Mike Critchley
@mike-critchley.bsky.social
Sports writer St Helens Star and Leigh Journal. Rugby league fan, author and pub ticker.
Can’t beat this place - Peter Kavanagh’s, Liverpool…only pub I know with a copy of Fly Fishing by JR Hartley hanging behind the bar.
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Can’t beat this place - Peter Kavanagh’s, Liverpool…only pub I know with a copy of Fly Fishing by JR Hartley hanging behind the bar.
Plum Porter in Perseverance well worth the visit
December 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Plum Porter in Perseverance well worth the visit
Five new visits today in London these 4, plus Lore of the Land
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Five new visits today in London these 4, plus Lore of the Land
First one in the Lamb in Bloomsbury this morning. Lovely looking pub inside and out
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
First one in the Lamb in Bloomsbury this morning. Lovely looking pub inside and out
This really should be Birmingham’s Cavern
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This really should be Birmingham’s Cavern
Half marathon Birmingham pub crawl - should be a sport this
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Half marathon Birmingham pub crawl - should be a sport this
Always happy to revisit The Bull, an old favourite from my days at the Birrmingham Post and Mail in the late 90s. Still as wonderful as ever
November 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Always happy to revisit The Bull, an old favourite from my days at the Birrmingham Post and Mail in the late 90s. Still as wonderful as ever
Rattled off a couple of new ticks in Brum…Pure Craft Bar, Burning Soul and Wolf
November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Rattled off a couple of new ticks in Brum…Pure Craft Bar, Burning Soul and Wolf
Today I revisited the street I used to live 30 years ago in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Victorian toilets still in place on the corner of Court Road
November 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Today I revisited the street I used to live 30 years ago in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. Victorian toilets still in place on the corner of Court Road
Put your Saturday morning sudokus and wordles aside and tackle this…
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Put your Saturday morning sudokus and wordles aside and tackle this…
One for you @cheetss18.bsky.social in Brixton yesterday
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
One for you @cheetss18.bsky.social in Brixton yesterday
Clone Roses knocking it out the park and doing St Helens proud
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Clone Roses knocking it out the park and doing St Helens proud
Met up with my best man and former Birmingham MetroNews colleague Damian today in Brixton earlier today. Plenty of good tales
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Met up with my best man and former Birmingham MetroNews colleague Damian today in Brixton earlier today. Plenty of good tales
My dad Brian would have been 88 today. I’ll raise a glass later
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
My dad Brian would have been 88 today. I’ll raise a glass later
My daughter took the hint
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My daughter took the hint
Birthday present from our Rosa!
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Birthday present from our Rosa!
Where else to start my 60th year but Cracke in Liverpool. We go back a long way
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Where else to start my 60th year but Cracke in Liverpool. We go back a long way
It’s even better than I remember it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s even better than I remember it.
1,826 Two & Six, Sheffield
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
1,826 Two & Six, Sheffield
Fat Cat, still an old Sheffield favourite
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Fat Cat, still an old Sheffield favourite
Shakespeare- one of many old favourites in Sheffield
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Shakespeare- one of many old favourites in Sheffield
In Sheffield…nipped in the Old Shoe, now off to Vocation
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In Sheffield…nipped in the Old Shoe, now off to Vocation
Anyway…weekend is here!
November 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Anyway…weekend is here!
Like this place in Liverpool
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Like this place in Liverpool
Nipped in three whilst I was up there Regent, Mustard Pot and The Three Hulats
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Nipped in three whilst I was up there Regent, Mustard Pot and The Three Hulats