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Legendary band announces three gigs at iconic Glasgow venue

A legendary band has announced three concerts at an iconic Glasgow venue.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2025

Winchester prison needs ‘urgent improvement’, watchdog warns

Drug use was ‘rife’ but the prison’s approach to testing was ‘weak’, inspectors said.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

“I’d not played for 17 years. I put all my guitars in the loft and never touched them. I didn’t think I knew how to play anymore”: When Happy Mondays split, Mark Day gave up guitar – and was surprised to find he could still play when he returned

Happy Mondays were one of the architects of the Manchester scene that gave birth to Oasis. Armed with basic gear, most of which he can’t remember, their genre-splicing guitarist is finally proud of the influential music he helped create

Guitar World · Dec 15, 2023

Two men spent fake £50 Scottish notes in series of shops in a Welsh town centre

The notes passed counterfeit money detectors

Wales Online · Dec 8, 2022

Paul Ryder: Bass guitarist who brought funk to Happy Mondays

The younger brother of the ‘Madchester’-spawned group’s frontman Shaun, created infectious grooves to underpin the band’s untutored but inimitable indie-dance sound

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022

Musicians hail Happy Mondays’ Paul Ryder as a ‘pioneer and inspiration’

The Manchester band’s bass player died on Friday morning.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Man has legs amputated after bite from dog that killed his brother gets infected

Family say they were told infected dog was well trained

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Infectious dog bites killed brother and left woman's husband needing legs amputated

WARNING: This article contains images that some readers may find graphic

Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022