Shame it’s based on reality
Eileen Caiger-Gray reviews BRASSED OFF at Sheffield Lyceum theatre Following its huge success as a film in 1996, Brassed Off was adapted for stage by Paul Allen, opening at the Crucible in 1998. Now t ...
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Join national celebrity backed Great British Garden Festival
Private gardens all over England and Wales will open their gates to the public during this year’s Festival Weekend, 7-8 June, organised by the National Gardens Scheme (NGS) for charity. The Festival a ...
Top 5 apps for older people
Ofcom recently announced that the number of people aged 65 and over accessing the internet has risen by more than a quarter in the past year, driven by a three-fold increase in the use of tablet compu ...
There are some films you feel you really ought to see
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs 12 YEARS A SLAVE (Entertainment One) is based on Solomon Northup’s memoir and Steve McQueen’s film, to nobody’s surprise, won an Oscar for Best Film. A free blac ...