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Ali Campbell: ‘I feel blessed that I’ve been promoting reggae all this time,’
‘I live and I grow around reggae,’ says Ali Campbell, the unmistakeable voice that branded UB40’s music on so many hearts, simply. Our conversation takes place during a rare ‘few days off’ following The Hits Arena Tour (including a sellout Birmingham
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Mersea Island's Punk-folk musician Frank Turner
Spending more than 25 years on the road touring is an impressive feat for any artist, but to be on your way to your 3,000th gig by your early forties is nearly incomprehensible. Punk-folk musician Frank Turner started raking up the miles in his
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Harry Styles: the global superstar who has transformed a small Cheshire village
This summer, Holmes Chapel (population 6,700), will host thousands of visitors from across the world who are fans of a global superstar. Élodie Emmett tells the story of the singer and actor who has given her village the X Factor The chatter in
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Model Jasroop Singh on her career, celeb friends and life with vitiligo
Essex-born model, Jasroop Singh’s unique beauty was spotted online by an agency during lockdown. Less than four years later, she goes to Pilates with supermodel Naomi Campbell and Winnie Harlow is a fan... Jasroop is having her nails manicured
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Rick Astley: why the 80s superstar is on a roll
He’s the teaboy who became a platinum selling artist, the boy next door who went global. And with his reputation as the nicest guy in pop, it should come as no surprise that he finds time to speak to Lancashire Life from his holiday. We knew Rick Astley
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Marcus Williams on his favourite things about Devon
Marcus Williams is the curator of the National Marine Aquarium who featured in the BBC TV series Secrets of the Aquarium reveals why both water and wine are close to his heart Tell us briefly about yourself and what you do in the county.
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I like the smell of Sheffield. Yorkshire air is just different to anywhere else
Days are busy for Dan Walker as Classic FM breakfast show presenter and Channel 5 news host. He’s settled with his family in Sheffield, where he loves to walk in the Peak District and sip a coffee in his own café There is something in the air that
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Dame Ellen MacArthur: the life of the round-the-world yachtswoman
It’s a far cry from scudding around peaceful Ogston Reservoir, near Alfreton, in an 8ft dinghy, to navigating the tumultuous seas around the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. But it’s a journey which record-breaking solo round-the-world yachtswoman
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Win tickets to the Westmorland County Show
This year’s Westmorland County Show is set to be one big party. Not only is it the 225th show, but the Food Hall and Food Theatre is marking its 25th birthday. You can’t have a party without food and drink and the show – which takes place on September