I Had the Time of My Life at Dirty Dancing UK Tour

I Had the Time of My Life at Dirty Dancing UK Tour

That was the autumn of 2018, when everybody called me Charl and I didn’t occur to me to mind (why would I?).  That was before the Prime Minister of the UK finalised Brexit, before Westlife did their reunion tour, when I couldn’t wait to spend another...
A Twilight Spa Experience at Hoar Cross Hall

A Twilight Spa Experience at Hoar Cross Hall

Treating yourself to a midweek evening out on a “school night” is a sure fire way to treat yoself…. but not so much of a treat when you spend the next day at your desk nursing a wine induced hangover with the stamp of the local 80’s bar...
Time for Tea (& Coffee) at tsp. Hanley

Time for Tea (& Coffee) at tsp. Hanley

tsp. teaspoon, tee-ess-pee or tisp are the cupcake hustlers of Hanley and the OG business to breathe life and drag the somewhat dilapidated looking Cultural Quarter into the 21st century.  What was just two years ago home to the odd diamond in the rough, countless run...
Ghost the Musical Review | Theatre Review

Ghost the Musical Review | Theatre Review

I aren’t typically a fan of book to film adaptations (think One Day in particular) and from previous experiences I haven’t always been the biggest fan of taking a film and putting it on stage. Grease the Musical left me massively underwhelmed and I’m pretty sure it’s...
A Mellow Midweek Escape to Mill Wheel Spa

A Mellow Midweek Escape to Mill Wheel Spa

Located a short car drive from the the town of Leek, home to kitsch independent stores, a billion charity shops and some pleasant coffee shops to sup away the time with a latte on a Sunday afternoon, Mill Wheel Spa is a small but perfectly formed getaway ideal for a...