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Features
Brits winner Adele left speechless
The organisers of the Brits have apologised to Adele after she was unceremoniously forced to cut short her acceptance speech for the top gong at this year’s awards.
Award winning musical
Broadway’s longest running show The Phantom of the Opera is heading to Leeds in August.
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Are you Kirklees’ next top model and designer?
IF you’re mad for all things fashion related and want some work experience, then a new project may be for you.
Angus, Thongs and Even More Snogging
Ryan McBride’s production of Leeds born Louise Rennison’s witty tale of teenage dilemma makes its debut at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Angus, Thongs and even more Snogging is about typical young teenage girls who hang out with their mates, chatting about boys and trying to work out where they have got to on the snog-o-meter which ranges from holding hands to the full monty.
The beat on the street
EIGHT dancers brought together by a France-based Spaniard are bringing their first ever UK tour to the region.
Fine young times with Jools and Roland
BOOGIE-woogie piano master Jools Holland is set to take his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra on the road once again for what has now become one of the UK’s most popular annual tours.
Less ghostly than ghastly
WHETHER or not young Daniel Radcliffe has the longevity, talent or the chops to survive beyond Harry Potter remains to be seen.
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Godot’s worth the wait
AN ALL-BLACK British production of Samuel Beckett’s surrealist masterpiece Waiting for Godot will give audiences at the West Yorkshire Playhouse a fresh take on the classic play about humanity and friendship, says actor Guy Burgess.
Volunteers’ battle to save public loos
A VOLUNTEER group is fighting to keep Batley’s public toilets open as part of its 2012 campaign.
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Win tickets to saucy show
THE Guide has teamed up with Kirklees to offer readers the chance to win tickets for two fabulous nights out.
Phantom of the Opera ready to haunt Leeds
BROADWAY’S longest running show The Phantom of the Opera is heading for Leeds in August.
Musical’s blonde ambition!
GET ready to paint the town pink – the award-winning musical Legally Blonde is coming to Sheffield Lyceum.
New season springs to life
CONTEMPORARY artists will explore what happens when man-made and natural worlds collide during The Hepworth Wakefield’s first spring exhibition.
Harking back to simpler time
FILMS – in their golden age – used to rely almost solely on two things: a good story and solid acting.
Gary’s in the frame at gallery
A STRIKING exhibition by one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists is being premiered at Leeds Art Gallery this week.
Queen teen puckers up
PUCKER up your pout and hold onto your gym knickers because director Ryan McBryde is bringing the internationally popular adventures of a teenage heroine to West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Crackdown on canines
DOGS look set to be banned from school fields and play areas in a controversial crackdown by councillors.
Homes scheme is a nationwide first
FOR dental nurse Charlotte Middleton getting a home of her own seemed an impossible dream.
Keep fit club for over 50s helps with health problems
Many people resolve to get in shape in the new year – and a Batley Carr group could help you to do just that.
Parish prepares for panto
SLEEPING Beauty will be getting some shut-eye in Mirfield when a church group puts on its pantomime.
Park’s plan for quacking refurb
The feathered residents of Wilton Park could be in for a treat with plans to refurbish the lake’s duck island.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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