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Alexis Ffrench named Scala Radio’s Composer in Residence Composer and Scala Radio presenter Alexis Ffrench has been appointed as the station’s first ever Composer in Residence. This unique new role will see Alexis compose a piece of new music every month in response to a personal story, topical event or anniversary shared by a Scala Radio listener. Speaking to Mark Forrest about the piece, Alexis said “It’s a real pleasure to be a part of the ongoing Scala Radio success story, as a presenter and now as Composer in Residence. “There are so many great stories out there, w...

Former GMTV anchor Penny Smith is taking over Drivetime on Scala Radio each weekday. In other changes following the departure of Simon Mayo from the daily schedule, Mark Forrest is to host mid-mornings permanently and Angellica Bell is to launch a new magazine style weekend show Saturday and Sunday 10am till 1pm. Simon will launch a new Saturday afternoon show from April called Simon Mayo’s Essential Albums. Jack Pepper will continue in his 3pm slot throughout March before moving to a new showtime of 6pm. Hannah Cox meanwhile moves to Saturday Breakfast at 7am, and Anne Frankenstein joins ...

Simon Mayo is returning to Drivetime radio The 62-year-old radio presenter has confirmed he is moving to the coveted slot on Greatest Hits Radio from March 15 after eight years in the Drivetime slot on BBC Radio 2 until 2018 4 February 2021 He said: "Returning to Drivetime is so very exciting for me. It’s a show I loved so much and now on Greatest Hits Radio we intend to make it even better. And with Matt Williams back on sport, we can’t wait to get started. The message of the show is the same - enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think!"

Nicola Benedetti OF course, it is perfectly possible that the prospect of Mrs Brown’s Boys on Christmas day is your idea of hell (it certainly is mine). And as for Gavin and Stacey on Christmas Eve, well, didn’t we watch that last year? The truth is Christmas TV is all well and good, but it’s radio that does all the heavy lifting when it comes to the festive season. It’s the background noise for the present opening and Christmas dinner cock-ups. It can also be relied on offering a menu of familiarity, variety and, yes, let’s just say it, intelligence over the next fortnight.

Patient Donna Wall - picture from Sky News WARRINGTON Hospital has 'virtually' picked up a national award after transforming a simple medical device into a potentially life-saving therapy for Covid-19 patients. During the height of the crisis, hospital staff came up with their own solution to the worldwide shortage of ventilators by modifying 'black boxes' (continuous positive airway pressure devices), a technology ordinarily used to help sleep apnoea patients The mixed hospital team of doctors, nurses and health professionals were officially named as the inaugural winners of the new �...