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Ribble Valley Beat-Herder festival boasts all the best bits of Glastonbury

5:20pm Friday 17th May 2013

THREE days of sheep-chaperoned fun, and all the good bits that people still really love about Glastonbury, just about sums up Ribble Valley’s fun-packed Beat-Herder Festival.

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Punk legends Stiff Little Fingers head to Preston

5:34pm Friday 17th May 2013

GROWLING out the raw-edged lyrics to Wasted Life, Gotta Getaway and Alternative Ulster, Jake Burns engineered one of punk’s landmark offerings with Stiff Little Fingers’ first album, Inflammable Material.

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Dub pioneer Neil Perch to perform in Clitheroe

5:32pm Friday 17th May 2013

DUB pioneer Neil Perch, the man behind Zion Train, was on his way to a PhD in biochemistry and a career in the pharmaceutical industry, when he saw the legendary Jah Shaka Sound System play.

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Guitarist Andy Fairweather-Low to return to Darwen

5:22pm Friday 17th May 2013

ANDY Fairweather Low is heading back to his ‘second home’, Darwen Library Theatre, in November.

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Colne actress Amy Strange appears in BBC drama Frankie

9:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

AN ACTRESS from Pendle made her latest screen appearance last night in a new BBC drama.

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Silliness, stand-up and song from Vikki Stone at Chorley Little Theatre

5:05pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A rising star of comedy is the latest name announced to play Chorley Little Theatre this autumn.

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Quiz fan from Burnley aims for the money on '1001 Things You Should Know'

2:21pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A SHEET metal worker could be lining his pockets with silver when he appears on a TV quiz show today.

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Vote for Blackburn band Sky Valley Mistress to perform at The Red Bull Download Festival

11:29am Friday 10th May 2013

BLACKBURN band Sky Valley Mistress have rocked their way into the semi-finals at The Red Bull Download Festival 2013.

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Actress’s message to club’s Calendar Girls

4:17pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A PROFESSIONAL Calendar Girl has sent best wishes to members of Blackburn Arts Club as they prepare to stage the heart-warming tale.

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Flamenco is a passion for Juan

1:22pm Friday 10th May 2013

CELEBRATED virtuoso of the flamenco guitar, Spaniard Juan Martin, returns to Clitheroe’s Grand Theatre tomorrow.

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Elkie Brooks is ready for Mechanics date

1:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

ELKIE Brooks believes in keeping it in the family when she heads out on the road.

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Noddy Holder still Crazee about Slade

11:17am Friday 10th May 2013

GLAM rock legend Noddy Holder is being lined up for this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing as he celebrates 60 years on the stage.

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Veteran funnymen are out to show them how it’s done

1:17pm Friday 10th May 2013

AT its height The Comedians was one of the most popular shows on TV, making stars out of the likes of Frank Carson, Mike Reid and Charlie Williams.

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Read actor Lucien Laviscount joins the cast of E4 drama Skins

10:06am Thursday 9th May 2013

UP-and-coming actor Lucien Laviscount is to join the cast for the final series of teen drama Skins.

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Hilarious musical comedy on the Chorley stage

6:01pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is the title of the CADOS Studio play showing this week at Chorley Little Theatre.

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Take a walk to Me and My Girl!

3:42pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

HEAD down Ewood way next week to join Blackburn Musical Theatre Company to do The Lambeth Walk.

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