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Sibelius shines at Birmingham Symphony Hall

A programme of stunning concerts at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall are helping the world class venue to celebrate its 21st birthday in style.

Sibelius shines at Birmingham Symphony Hall

Win tickets to see The Wanted

One of Britain’s biggest and most brilliant pop bands, The Wanted, will embark on their first ever UK Arena Tour next month.

Win tickets to see The Wanted

Showbiz News

Mills denies playing voicemail

Heather Mills never authorised former News of the World editor Piers Morgan, or anybody else, to listen to her voicemails, she has told the inquiry into press standards.

Mills denies playing voicemail

Swap Shop medal tops for Cousins

Robin Cousins has revealed the medal that has "pride of place at home" is not his Olympic gold but one he was awarded by a children's television show.

Swap Shop medal tops for Cousins

Film

Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace looks better than ever in 3D

Dave Burrows reports from the London premiere of the first 3D Star Wars film which opened at Shropshire cinemas today

Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace looks better than ever in 3D

Carnage – Film review

Watch Carl Jones’s video review of Carnage, Roman Polanski’s new film where two sets of parents battle it out after their sons are involved in a fight.

Carnage – Film review

Comedy

Fizzog Productions bring comedy to Bridgnorth

Fizzog Productions are bringing their unique brand of Black Country humour to Bridgnorth on Thursday.

Fizzog Productions bring comedy to Bridgnorth

Magician Laurence Abel has plenty of tricks

Multi-faceted Shropshire student Laurence Abel is hoping for a career as a magician, or a comedian, or a journalist . . . he’s not sure which. He combines his three passions here, as he describes the terror of stand-up comedy and magic

Magician Laurence Abel has plenty of tricks

Theatre

Sister Act recieves highest praise

The curtain has gone up on comedy Sister Act at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre – and is already proving a huge hit.

Sister Act recieves highest praise

Runaway success for Shropshire pantomimes

Shropshire’s two major have pantomimes have proved to be runaway successes – with theatre bosses hailing one as a recordbreaker.

Runaway success for Shropshire pantomimes

Festivals

Hard-Fi to play main stage at Osfest 2012

Indie band Hard-Fi will be joining chart-toppers Razorlight at this year’s Osfest music festival.

Hard-Fi to play main stage at Osfest 2012

Osfest – a rising star in the festival scene

From Goldie Lookin Chain to multi-million album selling Razorlight – in terms of headline acts, Osfest is very much on the up.

Osfest – a rising star in the festival scene

Telly talk

Super Smart Animals put to the test in name of science

The promise of seeing a skateboarding dog, escapologist octopus and a maths whizz ape made Super Smart Animals the obvious choice while channel flicking through a dreary Wednesday night’s viewing schedule.

Super Smart Animals put to the test in name of science

Sparkling documentary The Diamond Queen covers glorious reign

Whether Royalist or Republican, none would doubt the incredible life of our reigning monarch.

Sparkling documentary The Diamond Queen covers glorious reign

Dining Out

Shropshire pub is one of UK’s best three

A traditional pub in Shropshire has undergone an amazing turnaround to be named one of the best three dining pubs in the UK.

Shropshire pub is one of UK’s best three

The Three Fish, Newport

Rating: *** David Banner takes his children to a family-friendly stop-off on a busy Shropshire route.

The Three Fish, Newport

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