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I've always quite liked fish tanks in restaurants. Very soothing. But they are a bit like those boundary streets in Estate Agent-land which divide the 'hot' places to live from the not-so-hot. Our main mistake, when we decided to head for the Bengal Brasserie

At the age of 15, Rowena Lightfoot towered above her schoolfriends. Six feet tall, with size nine and a half feet, she found it almost impossible to find feminine clothes to fit her. "I used to wear men's jeans and Dr Marten's boots with men's shirts,

Renovated and restyled a few years ago, The Roman Bath was formerly structured to allow punters to look down on to the 2,000 year old caldarium from which it takes its name. This was done by peering awkwardly through a glass partition in the floor and

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MIKE Burns and Nigel Forde are the best of friends. So much so, Nigel was best man at Mike's wedding and the reception was held at Nigel's house. They have worked together many times on stage and the radio too. Now they are united once more for The Alchemist

Can a pub - other than perhaps the Woolpack - ever have received as much free advertising on prime time TV? It's a landlord's dream: a regular appearance on Yorkshire Television's Sixties police drama Heartbeat, regularly watched by 15 million viewers

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! What have they done? I'd love to be positive about Villiers, the new pub/wine bar which has replaced the Cock & Bottle, but I can't. What was once a typical, traditional, oak-panelled English boozer has become yet another

A welcome taste of the sun this week has left us all hoping that a warm and bright summer is around the corner. In that expectation we could all be dashing to the shops to stock up on that summer essential - sunscreen. But which to pick? The range of

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Number 24a Goodramgate, York, was a hairdressing salon for 30 years, and the shadow of the washing sinks can still be traced on the floor. Now, however, this upstairs room is the wood-panelled home to Adze Gallery, a new showcase to "exhibit the work

Out for a good time? If clubbing's your scene, read on... The night time is the right time for people in their 20s, and there are plenty of clubs out there who will be only too pleased to help you party through the night. York's Ikon & Diva at Clifton

Ridley Scott once said he considered it remarkable that people would "give you ten million dollars to go and get your rocks off". Judging by such lacklustre Nineties' films as White Squall and the Demi Moore dud GI Jane, it is remarkable anyone should

No more argy-bhaji! Chef Saleem Ahktar with the record-breaking onion bhaji Any arguments over who made the world's largest onion bhaji have now been settled by the Guinness Book of Records. Chefs at the Jinnah Restaurant alongside the A64 Malton Road

BORDERS book shop has much to commend it. Wide aisles and good signs make browsing a pleasure. But to find your way to the caf is something of a feat. This is a self service, well-lit spot with modern furniture. It consists of a circular gallery overlooking