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Instead its a variety show so .. welcome to the song and dance, fun-filled Festive Follies. Covid put paid to many sesonal events across the UK but then, fortunately, we in the cultured Liverpool City Region found ourselves in Tier 2 territory. The show could go on even without the luxury of intense pre-production work and the obvious restraints of health and safety guidelines. Scene from Selection Box at Royal Court, Liverpool. Picture: Jason Roberts So all those who are back on the bo...

Gareth Gates is heading to Barnstaples Queens Theatre. - Credit: Andrew Plant/Imagine Photographic Singer and stage star Gareth Gates is heading to North Devon this Christmas for a seasonal spectacular. The singer, who was the runner-up in the original series of ITV’s Pop Idol in 2002, is set to headline Gareth Gates’ Christmas Cracker at Barnstaple’s Queen’s Theatre this festive period. The show will celebrate the best of variety and pantomime, with hilarious comedy routines and show-s...

“Is anybody out there? Hello? Can you hear us?” In a cavernous secret warehouse, there’s a party underway that would bring Matt Hancock to actual tears. Surrounded by motorbikes, horse-headed dummies, mysterious monoliths, shelves of bizarre bric-a-brac and amps and curtains scrawled with slogans – “STAY NEGATIVE”, “INNATE RASHES”, “IT’S BETTER TO SLEEP WITH A SOBER CANNIBAL THAN A DRUNK CHRISTIAN” – a motley crew of soul kings, bovver boys, rappers, indie heroes, druids...

Homes where our biggest celebrities were born, what theyre worth and what stands there now We take a look back at some of the most famous addresses in our region John Lennon as a young boy outside his childhood home of Mendips with his Aunt Look back at great photos and memories from years ago with our Days Gone By newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes...

Covid-19: Army test centre troops receive Freedom of Liverpool Published image captionAbout 2,000 troops were deployed to Liverpool in November Army regiments which helped to set up and run a mass coronavirus testing pilot in Liverpool are to be given the Freedom of the City. The 2,000 troops were deployed to the city in November and have helped carry out 200,000 tests at almost 50 centres. The citys coronavirus infection rates have since dropped from 680 cases per 100,000 people to fewer than ...

Last modified on Tue 12 Jan 2021 12.38 EST Although physically tiny at 4ft 10in tall, Barbara Windsor, who has died aged 83, was a giant of the British entertainment industry, conquering films, theatre and television in a career that spanned 60 years, 50 of them as a top star. After some notable stage work, Windsor first came to real prominence as a member of the Carry On team for nine hugely popular films starting in 1964 with Carry On Spying. In them she usually played a wide-eyed blonde with...

Prince William calls Dame Barbara Windsor a true national treasure as he hails EastEnders and Carry On icon in moving speech to Christmas pantomime audience after her death aged 83 Prince William delivered a tribute on the stage of the West Ends London Palladium ahead of Pantoland show Barbara Windsor became a household name as buxom blonde in Carry On films and later joined EastEnders   Dame Barbara was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 2014 and made the news public in 2018  Died at 8.3...

Last derelict street in a Liverpool neighbourhood tells the story of its housing struggles Ducie Street stands alone but its potential is not lost on local residents Updated Ducie Street, Toxteth. Photo by Colin Lane (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo) Get the best property news and bargains with our House&Home newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’l...