From wartime dance hall to boxing arena and political rally venue, Belfast’s Ulster Hall has a grand and tumultuous history dating back to 1862. Charles Dickens performed here; Protestant loyalist Ian Paisley made impassioned speeches; Led Zeppelin performed Stairway to Heaven for the first time. Since 2009 it has been home to the Ulster Orchestra,… Read More »
It’s shaping up to be a long year for Bella Maclean. The name, which broke out in Netflix’s Sex Education series last year, will be on everyone’s lips this fall as one of the stars of the Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals. But before that there is the small matter of his National Theater debut. We… Read More »
Broadstairs beach is beautiful in winter – Alamy Sto Winter by the sea has a rhythm, and in Brighton winter begins with the starlings in November. According to Countryfile, up to 40,000 birds from as far away as Scandinavia arrive at Brighton pier to spend the winter with their local cousins. They come by fives,… Read More »