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Since Bury Hospice opened in June 1991, the charity has helped thousands of people through the most difficult times in their lives with specialist,…

A cult podcast by a Rochdale comedian is returning to the stage for a nine-night run at the world’s largest arts...

GLASTONBURY? Out of sight, out of mind, out of pocket, Charles Hutchinson prefers to stay up north for arts and crafts aplenty.

Were you one of the 98 people who were crammed into Greenfields first ever Off The Rails Comedy Club?

The Comedy Shop – which played host to Peter Kay, Al Murray and Ross Noble – is returning with a new permanent home in Barnsley.

VILLAGERS near York are having the last laugh as their village hall becomes a mecca for some of comedys biggest stars. Elvington’s modest village hall - with just 140 seats - has been regularly packed to capacity since clinical pharmacist and entertainment promoter Andy Owen staged the first Comedy Night back in 2014. Andy’s headline act that night was Britain’s Got Talent runner-up and Phoenix Nights guest star Steve Royle. And in news to bring a smile to locals faces, Steve is c...

SCOTTISH high school pupils sitting National 5s and Highers have told The Ferret that mismanagement by the SQA has left them facing a “marathon of assessments” at short notice, which they claim are “exams in disguise”. Many pupils, who started sitting exam papers last week, said they felt let down and “unfairly disadvantaged” by the lack of notice given. Deputy First Minister John Swinney cancelled formal exams in December. But the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) led pla...