Thu, 17th May 2012

Andy brings Hat of Doom to Westcliff

8:00pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Comedian - Andy Hamilton brings his live show to the Palace

HE was forced to cancel his original date with Southenders due to illness, but Andy Hamilton has rearranged and will be at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff, next week.

Learn hush-hush secrets of baking

6:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Let them eat cake – Clair Thienel is starting a cake baking club

BAKING in the dead of night and disposing of pots and pans, while wafting giveaway delicious smells out of the window.

The rise and rise of Birdwood’s flatbread

6:00pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Turkish delight - Madeleine Godsill puts together a tasty sandwich at Birdwood

IN 1762, the historian Edward Gibbon’s journals recorded a new word added to the English language – “a Sandwich”.

Seven days of being gluten-free is more of a famine than a feast

9:20am Tuesday 15th May 2012

Tucking in – but veggie burgers were off the menu for Hannah

COELIAC UK has thrown down the gauntlet to the wheat-munching nation by launching a gluten-free challenge this week.

Steve’s West End date with Go!Go!Go! Show

8:00pm Sunday 13th May 2012

In the West End – Steve Leeds,  in the Go!Go!Go! Show

HE may have made it to the West End, where he’s working with some of the top names in the business, but the bright lights of London have no allure for Steve Leeds.

Dad's the word for comic Mark Thomas's latest show

11:00pm Saturday 12th May 2012

Opera on dad – Mark Thomas

THE big stand-up comedy names are coming in thick and fast at the Colchester Arts Centre.

Sixties hero joins tour to thrill fans

8:00pm Saturday 12th May 2012

Jess Conrad is in Buddy Holly – a Legend Reborn

THINGS have changed since Jess Conrad, OBE, was a teen idol back in the Sixties, but one thing is the same – his popularity with diehard fans, who, thanks to his recent addition to a touring show, are getting to see him perform his classics once again.

Steve’s West End date with Go!Go!Go! Show

1:50pm Saturday 12th May 2012

In the West End – Steve Leeds

HE may have made it to the West End, where he’s working with some of the top names in the business, but the bright lights of London have no allure for Steve Leeds.

REVIEW: I Dreamed a Dream

9:10am Friday 11th May 2012

WHEN Susan Boyle remarked in a Radio Times interview that a Scottish actress called Elaine C Smith would do a good job of playing her in a story of her life, she wasn’t far wrong.

REVIEW: Ovation for Aida’s opening night

9:00am Friday 11th May 2012

THAT rarity, a spontaneous opening night ovation, said it all about Aida.

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