John Anson
Regional Features Editor at Newsquest
Music and theatre loving journalist, regional features editor for Newsquest in North West working from his shed for @lancstelegraph @TheBoltonNews and others
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5 days ago |
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | John Anson
3 1/1 For much of the past three years Jack Chamber’s life has been taken over by a good natured chimney sweep - and he couldn’t be more delighted. Following a lengthy tour in his native Australia, Jack joined co-star Stefanie Jones in bringing the musical Mary Poppins to the UK. For the past few weeks it has been thrilling packed houses at Manchester’s Palace Theatre and continues in the city until next Saturday.
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6 days ago |
burytimes.co.uk | John Anson
3 1/1 As the drummer with the Spiders from Mars, Woody Woodmansey was in a unique position to watch one of the legendary figures of music work his magic. Now Woody is part of Holy Holy, an all-star line-up which is celebrating the music of David Bowie with a series of dates across the UK including one at Manchester Ritz. The band features Woody on drums, Bowie’s long-time producer Tony Visconti on bass and Heaven 17 frontman Glenn Gregory on vocals.
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6 days ago |
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | John Anson
August 1972 and the bank holiday rush to the coast had begun. This photo shows the queue of traffic on the A59 at Samlesbury as it joined the main Blackburn to Preston road. This was long before a roundabout was put in place at the junction with the Five Barred Gate Hotel visible at the top of the picture. Preston New Road runs from top to bottom on the left hand side of the photo.
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6 days ago |
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | John Anson
3 1/1 As the drummer with the Spiders from Mars, Woody Woodmansey was in a unique position to watch one of the legendary figures of music work his magic. Now Woody is part of Holy Holy, an all-star line-up which is celebrating the music of David Bowie with a series of dates across the UK including one at Manchester Ritz. The band features Woody on drums, Bowie’s long-time producer Tony Visconti on bass and Heaven 17 frontman Glenn Gregory on vocals.
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6 days ago |
messengernewspapers.co.uk | John Anson
3 1/1 As the drummer with the Spiders from Mars, Woody Woodmansey was in a unique position to watch one of the legendary figures of music work his magic. Now Woody is part of Holy Holy, an all-star line-up which is celebrating the music of David Bowie with a series of dates across the UK including one at Manchester Ritz. The band features Woody on drums, Bowie’s long-time producer Tony Visconti on bass and Heaven 17 frontman Glenn Gregory on vocals.
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Never thought I'd be part of almost breaking the internet. Our video of the tiger from @LifeofPiUK heading to @The_Lowry has been viewed more than 120 million times! Mind you, it is an amazing piece of puppetry #mindblown #lifeofpitour #thelowry https://t.co/yft0ELTGhW
'A celebration of the art of the actor musician'. I'd pay just to watch them play! Nostalgia and northern humour plus great music as #blondebombshells comes to @octagontheatre. Read the full review https://t.co/Szh6hCuOdZ
Really looking forward to seeing @tomseals in conversation with @juliehes at @DarwenLTheatre on Thursday. Sounds like a really fun evening is in store https://t.co/G1SLjFnWX1