Testament on Orpheus in the Record Shop and being part of the BBC's Lights Up season
The only problem was he had just five weeks from being commissioned until the opening night.His finished piece was to form part of Connecting Voices, a collaboration based around a series of new and existing works fusing classic and contemporary theatre and music, with the themes of isolation and connection, and resilience and reflection at their heart.
Howden reaps lockdown benefits as homeowners splash cash on kitchen refits
During lockdown, many consumers decided to redo their kitchens as homeowners invested the money they might have spent on a holiday or a new car on improving their homes.
Five things for learners to consider before booking a driving test
With the country slowly emerging from lockdown, practical driving tests are beginning to resume.Things are progressing at different paces in different parts of the UK but from 22 April, learners in England and Wales will be able to sit their tests, with those in Northern Ireland starting a day later and learners in Scotland due to follow on 6 May.
Why Leeds Digital Festival will kick off with a 'mini-fest' this week
The open platform festival is usually held at this time of the year but last year was split in two owing to the pandemic.
The US Dales National Park Authority is recruiting a specialist Three Peaks ranger
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has announced a rare opportunity to fill one of their most coveted roles – that of a Three Peaks ranger.
Retail sales beat expectations despite closure of non-essential stores
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the amount spent by shoppers increased 7.3% in March and quantity bought rose 7.2% compared with the same month a year earlier – just as the first Covid-19 lockdown started.
Construction sector set for double digit growth in 2021 as activity rebounds
Construction activity continued throughout the first quarter of 2021, according to the Construction Product Association’s latest Spring Forecast published today.
Linda and Anne Nolan: We’ve become the ‘chemo sisters’ after family's cancer misfortunes
There has been so much cancer in the lives of the Nolan sisters that they could be forgiven for thinking ‘Why me?’
How Sheffield-based SIG plc has made an encouraging start to the year
The Sheffield-based firm said that after a solid start in January and February sales volumes then picked up strongly, and March and April traded ahead of management’s expectations.
Peugeot e-2008 review: electric SUV sharpens its claws for a fight
You might not have noticed but there’s quite a lot of talk about electric cars at the moment.There isn’t time here to discuss whether they are or aren’t the all-healing cure for the world’s transport ills but for the moment car makers are throwing their weight behind a battery powered future.
