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© Disney, photo by Jay Brooks Its a tale as old as time – two perfect performers cast in iconic roles! Courtney Stapleton and Emmanuel Kojo will lead the upcoming tour of Beauty and the Beast, set to open at Bristol Hippodrome in late August. The piece has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, and is based on the award-winning animated film of the same name. The piece follows a young woman who stumbles upon a petulant prince cursed to rese...

Audio Content Fund enters third year with £1m available The Audio Content Fund has £1million to distribute over the next 12 months as it enters its third year of operation. The fund, which is financed by the UK Government, has distributed £2.35m since its launch in 2019, having had its budget increased last year during the coronavirus pandemic. The next funding round will open on 17th May, with decisions published in early August. Subsequent funding rounds will be held in Septem...

Sam Bailey and Roman Kemp to headline Leicestershire summer festival for cancer charity The X-Factor winner will join other performers to raise money X-Factor winner Sam Bailey will come to Leicestershire this summer (Image: Champions UK Plc) Sign up now to our weekly newsletter put together by our dedicated food and drink writersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your inf...

For 16 years The X Factor crowned Britains biggest new singing stars, promising them fame and riches beyond their wildest dreams. But for many their moment in the limelight was brief. Today former contestants are queuing up to hit out against the British music industry for exploiting and treating them like cattle since their overnight rise to fame. Rebecca Ferguson has called for an urgent parliamentary inquiry to help protect young and emerging artists and an independent tribunal to hold thos...

Premium Content Is Bluesfest going to be rescheduled to later in the year? The last minute cancellation of the five-day festival on the day campers were starting to enter the events grounds send shockwaves across the Northern Rivers, with many businesses and workers affected, including musicians and the festivals organisers. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard confirmed on Wednesday that the state government is working with Bluesfest organisers on a possible alternative date. "(There is) a lot...

Jackie Brambles to host Greatest Hits Radio series The latest Audio Content Fund includes funding a four-part series called Greatest Brits with Jackie Brambles for Greatest Hits Radio. The former BBC Radio 1 host and current BBC Radio Scotland presenter will celebrate 80s and 90s British female artists in the run-up to the 2021 BRIT Awards. It’s one of many projects awarded money in the latest round, bringing the total to £1.7m in the past year. The projects will broadcast acros...

Pickleball growing in Opelika-Auburn, provides tourism opportunities Pickleball expands in Opelika By Caroline Linch | March 14, 2021 at 3:12 PM EDT - Updated March 14 at 4:08 PM OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the world and it’s creating more attraction and business over in East Alabama. The pickleball facility in Opelika has only open for two years and since then, the Opelika-Auburn pickleball club has gained over 300 members not only from Alabama a...

‘Paddles at the Plex’ showcases Opelika’s growing pickleball community Paddles at the Plex showcases Opelikas newest sport By Hailey Sutton | March 7, 2021 at 10:43 AM CST - Updated March 7 at 4:35 PM OPELIKA, Ala. (WSFA) - It’s the fastest growing sport in the country, and it happened in Lee County this weekend. Pickleball. The City of Opelika hosted “Paddles at the Plex,” the second annual pickleball tournament organized by the Opelika Parks and Recreation D...

Holbeach trader is lucky that flood did not affect stock Published: 06:43, 27 February 2021 Parts of a popular shop are drying out after gallons of water had to be pumped away following a leak. Trader Sam Bailey says the cellar of her shop, Funky Dora, in Holbeach’s High Street had to be pumped out twice following a burst water main. Holbeach’s town centre was closed off for a total of four days as engineers from Anglian Water repaired two leaks in the High Street, which created pro...

MERCHANT Navy officer cadet, Sam Bailey, has embarked on a month-long placement at Wightlink. The 22-year-old from Romsey, is joining crews on the Portsmouth-Fishbourne route to gain first hand experience of the ferry company’s lifeline service supplying the Isle of Wight during the Covid-19 pandemic.   During his time at Wightlink, Sam will also sail to Falmouth on board its flagship Victoria of Wight for dry-docking and refit at the A&P shipyard.  After learning to sail dinghies ...