EAST Lancashire's first-ever contestant on The Apprentice, Adam Hosker, writes a weekly blog giving his verdict on this year's battle for the top job with Sir Alan Sugar.
Interview: Gloria Gaynor 1:39pm Fri 16 May 08 UNDISPUTED Queen of Disco Gloria Gaynor is touring the UK for the first time in 20 years this month - and she's calling at Preston on the way.
Interview: Jenny Eclair 1:13pm Fri 16 May 08 The original grumpy old woman is bringing her live stand-up show to Blackburn. Jenny Eclair speaks to us about HRT, and refusing to grow old gracefully and her hope for a TV show of her own.
YOU can hardly flick through the channels at the moment without stumbling across something to do with Gladiators.
Interview: Sara Dallin of Bananarama 3:48pm Thu 8 May 08 Forget the Spice Girls, Girls Aloud and Sugababes — ’80s popsters Bananarama are the original girl band. And now they're back in the spotlight with the Here and Now Tour 2008, calling at Manchester Arena.
Interview: David Jaggs of Raggamuffins 3:43pm Thu 8 May 08 CLITHEROE band The Raggamuffins recently opened the towns latest music venue, The Grand, which has been transformed from the old cinema into a £3million multi-purpose music hub.
Rishton: The Balti House 2:21pm Thu 8 May 08 RISHTON is harbouring a hidden gem - a new Indian restaurant that knocks the taste buds off many in East Lancashire.
"WELCOME to The Mechanics," said comedian Tim Vine opening his stand-up show at the Burnley Theatre.
Interview: Nina Conti 4:11pm Fri 2 May 08 THERE are many advantages for a comedian that come with having a talking monkey on your arm - just ask ventriloquist Nina Conti.
Walking around Blackpool town centre prior to James' concert was like travelling back to 1991, indie kids wearing the band's at one time ubiquitous t-shirts were everywhere.
I KNOW I'm making myself unpopular by admitting this, but what on earth does everyone see in My Family?
Interview: Patrick McGuinness 3:50pm Sat 26 Apr 08 LANCASHIRE funnyman Patrick McGuinness has come a long way since his days working as a lifeguard at Horwich Leisure Centre.
Interview: Neil Fitzmaurice 4:19pm Fri 25 Apr 08 NEIL Fitzmaurice has taken a lunch break from rehearsals from Alan Bleasdale's On the Ledge which opens at the Liverpool Empire tonight.
Interview: Zaraah Abrahams 4:16pm Fri 25 Apr 08 DANCING On Ice contender Zaraah Abrahams is doing things in reverse on her journey to stardom.
WHILE most of us find it impossible to watch anything other than The Apprentice on a Wednesday night, there is another programme which is well worth setting the recorder for.
GOK got a shock last night when his latest muse, 35-year-old Nicki Denbeigh was reduced to a weeping heap at the prospect of flouncing down a catwalk in just her pants.
