- Girls' seven-plus abortion history
- Mother killed in pushchair accident
- Heatwave will last into weekend
- Second Briton is tested for rabies
- '50st teenager' cut free from home
- Patients to rate hospital treatment
- Yes-to-independence campaign begins
- Clegg warning over Greece euro exit
- Libyan PM visits Fletcher site
- Hunt's ex-aide faces press inquiry
What's On
More bands in festival line-up
Darren Hayman and Belle and Sebastian’s Stevie Jackson are among a host of new artists joining the line-up for Indietracks 2012.
Big band and organ concert
THE Pipes In The Peaks venue at Thorpe, near Ashbourne, is to host a concert entitled The Organ, The Big Band and Me, on June 9.
Chorus heads for the seaside
Derbyshire’s own Barbershop Choir, The Grand Central Chorus, is off to the sea side this week end but there’ll be no buckets and spades just bottles of water and tuning forks.
Jason to tackle brand new role
Jason Donovan will return to the cast of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds for The New Generation Tour, dropping in at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on December 9.
Theatre
Dark humour with Adam
To celebrate the success of his debut solo show at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 and a suitably smutty Christmas show at London’s Lyric Theatre, Amateur Transplants frontman Adam Kay packed up his piano to sing his way across the UK with his own unique brand of smutty songs.
Celebrating 60 years in song
MATLOCK Musical Theatre members are to celebrate the Queen’s forthcoming diamond jubilee with performances of a new show at four different venues across the area next month.
Performers hit the heights
One of the most daring, breathtaking and stunning family shows to come out of China – ShangHi by Cirque Du Ciel – is coming to the UK for its first tour, stopping off at Buxton Opera House on May 25 and 26.
Join duo for a nostalgic tale
MAN is the name of a new comedy, devised by the Leicester-based Citizen598, and it can be seen at Derby’s Guildhall Theatre on Friday, May 25, from 7.30pm.
It’s a slick and fast production
BIG numbers from jazz to ballad and high-paced dancing earn Wonderful Town (Theatre Royal, Nottingham, until Saturday, May 19) the classic description of an all-singing, all-dancing show.
Music
Codnor gig for Zep act
Acoustic Zeppelin, the unplugged duo formed of members of two top UK tributes – Fred Zeppelin vocalist Steven Gale and Sack Sabbath guitarist Russ Saxton – will play Codnor’s Jessop Arms on Friday, June 1.
Dark humour with Adam
To celebrate the success of his debut solo show at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 and a suitably smutty Christmas show at London’s Lyric Theatre, Amateur Transplants frontman Adam Kay packed up his piano to sing his way across the UK with his own unique brand of smutty songs.
Brass and choir in close harmony
The critically acclaimed Tideswell Male Voice Choir and the Sir Richard Arkwright’s Masson Mills Band once again bring their unique brand of musical entertainment to The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, on Sunday, May 27, starting at 7pm.
Air guitars at the ready
GET you air guitar at the ready for when the Guitar Anthems show comes to the Darwin Suite at Derby’s Assembly Rooms on Thursday, May 31, from 8pm.
Russian double bill with Halle
THE Halle make an eagerly-awaited appearance at the Assembly Rooms in Derby on Wednesday, May 30, from 7.30pm.
Showbiz
Manson: Tough times for new stars
Shirley Manson has criticised record companies for putting too much pressure on new artists.
Hump hitches ride to rehearsals
Eurovision hopeful Engelbert Humperdinck had to hitch a ride from police to the contest venue - after his bus broke down.
Wedding bells for Alec Baldwin?
Alec Baldwin has sparked speculation that he's about to tie the knot for the second time.
Lady Gaga 'will not tone down show'
Lady Gaga's manager has said the pop diva has no plans to tone down her act, even if that prevents her from performing in some countries on her Asian tour.
Property News
Looking chic on a tight budget
We all want our homes to look wonderful but tight budgets can put costly furnishings and luxury homeware out of reach.
Make sense of solar energy
You may think that solar panels are a big expense and so not for you, but if you’re planning to stay in your home for a long time, installing them can make sense financially as well as being beneficial to the environment.
NewBuy video explains 95% mortgage offer
Taylor Wimpey East Midlands has launched an informative new video guide explaining the recently launched 95 per cent mortgage scheme, NewBuy.
Buy with a mate to get on ladder
Would-be first time buyers struggling to raise deposits or secure finance could consider buying with family or friends to help spread the costs of buying and maintaining a home.
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Friday 25 May 2012
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