Mike Wallbank

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Mike Wallbank

Mike Wallbank

@miketameside

Tameside Radio presenter, Tameside Reporter nostalgia writer, popular music & culture enthusiast... a lifetime in local newspapers. All views are my own

Denton, Tameside Katılım Ekim 2010
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Mike Wallbank
Mike Wallbank@miketameside·
@TheLiveLuke Beautiful Day by U2 launched @tamesideradio on 30th Sept 2007. The Beach Boys' Good Vibrations was the first song on Piccadilly Radio, 1st April 1974 (didn't hear it at the time, but was mentioned on the 50th anniversary)
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Luke Davies 📻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎙
I’ve noticed these songs are often the popular choices to launch radio stations 🎵 Music - John Miles 🎵 We’ve Only Just Begun - The Carpenters 🎵 A Star is Born - Barbara Streisand What other song have also launched radio stations?😊📻
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Andrew T. Smith
Andrew T. Smith@IllegibleMe·
Secret's out – my authorised biography of Sir Roy Clarke (Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours) is to be published by Ten Acre Books in 2026. Getting to know Roy over the years has been a joy and it's a honour to be entrusted with telling his story.
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Brian Groom
Brian Groom@GroomB·
Comic actor Harry Worth's famous window sequence - first used in his 1960s TV show Here's Harry - was filmed on St Ann's Square, Manchester, at Hector Powes tailor's shop.
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paul baker
paul baker@thischarmingboy·
Still pinching ourselves after hitting No 1 in the Heritage Chart , 41 years after forming ! Moral of the story Never give up on your dreams ! #takesatrain itv.com/watch/news/ken…
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Which?@WhichUK·
Want to keep your child as safe as possible? Throw out your plug protectors: they're putting your child at more risk than you think⚡🔌 which.co.uk/news/article/t…
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Mike Wallbank
Mike Wallbank@miketameside·
@Atlantean7001 I couldn't believe how different it sounded compared with The Bluebells! Fair play to them for completely reworking it and making it seem like one of their own. Re 1974 - I remember the playlist you posted for the first Picc show, which I borrowed for the 50th last yr! 😀
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Stuart Vallantine 🌈
Stuart Vallantine 🌈@Atlantean7001·
@miketameside Mind blown on Bananarama's 'Young at Heart's being the original version. 😲 Today's second year is 1974 - when the mighty Piccadilly Radio was formed (2nd April).
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Mike Wallbank
Mike Wallbank@miketameside·
@alexbcann @yourilkley Reminds me.... your showbiz friend M Portillo is on board the good ship Radio Caroline North on one of his latest GB Railway Journeys 😎
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Alex B Cann
Alex B Cann@alexbcann·
Great to chat to Alan Titchmarsh CBE for @yourilkley at the launch of the new fountain in the centre of beautiful #Ilkley ⛲⛲⛲
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