Author Archives: David Martin

Of Beer Labels

Beer labels. Love them? Hate them? Indifferent? There are certainly those that are anchored in time, those (like Partizan) that are designtastic and those that push the envelope of acceptability in 2014 Britain – busty barmaids are so 1970s and … Continue reading

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Ciao Bella

In all honesty, I am not sure what I was expecting. We have all drunk Italian beer. Peroni, in some city centre bar where your options are really, really limited. And you get stung for the £5 pint of cold, … Continue reading

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A Yorkshire Post

It is seventy-five years since Mallard was taken to the brink of destruction to deliver a world record for a steam engine that stands to this day. To celebrate, the National Railway Museum brought all six remaining engines of the … Continue reading

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Shopping…………..

Westfield. Unless you have a penchant for Lotus 7 levels of speed and handling, most will associate the word with the Saturday Shopping Hell that is the modern super mall. So why have I offered my wife a trip to … Continue reading

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It’s Better Down the Pub. Really?

It’s better down the pub is the new mantra. And few would deny that there is little to beat the enjoyment of a few pints of something interesting down a friendly local with a bunch of your mates. But, what … Continue reading

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