October 2026. Sheffield. I spent Sunday morning giving RM Towers a thorough Autumn clean before heading back to Kent, by which I mean a clean that would meet most bloke’s lesser standards of housekeeping. By noon I was bored, and idly glancing at the Women’s FA Cup fixtures (spoilers alert). Ooh, Barnsley Women, wonder which… Continue reading MANCUNIAN UNITY IN SHEFFIELD
DRAUGHT BASS AT THE FLOWERPOT
October 2026. Derby. Rushing out of the Tiny Tap to avoid the strains of the debut Duran Duran single I find myself at the Darley bus stop with a (late) bus called either 9.1 the nines, 6X the sixes or the comet approaching. I try to pay on my phone. It fails, the driver taps… Continue reading DRAUGHT BASS AT THE FLOWERPOT
GIANT STEPS, LITTLE BREWING, TINY TAP
October 2026. Derby. 53 minutes said Google Maps. With some giant steps I made the trek from Derby Station to Darley in under forty, and that was with stopping every 200 yards to gave at flowers and pubs. This Instagram may be AI Slop, but it’s wise advice. Getting out the house and pounding the… Continue reading GIANT STEPS, LITTLE BREWING, TINY TAP
DERBY’S ODD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BEER GUIDE
October 2026. Derby. Mrs RM has been down in RTW, as the kidz call it, arranging care packages for my father-in-law. Just because it’s been on the horizon for ages doesn’t make it less draining. I’d had to take the morning train (like Sheena Easton) back to Sheffield to get the boiler serviced, clear out… Continue reading DERBY’S ODD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BEER GUIDE
BHAJIS, BROTHERS AND BARGAIN SHEFFIELD PINTS
October 2026. Sheffield. Heeley marks the start of Sheffield’s antiques quarter and the long road to Chesterfield. Reddit describes it (unfairly) as the “lentil belt”, less posh than Sharrow Vale to the west, and (if you’re fit) walking distance to the station. I reckon the two pubs just up the hill, either side of the… Continue reading BHAJIS, BROTHERS AND BARGAIN SHEFFIELD PINTS
TICKING THE TICKERS AT THE SHEAF VIEW
October 2026. Heeley. Now I’ve ticked the pubs (and the football grounds) there’s a need (possibly a male need, anyone ever met a female GBG ticker or groundhopper) to find a new pursuit. The sensible thing would be Curryheute‘s recommended curry houses; some great locations on his list. Closer to home, I’m trying to tick… Continue reading TICKING THE TICKERS AT THE SHEAF VIEW
TRUTH HURTS
October 2026.Morley. West Yorkshire. There’s currently a lot of discussion on CAMRA’s Discourse about choosing Beer Guide entries. As usual Will Larter and Paul Mudge have a lot of sense to say on these weighty matters. I always reckon the GBG gets it right the vast majority of the time, and on the few occasions… Continue reading TRUTH HURTS
MORE MORLEY MARVELS
October 2026. Morley. West Yorkshire. I miss Richard Coldwell. He was interesting, enthusuastic and insightful. His comments on Morley after I popped in Oscars back in 2018 were prescient. “This is the first ‘cosmopolitan’ style bar in Morley and has closely been followed by Beer thirty across the road, which is the Truth Hurts brewery… Continue reading MORE MORLEY MARVELS
A WORD TO THE WISE. MORLEY’S SEVEN HILLS IS A CLASSIC
October 2026. Morley. West Yorkshire. Dave “US” Southworth often asks which places surprised me. A good question, which today gets “Morley, West Yorkshire” added to the answers. Wiki says “Morley is a market town and a civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough; the largest town (pop 44,440) in the borough after Leeds… Continue reading A WORD TO THE WISE. MORLEY’S SEVEN HILLS IS A CLASSIC
SEPTEMBER ’26 STOCKTAKE + OCTOBER PREVIEW
Right, now I’ve reached the end of September I can bring you the highlights; none of this posting a summary two (2) days early nonsense. Nothing particularly startling about the travel map; but September 2026 was a notable month for good and bad reasons. Beginning with the privilege of taking James and Matt and Emma… Continue reading SEPTEMBER ’26 STOCKTAKE + OCTOBER PREVIEW
