Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood has 
revealed he is planning to persuade the rest of the band to headline Glastonbury this year. The rockers – Wood, 65, Sir Mick Jagger, 69, Keith Richards, 69, and drummer Charlie Watts, 71 – performed a series of live concerts last year to mark their 50th anniversary, and Wood is keen to continue the celebrations. Full Story: Read More
Dorset schoolgirl joins forces to pen a tribute to Enid Blyton’s famous boarding school series
This week sees the publication of St. Mallo
ry’s Forever!, a four-author collaboration between 17-year-old student Charley Robson, from Sherborne Girls school in Dorset,
16-year-old Miriam Joy from Bexley Heath, and a best-selling writing partnership of London-based Sarah Griffiths and Africa-based Mark Williams, under the pseudonym Saffina Desforges. The 80,000-word novel has been written and edited entirely by email exchange across two continents (three if you include the American ebook cover designer and the Canadian print-cover designer). Full Story: Read More
Octagon Theatre and Take Art celebrate £77,040 Dance Funding Award
The Octagon Theatre and country arts agency Take Art were celebrating today with the news that they had been awarded a £77,040 Grant for the Arts award from The Arts Council England. Full Story: Read More