Andy Hamilton

COMEDIAN Andy Hamilton, above, will still be performing his sold out show at the Tivoli Theatre on May 23. The Daily Echo reported earlier this week that he had cancelled, though that is not the case. Hamilton had gone down with a serious bout of viral ...  

Coontinuing our series on booze for (almost) free"I love the yellow flowers that are around right now", declares an old lady on the bus to everyone and no one. I look out of the window to see the bright golden colours of gorse, dandelion and sow thistles; even the grey mortar lined cracks in walls were being filled with the bright yellow corydalis. Out to the fields that surround the city edge rape flowers pulsated in the wind, flowing like a...  

Hamilton is currently seventh in the standings with 11 points with Painter just one place above but on the same number of points. And with Adrian Lewis, James Wade and Raymond van Barneveld all locked together on 12 points, the winner of this clash could ...  

Stoke's Andy Hamilton kept alive his Premier League Darts play-off hopes with an 8-4 win over Simon Whitlock at the NIA in Birmingham. Hamilton had to avoid defeat in the contest to retain any hope of a top-four finish, and obliged with a superb ...  

When a comedy show is billed as offering jokes, stories – and nudity and mild peril – you know it’s going to be one to remember. Arriving in Reading Concert Hall next month with his latest show Hat of Doom, Andy Hamilton leaves everyone guessing as ...  

New post in an occasional series on booze for (almost free)How easy we forget the drudgery of winter, the short days, grey skies and biting winds are now becoming a bad memory. Well, the short days are. Bare earth is being painted green, buds have turned to leaves and foragers are finally filling their stomachs. However, for the gardener spring offers horrors as well as delights. We pull weeds, burn them and I even eat them, just to try and...  

Steve Bradley celebrates the remarkable life of Birmingham jazz great Andy Hamilton – still hitting the right note ... and chauffeur arrived outside my house and the man said ‘Robin Hood wants to see you’. “We went down to the harbour where he ...  

PHIL 'The Power' Taylor last night booked his place in the McCoy's Premier League play-offs and world champion Adrian Lewis boosted his hopes of a top-four finish after a controversial shoot-out with James Wade in Nottingham. Taylor was taken to a deciding ...  

Tickets cost £9/£7 cons. Call 0117 902 0344. 3. [FOOD & DRINK] Sat 21: Wild Brew Workshop with Andy Hamilton, Windmill Hill City Farm Join Andy Hamilton, author of "Booze for Free"and "The Selfsufficientish Bible", BBC Autumnwatch's Forager and all round ...  

Stoke's Andy Hamilton, meanwhile, battled to a second successive draw as he denied former champion James Wade a vital victory in their match. The result kept alive Hamilton's slim hopes of reaching the end-of-season play offs. "I think I played well but a ...  

This is when the real big boys come out to play. There have been no whipping boys this year and I'm pleased that the two newcomers - Andy Hamilton and Kevin Painter - are still in there fighting. Myself and the PDC got some stick for choosing them and they ...  

The relationship with Microsoft New Zealand will allow us to provide our clients with even more valuable support and services," said Andy Hamilton, CEO of The ICEHOUSE. Creative HQ CEO, Steve O'Connor, says it is encouraging to see large companies like ...  

The night had drama from the very start, with Simon Whitlock hitting a nine-darter in the second leg of his semi-final with Andy Hamilton. Andy put up a great fight, as he has done all season, but was just squeezed out by Simon. In the other last-four ...  

I can’t think of a better debate/fantasy to carry Brewers fans through the summer than the notion Milwaukee might be a landing spot for soon‑to-be free agent Josh Hamilton. It even beats the concept of free agent ace Roy Oswalt showing up next month at ...  

Extended version of the popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host William Shatner and guest panellists Charlie Brooker and Andy Hamilton. Extended version of the popular news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian ...  

ANDY Hamilton insists he owes his elite career to his dad, Jim, who died hours after watching 'The Hammer' beat Potteries rival Adrian Lewis in the Premier League. Jim, aged 67, who had been battling bowel cancer, was glued to the television as Hamilton ...  

As I entered, the porter whispered to me, “They just started telling drinking stories.” Not quite what I envisioned, but I was there to listen to Andy Hamilton talk about his book, Booze for Free. The stories put everyone at ease and soon questions ...  

Comedian Andy Hamilton has been forced to cancel his gig at the Wyvern Theatre tonight due to ill health. The performance has been rescheduled for September 9 and all ticket holders have been contacted by the box office. Andy has been suffering from a bout ...  

Instead the remaining two play-off places were filled by Andy Hamilton and James Wade, who will join the already qualified Phil Taylor and Whitlock at the O2 Arena next week. It all started so well for Lewis as he checked out on 88 to open up a 3-1 lead on ...  

Shatner will be joined by guest panellists Charlie Brooker and Andy Hamilton for the episode, the BBC confirmed in a statement. "English sense of humour is different from American sense of humour. Luckily I'm Canadian," Shatner said of his appointment.  

Adrian Lewis will kick off the night's action against fellow Stokie Andy Hamilton in the first of his two matches. Jackpot moved off the foot of the table last week at the expense of Hamilton courtesy of his first win of the season. The resurgent James ...  

THE race for places in the McCoy's Premier League Darts Play-Offs will be decided in Newcastle next week after victories for Phil Taylor, Kevin Painter and Andy Hamilton at the NIA in Birmingham left the battle for semi-final spots wide open. Five players ...  

The actor, famed for his role as Captain Kirk in the cult sci-fi show, will join regular stars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guests Andy Hamilton and Charlie Brooker on the show on Friday May 25. The 81-year-old, who played Kirk for 79 episodes and ...  

It's been an amazing season and I'm expecting an amazing finale. They may have been newcomers, but the class of Kevin Painter and Andy Hamilton has shone through in their performances - and the proof in the pudding is that The Hammer made it into the last four.  

NEW YORK, N.Y. Andy Pettitte made his much-anticipated return to the Yankees ... ARLINGTON, TEXAS Nelson Cruz hit his third career grand slam, Josh Hamilton drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels to hand Jered Weaver his ...  

The actor, famed for his role as Captain Kirk in the cult sci-fi show, will join regular stars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guests Andy Hamilton and Charlie Brooker on the show on Friday May 25. The 81-year-old, who played Kirk for 79 episodes and ...  

JAMES WADE and Andy Hamilton made it by the skin of their teeth, Simon Whitlock had a little more room to spare, but Phil Taylor was in complete cruise control making the Premier League play-offs and he’s 2-5 to finish the job off at London’s O2 Arena on Thursdaynight.  

Although he sits level bottom on six points, a pair of victories when he faces James Wade and Andy Hamilton could even lift Ando to second. He said: “I need to win at least one of the two games. I’ve got a game in hand so if I win one I’ll be on ...  

the most productive bat this past week belonged to Andy Dirks. The 26-year-old outfielder turned in his fifth consecutive game of two hits or more Thursday, going 4-for-4. Rangers OF Josh Hamilton (.402) was the only American League player with ...  

Tonight, 94-year-old Andy Hamilton and the Blue Note are at the Bearwood Corks Club. Doors open at 8.30pm, the music starts at 9pm and tickets are £4. More at www.bearwoodjazz.co.uk Meanwhile, Thursday night is always jazz night at the Yardbird ...  

Andy Hamilton's win over world champion Adrian Lewis last Thursday was followed only hours later by the death of his father in Stoke, and The Hammer goes into his game with Phil Taylor hoping to win as a fitting tribute. "It's been a very tough ...  

I’ve had to weekend off to get right.” Elsewhere on the bill, Gary Anderson faces Kevin Painter, James Wade takes on Andy Hamilton and Raymond van Barneveld meets Simon Whitlock. Wade said: “I don’t think there’s been a year like it. Anything ...  

Watch live online Have I Got News For You season 43 Ep 7 Watch Have I Got News For You Se 43 Ep 7 - William Shatner, Charlie Brooker, Andy Hamilton. Watch Have I Got News For You S43 E7 live online William Shatner, Charlie Brooker, Andy Hamilton.  

Star Trek icon William Shatner will take the Have I Got News For You host's chair for the very first time at 9pm, Friday 25 May on BBC One alongside team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guest panellists Andy Hamilton and Charlie Brooker.  

There, you’ll find: • All the latest news. • Tweets from Hawk Central wrestling reporter Andy Hamilton. • All the latest blog posts from Hamilton, Ryan Suchomel and Pat Harty. • Scores, videos, photos and more from competition today and Sunday.  

It’s just nice to be able to taste your food.” Kyle is all ears when I tell him about Birmingham’s own jazz star Andy Hamilton, still going strong on the sax at 95. It’s reminder that in jazz terms, he’s still a very young man.  

I spoke with Eric Broughton and Andy Hamilton, both of Yield, about their new product and how hard it is to find an apartment without rats.