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Fifty Four and Counting

Fifty Four and Counting

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News Revue, Canal Café Theatre – The Longest Running Live Comedy Show that Cancelled!

Canal Café TheatrefiftyfourandcountingMarch 10, 2018

London the capital of all things British. A centre for finance, monarchy and above all the home to the News Revue at the Canal Café Theatre that sadly I never got to see or experience. Having travelled from Manchester especially to see my daughter and family, a planned Saturday night performance was booked to see this…

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BuryfiftyfourandcountingMarch 5, 2018

Dooties, Bury – Great food and more..

When I last visited this family run business on the edge of Bury I confess I was not as observant as…
FoodfiftyfourandcountingMarch 5, 2018

Piccolo, Gatley, Manchester – Simple Italian food

I remember in my teenage years visiting Gatley where they had the local cinema .. it was one of my favourite…
EuropeanfiftyfourandcountingMarch 3, 2018

Artisan, Spinningfields, Manchester – Probably the Best Value Sunday Roast ever!

As sure as the British pillar box is red, the monarch appears on our pound, so too all over the UK…
BuryfiftyfourandcountingFebruary 4, 2018

Fairfield Hospital A & E – a tale about the NHS on a Saturday night

The press is obsessed with the lack of resources in the NHS, but tonight we witnessed first hand Fairfield Hospitals A&E.…
BritishfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 28, 2018

Dearden Tea Rooms, Haslingden – Quirky tea rooms with great food

Lancashire boasts an enormous amount of well known landmarks, such as Blackpool Tower, the Lancashire Railway and Rossendale’s outdoor ski slope…
BuryfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 26, 2018

Dooties, Bury – a family gem in an unlikely location

It’s an unlikely location to find a restaurant where little parking exists, where the road is narrow and situated at the…
BuryfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 15, 2018

A Different Way Home, Whitefield Garrick – One Man, One Woman played by one brilliant Actor

Two brilliant monologues tell two different views from within a family. The need to communicate and understand the differences in family…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingJanuary 14, 2018

Crowded House, Heap Bridge, Bury – And I can see why!

Had lunch with friends in this lovely quirky little place on the main road on the way into Bury. Already Whitefield…
FoodfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 14, 2018

The Vine, Whitefield – An original menu designed with style

Whitefield is quickly becoming popular with evening diners and it’s easy to see why. It boasts numerous restaurants offering culinary dining…
ChinesefiftyfourandcountingNovember 14, 2017

Pacifica Cantonese, Eccles, Manchester – The Place to get Genuine Cantonese

Manchester is a sprawling metropolis, with a diverse and wide range of places to eat. It’s exploding with nightlife, hotels and…
Costa AdejefiftyfourandcountingOctober 31, 2017

Teppanyaki Restaurant, Costa Adejé Palace, Great food from a performing chef!

Within the complex of the Costa Adeje Palace are two speciality restaurants. The Teppanyaki is a purpose built restaurant, located just…
ManchesterfiftyfourandcountingOctober 29, 2017

Sunset Boulevard, Palace Theatre, Manchester – Worthy of a standing Ovation? 

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s story of a recluse silent movie star is a clever story. The stage set is clever too with…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingOctober 29, 2017

Basil & Lily Prestwich, Manchester – still growing up but good food.

You might not know it yet, but Prestwich in North Manchester is about to become the Didsbury of North Manchester, the…
BistrofiftyfourandcountingSeptember 30, 2017

The Alchemist, Media City, Manchester – The Asgards have landed.. and they make great food!

Manchester, home of the industrial revolution and the northern powerhouse is located inland, so it was a remarkable feat of civil…

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