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Shane Meadows’s Stones Roses film to get Showcase Cinema screening
Shane Meadows’s highly anticipated documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone will be shown at the Showcase Cinema in Birstall next week.
Gut-wrenching role steals the show
Maureen Nolan could not seem to bring herself to smile during her stranding ovation at the opening night of Blood Brothers at Leeds Grand on Monday.
The weird, wonderful web
Each week we bring you some weird and wonderful stories from our websites to put a smile on your face at the start of the weekend. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
Boogie down for charity
Chart hits of the 1970s and 1980s are set to fill the dancefloor at a charity event.
Kate Wobschall has her socks well and truly knocked off at the Radisson Blu in the Light, Leeds
This weekend has been mostly spent telling anyone who will listen about my amazing discovery.
This project is everything we stand for
Arts groups have vowed to boost creativity in North Kirklees with a £2m grant.
Cast gets to the heart of family life with timeless comedy drama
Spring and Port Wine may have begun life as a radio play in the late 1950s , but the struggles of the family it follows could just as easily be unfolding in any number of homes today.
Leeds Party in the Park and Opera in the Park tickets on sale
Temple Newsam will echo to the sounds of pop and classical music this summer when it hosts Party in the Park and Opera in the Park.
Bonnie Scotland - it’s not all heather, lochs, tartan and whisky, but that’s not a bad start, as Hannah Ridgeway discovered on the the road to Argyll video
Fancy a little trip to the West Coast for mountains and lochs? Why not, I thought.
Tracy’s West End dream will be fulfilled at last
The morning after opening night in her ‘second home’ of Leeds, Tracy Brabin is still buzzing from the overwhelmingly positive reception The Full Monty received.
Carol is inspired by her travels
Local self-taught artist Carol Curtis will exhibit her latest work, Textures From My Travels, at Matthew’s Coffee House in Cleckheaton from May 7-June 15.
What’s on this week
Don’t miss a thing this week with our indispensable guide to what’s on in Batley, Dewsbury, Spen and beyond.
Spectrals announce tour and new single
Returning local star Louis Jones has unveiled a new single and is hitting the road to promote it next month.
Musical felines still enchanting audiences after three decades
When Cats first opened in the West End in 1981, it was a musical like no other.
Film fans share their love of the silver screen
Psychological thriller Berberian Sound Studio kicks off the latest season at Dewsbury’s New Picture House cinema.
The Weird, Wonderful Web
Each week we bring you some weird and wonderful stories from our websites to put a smile on your face at the start of the weekend. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
Rams’ mascot is baaarmy for rugby club job
For Richard Hartley, being the mascot for Dewsbury Rams means more than a quick dance around the pitch on match day, it’s a way of life.
UTTERLY WICKED
Global musical phenomenon Wicked is coming to Leeds Grand Theatre from June 10 to July 5 2014.
What’s on this weekend
Don’t miss a thing this bank holiday weekend with our indispensable guide to what’s on in Batley, Dewsbury, Spen and beyond.
Dewsbury Museum partially reopens after ceiling collapse
Dewsbury Museum has partially reopened after a ceiling collapsed on Easter Monday.
For those about to rock... Show reaches another major milestone
We Will Rock You has already written itself into the musical theatre history books several times over, including recently passing its 4,000th successive performance at London’s Dominion Theatre.
Singer prepares to release new album
A singer-songwriter is about to release the new album he funded with donations from his dedicated fanbase.
A cruise and stay holiday in Orlando proved to be more of a rollercoaster ride than Natalie Marchant ever imagined
Standing on a hill 500ft above sea level and staring down at the water in front of me, I’ll admit there was a brief moment when I wondered what on earth I was doing.
Festival has pulling power
A sports presenter who led his rugby league team to a championship victory will officially open a beer festival commemorating his side’s success.
£110k lotto cash boost for theatre group tour
A Dewsbury-based arts group has won a major lottery grant to take three shows to communities across the region.
Energetic and delightful take on a G&S classic
A new production team appears to have unearthed an ever bigger store of talent among members of Batley Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
Batley Art Gallery welcomes two new exhibitions
Two new exhibitions are now open to visitors at Batley Art Gallery.
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Saturday 25 May 2013
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