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Video: 110 years of Harrogate’s Royal Hall

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:33 GMT

IT ONCE looked like Harrogate’s “glittering palace of gold” was set to remain an empty shell whose faded grandeur merely hinted at a more dazzling past.

Interview: Alison Moyet

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:49:23 GMT

With her new album Alison Moyet has gone back to the electronic music of her eighties heyday. Duncan Seaman spoke to her.

Brand new perspective on firm favourite

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:48:33 GMT

The History Boys have come home with the Crucible’s new production of Bennett’s modern classic. Yvette Huddleston spoke to director Michael Longhurst.

Life in rep prepared Cushing for screen stardom

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:47:37 GMT

He made his name in Hammer’s lurid horrors, but Peter Cushing’s roots were in northern theatre as film critic Tony Earnshaw reveals.

Energetic young theatre company’s first major show

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:34:16 GMT

After What Comes Before is the first major performance by Leeds-based Manic Chord Theatre.

Review: The Hangover Part III

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:33:40 GMT

In a 1997 episode of The Simpsons, rotund patriarch Homer stood before the residents of Springfield with a glass of cold beer and encouraged his neighbours to join him in a toast.

Saltaire Arts Trail continues to grow

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:04 GMT

The Saltaire Arts Trail is going from strength to strength with visitor numbers increasing yearly. Jon Cronshaw spoke to its creative director.

Review: Epic 3D

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:20:53 GMT

Based on the children’s book The Leaf Men And The Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce, Epic is a charming fable.

First-time author tunes into success with The Radio

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:19:40 GMT

His debut novel has been compared to the work of Nick Hornby. Yvette Huddleston spoke to Barnsley author Jonathan Lee.

Review: Sherlock Holmes – The Best Kept Secret

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:08:17 GMT

Arthur Conan Doyle really did something special when he dreamt up the world’s greatest detective. Want a flawed hero? Conan Doyle provided one, and then some.

Review: The History Boys

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:04:40 GMT

Fresh, lively and joyously energetic, director Michael Longhurst’s new production of Alan Bennett’s classic has a great deal to recommend it.

Review: Noddy Holder

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:04:26 GMT

YOU wouldn’t necessarily label Noddy Holder and Mark Radcliffe a double act, but put these two national treasures on the same stage and that is, essentially, what you get.

Review: Endellion String Quartet

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:04:22 GMT

It is 10 years since the Endellion began an annual residency in Leeds but its capacity to surprise remains undiminished.

Yorkshire artist Margaret Harrison wins Northern Art Prize

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:39:36 GMT

MARGARET Harrison is this year’s winner of the Northern Art Prize - and the first Yorkshire-born artist to win the title.

Life’s rich cabaret

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:52:14 GMT

Forget Gatsby’s New York, Berlin was the real hotbed of decadence and creativity in the 1920s as Anthony Looch discovers.

Turn over a new leaf

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:46:20 GMT

Sri Lanka: There’s much more to this Indian Ocean island than tea – as Laura Binder finds on an off-peak trip to its southern-most tip.

Home economics

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:38:07 GMT

As Britain’s finances continue to struggle, holidays in the UK are still an attractive option. Jeremy Gates reports.

Is winter over at last?

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:34:23 GMT

Hopefully, the answers to these questions are yes and yes.

Proceed with caution

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:32:41 GMT

Pretty but perilous; delightful but dangerous; beautiful but be careful – these plants may look good but, by golly, they can do you some damage.

Staying at home is priceless

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:28:27 GMT

This magnificent modern home cost a small fortune but forget about the price tag. It really isn’t about the money. Sharon Dale reports.