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Simpson’s Tavern: Campaign to save historic restaurant, which once fed Dickens

FANS of a good business lunch are up in arms after Simpson’s Tavern, where Charles Dickens is said to have been a patron, has closed its doors. The venue, which opened in 1757 and calls itself the oldest chophouse in London, shut last month and may not reopen.

Evening Standard

John Smith and Mo Mowlam led the original prawn cocktail offensive

Brief letters: Labour and the City | Morrissey’s motorway stop | Vince Cable’s legacy | Silent school dinners | The Year of the Three Kings

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Marr is going to help one Salford musician fulfil their dreams

The former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has launched an award for anyone from Salford

Manchester Evening News

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Morrissey at Brixton Academy review: surprisingly fuss-free and formulaic

While controversy often swirls around the former Smiths frontman, this gig largely sidestepped the rambling rants and focused on the music behind the man

Evening Standard

Alvvays’ Molly Rankin: ‘We drive people crazy with the things that we want’

After a five year wait, the Canadian indie-rock band have returned with Blue Rev, one of the best records of the year. Their lead singer and guitarist reflects on perfectionism, Morrissey fandom and creating a sound that’s ‘strange and familiar’

The Guardian - UK

How to get last minute tickets for Morrissey, Richard Ashcroft and Aitch in Manchester this October

There are still a number of tickets left for gigs and shows this month on Ticketmaster

Manchester Evening News

Morrissey calls on Taoiseach Micheal Martin to ban 'archaic hare coursing' in Ireland

Hare coursing is a type of blood sport where dogs are trained to chase, catch, and kill hares

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British pop music has a fraught relationship with Queen Elizabeth

Since the 1970s, the UK's punk, alternative and hip-hop artists have used music to share their feelings about the late monarch and what she represents.

WEKU

‘My life would be very different without the Fall’: Stewart Lee’s honest playlist

The comedian is still inspired by Mark E Smith but has finally fallen out of love with Morrissey. But whose sandwiches did he once steal?

The Guardian - UK

Bret McKenzie: ‘It was different writing songs that weren’t d*** jokes’

After finding fame with comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, the New Zealander is leaving the laughs behind on his debut solo album ‘Songs Without Jokes’. He talks to Kevin E G Perry about winning an Oscar with The Muppets, pissing off Morrissey with The Simpsons, and Taika Waititi’s detachable…

The Independent UK

Morrissey announces new tour including Manchester Apollo homecoming show

The Manchester music icon has announced a new UK and Ireland tour - how to get tickets

Manchester Evening News

Morrisey announces Glasgow stop-off for brand new UK tour

The former The Smiths frontman will be embarking on a solo tour in September and October, and will welcome everyone in, "with no rules, regulations or restrictions in place".

Glasgow Live

Morrissey’s back (again) - the former Smiths frontman announces UK tour and upcoming album

The tour will include two nights in London

Evening Standard

‘The Queen’s gone round the bend!’ – HM in pop, from Slowthai to the Smiths to Blur

She’s been called a fascist, a parasite and a pretty nice girl who doesn’t have a lot to say. So are all pop songs about the monarch treasonous? And are they really directed at her?

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Belfast Live

Larne goalkeeper Conor Devlin channels The Smiths as he confirms his Inver Park exit

30-year-old is being linked with a move to English League One club Fleetwood Town

Manchester Evening News

Cocaine is fuelling football violence - here's what's being done about it

Cheshire's top cop is the national policing lead, and, in an in-depth interview with the M.E.N's Neal Keeling, describes how he wants banning orders for people caught with Class A drugs at matches

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Marr: ‘When I play Smiths songs I experience this huge wave of elation’

On the eve of his new double album, the acclaimed songwriter takes questions from musicians, politicians and readers

Evening Standard

The weird, wild and wonderful life of music tributes - and how they’re keeping London’s venues alive

Historically derided, tribute acts are now booming — so what’s it really like to become someone else on stage?

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The Guardian - UK

‘You don’t know me’: Morrissey accuses Johnny Marr of using him as clickbait

‘Must you persistently, year after year, decade after decade, blame me for everything?’ singer writes in open letter to former Smiths bandmate

Evening Standard

From One Love to Walk the Line: our pick of the best (and worst) biopics of all time

From the ones that burned and crashed to the award-winning biopics, here’s a list of the good and the bad

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