Cigar Buyer author Ian Buxton
Gold in them there hills
North Yorkshire is proving that it doesn’t have to be grim up North. Ian Buxton reports
While the far north-east of England (Tyneside, in particular) was battered by economic recession and the decline of heavy manufacturing industry in the 1980s its neighbours to the south were more fortunate. Though Bradford and Leeds were hit by the decline of the woollen industry and the great mill...
City Watch from Issue 7 published on 10/02/2006
Second city to none
Birmingham has reinvented itself from the great industrial years of old – and is all the better for it. Ian Buxton reports
Birmingham, apparently, means home (ham) of the people (ing) of the tribal leader Birm or Beorma. Remember that. You can probably win money with that kind of trivia information. Of course, the city really got into its stride with the Industrial Revolution. According to Birmingham City Council’s we...
City Watch from Issue 6 published on 11/11/2005
Northern lights
Ian Buxton looks at the cigar business in Manchester
Think of Manchester and what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Coronation Street, perhaps, or scenes of industrial decay? Well, Manchester United may have been in the headlines recently and L S Lowry may have painted those flat caps and terraced houses, but awardwinning architecture and designe...
City Watch from Issue 5 published on 15/09/2005
Alloutside for summer
Edinburgh is booming and despite the impending smoking ban, so is its cigar industry. Ian Buxton reports on how the hedonists remain defiant
Edinburgh is generally rated one of the best places to live in the United Kingdom, scoring high in ‘quality of life’ polls for its mix of architecture, history, modern amenities and cultural facilities. Add this to the burgeoning growth in the Scottish public sector based around the new Scottish Pa...
City Watch from Issue 4 published on 10/05/2005
Mainland Britain watches Scotland
Scotland is set to follow Ireland. How does it plan to do it, and what is the reaction? Ian Buxton reports
Despite what could – at best – be described as a mixed public response to the ‘consultation’ stage, the Scottish Executive has decided to press ahead with its plans to ban all smoking in enclosed public places in Scotland. In a controversial move, 33 year old civil servant Sarah Davidson will head ...
Smoking Issues from Issue 3 published on 01/05/2005
Keir Sword – Serving cigars on the Royal Mile
The Cigar Box has built up a strong reputation for quality cigars in the heart of Edinburgh. Ian Buxton spoke to proprietor Keir Sword
I caught Keir Sword, proprietor of Edinburgh’s The Cigar Box in ebullient mood. Not because the Scottish Executive had suddenly relented on its plans for a public smoking ban; not because he’d confirmed a massive order; but because his wife had just given birth to their first child, Oliver. Unsurpr...
