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Music: interview with Hannah Williams and the Affirmations
Meet the soul singer whose world was turned upside down after a call from one of the planet’s most famous rappers If you’ve heard the title track from Jay-Z’s latest album 4:44, you’ll have heard the soulful sounds of lesser-known (just for the time being, we reckon) artist Hannah Williams and her Bristol band The…
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Travel: Cornish Cool
How does the idea of a sleek seaside paradise, complete with private cave, grab you? We thought so. Then consider getting away from it all at a very special property in St Ives… We’re all for the staycation – the only hesitation ever lying, inevitably, in what kind of wildcard the English weather might see…
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Good spirits: gin-making at Psychopomp
Amanda Nicholls discovers a magical place – a place where the time is always gin o’clock, and where long-held booze-based wishes are gladly granted by fun, friendly experts – on St Michael’s Hill… Until this year, Danny Walker and Liam Hirst had been crafting their own gins and honing their making process from a Montpelier basement.…
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Travel: the remain campaign
As a nation we’re spending more time holidaying on home soil – and billions in cash, we’re told – and as the Brexit process chugs on, rather than facing an unfavourable exchange rate, it seems increasingly appealing to many. We found a few pleasant pastures new to consider adjourning to They can often save you…
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Travel: Islands in the (Gulf) Stream
Slow down the pace while scoping out the subtropical archipelago of Scilly… Take me to a place where there are no people and no cars, my Old Man had said when I asked him where he would like to go for his first holiday in donkey’s years. With the moon over budget and a bit…
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Interior crush: The Milk Thistle
We love The Milk Thistle: its wonderful building, history and decor too When it comes to picking a gorgeous environment in which to spend some precious free time – unwinding and, yes, potentially sipping on decadent cocktails – we’re spoilt for choice in Bristol. The guys behind The Milk Thistle – the Prohibition-style watering hole…
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Interiors: All things bright and beautiful
Geometry, gold and gelato; bold ultraviolet versus the grace of the natural world; statement herringbone flooring and the two-tone treatment: we are loving SS18’s interior influences, and the ideas our local designers are offering to inspire your spring thinking After a long old winter (well done guys, we made it), tentative signs of the fresh…
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European Festivals to try in 2019
Whether or not you think the Brexit break-up is for the best, if you want to show some continental love, there are a few fab European festivals to consider. No hard feelings, eh…?! In the name of topicality, we thought we’d do a little research into European festivals this year, especially some of the lesser-known…
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Restaurant review: Bar 44
Whether or not you know your PX from your fino, you’ll find plenty to fortify here, says Amanda Nicholls Any self-respecting restaurant these days needs itself an ethos. At this one, just opened on Clifton’s Regent Street after successes in Cardiff, Cowbridge and Penarth, it seems to be… sherry. Okay there is more to it…
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Sweet escape: truffle making at Zara’s Chocolates
We get in the mood for Easter and learn a thing or two at Zara’s Chocolates Walking past Zara’s Chocolates is something we do on the way to work every single day, and it’s a rare day when we can muster the self-control not to stop for a chocspresso (enlivening shot of richest, single origin…
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