Entertainments

Review: Don’t cry for Evita

Review by Alan Wooding

Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Hangover Part 3, Epic

It’s not uncommon for those who have supped not wisely but too well to wake up the morning after and make heartfelt vows about their future behaviour.

Matt Adcock’s film review: The Great Gatsby

“Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther... And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past….”

MBTC-14-05-13- Holly White. Ravensden.

Teenager Holly White,13, has reached the area final of singing competiton Teen Star, she comes from a musical family her grandparents Maureen and Nigel Brewer still paly in a rock band.

Holly with grandparents Maureen and Nigel Brewer.

Talented Holly is finalist in national singing contest video

A teenager whose grandparents both still play in a rock band is just one step away from playing live at the 02 Arena.

Alan Dee’s movie preview: The Great Gatsby, Fast & Furious 6

Yes, I know, I know – it’s a dream team, isn’t it?

Travel

TRAVEL : Venturing into Vietnam

Rural villages, floating markets and top-class tailors are all highlights of a trip to Vietnam, says Tori Mayo.

Travel: Discovering the art and soul of Amsterdam

After a 10-year renovation, one of Europe’s most important art galleries, The Rijksmuseum, has reopened in Amsterdam.

Travel: Looking and seeing at Deptford Market

“What you see isn’t always what you get,” says walking tour guide Sandra Shevey.

Travel: Beijing and beyond

On an organised tour of some of China’s highlights, Leanne Rinne discovers a mesmerising, enchanting land of contrasts.

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Weekly guided walks around Bedford

A new series of guided walks begins in Bedford in May - offering you the chance to find out more about the town.

Theatre & the Arts

Review: Relatively Speaking

By Alan Wooding

Gripping war-time play tells story of a miner entombed

After a sell-out five star run at the Edinburgh Festival Les Enfants Terribles comes to

Review: Starlight Express

It’s been almost 28 years since we took our German friends to see Starlight Express at Victoria’s Apollo Theatre in London.

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