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GARY BARLOW is due to perform this weekend as a new cruise ship is launched in Southampton. On Sunday, a virtual naming ceremony is taking place for P&O cruises latest ship, Iona, Britain’s most environmentally-friendly and largest cruise ship. Starting at 9pm, the ceremony is to be hosted by broadcaster Jo Whiley and will include a performance from the music director of the 710 club, Gary Barlow. The Take That star will play a short set as part of the event, which will be broadcast t...

Virtual Chelsea Flower Show to take place next week after main event is postponed The RHS has postponed the usual five-day event until September A worker adjusts a floral display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2018 (Image: Victoria Jones/PA Wire) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your informat...

Virtual Chelsea fills the gap left by the postponement of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 – an online gathering for all gardening fans

Virtual Chelsea Flower Show to take place next week after main event is postponed The RHS has postponed the usual five-day event until September A worker adjusts a floral display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2018 (Image: Victoria Jones/PA Wire) Want the best food, film, music, arts and culture news sent straight to your inbox?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up for regular updates of events happening in Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you...

Organisers of a ‘mini festival’ in Henley  have applied for drinks, music, and dance permits ahead of a new event in July. Henley Festival’s ‘Summer Fling’ will be taking place prior to the much bigger Henley Festival in September as organisers are putting on two separate events this year. The ‘Summer Fling’ is a smaller affair than the regular festival. Nevertheless, there is likely to be a lot of excitement, with live music, dancing, street food and more. Celebrity DJs M...

Blur Bassist’s Cider Brand To Be Used in Iona’s Naming Ceremony May 04, 2021 The cider brand created by the bassist of British pop band Blur will take the center stage in the naming of P&O Cruises’ latest ship Iona on May 16 in Southampton. This was announced by P&O in a press release. The cruise line said that the official naming ceremony will culminate in the smashing of a Nebuchadnezzar of Alex James’ new cider brand, Britpop, specially made for the event, against ...

Jo Whiley penned a heartfelt tribute to her sister Frances to mark her 53rd birthday after her disabled sibling nearly died as a result of contracting COVID-19. The Radio 2 presenter, 55, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snap of her younger sister giving two thumbs up to the camera in her doorway, as two giant balloons that spelt out her age were held up for her. Jo also shared a throwback snap with Frances - who has genetic disorder Cri Du Chat syndrome - from childhood, as the pair h...

The Radio 2 presenter Jo, 55, has explained the rage she felt when she found out that her sisters local GP would not be able to give her a dose as she was not in the right tier.

Sun 2 May 2021 03.00 EDT In the kitchen of a recording studio, down a long lane, off a village high street, stands the wiry, wired figure of Paul Weller, looking at his shoes. Oxblood fringe-and-buckle loafers. He is explaining the subtle differences between this pair, and another pair he owned a few years ago. “This part here used to be a few millimetres deeper,” he says. “And the buckle was a tiny bit bigger.” In an inconsistent world of ever-changing rules, Weller is a co...

The popular singer/songwriter will release his long-awaited second album Life By Misadventure on May 7. The album is his first full-length since the ground-breaking and award-winning 2017 debut Human, and its lead single All You Ever Wanted climbing to #2 on the UK Airplay Charts. The initial reception to Rag’n’Bone Man’s return has been a resounding triumph, being selected as Greg James’ and Arielle Free’s Record of the Week on BBC Radio 1 as well as Jo Whiley’s on BBC Radio ...