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Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
She had Jesus and Gravity. Gravity finally let go.
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Phil Mellows @philmellows.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Looks like Sweeney Todd is back at it…
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The marvellous wooden ceiling in the bar of Salamanca’s cultural casino.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Milan’s Bar Jamaica. Once a haunt of Mussolini, nowadays popular with a nicer crowd…
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Milan’s wonderful Bar Magenta..
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Nothing to be proud of but, unlike The Guardian headline claims, the country is hardly “full” of these dismal shrines to Franco. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Spain has banned Francoist symbols. So why is the country still full of kitsch cafes glorifying the dictator? | Abbas Asaria
These unsettling and unusual places tell a vivid story about the unique way that Spain deals with its past – or fails to, says food writer and chef Abbas Asaria
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The dismal frontage of Madrid’s jazz joint Café Central after it was forced to move from Plaza del Angrl after 44 years by a rental hike
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It’s little victories like these which make life worth living… www.euronews.com/business/202...
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Small Portuguese liqueur brand wins legal fight against Louis Vuitton
French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton claimed the Portuguese company’s logo copied its famous initials, but a court ruled in favour of the small family-run brand.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Guardian has recently gushed that the Madrid barrio of Carabanchel is a hipster "people's republic". Yet they overlooked this gem - Bar Bodega Frutas
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Guardian’s dreary bid for cultural relevance continues with this superficial plug for Madrid’s Carabanchel, a great barrio but hardly Shoreditch.They can’t even find the best bar (Bar Bodegas Frutas)
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The Cafe Dindurra in Gijon. Pretty special.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Madrid’s “Sistine Chapel of Ceramic Tiles”Los Gabrieles (est 1907) is back up and running after being shut for 22 years. A fantastic renovation. It’s superb.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The expectation is getting really too much to bear…
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
One of the joys of living in Madrid is chancing on places like this wonderful little bar in Tetuan: Taberna la Parra
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Hearing disturbing intelligence that Antwerp’s beer temple Kulminator has shut until further notice…
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Slow to this, but great news that A l’Imaige Nostre-Dame in Brussels has reopened. Less positive news from Au Bon Vieux Temps which appears permanently closed.
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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Los Gabrieles, Madrid’s “Sistine Chapel” of ceramic tiling, dates back to 1907 and is reopening after being shuttered for 23 years.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Madrid’s Stylo, the wonderfully eccentric disco and dance bar that catered for the over-50s, has sadly shut for good.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Sad to read that Berlin’s premier Kölsch redoubt Stadtklause has been forced move from its charming spot near Anhalter Bahnhof.
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Good news from Madrid. Taberna Oliveros (est 1857) is open again after being shuttered for a couple of years.
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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 23/04/2025
We've quickly become huge fans of @anahlcq.bsky.social's writing — so personal and evocative, but absolutely packed with facts and fantastic interviews. Her home of Brittany has become her beat here and today's piece shows why. Please enjoy Ty Élise, via Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
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Her Name Is On The Front Door — Élise Provost and the Celtic Soul of Tavarn Ty Élise, Brittany, France — Pellicle
A middle-aged man in a time-worn brown leather jacket just entered the pub. “ Demat ,” he greets in Breton, while he takes the remaining bar stool—they’re always the first seats to be filled. Before h...
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Tim Evans @timmo5.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Even the washing up gloves…
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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Column: Badenoch's task was to make the Tories serious again. Past week has confirmed that she can't and won't. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Kemi Badenoch was supposed to make the Tories serious again. She has failed | Rafael Behr
By jumping on Elon Musk’s passing bandwagon and echoing the far right, the Conservative leader has shown she doesn’t understand her responsibilities, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Welcome both new and old followers! Yes, we are up and running in this new place – so stay tuned for all the latest in quality vintage film and TV on TPTV. And, because it means the world to us, please spread the word 🙂 Thank you! talkingpicturestv.co.uk www.tptvencore.co.uk
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Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hi there - a first post on this platform. Do please repost this message just in case anyone should want to find me here -- thank you...
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