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Author: Chris Caldwell

Chris Caldwell at your service! My favourite things are eating and Theatre, I have 2 small sons called Alex and Max who are more mustard than Hellmann's. I spend my days trying to wrangle them and exploring my favourite city - BELFAST! My favourite films are horror, my fav music is metal and my favourite Beatle is Ringo, mainly his work on Thomas the Tank.
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Things To Do This Valentines Day In NI

Posted onFebruary 11, 2016January 24, 2019

As Valentines day descends part of me realises that some people see this holiday for something other than the obvious day of consumerism it is.  The…

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#NIMusic Monday Tune: Beauty Sleep – The Dark

Posted onFebruary 1, 2016January 14, 2019

I’m not going to say that this song sounds like being on lovely drugs, cause I’m a straight edge kinda guy and I don’t know…

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Over 8,000 Sign Petition To Stop Queen’s University From Demolishing Mandela Hall

Posted onFebruary 1, 2016January 14, 2019

We all love the Mandela Hall right, it’s been a great venue that’s held many of our favourite gigs from PWU Wrestling to Gogol Bordello…

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Visit Somewhere New In NI For 2016

Posted onJanuary 25, 2016

FOR many, the beginning of a New Year heralds the start of a diet, a membership at the gym and a lengthy list of resolutions…

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#NIMusic Tune For the Weekend – Hot Cops: Passive Passive

Posted onJanuary 22, 2016January 21, 2016

I like this tune. It reminds me of Placebo but with a bit more start/stop, slightly less poppy if anything.  Anyway you’ll not find any…

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NI Year Of Food & Drink 2016 Explained #EnjoyNI16

Posted onJanuary 18, 2016January 18, 2016

This year has been dubbed the ‘NI Year Of Food & Drink 2016” which is a lovely title but what does it really mean?  Basically…

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BBC Good Food Announced For Belfast – Paul Hollywood, Hairy Bikers and James Martin To Feature

Posted onJanuary 14, 2016

Last night saw all the big wigs descend on The Ulster Hall for a launch , of sorts, for the NI Year Of Food &…

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Pastiebap signs off for 2015…Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

Posted onDecember 24, 2015December 24, 2015

So you guys that’s us spent, we’ve given up. we’ve had enough….for this year anyway! Octogeek was our last for 2015 and we’ll not be…

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Top 5 Christmas Horror Movies

Posted onDecember 18, 2015January 14, 2019

I was asked recently by the Banterflix folks to compile my Christmas Horror Movie Top 5 for a special Christmas Edition of Banterflix TV to…

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Food Review: Five Guys Belfast

Posted onDecember 8, 2015January 19, 2019

The day finally arrived when Five Guys Belfast threw their doors open to the public, and by the look of the queues outside we greeted…

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Chris Caldwell at your service! My favourite things are eating and Theatre, I have 2 small sons called Alex and Max who are more mustard than Hellmann's. I spend my days trying to wrangle them and exploring my favourite city - BELFAST! My favourite films are horror, my fav music is metal and my favourite Beatle is Ringo, mainly his work on Thomas the Tank.

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