Paul Heaton, the ramber returns

2:13pm Friday 18th July 2008

POP legend Paul Heaton, 46, is perhaps best known for his involvement with shortlived ‘80s alternative rock group the Housemartins and, in more recent years, the Beautiful South, formed from the Housemartins’ ashes in 1988.

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Love story can't rescue war drama

12:16pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

SETTING a love story against historical events is a well-worn theatrical and literary tradition, but one, it seems, that is often tricky to pull off.

Meet The Infadels

12:11pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

HAVING just played Glastonbury Festival and Barbarie Festival in Switzerland and with new single Free Things for Poor People hitting number one in the indie charts, The Infadels are riding high "Switzerland was quite mental," says guitarist Matt Clyma Gooderson. "Barbarie used to be a bartering festival where all the shops drop their prices but now it's grown into this insane thing."

Get down to The Local

12:04pm Wednesday 16th July 2008

CROUCH End's own favourite, The Local, picks up its skirts and heads out into the wild reaches of London this July, for Points of the Compass, a four-point musical tour of some of the capital's most lovely and sympathetic local live music venues.

Musical youth

11:56am Wednesday 16th July 2008

RUNNING the gamut of musical styles and instruments, the Grand Union Youth Orchestra (GUYO) is an offshoot of the Grand Union Orchestra, founded by Tony Haynes, the current artistic director.

Get Stuck on art

11:43am Wednesday 25th June 2008

CHARLES Thomson is one of the founder members of Stuckism, created in 1999 in response to the high level of conceptual art having money and media attention thrown at it.

Bard out in the open

11:39am Wednesday 25th June 2008

AN AL FRESCO dramatic experience awaits you this summer, thanks to an eclectic mix of theatre productions in one of the capital's most famous open spaces.

Get those memories back for good

11:14am Tuesday 24th June 2008

GARY Barlow has vowed never to see Never Forget which is a shame because he would miss a cracking walk down memory lane.

Deeply passionate

4:34pm Wednesday 4th June 2008

"WHEN you're caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, the deep blue sea can sometimes seem very inviting," according to the shattered heroine of Terence Rattigan's powerful and moving play, The Deep Blue Sea.

Kids have a good laugh

11:59pm Saturday 31st May 2008

CHILDREN will chuckle with delight when you take them to their very own comedy club.

Families '£9 worse off per week'

Updated 8:34am Saturday 19th July 2008

The average family is £9 a week worse off than a year ago as steep rises in the cost of living wipe out pay increases, figures show.

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