- 1 April 2022
With spring in full bloom the season of festivals is about to start. Over in...
- 31 March 2022
Bess Atwell’s 2021 album ‘Already, Always’ packs the softest punch. Appearing on the horizon in...
- 28 March 2022
Local entrepreneur Steve Barrey has his fingers in many pies and one of the tastiest...
- 25 March 2022
Ben Solomon’s 2003 album ‘Torrington Haze’ is, in some ways, aptly named. It evokes the...
- 22 March 2022
Can there be art about Auschwitz? Of the 1.3 million people sent to the concentration...
Reviews
SEA WALL & WMD: WOMAN OF MASS DECEPTION
- 4 October 2025
Licensing conditions are in place that prohibit me from reviewing Simon Stephens’ Sea Wall. First...
Who Do They Think They Are?
- 2 October 2025
Funny, heartfelt and gloriously nostalgic, Who Do They Think They Are? is a life-affirming celebration...
THE LIGHTNING THIEF
- 1 October 2025
Most of us grow up with comics, The Beano, The Dandy, The Eagle for my...






