[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.40[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] In addition to the 4-screen Odeon in Middlesbrough and [PARA]the arts cinema in Stockton, there's now Teesside Park, a new [PARA]development of shops, including a drive-in McDonalds and a [PARA]14-screen cinema.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) From panto to rep and back to panto.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Over the road from the SU, The Star and Garter and the [PARA]Southfield (a bit duller) are popular with students. Other [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: the Dickens; Malt Shovel. Consult the Union Handbook, [PARA]some pubs are definitely to be avoided.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]It would be unfair to say that all of Middlesbrough's [PARA]large selection of clubs are tacky, but we haven't yet found one [PARA]that isn't. Among the best are The Arena, Madisons, Blaises, [PARA]State 52 (gay, strippers) and Centrefold, but only really on [PARA]student nights.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Town Hall stages everything from popular to [PARA]classical, country to more country. [ITAL]The Arena is more Radio 1 [PARA](M-People, Paul Oakenfold, Boy George), and the Empire, an old[PARA]ballroom, recently had Edwin (War!) Starr.[EITAL][HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: 99p [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (4) The SU runs 2 bars at the main site: the unnamed [PARA]Upstairs area (cap 650, late licence); the Buskers Bar (550, late [PARA]licence). The [ITAL]friendly [EITAL]Pouches Bar (100) is at Linthorpe Halls and [PARA]the Flatts Lane bar serves the cheapest tipple in town.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] 'Upstairs at the Union' hosts 4 [PARA]nights a week (adm ú1.50) and [ITAL]attracts some big chart bands, but[PARA]not consistently.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Suede, Oui3, Kingmaker, [PARA]Sunscreem, Carter USM, Oceanic.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Every Sunday in the Buskers Bar the chuckle mongers [PARA]goad the giggles. Recently, Jack Dee, Jo Brand, Lee Evans.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Various balls and the Athletics Union Dinner ([ITAL]a chance [PARA]for sporties to wear something other than a tracksuit[EITAL]).[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University makes good with the munchies from 12-7, and the[PARA]Buskers Bar does pizzas. On the teas side around Teesside, the[PARA]choice of other eats is suprisingly good: 2 quite scoffworthy value[PARA]veggies, lots of Italian and Indian restaurants all at quite [PARA]reasonable prices, and plenty of cheap and cheerful cafes. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: Savini's (run by a mad Italian); Peking Villa (best Chinese); [PARA]The Waffle Iron. Roy's Coffee Shop is an institution, and Roy is [PARA]an honorary life member of the SU, immortalised on T-shirts[EITAL]. [ITAL]Try[PARA]his jam roly-poly and die happy.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
