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Ian Pemble: Getting into the groove with Bristol’s Flamenco Thief

His real name is Craig Sutton but, to his rapidly expanding circle of admirers, he’s The Flamenco Thief. He is also, and it’s not a word I bandy about loosely, unique

Feb 3, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,FEATURED,Ian Pemble | Read More »

Tales from the Barn: Why it’s wise not to be lost for words in France

To make the most of the rich flavour of life in France, my advice to anyone planning the move is to make a huge effort to learn the language before leaving home for good

Jan 30, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,FEATURED,Tales from the Barn | Read More »

Emily Coyte: Act now to stop new threat to freedom of online speech

Like its threatening but now mostly-crippled counterparts, SOPA and PIPA, putting ACTA into practice would have far-reaching suppressive consequences

Jan 30, 2012 | Posted in COMMENT & BLOGS,Emily Coyte | Read More »

Ian Pemble: Howard Sinclair on his journey from cello to 12-string guitar

Howard Sinclair, born in a village called Wrotham, near Sevenoaks, Kent, in 1977, is a very talented – but fairly quiet and modest – singer/songwriter who plays occasionally at The Seven Stars

Jan 27, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,FEATURED,Ian Pemble | Read More »

Emily Coyte: War on disease can be won, if people could just get along

Far from the disease-free world that was envisaged after the discovery of the first antibiotics, infectious diseases still kill many millions of people every year

Jan 23, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,Emily Coyte,FEATURED | Read More »

Ian Pemble: How the real Tim Rice got on his bike to entertain Bristol

Tim is, of course, the real Tim Rice because, unlike his famous namesake, he writes the tunes as well as the words. And very good ones, too…

Jan 20, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,FEATURED,Ian Pemble | Read More »

Tales from the Barn: His egg-cellence the Mayor…

It is a very good idea to make friends with your local Mayor. He or she actually has the final say on all building permissions and even if the authorities gave the go ahead, your Mayor could veto it

Jan 17, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,FEATURED,Tales from the Barn | Read More »

Ian Pemble: The Lonely Tourist on his ‘magic’ move to Bristol

Paul Tierney is a Glaswegian singer/songwriter who calls himself The Lonely Tourist, writes brilliantly intricate and intelligent lyrics and plays his guitar at 100mph

Jan 13, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,FEATURED,Ian Pemble | Read More »

Rev Andy Sewell: Here to offer a listening ear and help put world to rights

I met with another individual who chatted about what she was doing day-to-day and then, just as I was about to walk on, she started talking about an issue of abuse in her life

Jan 12, 2012 | Posted in Bristol Life,COMMENT & BLOGS,Rev Andy Sewell | Read More »