How Newcastle s La Dolce Vita nightclub was Tyneside s in-place during the Swinging 60s
La Dolce Vita nightclub on Newcastle s Low Friar Street attracted the punters and some of the biggest stars in showbusiness - before it fell into slow decline
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David Sherborne, the permatanned celebrity barrister, tells Tatler that working for the biggest egos in showbiz keeps him grounded. “It’s nice not to be regarded as the most diva person in the room,”
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During the stretch the two men regularly transferred prisons, and at each one Michael introduced the Alpha course to help fellow inmates find and embrace their faith.
Michael has now released a book documenting his fascinating journey, entitled Sins of Fathers: A Spectacular Break from a Criminal, Dark Past.
Michael, pictured with his father and children outside prison, has now released a book documenting his fascinating journey
In it he explains how he became close to Reggie Kray while doing cleaning and laundry shifts with him at HMP Maidstone, in Kent, with the gangster later proving a pillar of support when Michael s wife Daniella had an affair.
Packie Collins: The Fighter, The Trainer, The Prankster
Packie Collins the mastermind behind one of the biggest shocks in history talks of his pride of his brother Steve and pranking Freddie Roach.
Packie Collins talks in depth with proboxing-fans.com. Photo Credit: buzz.ie
Paschal ‘Packie’ Collins is best known as Steve Collins’ brother but there is much more to this Irishman. Collins grew up around Marvin Hagler, masterminded a defeat over ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson and pulled pranks with Freddie Roach.
Collins grew up in Dublin in a tight-knit community, born into a fighting family. Dublin was a different world to what it is today when the Collins brother walked the streets.
They had a status in gangland that has yet to be matched and Ronnie and Reggie Kray are still making headlines today.
Pursued by the infamous detective Nipper Reed, they ruled with fear in London’s East End while mixing with politicians and film stars.
Movies, theatre and television dramas portrayed their lives while an incredible 33 books about them have been written by friends, foes and lovers. Photographed by David Bailey, never have underworld gangsters enjoyed such X Factor.
But a top criminal lawyer and author James Morton says that their fame overshadowed their crimes and that they weren’t quite as successful with their Firm as they were with their public relations.