Review: Francesca Martinez @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

12:30pm Friday 21st November 2008

THE meaning of life might not sound like the funniest topic to base a comedy set around.

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Pussycat Dolls inspire Blackburn pupils’ safety song

3:07pm Thursday 20th November 2008

A PRIMARY school has found the purr-fect way to boost internet safety — by recording a cover of a Pussycat Dolls song.

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Track of the week: 3 Black Dwarfs - Time

4:43pm Thursday 20th November 2008

Listen to Chorley garage punk band 3 Black Dwarfs' track Time.

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Review: A Taste of Honey @ Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

2:06pm Thursday 20th November 2008

"I can't stand people who laugh at other people. They'd get a bigger laugh if they laughed at themselves," Shelagh Delaney’s passionate and witty play about the working classes has been revived once again and with a script full of rich lines like this it would be hard to get it wrong.

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Review: Mutton @ King George’s Hall, Blackburn

11:15am Thursday 20th November 2008

IT was billed as “a show where you won’t feel embarrassed to wet yourself”.

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Pick of the Week: Exposures 2008

11:14am Thursday 20th November 2008

What: Manchester’s yearly filmmaking festival features bees, kittens, snails, yetis, flies, dragons, trolls, dogs, lobsters and robots.

Trio of local films at festival

10:49am Thursday 20th November 2008

BOLTON film talent will be on show at this year’s Salford Film Festival.

Blackburn musician signs to Amy Winehouse record label

12:07pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

UNIVERSAL Records is home to Eminem, Amy Winehouse, Take That and now... The Salvation Army. And the International Staff Band’s only female member is from Blackburn.

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Blackburn girl's panto cat is a winner

8:10pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

Gabrielle Faulkner, of St Peter’s RC Primary School, Blackburn, designed a cat costume for this year’s Thwaites Empire pantomime, Dick Whittington.

Review: Back To Englistan @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

12:21pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

THE pioneering stand-up show which showcases Anglo-Asian comedy returned to Blackburn last night.

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VIDEO: Jim Bowen resurrects 1,500 year old joke book

7:10pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

A LEGENDARY East Lancashire comedian has brought a 1,500-year-old joke book back to life and proved that the old ones are still the best.

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Rare flyer for 'Jimmy' Hendrix gig in Nelson up for auction

4:50pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

A FLYER advertising a Jimi Hendrix gig in Nelson is set to sell at auction for £700.

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East Lancashire's Panopticons to feature on Russian television

12:20pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

A LANDMARK arts project is set to make waves from Moscow to St Petersburg after Russian TV cameras visited East Lancashire.

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Review: Jason Manford @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

10:09am Tuesday 18th November 2008

When ‘Eight Out Of Ten Cats’ newest comedian says he loves doing stand-up, he truly means it from the bottom of his heart. I honestly thought he was never going to leave!

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Son preparing exhibition in memory of his Darwen artist mum

8:50pm Monday 17th November 2008

THE son of a late Darwen artist is planning to stage an exhibition of her work eight years after she died.

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Review: Russell Howard @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

12:08pm Monday 17th November 2008

HE’S one of the rising stars of British comedy and last night Russell Howard proved just why he’s become one of the most in-demand performers on the circuit.

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Strictly Come Dancing blog: Week nine

6:47pm Monday 17th November 2008

DANCE teacher Graham Vernon, from Samlesbury, gives his verdict on the eighth episode on Strictly Come Dancing.

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Review: Barocco's, Fence

6:02pm Monday 17th November 2008

THERE’S something special about eating at an Italian restaurant. Somehow the atmosphere is always more warm and welcoming.

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Recipe: Chorizo potatoes

6:04pm Monday 17th November 2008

IF you're the type of person who is forever saying: “Could we have another five minutes please,” to the waitress while you weigh up whether to go for chicken or beef, tapas is a Godsend.

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Ribble Valley mayor to swap rugby field for ballroom

4:30pm Monday 17th November 2008

A MAYOR who is the self-confessed ‘worst dancer in the world’ is leading a borough’s fitness drive by taking up ballroom dancing.

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Diana Vickers' relief after winning through to next round

1:39pm Sunday 16th November 2008

EAST Lancashire singing sensation Diana Vickers overcame a bad throat to win through to the next round of the X Factor.

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Review: Ken Dodd @ King George's Hall, Blackburn

12:04pm Monday 17th November 2008

Ken Dodd is a legend. How many 80 year-olds do you know who could stand on a stage and perform to a packed theatre for five hours?

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‘Sick’ Diana Vickers desperate for X Factor spot

9:41am Saturday 15th November 2008

DIANA Vickers is ‘desperate’ to sing tonight as she bids to recover from a severe throat infection.

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