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Interview: Chaka Khan

Interview: Chaka Khan

10:57am Wednesday 16th July 2008

Ten questions put to Chaka Khan about her new album ‘Funk This’.

Review: The Taming of the Shrew @ Worden Park, Leyland

Pictured left to right: Brigid Lohrey who plays the Shrew and David Beck who plays Petruchio

4:33pm Friday 11th July 2008

Sun shining, birds singing, home-cooked food and Shakespeare- these were definitely the right ingredients for a perfect evening.

Interview: Mik Kaminski of The Orchestra

RETURN: From left, Kelly Groucott, Mik Kaminski, Phil Bates, Louis Clark, Gordon Townsend and Eric Troyes

3:17pm Friday 11th July 2008

THE Orchestra are heading out on a UK tour this autumn.

Interview: Jimmy Cricket

Jimmy Cricket

2:52pm Friday 11th July 2008

DIG OUT your L and R wellies and rose-tinted spectacles ready for a trip down memory lane — because comedy legend Jimmy Cricket is coming to Blackpool, as part of the Best Of British Variety Tour 2008.

Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Grand Theatre, Blackpool

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11:52am Wednesday 9th July 2008

A modern take on one of the country’s most popular musicals had the Grand Theatre on its feet on Tuesday.

Interview: Avalon Way

CROWD PLEASERS: Avalon Way adapt their set to suit a particular audience

11:58am Tuesday 8th July 2008

YOU could be forgiven for thinking that old-fashioned rock star behaviour had been totally eradicated, what with plasma TVs unable to penetrate double glazed hotel windows and recreational drug use being no less hazardous than today’s fast food.

Metal Gear Solid 4 Review PS3

3:27pm Monday 7th July 2008

What's that sneaking up behind you?

Interview: Tony Benn

INTERVIEW: Former MP Tony Benn with Citizen reporter, Nazia Parveen

11:09am Monday 30th June 2008

Britain’s foremost socialist, Tony Benn, shared his forthright views with Citizen reporter, Nazia Parveen, following a conference in Preston.

Interview: Paul Daniels

PAUL AND DEBBIE:“She gets more applause than me”

1:02pm Friday 27th June 2008

PAUL Daniels is in a mischievous mood when I call.

Interview: Craig Chalmers

Craig Chalmers

12:46pm Friday 27th June 2008

Craig Chalmers thought his chances of a leading stage role had disappeared when he was voted off TV’s search for Joseph. But now he’s touring the country in his dream role.

Interview: Andrea Glass

8:42pm Thursday 26th June 2008

ANDREA Glass isn't your typical female singer-songwriter.

Preston: Anderton Arms

Anderton Arms, Fulwood, Preston

10:02pm Monday 23rd June 2008

The Ember Inns company prides itself on creating a friendly, relaxing atmosphere for adults, and that’s exactly what you get at the Anderton Arms pub in Fulwood.

Interview: Frazer Hines

ARRESTING STUFF: Frazer as a police sergeant questions vicar Jeffrey Holland in See How They Run

12:30pm Friday 20th June 2008

THE cast for the classic farce See How They Run which comes to Blackpool's Grand Theatre next week reads like a who's who of comedy actors.

Review: The Police @ Arena, Manchester

12:20pm Friday 20th June 2008

MANY years ago BC (Before Children) we were on holiday near Nimes.

Interview: Calvin Party

12:17pm Friday 20th June 2008

When Calvin Party return for a show in Darwen next week, it will mean something special to lead singer John Donaldson.

Review: Sinatra @ Palace Theatre, Manchester

11:00pm Thursday 19th June 2008

OL BLUE Eyes is ol black n'white eyes for most of the Sinatra Show at the Palace Theatre, Manchester until Sunday, June 8.

Interview: The Brute Chorus

Interview: The Brute Chorus

8:46pm Thursday 26th June 2008

THE Brute Chorus' first single, a double a-side titled Chateau/The Cuckoo And The Stolen Heart, contained grim tales of spurned lovers, murderous revenge and wolves in wolves's clothing.

The Revenger's Tragedy @ Royal Exchange, Manchester

10:53pm Tuesday 17th June 2008

JUST in case you're in any doubt what to expect, the programme for the Revenger's Tragedy has a blood splattered look about it and depicts a sombre looking Stephen Tompkinson cuddling up to a skeleton.

Review: Leyland Band @ St Mary's RC Church, Leyland

1:55pm Tuesday 17th June 2008

The modern circular church of St Mary’s in Leyland was the venue for a RNLI fundraising concert on Sunday, June 15, and home-turf for the renowned Leyland Band.

Dr Korczak's Example @ Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

10:57pm Friday 13th June 2008

It is difficult to believe that Dr Korczak's Example, a play about the treatment of Jews in World War II, by the award winning David Greig, is based on a true story.

If I Were You @ Library Theatre, Manchester

10:56pm Friday 13th June 2008

IF only life were this simple.

Interview: The Rising

11:03am Friday 13th June 2008

THE Rising are a local band who are on the up. Every time I catch the lads playing, whether it be down the pub or on festival stages, the unabashed energy they put into their performances is never anything less than 100 per cent.

Interview: Chris Helme

10:41am Friday 13th June 2008

As lead singer with The Seahorses, Chris Helme shared stages with The Rolling Stones, U2 and Oasis. Now he's heading out on his own and is coming to Accrington and, as he tells us, he couldn't be happier.

Review: Belief and Betrayal

1:22pm Thursday 12th June 2008

Games: Belief and Betrayal

Mawdesley: The Black Bull

The Black Bull, Hall Lane, Mawdesley

9:45am Wednesday 11th June 2008

I could have lounged around The Black Bull in Mawdesley for the best part of Sunday afternoon, such is the atmosphere of this oldie worldie pub.

Interview: Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

4:13pm Friday 6th June 2008

Michael Portillo, who appears in an 'Audience With' show in Preston on June 14, has had a truly fascinating life.

Interview: Sally Morgan

10:50am Friday 6th June 2008

SALLY Morgan isn't your average TV psychic. She doesn't have a dodgy haircut or a mystical look in her eye.

Interview: The Krankies

10:15am Friday 6th June 2008

In a show that could have stepped out of a time machine, the cream of variety performers from past decades are going on tour. The Best of British Variety Tour features The Krankies, Cannon and Ball, Paul Daniels, Frank Carson, Jimmy Cricket and the Brotherhood of Man. We spoke to Janette and Ian Krankie.

Review: Tapes 'n' Tapes, Academy, Manchester

Tapes 'n' Tapes

11:31am Wednesday 4th June 2008

THERE was I thinking that the people of Manchester were a musically educated bunch when I turned up to a half-empty Academy to enjoy Tapes 'n' Tapes whilst Vampire Weekend played to a sold out crowd upstairs.

Interview: Rupert Hill

3:26pm Friday 30th May 2008

He was Corrie's favourite Baldwin until he left the soap in a dramatic exit earlier this year. Rupert Hill - who played Jamie Baldwin - speaks about life after The Street.


National News

Regulator considering Sats options

Ken Boston in talks with ets Europe over Sats fiasco

Updated 3:38am Sunday 20th July 2008

England's exams regulator is in discussions with the company behind this year's Sats fiasco to ensure that there is no repeat of the problems which delayed the delivery of millions of schoolchildren's test results.


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