The day the music dies: What happens to unwanted pianos?

Getting rid of a beautiful grand piano may seem sacrilegious. But sometimes, sadly, they just aren’t usable anymore. Even working pianos can be difficult to sell, and as transporting them is a difficult and dangerous task for anyone other than professional piano movers armed with “heavy duty slippers, shoes, blankets, ...

Storm Doris showed what Mother Nature is capable of

Unless you live under a rock you will have no doubt heard about the devastating effects of the recent storm named Doris to visit our shores on Thursday. We Brits are renowned for talking about the weather at any given opportunity, so it was no wonder that the recent storm ...

LaLa Land: Awards and Applause

La La Land doesn’t deserve the awards, but it does deserve our applause Of his work, Busby Berkeley once said that he just “wanted to make people happy, if only for an hour”. The early 1930s was a time of great societal darkness; the world consumed by financial uncertainty & ...

McDonalds workers Charlie Griffin 17 & Summer-Jane Stevenson-Jones 17 holding McDonalds food items. 11 Pride Hill, Shrewsbury. See NTI story NTIMACCIES; A medieval McDonalds is set to close. Parts of the building date back to the 12th century believed to be the OLDEST McDonalds in the UK.  The interior of the restaurant in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, building’s ancient history, with wooden balconies, stained glass windows and a heavy doors surrounding customers.  Other medieval features include wooden tables and exposed stone walls. The outlet opened 34 years ago, and will shut when the lease expires on Saturday. Commenting on the closure, a McDonald’s spokesperson said: “We are sad to confirm that our Shrewsbury restaurant will close on February 25 after 34 years of trading when the lease expires.

World’s oldest McDonald’s set to close

The world's oldest McDonald's based in a 12 century medieval building will serve its last Big Mac tomorrow as its closes for the last time. The restaurant branch, which opened in 1982, features wooden balconies, stained glass windows as well as exposed stone walls. The historic McDonald's, on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, ...

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The Weekly Cocktail Recipe – Craft London’s ‘LUPANER’

Since opening on Greenwich Peninsula last year, perched between North Greenwich tube station and The O2 Arena, Craft London has become incredibly popular. Although Stevie Parle’s food is the main draw, from the venue split over three floors – the top-floor bar is also impressive, offering stunning views of The ...

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