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Return of the likeable lads

Return of the likeable lads

YOU don't get many stars conducting a newspaper interview while they're buying paint in Homebase but Journey South's Andy Pemberton is the exception.

"Yeah, I'm just going through the till now so I might be a bit distracted", said the likeable lad from Middlesborough, half of the talented duo who became runners-up in The X-Factor three yeas ago.


 

Fun for all at Victoria Park

FROM keen gardeners to dog lovers, Stretford's Victoria Park is playing host to two events that promise something for everyone.
Tuck into an artistic treat

Tuck into an artistic treat

VISITORS to the Manchester Castle Galleries have been enjoying a mouth-watering experience – thanks to an unusual art exhibition.

 

MUSIC: Here and Now, MEN Arena, Tuesday 13 May

MUSIC: Here and Now, MEN Arena, Tuesday 13 May

IN THE hit BBC series Ashes to Ashes, the lead character Alex Drake (played by Keeley Hawes), falls into a coma and is transported back in time to the eighties – her worst possible nightmare.
MUSIC: Willie Nelson, Apollo, Sunday 11 May

MUSIC: Willie Nelson, Apollo, Sunday 11 May

THE rule for any true outlaw is that they must always maintain an air of menace and danger, kicking against authority at any given opportunity.

 

 

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COMEDY: Jenny Eclair, Lowry, Sunday Cine club's the reel deal Trot along to Chatsworth BALLET: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Palace Theatre, 14-17 May A cheer for queer arts
MUSIC: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Apollo, Wednesday MUSICAL: The Sound of Musicals, Bridgewater Hall, Friday THEATRE: Celebrating Linda Smith, Library Theatre, Saturday DANCE: Cattle Call, The Lowry, Tuesday and Wednesday DRAMA: Black Watch, The Pie Factory, from Wednesday
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