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Paul Cole - Writer
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UK based writer and journalist covering travel, music and books at news and reviews blog paulcoletravels.com
Great evening tonight with @halewrites and @howardlinskey at Stratford Literary Festival tonight.
October 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Why the Sun is guaranteed to shine every day from next Spring in Birmingham
The Sun is guaranteed to shine every day soon in Birmingham
THE forecast is good for a leading UK university next Spring – because the sun will be shining whatever the weather. What’s more, it will be shining not overhead but indoors. The University of Birm…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I’m supporting the Sunday Times help #getbritainreading and you can too. Reading opens your mind, educates, entertains, and allows you to escape for a while. Spend at least 10 minutes a day reading to yourself or to someone else, just for the fun of it. link.thetimes.co.uk/join/74t/sig...
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Well, time flies! Today is the fifth birthday of the Paul Cole Writes blog, which started life in the depths of Covid lockdown as a travel site but has since widened scope to include my love of music, books and entertainment. Thanks for your support!
Five years since we met, these are the stories you’ve liked most
THANKS for popping in! The Paul Cole Writes blog is five years old today and I’m still having a ball, bringing you news and reviews, tips and trivia related to the things I love in life. It s…
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October 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Rare #JimiHendrix memorabilia going under the hammer at the London hotel listed as his home address on the rock legend's death certificate. #rockmusic #rock #music
Jimi Hendrix lyrics up for auction at hotel on his death certificate
HANDWRITTEN lyrics penned by rock legend Jimi Hendrix are to go under the hammer at the London hotel where he stayed during his final months, and which is the address listed on his death certificat…
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September 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
@brookmyre.bsky.social Catching up on back catalogue Be My Enemy and just discovered Ger and Alison’s love of The Mutton Birds. One of my favourite bands, and the first time I’ve ever seen them referenced in a novel. They appear in my all-time gigs list

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Revealed: My 20 favourite rock gigs and pop shows of all time
AFTER more than 50 years of reviewing rock and roll gigs, pop shows and festivals, I’m often asked what my favourites have been, the nights that have made the most impact on me as a writer an…
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September 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Hobbit was published this day in 1937. To mark the day here’s a revisit of my visit to the home of Bilbo Baggins …

#thehobbit #lordoftherings #tolkien #middle-earth #newzealand #LOTR
Getting into good hobbits in Lord of the Rings country
THERE and back again. It’s every traveller’s tale but immortalised in the journal of Bilbo Baggins, the humble Hobbit hero of The Lord Of The Rings saga. “It’s a dangerous business, going out…
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September 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Black Sabbath guitar hero Tony Iommi returned to the stage last night in hometown Birmingham… paulcoletravels.com/2025/09/19/s...
Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi makes surprise return to the stage
BLACK Sabbath guitar hero Tony Iommi last night made a surprise return to the stage, blasting out the iconic Paranoid riff, in his first live stage appearance since the death of his close friend an…
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September 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM