This was a lot of fun to put together. And my knowledge of Burger Kings located on the M4 somehow came in handy.
Big thanks to the encyclopaedic @mwayservices. Much love to @SharanyaDeepak & @demarionunn for amazing editorial support.
Our new season of essays exploring how policy shapes the way we eat begins with @KibbleFrank on the food of motorway service stations, and how a series of policies made under Conservative governments have turned them into destinations in their own right
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Shane Warne fools around with his glass of drink as he and Elizabeth Hurley attend the Betfair Weekend, featuring the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, at Ascot Racecourse (2013)
Protect the heritage of #Oasis at Swindon's famous Oasis Leisure Centre, where the band's name derived!
@SevenCapital and @SwindonCouncil want to knock it down and not replace, the same year that Oasis gets back for it's reunion.
Don't allow this cultural vandalism to happen!
After fighting to save so many examples in our long running campaign, it’s great to see the art of muralism still thrives.
This fantastic 57m chromatic mosaic mural by @Furmadamadam and @lsomuralism has recently been completed at London Bridge. A candidate for future listing? 👀
RIP Chuck Roberts 💔
Songwriter, producer and vocalist Chuck Roberts has died aged 66.
Often labelled the “Voice of House Music”, Roberts is best known for his spoken-word sermon on Rhythm Controll’s 1987 track ‘My House’ — which starts with the iconic phrase “In the beginning there was jack”.
According to a statement, Roberts passed away “peacefully” at his home in Illinois on June 6 following a battle with cancer.
Among those to have paid tribute to Roberts is Terry Hunter, who shared the news on Facebook, writing: “I can’t believe I’m writing this! RIP Chuck The Voice Roberts!!!! In the Beginning There Was Jack!”
Mixmag visited Roberts in 2018 to record his inspiring sermon around New York, watch it below 🙏
A man in a white shirt smoking a cigarette walks past a large photograph of Fish and Chips with mushy peas in a motorway service station car park on the M6. (2008)
The Michael Faraday Memorial, designed by Rodney Gordon of the LCC (1959-61), Grade II listed but lately looking in need of some care and conservation.
It even featured on the cover of @themaccabees 2015 album ‘Marks to Prove It’.
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