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FREE MUSIC LESSONS FOR ALL INITIATIVE COMING TO LEEDS

Local News
Learn to Play Day – a free national event to encourage everyone in the UK to start making music – is coming to Leeds this March. Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by charity Music for All, the 2019 Learn to Play Day will take place on Saturday 23rd…

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY ON ICE, SKATES INTO LEEDS

Entertainment, What's On
Audiences will relive the magic and memories of their favourite Disney animated films when The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice skates into Leeds. Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they venture through a treasure-filled journey bound for heartwarming adventure. Featuring more than 50 Disney characters, this production includes…

AN EVENING OF ERIC AND ERN

Entertainment, What's On
Highly acclaimed for their uncanny portrayal of the legendary comedy duo, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, talented actors Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens return with An Evening of Eric & Ern on a UK tour until 14th June 2019. Crammed full of renditions of those famous comedy sketches, and coupled…

ALICIA IN AFRICA: VET NURSE’S LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE

Local News
Feeding orphaned cheetahs, firing tranquiliser guns, helping microchip a rhinoceros and tracking lions, giraffes and elephants aren’t the usual day-to-day activities of your typical Yorkshire teenager – but they were all part of a life-changing experience for one trainee vet nurse. Alicia Scott, a 17-year-old apprentice at Calder Vets’ Dewsbury…

PRODUCTION OF THE DIAVEL 1260 BEGINS IN BOLOGNA

Motoring
The Borgo Panigale plant has begun producing the new Diavel 1260. The first bike rolled off the line on Monday 21 January and, as is the tradition, was greeted by the entire factory with a toast and an official speech by CEO Claudio Domenicali and Production Manager Silvano Fini. The…

ROUND THE CLOCK CARE FOR HEART ATTACK PATIENTS

Health, Healthcare
Admission to hospital with a heart attack out of normal working hours does not appear to increase a patient’s chance of dying in hospital, according to a study of over 600,000 patient cases. The new research suggests that fears about potential differences in outcomes depending on the time of hospital…

Ilkley Moor – Part Two

Features, Footprints In The Sands Of Time
This February column continues the historical journey into Ilkley Moor that I began last month, with a look at some of the rock formations and rock ‘art’ found around the area. The moor has a prolific amount of cup and ring marked boulders that are intriguing to stop and look…

THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED

Features, In Bygone Years
February 3rd 1959 is a date that will live forever in the annals of ‘rock and roll, it was the day that three legendary musicians perished in a plane crash in Iowa, U.S.A. The three were Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson known professionally as ‘The Big Bopper’. Today…
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