21 h. ago The fight is on to save the 'most important rock 'n' roll pub in Britain'

Stars have launched an 11th-hour bid to secure the future of a watering hole which 'has been a beloved cornerstone of the Manchester community for nearly 200 years'

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69 h. ago Pub 'regular' at risk of dying out as Brits can't afford to visit their local

The Campaign for Real Ale, which surveyed 833 pub regulars from across Britain, blamed the decline on Chancellor Rachel Reeves' tax hikes

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6 d. ago Cornwall boozer was crowned Britain's roughest pub after being immortalised in legendary sky series but twenty years later has it changed?

The Swordfish in Newlyn, Cornwall used to be infamous for mass brawls involving drunken fishermen as well as the Newlyn Knockout - a potent cocktail of vodka, drambuie and absinthe.

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1 week ago My favourite childhood outfit: ‘I wore Dad’s suede jacket until bits of it dangled into my tea’

I had a habit of nicking his clothes – I wore his suit jacket as a coat and his threadbare checked shirt as nightclothes. I felt great in them, like a chip off the old blockI loved Dad’s old suede jacket. He’d had it for as long as I could remember, an artefact from his more rock’n’roll days, and it had been worn into buttery softness. When the lining finally disintegrated, and the suede thinned to imminent oblivion, he decided to retire it. But I couldn’t bear to see it go.I tried it on and felt great – like a chip off the old block. It wasn’t at all heavy and the softness extended to the buttons that were covered in matching suede material. Sure, it had a patina of London grime and smelled of Old Holborn tobacco, but I thought it was cool. I was about 13 and couldn’t afford to buy a suede jacket in a million years, so I claimed it as my own, and set about bringing it back to life, like the singing mending mice in Bagpuss. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Father who spent £20,000 building his own sports bar in his back garden scoops Britain's Best Pub Shed

Glen Gandy, 51, spent around two years constructing the 'man-cave' at his home in Willenhall, West Mids.

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2 w. ago New forensic tests identify prime suspects in Guildford pub bombings and other IRA atrocities in Britain

The Guildford pub bombings in 1974 (pictured) saw four young soldiers and a man killed. Now new scientific breakthroughs mean a number of prime suspects have been identified.

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2 w. ago Wetherspoons reveals its stance on automatic service charges for pints

Britain's favourite budget pub chain has weighed in on the debate over whether it's fair to introduce automatic service charges for pints bought at the bar

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2 w. ago ‘Liam Gallagher is funnier than most standups!’: Is comedy the new rock’n’roll – or vice versa?

Oasis’s tour gobbled up Edinburgh audiences while fringe comics put on shows about Britpop and Arctic Monkeys. The music industry and the funny business could be more entwined than ever‘Comedy is the new rock’n’roll!” This line, variously attributed to a defunct listings mag, a member of the Comedy Store Players and Janet Street-Porter, became common currency in the 1990s, when comedy gatecrashed arenas with Newman and Baddiel’s maiden Wembley gig in 1993. Had the art of making people laugh eclipsed – in size, public enthusiasm, cultural cachet – the art of making people groove?It feels like a quaint conversation in light of the arrival of Oasis’s mega-tour in Edinburgh this month, which triggered panic among standups at the gazumping of their fringe audience. But has comedy returned to playing second fiddle to its sexier, better-loved big brother? Or are such distinctions meaningless in a cultural landscape unrecognisable from the 1990s? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rock 'n' roll Star readers as Oasis glued to our paper for coverage of comeback tour

The band’s new drummer Joey Waronker proved they are fans of the nation’s finest read by posting the Daily Star's coverage of the group’s latest gigs on his social media.

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2 w. ago Villagers cry fowl after council kidnaps beloved geese that have delighted visitors to local pond

White goose Lucy Goose has been sharing Townend Pond, located off the village High Street in Stillington, North Yorkshire, with local ducks for two years.

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2 w. ago Tom Grennan looks back: ‘After being beaten up, I went from thinking I was loved to feeling hated’

The singer-songwriter on the rock’n’roll lifestyle, his happy childhood, and the fateful night out in Bedford that changed his life for everBorn in 1995 in Bedford, Tom Grennan found fame as a guest vocalist on Chase & Status’s 2016 track All Goes Wrong, which led to his inclusion on the BBC Sound of 2017 list. Known for his blend of soul, pop and indie rock, he released his debut album, Lighting Matches, in 2018 and has since had more than 1.5m album sales and 2.5bn streams. His new album, Everywhere I Went Led Me to Where I Didn’t Want to Be, is out now. He tours from September.This was taken in my mum and dad’s first house in Bedford. It must have been Halloween but I’m not sure what kind of monster wears socks on his hands or a Tom and Jerry T-shirt. I look very happy but boisterous, too – that graze on my face was probably because I’d fallen off my bike. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fight to save historic city pub next to Apollo Theatre ramps up

"It has been a successful long term venture from the 19th century and we feel it would be sorely missed."

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3 w. ago ‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control

As the driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, he wrote some of the 60s most enduring songs. But a poor record deal followed by years in the wilderness drove him to the brink of breakdown. Now 80, he looks backThere were once two brothers from an Irish background, living in the outer suburbs of a hip city. They got in a band and one of them turned out to be a genius songwriter and arranger. For a few years everything they touched turned to gold. Then they fell out, bitterly, each blaming the other for everything that had gone wrong.It’s the story of not just the Gallagher brothers, but also John and Tom Fogerty. Like Noel, John was the brilliant songwriter, arranger, lead guitarist and producer – but he was also like Liam, the frontman with one of the great rock’n’roll voices. Whereas Tom Fogerty, who had been the original lead singer of the group that eventually became Creedence Clearwater Revival, had nothing without his brother’s genius. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teenager becomes Britain's youngest landlady after taking over her local pub at 18

Neve Baker-Wright has been earning her crust in boozers since the tender age of 14 but now has a whole new challenge on her hands after she was crowned Britain's youngest landlady

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3 w. ago Fight to save Britain's dying high streets: Before and after pictures reveal how last

A £103m heritage blitz masterminded by Historic England has seen 67 ailing high streets transformed back to heyday best - as these before and after pictures reveal.

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3 w. ago Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant claims he could be an 'Elvis impersonator'

The LED Zeppelin legend Robert Plant has always been a mega fan of the King of rock 'n' roll and does a rather convincing impression, he claims, as he reflects on his music career

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3 w. ago 60s rock icon reveals reason he’s skipping Hall of Fame induction after 40 years of eligibility

Grammy-winning artist Chubby Checker is among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees

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3 w. ago Scottish Oasis fans say goodbye to Rock 'n' Roll stars after epic Murrayfield gigs

Oasis have finished their three-gig run in Edinburgh's Murrayfield in what some might say were "biblical" and "truly magical" shows.

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3 w. ago 'Brain tumour that almost killed my son is the only thing that could save his life'

Jay Hellis, 24, is battling an aggressive brain tumour for the second time, just months after the birth of his daughter. The Mirror spoke to his mum about his family's desperate fight to save him.

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3 w. ago ‘Invisibility is the new radical position’: artist Rose Nolan on avoiding social media and slowing us down

The text-based artist reflects on her ‘sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’ past and her ‘very analogue’ present – living and working in Melbourne’s most Instagrammed houseGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe Melbourne-based artist Rose Nolan has worked exclusively in a palette of red and white since the 1990s, a decision she describes as “liberating”. When she stopped thinking about colour, Nolan suddenly found she had more headspace for her practice which, over 40 years, has spanned a remarkable range of mediums, from colossal public artworks to small architectural models, wall paintings, banners and flags, and self-published books and pamphlets.You might have traipsed across her terrazzo-emblazoned floor work All Alongside of Each Other on the concourse of Sydney’s Central station. Or gazed upwards at the towering words Enough-Now/Even/More-so on the exterior of Melbourne’s Munro Community Hub near Queen Victoria Market.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, p...

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