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A full round-up of entertainment and what's on in Chester, Cheshire, North West England and North Wales. All the latest news, previews, reviews and celebrity interviews from the theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, shows, gigs, concerts, festivals, clubs and clubbing.

Dancer is moved to help family’s appeal

A SALSA teacher is turning his birthday celebration into a fundraiser to help a Mold baby who suffers from a rare syndrome. Read

School honours achievements

STUDENT accomplishment has been celebrated at St David’s High School, Saltney. Read

Ali Campbell goes solo at the Liverpool Empire

GIG PREVIEW/Ali Campbell at Liverpool Empire Theatre Read

Rare Gilbert & Sullivan to be performed in Mold

THE ever popular Dee & Alyn Gilbert & Sullivan Society is staging a rarely performed production opf The Sorceror at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold next week. Read

Classic Cole Porter musical comes to Llandudno

LLANDUDNO Musical Productions and the Operatic Players of Colwyn Bay are teaming up for their 2008 production of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes at Venue Cymru in Llandudno from June 10-14. Read

Big Brother 9 ready for launch

Big Brother 9 starts tonight but contestants will not be doing the usual walk into the house. Read

Neil Diamond at the MEN Arena

Legendary songwriter and performer Neil Diamond returns to the MEN Arena this weekend, June 7 and 8. Read

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck takes new role with Gone Baby Gone

The Hollywood actor is reinventing his career with an acclaimed directing debut Gone Baby Gone, out in cinemas on Friday June 6. He talks to us about surviving tabloid gossip and insists he's very different from his public persona. Read

Review: The 39 Steps at The Lowry

THE 39 STEPS/The Lowry, Salford Quays, until June 7 Read

The Charlatans aim for clean start

The Charlatans are currently touring the UK with new album You Cross My Path. Frontman Tim Burgess talks about his love of performing, why the band chose to give the latest record away as a free download, and what might come next for the evergreen Britpop survivors. Read

George Sampson - BGT winner at Echo Arena

George Sampson, Britain's Got Talent winner, now knows that he has made it onto the celebrity ladder - as he couldn't even eat his burger in peace. Read

Review: David Honeyboy Edwards at Pacific Road

DAVID HONEYBOY EDWARDS/Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead, June 2 Read

Brass and blooms at Cheshire gardens

CONCERT PREVIEW/ Brass and Blooms at Lyme Park from June 15. Read

Llangollen Fringe Festival 2008 - line up announced

THE Llangollen Fringe Festival has once again lined up a programme of top performers, TV names and international superstars. Read

Coldplay announce live Radio 1 gig

Coldplay have announced they are to perform a live gig from the Brixton Academy, London, on Monday, June 16. Read

Review: Ian Siegal Band at Warrington R&B Club

THE IAN SIEGAL BAND/Warrington R&B Club, at Warrington Town FC, May 30 Read

World class performers present Sleeping Beauty on Ice

Show preview/ Imperial Ice Stars at Venue Cymru with The Sleeping Beauty on Ice from Tuesday, September 24 – 28. Read

Age Concern show aims to attract older theatregoers

SHOW PREVIEW/The Afternoon Show Read

Cockney duo Chas & Dave come to Llandudno

THE legendary Cockney duo Chas & Dave will be performing their best known songs at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on Monday, June 16 at 8pm. Read

Girls Aloud at Echo & MEN Arenas

FOLLOWING a mammoth sell out Arena tour in May, chart-topping Girls Aloud announce a new tour which arrives at the Echo Arena Liverpool on Friday, May 30. Read

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