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A LOCAL singer performed in a concert in Guisborough raising money for two charities.

LAST week’s article covered the founding of the Topic in 1956, and its growth over the first two years.

FOUR times BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominees and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards Megson will be performing a special show in Stokesley.

VINCENT Paul Garbutt was a man of many guises – folk musician, comedian, social commentator, Catholic, Teessider, citizen, communicator, father, husband, brother, son, grandfather and family man. Known as the Teesside Troubadour, Vin Garbutt’s spirit, charisma, and the impact of his personal and professional orbit has always been, and continues to be, extraordinary. In recognition of this, Mike McGrother (frontman with the Wildcats of Kilkenny) has organised The Gathering: Celebrating the Spirit of Vin Garbutt, an online festival presenting the essence and energy of the artist, with...

Quick on the draw … Paul Smith sketching on the Black Path, Redcar, Teesside. Photograph: Francis Annett Quick on the draw … Paul Smith sketching on the Black Path, Redcar, Teesside. Photograph: Francis Annett Maxïmo Park’s lead singer, a local, walks the trail from Middlesbrough to Redcar, through a landscape that influenced Blade Runner and Brave New World PaulSmith Fri 26 Feb 2021 01.30 EST Last modified on Fri 26 Feb 2021 05.03 EST On a slow June Sunday back in 2019, I walked the historic Black Path route, from Middlesbrough to Redcar, through the heart of industrial Tee...