Review: The Accrington Pals @ Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

6:07pm Wednesday 2nd February 2011

HUMAN warmth and warfare combined in a performance that brought the lives of soldiers and civilians in the First World War out of dusty text books and under the spotlight.

Review: Silly Cow @ Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

5:50pm Wednesday 2nd February 2011

A RUTHLESS female journalist is turned on by actors she has slandered with harsh reviews. It was a plot to make any reviewer careful with her words.

Review: The Snow Queen @ Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

Review: The Snow Queen @ Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

5:57pm Thursday 16th December 2010

CROWS, penguins and evil queens are but a few of the lively characters in this unique production of The Snow Queen.

Review: Burying Your Brother In The Pavement @ Dukes Theatre, Lancaster

9:30am Thursday 9th December 2010

WHEN the play was over there was a huge applause and a few worried faces.

Review: Miyabi, Lancaster

MAGICAL DISPLAY: Watching the food being prepared at Miyabi is almost as good as the meal itself

5:47pm Thursday 25th November 2010

MIYABI, I am told, is Japanese for “elegance”. It is sometimes used to refer to a heart-breaker.

Review: 1725, Lancaster

SPANISH SPIRIT: 1725 in Lancaster radiates with warmth

7:32pm Wednesday 17th November 2010

ESCAPING from an ambush from autumn’s torrential rain I plunged into 1725, in Lancaster, only to find a Spanish guarida awaiting me.

Review: The Vaccines @ Library, Lancaster

The Vaccines at Lancaster Library (November 6)

4:04pm Thursday 11th November 2010

NESTLED in the library bookshelves between local history and teenage fiction lies a treatment to cure any ailing music fan. The Vaccines have arrived.

Review: Twelfth Night @ Dukes, Lancaster

Review: Twelfth Night @ Dukes, Lancaster

6:28pm Friday 5th November 2010

SHAKESPEARE would have been proud if he had seen the scores of eager faces that turned out to watch Twelfth Night last week.

Review: NICE Bar and Restaurant, Lancaster

POLITE: Coyly named perhaps?

10:09am Wednesday 20th October 2010

Sharply presented, fresh, colourful and interesting, each meal was more than its description suggested.

Review: The Plough, Galgate, Lancaster

PLOUGHING ON: The service at the Plough was warm and friendly, you need a good appetite

3:39pm Tuesday 12th October 2010

THE Plough, near Lancaster, offers an unusual mix between a traditional pub experience and a new swanky restaurant.

Review: Pizza Margherita, Lancaster

LOVELY: Pizza Margherita, Lancaster:

4:38pm Friday 8th October 2010

IT SEEMS like today most stores have reinvented themselves, broadened their product range and branched into various forms of the one-stop shop.

Review: The Golden Dragon, Lancaster

RARE TREAT: The Golden Dragon, Lancaster

5:16pm Thursday 16th September 2010

EATING out is becoming an even rarer treat these days, what with the economic meltdown and ever-increasing bills – never mind the fact that I am quite useless with budgeting my finances.

Review: The Gate House, Lancaster

EURO-FLAVOURS: The Gate House at White Cross

5:07pm Thursday 16th September 2010

BRINGING a touch of the Mediterranean to Lancaster, the Gate House at White Cross, serves up a combination of both a relaxed atmosphere and unusual yet tasty meal.

Review: The Pheasant Inn Casterton

DELIGHTFUL: The Pheasant Inn at Casterton

5:05pm Thursday 16th September 2010

I HAVE often driven past the Pheasant Inn at Casterton and wondered what it would be like to eat there. Now I know - it’s an absolute delight!

Review: The Stork Inn, Conder Green

LOCAL LANDMARK: The Stork Inn at Conder Green

4:58pm Thursday 16th September 2010

NEVER judge a book by its cover goes the saying, but the beautiful exterior of The Stork Inn at Conder Green, Lancaster, is more than matched by its food, drink and service.

Review: Mung Mee, Lancaster

RELAXED: Mung Mee Restaurant in Lancaster

5:01pm Thursday 16th September 2010

I’VE spent most of my young life surviving on beans on burned toast, undercooked chips and strange scrambled egg concoctions that were supposed to be light french omelettes.

Review: Crows Restaurant, Lancaster

STRANGE EVENING: Crows in Lancaster city centre

4:52pm Thursday 16th September 2010

MY visit to Crows Restaurant felt a bit uncanny.

Review: The Plough Inn, Lupton

APPLAUSE: The Plough Inn at Lupton

4:54pm Thursday 16th September 2010

ONE of the reasons for my unashamed affection of food is its diversity.

Review: White Cross, Lancaster

PLACE TO SAVOUR: The White Cross, Lancaster, a lovely canalside spot with a relaxed atmosphere

4:35pm Thursday 16th September 2010

SITTING my Grandma down on a low picnic bench outside of the White Cross pub in Lancaster, I worried the location was not going to suit all ages.

Review: The Water Witch, Lancaster

NAUTICAL FEEL: The canal-side Water Witch at Lancaster has a sophisticated atmosphere

4:32pm Thursday 16th September 2010

UPON entering the Water Witch in Lancaster the presence of the canal outside stays with you – with the pub’s wooden floors and open layout giving a distinct nautical impression that definitely lingers.







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