Councillor chosen for third term as Mayor of Ripon 12:29pm Tuesday 4th March 2014 in News THIRD TERM: Councillor Mick Stanley who has been chosen to be Mayor of Ripon. COUNCILLOR Mick Stanley has been chosen to serve as Mayor of Ripon for the third time in the last four years. The mayor-making ceremony will […]

Young Guiseley dancer hoping for West End stardom in Billy Elliot 8:00am Monday 3rd March 2014 in Local news Budding star performer Mathew Lyons A ten-year-old boy who has attended classes at the West Yorkshire School of Performing Arts (WYSPA) in Guiseley since the age of seven has made it through to final London auditions […]

It’s a family affair: Jack Eve talks to us about his directorial debut involving his father Trevor 6:29am Friday 28th February 2014 in News Trevor Eve: He features in son Jack’s directorial debut Death of a Farmer. ONE of the most eagerly awaited events of the year starts tomorrow as Borderlines Film Festival brings more […]

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel 9:26am Thursday 27th February 2014 in News By Patrick Grafton-Green Owen Wilson in The Grand Budapest Hotel. THERE are few truly original voices in modern English-language cinema: the films of the Coen brothers are a blessing; Charlie Kaufman is an enigmatic delight; Quentin Tarantino may have lost some edge, but […]

Little horrors needed for Chorley show 3:13pm Wednesday 26th February 2014 in News Little horrors needed for Chorley show Auditions for the CADOS production of Little Shop of Horrors take place at Chorley Little Theatre on Sunday, March 2. The musical about a killer plant is best known for the 1980s movie and the society […]

Wales’ longest running cinema marks 120th anniversary 10:10pm Friday 28th February 2014 in News THE longest continually running cinema in Wales is celebrating its 120th anniversary with a movie all-nighter, open day and film premiere. The Market Hall Cinema in Brynmawr was threatened with closure last year after council chiefs unveiled plans to withdraw financial […]

Guide details walks around the borough 2:27pm Monday 3rd March 2014 in Hartlepool News GUIDED WALKS: A free information pack of walks around Hartlepool is being handed out to residents and visitors. Hartlepool Council’s Parks and Countryside team has produced the guide, which contains pull-out maps for nine walks around the borough, covering distances from […]

Little horrors needed for Chorley show 3:13pm Wednesday 26th February 2014 in News Little horrors needed for Chorley show Auditions for the CADOS production of Little Shop of Horrors take place at Chorley Little Theatre on Sunday, March 2. The musical about a killer plant is best known for the 1980s movie and the society […]

Lights, camera, action for Wirral teenager 8:15pm Wednesday 19th February 2014 in News By Emma Rigby, Senior Reporter Fifteen-year-old Beckie Jenkins at the BAFTAs. AS the nation tunes into the BRIT awards, one Wirral teenager relives the moment she interviewed some of the silver screen’s biggest stars at last week’s BAFTAs. It was lights, camera, […]

Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel 9:26am Thursday 27th February 2014 in Leisure latest news By Patrick Grafton-Green Owen Wilson in The Grand Budapest Hotel. THERE are few truly original voices in modern English-language cinema: the films of the Coen brothers are a blessing; Charlie Kaufman is an enigmatic delight; Quentin Tarantino may have lost some […]