Spanish and Thai fare in The Avenue, the fast-growing eating and drinking destination in Manchester’s Spinningfields.
Review: The Greek Passion by Bohuslav Martinü, Opera North, The Lowry, Salford
Saturday night was going to be big.
Food Review: Bill’s Restaurant, Spinningfields, Manchester
Bill Collison says that his new restaurant is his 79th although he is keen to stress that it’s not a chain. “Each one is different, each one has its own soul.”
Food Review: Erst, Ancoats, Manchester
There’s a buzz about eating out in Manchester city centre.
Preview: OperaWatch, Autumn 2019
As the month of November approaches, we are well and truly into Autumn which can mean only one thing: the return of a new opera season.
Food Review: The Creameries, Chorlton
About this time last year, I took retirement.
Review: The Intelligence Park, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
There is an old joke that goes like this.
Hamiltonic: Defiance Distillery, Woodend Mill, Oldham
As a professional drinker and gin correspondent, I do not drive.
Review: Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2019 launch, Bistrotheque
On my way to the launch of Manchester’s 22nd Food & Drink Festival, I ponder whether Manchester could become the Lyon of the North.
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s.
There are 23 amazing prizes on offer which you can win by bidding in our online auction.
Our two nominated charities are the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. They both do amazing work and we are hoping to raise lots of cash for them.
Go on, you know you want to!
The Northern Soul Christmas Charity Appeal: raising money for Alzheimer’s
The Northern Soul Poll
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