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Simon Halewood

Simon Halewood

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service issues winter log fire warning

CHESHIRE firefighters have issued a winter warning to homeowners with traditional log fires.Read

Crewe’s Lyceum panto Sleeping Beauty has the recipe for success

WITH a helping of impeccable comic timing, a healthy dose of cheeky innuendo and just the right measure of razor-sharp wit, the star of this year’s Lyceum panto is undoubtable.Read

Sleeping Beauty star Jane Tucker determined to wave her magic over Crewe pantomime

Children’s TV legend Jane Tucker talks to Simon Halewood about her stint in the Lyceum’s pantomimeRead

Jonathan Wilkes says Regent Theatre panto Dick Whittington “is going to be special”

“THEY say never act with Johnny Depp because he’ll make you look stupid and above all never sing with Sheila Ferguson. Good job I’m used to looking silly then.”Read

Motown's greatest hits at the Victoria Hall in Hanley

THE self-proclaimed “ultimate celebration of the sweet sound of Motown” is back by popular demand at Hanley’s Victoria Hall tomorrow (Thursday).Read

Superstar DJs top line-up at Chester Racecourse on New Year’s Eve

SUPERSTAR DJs will have Chester in a spin on New Year’s Eve as they take to the decks at Chester Racecourse.Read

Aussie stand-up Jim Jeffries tops the bill at M Comedy Club

CONTROVERSIAL and razor-tongued Aussie stand-up Jim Jeffries tops the bill at the M Comedy Club tomorrow (Thursday).Read

Magical opening weekend for Crewe Lyceum Theatre’s pantomime Sleeping Beauty

SLEEPING Beauty is now spreading its magical festive spirit at Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre.Read

TV psychic medium Sally Morgan comes to Stoke’s Victoria Hall

TV psychic medium Sally Morgan comes to Hanley’s Victoria Hall on Sunday.Read

Band promises a rock 'n’ roll education at The Box in Crewe

LEADING lights of Stoke’s indie scene New Education play at The Box in Crewe on Friday.Read

Christmas Club Sumo preparations under way at Square One in Crewe

PREPARATIONS are under way for Christmas Club Sumo on Saturday, December 19.Read

Lady Gaga announces Liverpool Echo Arena show in February

LADY Gaga – the biggest selling new artist of the year – has announced a major UK arena tour for spring 2010, which comes to the Echo Arena, Liverpool, on Wednesday, February 24.Read

Alistair McGowan to make big impression at Hanley’s Victoria Hall

ONE of the nation’s favourite impressionists, Alistair McGowan, brings his one man and several voices show to Stoke’s Victoria Hall on Saturday.Read

Hull five-piece The Paddingtons headline at The Box in Crewe on Friday (December 4).

HULL’S finest The Paddingtons headline at The Box in Crewe on Friday.Read

Light Up A Life (Victoria Hall, Hanley, Sunday, December 6)

THE Douglas Macmillan Hospice will be hosting its seventh annual Light Up A Life evening at Stoke’s Victoria Hall.Read

Simply Red to play farewell show in Delamere Forest

SIMPLY Red have announced they will be visiting Delamere Forest next summer as part of the Forestry Commission’s live music events.Read

Sleeping Beauty is stirring at Lyceum

How life changes. After years as cloth-capped stooge David Stockwell in teatime favourite Heartbeat, David Lonsdale is now living the life of a king.Read

Last chance to catch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Hanley’s Regent Theatre

THERE is still chance to catch the most fantasmagorical stage musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, at Hanley’s Regent Theatre.Read

Comic Simon Amstell comes to Manchester’s Lowry Theatre

SHARP-TONGUED comedian and TV presenter Simon Amstell brings his ‘challenging yet playful’ stand up show Do Nothing to Manchester’s Lowry Theatre on Friday and Saturday.Read

John Godber’s Bouncers at Newcastle-under-Lyme’s New Vic Theatre

JOHN Godber’s acclaimed celebration of the Northern nightclub scene, Bouncers, comes to the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme on Friday.Read

Author Profile

Simon Halewood is a reporter at the Crewe Chronicle and is responsible for coverage of Sandbach. He also reports on areas such as Middlewich and Holmes Chapel. Tel: 01270 502434.