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Could Emma be Britain’s Next Top Model?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:47:58 GMT

A high flying career in fashion beckons for a Morley call centre worker who is to appear on Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model.

The weird, wonderful web

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:21:03 GMT

Every week we bring you the most bizarre stories from our websites and beyond to put on smile on your face and kickstart that Friday feeling. Hope you enjoyed them as much as we did!

REVIEW: The Rocky Horror Show, Leeds Grand Theatre

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:10:53 GMT

Hundreds of Rocky Horror revellers turned out in force and fancy dress for the 40th anniversary production in Leeds. And the lively audience were not to be disappointed.

A jewel of the Med

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:20:24 GMT

On a trip to Tochni village, the owner of the local tavern (surrounded by friendly cats!), Sofronis Potamitis, treated us to another meze with fritatas and sausage.

Richard Beecham visits Cyprus to see how the country is recovering after its banking crisis, and finds a remarkably proud and friendly people

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:18:49 GMT

We throw them into cement mixers,” said our guide, as I chewed on chunks of grilled octopus. “We can tenderise many at a time that way.”

Toe-tapping tale brought to life

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:15:19 GMT

Dewsbury Collegians this week launched themselves into a colourful, moving and yet rumbustious production of the musical Half A Sixpence.

Chapterhouse’s Red House production is a real page turner

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:06:50 GMT

Summer has arrived, and the Chapterhouse Theatre Company is making the most of the fine weather with an outdoor performance at Red House Museum in Gomersal.

A biting look at Apple

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:55:14 GMT

Owners of Apple iPhones will often say they can’t live without their favourite gadget.

Top of the plops: Worst smells named and shamed

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:33:01 GMT

Baby poo and wet dogs are top of the list of the worst smells in Britain.

Racegoer Cherryl is Wetherby’s best dressed

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:48:41 GMT

Cherryl Evans from East Ardsley won the ‘Best Dressed Lady’ competition at the recent Ladies Day meeting at Wetherby racecourse.She caught the eye of the judges in a 1930s ivory coloured shift dress, matching bolero jacket and a distinctive olive green hat.

Evening with the top brass

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:52:34 GMT

Bandsmen who will be launching their Last Night of the Proms concert in Batley on Saturday are girding themselves up to encourage young people to follow in their footsteps.

The weird, wonderful web

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:24:48 GMT

Hope you enjoyed them as much as we did!

REVIEW: Beautiful Thing, West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:00:46 GMT

Some plays manage to stay with the audience for a long time.

Time to protect the most vulnerable

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:50:27 GMT

“It’s not about the celebrity, it’s about the legacy,” says Charlie Daniels.

It’s not about the celebrity, it’s about the legacy

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:49:20 GMT

Charlie Daniels is, in her own words, one very feisty lady. After reading her sometimes hilarious, often harrowing autobiography Priceless: My Journey Through A Life of Vice, it’s not hard to see why.

Berlin

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:46:03 GMT

In my experience, city “breaks” are rarely that - they’re the sort of jaunt that couples extreme sightseeing with sore feet.

Cleckheaton is ready for biggest its biggest folk festival yet!

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:37:32 GMT

It is well-known in folk circles that Vin Garbutt is one of the hardest acts to follow – but after the Tyneside Troubadour’s mesmerising performance in Cleckheaton town hall last year, next month’s Cleckheaton Folk Festival looks to have found his match.

Collegians’ stage Half a Sixpence

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:34:54 GMT

Musical comedy Half a Sixpence is to be staged by Dewsbury Collegians, from June 11-June 15. Based on the HG Well’s novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, it tells the story of an orphan who unexpectedly inherits a fortune.

Mirfield goes morris mad for coronation

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:33:03 GMT

Morris dancers will be whipping out their hankies on Saturday for Mirfield Coronation Festival of Dance.

INTERVIEW: Actor Philip Franks heads back to Yorkshire in The Rocky Horror Show

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:05:38 GMT

When it comes to curtain up time at the Rocky Horror Show in Leeds on Monday night, one of its stars admits he will be nervously pacing backstage.