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The Millstone, Mellor – Hotel Review
By Helen Johnston, April 2025 When heading west out of Yorkshire in search of a scenic alternative to our own ... -
Doubletree by Hilton Spa, Sheffield – Review
By Helen Johnston, October 2024 I hate to mention the C word before we’ve even had Hallowe’en, but given that ... -
More than The Lakes: Visiting Kendal’s Cultural Corners – Travel Review
By Helen Johnston, July 2024 If someone mentions taking a holiday in Cumbria you might immediately imagine hiking up a ... -
Our Holiday by Louise Candlish – Review
By Helen Johnston This drama about the conflict between rich holiday home owners and locals struggling to afford a place ... -
Berlin, Germany – Travel Review
By Helen Johnston, June 2024 Berlin will be making history this summer when Germany hosts the Euro football championship for ... -
An Officer and a Gentleman – Review – Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
By Helen Johnston, June 2024 Can it really be 42 years since the gravelly voice of Sheffield’s Joe Cocker lifted ... -
American Fiction (2023) – Film Review
Director: Cord Jefferson Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz Certificate: 15 By Helen Johnston When black author Thelonious ... -
CitySuites II, Manchester – Hotel Review
By Helen Johnston, January 2024 If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live in the heart of a big ... -
The Vegan by Andrew Lipstein – Review
By Helen Johnston I’ve read some strange books in my time, but this one might just be the strangest. Not ... -
Hotel Gotham, Manchester – Hotel Review
By Helen Johnston, October 2023 As soon as I turned onto King Street and looked up from my phone map, ... -
Mortification by Mark Watson – Review
By Helen Johnston It seemed a sad coincidence that on the day after I finished reading comedian Mark Watson’s account ... -
Miss Saigon – Review – Sheffield Crucible
By Helen Johnston, July 2023 There are sometimes moments during a stage production which are done so incredibly well you ...
