Entertainment
Farnham to rock the Kununurra
Aussie superstar John Farnham will headline the Airnorth Kimberley Moon Experience, the annual outdoor music event on the banks of the Ord River in Kununurra, East Kimberley.
Money still key for yuppies of yesteryear
With a sequel to the 1987 hit movie Wall Street soon to hit our screens, it seems that ruthless stockbroker Gordon Gekko's famous mantra ‘Greed is good' may still resonate with the ‘yuppies of yesteryear'.
Astra Brit Flick Pilgrimage
After last week’s chaos of an erupting volcano, what better a reason to holiday at home? With three quarters (76%) of Brits expected to holiday in the UK this year and over half (55%) keen to visit locations they’ve seen in a film, car company Vauxhall has teamed up with Visit Britain to create a film fanatic’s dream expedition, the Astra Brit Flick Pilgrimage.
Kym Marsh and Ricky Whittle join celebrity line up at Truckfest
Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh, who plays Michelle Conner in Britain’s biggest soap, and Hollyoaks hunk Ricky Whittle join the celebrity line up at Truckfest when it returns to the East of England Showground, Peterborough, on Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd May.
Camden venue hosts Bourbon Festival
This May will see the launch of the Bourbon Festival at Camden’s leading rhythm and blues venue and restaurant, The Blues Kitchen.
mifiction launches interactive novels
Interactive fiction books are now available on mobile phones as new technology transforms the traditional novel into a contemporary format. Mobile books or ‘moooks’ are designed for instant viewing across a wide range of mobile networks worldwide, with first service availability in the UK.
Covent Garden invites aspiring Rankins to make history
Whether it is a quick iPhone snap of ballerinas rushing to their rehearsals at the Royal Opera House or an image of a street performer standing with a chainsaw on his head (yes, we have one of those!) or you shopping with a friend, Covent Garden is inviting regular snappers, aspiring Rankins and Vogue-posing, Sartorialist-inspired grannies to submit their photographic memoires of the area to celebrate the 180th Anniversary of the Market Building and go down in history forever.
Barford’s got talent too!
The Granville @ Barford hosted its very own successful version of ITV’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ last Sunday. ‘Barford's Got Talent’ attracted 9 hugely talented acts and villagers raised £766 for “Lupus West Midlands”, the charity for people with the incurable immune system illness.
Pixie Lott to unveil her collection for Lipsy at Bluewater
British singer/songwriter of the moment, Pixie Lott, will be making a personal appearance at Bluewater Shopping Centre on Wednesday 28 April at 4pm to unveil her new fashion range for the leading high street brand ‘Lipsy’.
Art and gardening collide at RHS Show Tatton Park
An exciting collision of artistic vision and accomplished garden manipulation is due to take place at the RHS Show Tatton Park (21-25 July) as Tony Heywood confirms his appearance at the prestigious high summer event.
Festival fans beware - how to avoid dodgy tickets this summer
The leading consumer protection body for the ticket industry is warning festival fans about dodgy websites offering rip-off tickets.
‘Panic Button’ to be a warning to all social network users
Panic Button, a new British feature film that highlights the many dangers lurking in the world of social networking, has gone into production.
Make your own 3D movies with Moviestorm
British movie-making site Moviestorm.co.uk has launched a new 3D movie maker which will open up the world of 3D movie production to a mass audience of aspiring digital film makers.
Birmingham wins the Chevrolet Spark Unscheduled Tour
Following on from Newcastle being announced as the first regional city to win the Chevrolet Spark Unscheduled Tour, members of the public have been getting online and voting in their thousands on where they’d like the tour to go next.
Swissôtel offers access to the world’s finest clubs
Guests taking advantage of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Finest Clubs Package can now gain admission to top clubs. The first hotels in the international hotel chain to offer this exclusive package are Swissôtel Berlin, Swissôtel The Bosphorus in Istanbul and Swissôtel Grand Shanghai; other hotels are to follow shortly.