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Richard Beecham visits Cyprus to see how the country is recovering after its banking crisis, and finds a remarkably proud and friendly people
We throw them into cement mixers,” said our guide, as I chewed on chunks of grilled octopus. “We can tenderise many at a time that way.”
What’s on this week
Don’t miss a thing with our comprehensive guide to what’s on this week in Batley, Dewsbury, Mirfield, Spen and beyond.
A jewel of the Med
On a trip to Tochni village, the owner of the local tavern (surrounded by friendly cats!), Sofronis Potamitis, treated us to another meze with fritatas and sausage.
Chapterhouse’s Red House production is a real page turner
Summer has arrived, and the Chapterhouse Theatre Company is making the most of the fine weather with an outdoor performance at Red House Museum in Gomersal.
Rocky Horror is still a blast after 40 years
If you are yet to experience the likes of Brad, Janet, Riff Raff and Frank-N-Furter in the stocking-clad flesh, now is the time to join the party.
Ghost The Musical is sure to be a tearjerker
In 1990 the film Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, was an Oscar- winning hit and now it is set to come to the stage.
A biting look at Apple
Owners of Apple iPhones will often say they can’t live without their favourite gadget.
The weird, wonderful web
Every week we bring you the most bizarre stories from our websites and beyond to put on smile on your face and kickstart that Friday feeling. Hope you enjoyed them as much as we did!
Toe-tapping tale brought to life
Dewsbury Collegians this week launched themselves into a colourful, moving and yet rumbustious production of the musical Half A Sixpence.
What’s on this weekend
Don’t miss our thing with our comprehensive guide to what’s on in Batley, Dewsbury, Mirfield, Spen and beyond.
Top of the plops: Worst smells named and shamed
Baby poo and wet dogs are top of the list of the worst smells in Britain.
A tale of young love
Jonathan Harvey’s uplifting tale of two 15-year-old boys discovering their sexuality got its first airing in 1993 - a time when the age of consent for gay men was 21 and the repealing of the Thatcher government’s Section 28 of the Local Government Act was still 10 years away.
A raunchy night out at Theatre Royal Wakefield
World War Two is in full swing but inthe nightclubs of London there’s stillplenty of fun to be had.
It’s not about the celebrity, it’s about the legacy
Charlie Daniels is, in her own words, one very feisty lady. After reading her sometimes hilarious, often harrowing autobiography Priceless: My Journey Through A Life of Vice, it’s not hard to see why.
Free ballet and opera on big screens
Free ballet and opera performances are to be beamed onto big screens in Bradford and Leeds.
Evening with the top brass
Bandsmen who will be launching their Last Night of the Proms concert in Batley on Saturday are girding themselves up to encourage young people to follow in their footsteps.
Let there be light, sound and prize-winning flights of imagination…
Perhaps this is more a reflection of my preconceptions (or call them prejudices if you wish) than of his personality but, nevertheless, Haroon Mirza seems as far removed from the image of an avant-garde artist as it’s possible to be.
Cleckheaton is ready for biggest its biggest folk festival yet!
It is well-known in folk circles that Vin Garbutt is one of the hardest acts to follow – but after the Tyneside Troubadour’s mesmerising performance in Cleckheaton town hall last year, next month’s Cleckheaton Folk Festival looks to have found his match.
Berlin
In my experience, city “breaks” are rarely that - they’re the sort of jaunt that couples extreme sightseeing with sore feet.
Time to protect the most vulnerable
“It’s not about the celebrity, it’s about the legacy,” says Charlie Daniels.
Mirfield goes morris mad for coronation
Morris dancers will be whipping out their hankies on Saturday for Mirfield Coronation Festival of Dance.
Collegians’ stage Half a Sixpence
Musical comedy Half a Sixpence is to be staged by Dewsbury Collegians, from June 11-June 15. Based on the HG Well’s novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, it tells the story of an orphan who unexpectedly inherits a fortune.
What’s on this weekend
Don’t miss a thing with our comprehensive guide to what’s on in North Kirklees and beyond this weekend.
INTERVIEW: Actor Philip Franks heads back to Yorkshire in The Rocky Horror Show
When it comes to curtain up time at the Rocky Horror Show in Leeds on Monday night, one of its stars admits he will be nervously pacing backstage.
Olly Murs joins Blue and Scouting for Girls on Leeds Party in the Park line-up
Olly Murs will be joining Scouting for Girls and Blue in taking to the stage at Temple Newsam this summer for this year’s Party in the Park, it’s been announced.
Cinematic show by popular brass band
The sounds of the silver screen will be brought to life at a unique concert taking place in Batley next month.
Hale! Harewood goes medieval
A fascinating period of British history was brought to life this weekend at Harewood House in Leeds.
Dolly Parton shows us the real meaning of girl power in 9 to 5
In 2013, the degrading, unapologetic sexism spouted by big boss Franklyn J Hart (Ben Richards) in 9 to 5 the Musical is a stark reminder of the struggles women have faced in the workplace.
Infamous Derren’s show is just magic!
When a performer tells you not to breathe a word about what happens in their show, writing a review could present a bit of a problem.
Step back in time to the flying Forties
Visitors to Brighouse this weekend might think they’d stepped into a time slip as the town goes back to the 1940s.
Taped crusader comes to town!
An unusual take on stand-up comedy takes place this weekend at Huddersfield’s Lawrece Batley Theatre.
The weird, wonderful web
Each week we bring you a selection of the funniest and cutest stories from our websites, to put a smile on your face each Friday.
What’s in this week’s paper?
In this week’s paper, we bring you the amazing story of a couple who conceived naturally after seven years of trying for a baby, despite being told it would be a miracle.
New production will be a show and a half
Half a Sixpence is the musical comedy that was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele.
Amateurs bare all!
Standing on stage in the buff is literally the stuff of nightmares for most people.
What a knight! Merriment and mirth at Leeds medieval fair
A taste of life in the Middle Ages is on offer this Sunday and Monday at Harewood House’s annual Medieval Fair.
Shane Meadows’s Stones Roses film to get Showcase Cinema screening
Shane Meadows’s highly anticipated documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone will be shown at the Showcase Cinema in Birstall next week.
Gut-wrenching role steals the show
Maureen Nolan could not seem to bring herself to smile during her stranding ovation at the opening night of Blood Brothers at Leeds Grand on Monday.
The weird, wonderful web
Each week we bring you some weird and wonderful stories from our websites to put a smile on your face at the start of the weekend. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
Boogie down for charity
Chart hits of the 1970s and 1980s are set to fill the dancefloor at a charity event.
Kate Wobschall has her socks well and truly knocked off at the Radisson Blu in the Light, Leeds
This weekend has been mostly spent telling anyone who will listen about my amazing discovery.
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Weather for Cleckheaton
Wednesday 19 June 2013
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