The author of Late in the Day pays tribute to the exuberantly inventive Yorkshire-born novelist who has died aged 96 These books are set in the north of England; Gardam grew up mostly in North Yorkshire. The difference between the rugged north and the posh home counties, which are the other half of her subject, cuts across her fiction. In her adult novel Faith Fox she describes two tribes, “South and north, above and below the line from the Wash to the Severn, the language-line that is still not quite broken to this day.” Free weekly newsletterDiscover new books and learn more about your favourite authors with our expert reviews, interviews and news stories. Literary delights delivered direct to you promises all the enchantments of childhood reading I came to live at the yellow house when I was six years old and my father pulled the brass bell-knob beside the huge front door.” Although the novel goes on to narrate the whole of Polly’s life including her alcoholism and thwarted love affairs it can’t quite get out from under that brisk It’s in her final trilogy (Old Filth, 2004, The Man in the Wooden Hat, 2009, and Last Friends 2013) that she achieved the perfect balance between manner and matter Each novel tells the story of the same three lives but from a different perspective: “old coelacanth” retired judge Edward Feathers (Failed in London Try Hong Kong) The books gather up these lives retrospectively from the vantage point of old age and death; their collage of fragments contradictions and memories compose a portrait of a vanished world of manners Gardam’s knowing ironies come into their own which can feel tamed or missing in earlier books crowds into the cracks between the fragments West End and Broadway star Hadley Fraser will take to the stage at Cadogan Hall for his first-ever solo concert We spoke to him to find out more about his upcoming show and the launch of his new album Congratulations on your first solo concert How are you feeling about performing at Cadogan Hall I’ve seen so many great concerts and gigs at Cadogan Hall that I can’t wait to get up there and perform my own material and launch the album there It’s a wondrous space - this big bold open space but the feel of intimacy and proximity pervades I remember seeing Jose Gonzalez there a few years ago - just him and his guitar for about two hours - mesmerising I’ve performed there in musical concerts a couple of times (The Light Princess and Carousel) but to have a solo gig there is really special What can audiences expect from your concert Audiences will hear all the songs from my recently released album (Things That Come And Go) with a few select songs from other albums of mine - and some surprises thrown in Natalie May Paris and Rosalie Craig are all joining me on the night And I’m joined by arranger and collaborator Sam Young who will be heading up the band (all of whom played on the album - I haven’t scared them off yet!) How did you decide which songs to include on your new album I guess that was something of a roundabout process given the album was originally going to be part of a bigger project including some spoken word material too Producer and all-round-legend Donald Anderson from the US contacted me about it - and within a short while A lot of the material was chosen to reflect or enhance the spoken word material - but with that still in the oven we decided to go ahead and release the music as a stand-alone cut The songs are all standards (vintage and modern) and ones that I had been singing or wanting to sing for a while Sam Young came on board and weaved his magic to turn them songs into something contemporary You've got an impressive list of theatre credits Are there any shows that you'd like to return to in the future I’m returning to a play I did 6 years ago (The Deep Blue Sea) right now - and it’s a real joy to find new things and reimagine a character What's next for you in the world of theatre and beyond The Deep Blue Sea runs at The Haymarket until 21 June The album launch is 15 June at Cadogan Hall Then I’m over to Tokyo for a short run of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in August There are a few things hovering around after that - but that’s it for now Hadley Fraser performs at Cadogan Hall on 15 June, with further info here. 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It is funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) with input from other Government Departments The Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme delivers scientifically excellent research This benefits UK climate science and supports the development of core UK climate science infrastructure This programme comprises projects that develop partnerships across the globe We harness UK scientific expertise to help strengthen the resilience of communities that are vulnerable to weather and climate variability The UK government's Newton Fund supports this programme The Met Office is working with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to deliver three programmes funded through the Strategic Priorities Fund The concert will coincide with Fraser’s new album Alex Wood Tanyel Gumushan Hadley Fraser will perform his first solo concert this summer and the guests joining him on stage have been revealed which will take place at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 15 June Fraser and Donald L Anderson produced it for Palm Haven Studios with arrangements and co-production by Sam Young The concert is presented in association with ADAMA Entertainment and Westway Music, known for producing solo concerts for Jamie Muscato and Lucie Jones Revealed today, West End stars Rosalie Craig, Natalie May Paris, and Maiya Quansah-Breed will join Fraser on the night The evening will feature songs from the new album alongside other musical theatre favourites Get the best deals and latest updates on theatre and shows by signing up for WhatsOnStage newsletter today The ex-Spandau Ballet man is swinging into Christmas Tony Hadley hasn't slowed down for a moment since he quit Spandau Ballet back in 2017 The singer has released a number of solo albums and has continued to tour his old and new hits around the world Later this year, Hadley will reunite with his the Fabulous TH Band and full live brass section to give fans another chance to hear swinging versions of his biggest numbers Tony Hadley will also celebrate the history of jazz standards and swing anthems by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Elvis Presley Tickets go on general sale this Friday, January 31 at 10am via MyTicket.co.uk with a pre-sale starting 24 hours earlier Tony Hadley full interview: Spandau Ballet “I absolutely loved last year's tour with my big band," Hadley said "It rekindled my excitement and passion for the songs that formed such an important part of my childhood songs that inspired me to pursue a singing career." He added: "For this year's tour we will be visiting some of my favourite swing classics along with big band songs that I have never performed before "I never tire of performing 'True', 'Gold' and 'Through the Barricades' and look forward to including these great songs in the set as well!" The concerts follows last year's The Mood I'm In swing album and accompanying Big Swing live dates See more Latest Music News George Michael See more Latest Features Ed Sheeran ABBA TV & Film Country Saturday 7th December | 3.00pm | The MGroup Stadium Oxford City can confirm that tickets for the Isuzu FA Trophy Third  Round tie against Hadley are now on sale The easiest, cheapest and quickest way to purchase tickets for the game is via our online ticketing site HERE Save your e-ticket directly to your phone to scan upon entry to the turnstiles They will be on sale right up until kick-off Tickets will also be available on the turnstile by cash & card but please note that all tickets purchased at the turnstile will increase by £2 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | OXFORD CITY FOOTBALL CLUB I made the executive decision last year to make my home back in the UK London has long been a Mecca for foreign correspondents I was looking forward to being back in Blighty and took considerable pleasure in long perambulations in the park evenings at the theatre and book shops where the employees have actually read what they’re trying to sell I had witnessed the terrible fumbling of successive Conservative governments but hoped at the very least that Labour would use its mandate to implement some pro-growth policies When I met Keir Starmer at the World Economic Forum in January 2023 I introduced him as the man who would likely be Britain’s next prime minister; it was his first Davos but he seemed to understand immediately that the UK wasn’t competitive and that this gathering of ‘the great and the good’ were looking for him to change that I’m not sure where the man on the charm offensive has gone, but the Autumn Budget announced by his Chancellor of the Exchequer, raising taxes by £40billion, the single biggest tax hike in a generation, is not one to win friends amongst tax payers nor encourage investors. Latest data shows, the exodus of the wealthy from the UK is unlike any before; a reverse migration that puts Britain’s ability to compete in peril. Warning: It’s no surprise that investing in the UK was nowhere near the agenda in Riyadh As the Labour budget bombshell landed, I was in the middle of a gathering of the global business elite in Saudi Arabia, where most titans of international finance have long since given up on Europe. With its endless bureaucracy and anti-business attitude the continent can hardly be seen as an investment destination. Now with the Starmer government set to follow-suit, it’s no surprise that investing in the UK was nowhere near the agenda in Riyadh. I had heard first hand for months stories of the ultra wealthy pulling up stakes and exiting the UK; but these were the billionaires Now it seems those in the mere millionaire bracket are actively on the case to do the same and it is reflected in the numbers When I moved to the UAE back in 2009 the country was just feeling the effects of the global financial crisis with hundreds of cars abandoned at the airport as those in the red skipped town to avoid their debts Commercial and residential real estate was empty and many predicted this was the end for the dream city in the desert the country outranks the US as the world’s number one destination for millionaires People who have made their money and want to keep it all while living in a clean But one might expect a basic understanding about the nature of market economics job creation and the need for a healthy tax base in a country that hosts what has until now been a hub of global capital and commerce Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission These deals are chosen by our editorial team This does not affect our editorial independence The comments below have not been moderated By posting your comment you agree to our house rules Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. 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challenge of ensuring the UK is resilient to climate change and setting out the work already underway to meet that challenge with the provision of robust and actionable science to help inform adaptation action The Paris Agreement was a turning point in international climate negotiations Almost every country agreed to take collective global action to tackle climate change countries have committed to limit global warming to 2 °C above pre-industrial averages The American big mountain skier has experienced more loss at 38 than most humans will in a lifetime She opens up about how she’s learned to navigate the highs and lows Hadley Hammer has been fighting to stay above water can she admit how intense the last half-decade has been died unexpectedly from a series of strokes her dad was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer “I’ve been trying to keep my ski career going,” says Hammer has experienced more loss than most humans will in a lifetime “An average person’s life goes through these periods.” Hammer says I would surface briefly and get pulled back down is optimistic that skiing will be joyful again stealing construction equipment to build rails I want it to be about exploration and fun.” Hammer’s earliest memories are about exploration The vast landscapes of the Western US call for it It gives you a sense of endless exploration and the realization of how small you are so you feel alone against those granite walls now one of the wealthiest small towns in the US has changed considerably in the three decades since her childhood In the 1990s it was a mix of ranchers and ski bums with a small and tight-knit community who worked together to thrive in a cold Every parent took care of every kid,” says Hammer With supportive parents and two athletic brothers Hammer learned how to find her limits early “We’re not a traditional family,” says Hammer “My mom doesn’t cook and we didn’t sit down to eat but my parents were always there for us.” After learning to ski at two-years-old Hammer grew up chasing her brothers around Jackson Hole Mountain Resort That July, Matilda Rapaport, a fellow big mountain skier, died in an avalanche. Quiet, kind, and smart, Rapaport and Hammer had similar personalities, so the news hit hard. Hammer’s grief would come and go, foreshadowing the years to come. Four years later in 2020, after Lama passed, Hammer moved to Innsbruck, Austria, to be closer to his friends and family. “I needed to reorientate myself to the world,” Hammer says. “It was the perfect place to do that. European life is more gentle than American life. Society is slower.” The change of pace and sense of newness gave Hammer a fresh start. In 2022, she took an opportunity to move to Chamonix, France, the birthplace of big mountain skiing, continuing her career in the mountains and kicking off a new film project. Big mountain skiing, however, requires a singular, almost obsessive focus. “Winter is short, so you always have to be focused on training, performing, and filming, which doesn’t leave much time for the fun aspects of the sport,” says Hammer, who hopes to approach things differently this season. “Skiing at its purest is one of the few ways to play as an adult,” says Hammer. “So much of life is work and taxes, so it’s important to find moments of play.” After five years of feeling underwater with grief, Hammer plans to prioritize lightness this winter. Powder days with friends, soulful tours in the backcountry, and meeting new skiers beyond hard-charging professionals are high on her list of goals. That’s not to say the sadness and grief from her past are completely gone. “The wounds never leave, but you can grieve and still be happy,” says Hammer. “Grief makes your lows much lower and your highs much higher.” Hammer’s life has been defined by a rollercoaster of highs and lows, which she has learned to accept, instead of trying to control. “If you try to control the mess, it simply doesn’t work.” In many ways, Hammer has the mountains to blame – and to thank – for these lessons. “When you’re trying to climb a mountain, you can’t move the tree or go through a rock, even if it is in the most obvious way up. You have to work with those obstacles, not plow through them,” she says. “That’s what I’m doing with my life. Grief doesn’t bend. People talk about going through it, but it doesn’t work like that. You have to work with it, work around it, and move with it to find a path through it.” This winter Hammer hopes to balance high adrenaline descents with playful powder turns. “Right now I’m just happy to see what lands on my plate and what doesn’t. I’m not forcing anything. I’m just keeping my eyes open to see what is in front of me. Whatever comes is a gift and you have to take those gifts.” keeping the forward at Sewell Group Craven Park until the end of the 2026 season Hadley initially signed with the Robins mid-season in 2019 from Hull FC and has gone on to make 104 appearances for the Red and Whites Hadley has become a key part of Willie Peters’ pack and is now one of the club’s longest serving Known for his relentless work in attack and defence second-row and loose forward within the Robins’ engine room the Hull-born forward played in 30 games as the Robins recorded their highest Super League finish and made their maiden Grand Final appearance against Wigan Warriors Dean Hadley was delighted to sign a new one-year extension: “I’m really happy to resign with Hull KR and get sorted nice and early “I enjoy being in this environment with the lads “Part of my reason for coming here (in 2019) was to establish myself as a first team player I wanted to be somewhere where I was playing a role and I’d like to think I’ve done that so far “It’s proved to be a really good decision for me and I’m looking to improve again (in 2025) and win silverware at Hull KR.” Willie Peters added: “We’re pleased Dean has signed a new one-year extension at Hull KR Dean leads through his actions both on and off the field and has deservedly become part of our club's leadership group "Deano is well-liked amongst the playing group One of the biggest compliments a player can have is your teammates want to play with you and that’s definitely the case with Dean Hadley." Super League Debut: Hull FC vs Catalans Dragons music and fundraising this autumn.Hardwick Hall Hotel will welcome hundreds of guests to its 22nd annual Oyster Festival on Friday with entertainment headlined by Tony Hadley former frontman of 1980s supergroup Spandau Ballet who will perform a set packed with hits such as Gold Read more we believe that sharing positive news stories about successful businesses in County Durham is important for fostering a supportive and thriving business community We want to encourage business owners to send us their success stories so that we can share them on our website and celebrate their achievements We are committed to promoting the county as a great place to do business and providing a platform for businesses to showcase their successes +44 (0) 3000 261 261  enquiries@businessdurham.co.uk Starting a business Growing a business Moving a business Business premises About Business Durham Latest News Business Events Privacy Policy Contact Us Preston North End’s Madison Hadley has a huge opportunity to win the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Golden Boot this season and Chelsea’s Mayra Ramirez entering the competition it is Hadley who currently sits top of the charts with 10 goals Tier 5 attacker Hadley helped lead Preston into their first-ever FA Cup first round tie where they were knocked out by Bradford City Hadley spoke with Her Football Hub about this potential achievement and Preston’s time in the FA Cup When asked about topping the goalscoring chart and we’re nearing the quarter-finals and I’m getting more and more excited and I could potentially win the Golden Boot.” Hadley continued and expressed the importance of her family: “I wouldn’t even know what to do [if she won the award] and it would mean a lot to me and my family All the work and effort they have put in driving me to football The growth of the women’s game has been astronomical following the England’s Euro 2022 the Women’s Super League has seen record attendances We are now seeing the same growth occur in the Women’s Championship When asked about how this accolade could spur growth for the lower tiers Hadley said: “Especially for us at Preston you wouldn’t think that a player from Tier 5 was going to win so it could draw more attraction to the lower tiers Making history and reaching the first round of the cup shows Tier 5 is a good standard of football The attacker also spoke about how important this run was to help inspire the next generation “Hopefully we can attract the younger fans as well because we do get a few young girls who come down and aspire to pay for Preston when they are older It’s good to inspire the younger girls and get them involved and play football.” When reflecting on the FA Cup journey as a whole Hadley acknowledged the impact the run had on the Preston team as a collective but it is probably the best game we’ve played all season And it just shows that in these other competitions we can go on and win and get to the highest stage in the league.” Despite an unfortunate 2-0 defeat against Bolton in the Lancashire FA Women’s Challenge Cup Preston are looking to continue to push forward Hadley notes that the team are “excited and well prepared” for the upcoming matches draw and ‘fundamental milestone’ Adran Premier: Cardiff lead as Phase 1 ends and title race heats up Search More results... Guest stars have been announced for Hadley Fraser’s forthcoming solo concert at Cadogan Hall in London The show is Hadley Fraser’s first ever solo concert, and Hadley Fraser at Cadogan Hall is playing on Sunday 15 June at 6:30pm Hadley will be joined by West End guest stars Rosalie Craig (Company, The Light Princess), Natalie May Paris (Six The Musical Hadley Fraser is one of the West End’s busiest actors, with stage credits including Opening Night (Gielgud Theatre), The Lehman Trilogy (Gillian Lynne Theatre), 2:22 A Ghost Story (Noel Coward Theatre), City Of Angels (Garrick Theatre), Young Frankenstein (Garrick Theatre), and Les Miserables (West End) He recently starred in a concert of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Ramin Karimloo at the London Palladium which is also travelling to Japan this August Hadley’s film and TV credits include The Gold The concert marks the launch of his new album, Things That Come and Go (Buy now) produced by Fraser and Donald L Anderson for Palm Haven Studios Hadley Fraser will be singing songs from the new album and other musical theatre favourites The concert is presented in association with ADAMA Entertainment and WestWay Music Hadley Fraser – Live at Cadogan Hall is running at Cadogan Hall in London on 15 June 2025 Book tickets to Hadley Fraser at the Cadogan Hall in London Comments and reviews are subject to our participation guidelines policy, which can be viewed here Our policy is for readers to use their REAL NAMES when commenting Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Sign-up for Offers Shows | Offers | Musicals | News Please note: All tickets are subject to availability. Ticketing powered by members of the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers [Read more] Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy The special guests who will be joining Hadley Fraser at his first ever solo concert at Cadogan Hall on 15 June have been announced today Performing alongside Hadley will be West End stars Rosalie Craig (Company The event marks the launch of Hadley’s upcoming album This special evening will feature songs from the new album alongside other musical theatre favourites For more info on Hadley Fraser: Live at Cadogan Hall, please click here. Sign up here for your daily business digest direct to your inbox Sign Up Discover our talented editorial team and the principles that drive them A North East hotel is gearing up to host one of the region’s most anticipated social events The event will also feature comedian Joe Pasquale JJ Galway Band and DJ Brandon Block.  a three-course fruits de mer lunch and complimentary drinks throughout the day The festival has raised more than £2.5 million for local causes over the past two decades with organisers hoping to generate another significant donation Proceeds this year will go to Heel & Toe Children’s Charity which provides free and low-cost therapy to children with physical disabilities and complex needs across the region owner of Hardwick Hall and Ramside Estates said: “Tony Hadley is a true legend of British music and we’re absolutely thrilled to have him headlining this year’s Oyster Festival “He’ll bring a real sense of style and showmanship to the day and we know his live set will be a huge highlight for our guests.” Tickets for the Oyster Festival are available by emailing events@hardwickhallhotel.co.uk or calling 01740 620253 the only representative of the Fellowship of Punch and Judy puppeteers in the Nordic countries Jonathan was the son of Enid and Brian Hadley when Jo was a toddler and he grew up there with three brothers in a close being suspended twice from Westcliff high school for boys But entry into the local venture scout troop providing Jo with a community of like-minded individuals It was the enthusiasm engendered by these experiences that got him through his interview for the Essex police in 1985 Jo took up the opportunity to study for a BA then MA in sociology at Goldsmith’s College The following year the couple moved to Helsinki, where Jo completed his PhD. He then worked as a researcher for the Finnish Police University and Helsinki University and later as a consultant for the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (Unicri) while also throwing himself into expat life Though apparently not blessed with sporting skills as a schoolboy Jo was soon chairman of a local cricket team It became a source of social contact for the immigrant community of Helsinki including members of Pakistani and Indian origin The constraints on academic budgets in 2014 meant another career change which saw the creation of his new role as “edutainer” working in a local English language kindergarten combining his interest in British folk history with the scouting performance skills of old he began investigating the English tradition of Punch and Judy His first performance was at the Sampo international puppet festival in 2021 These became a regular feature on the streets and parks of Helsinki during the summer months The domestic details of postwar life are closely observed in this tale of two sisters over one weekend in Bristol Tessa Hadley’s novella has an alluring opening line: “The party was in full swing.” Evelyn is following her glamorous older sister Moira to an ostentatiously unglamorous gathering in a docklands pub in postwar Bristol where there’s “sawdust on the stone-flagged floor” and smoke-stained plaster walls “crowded with advertising for brands of beer and rum and tobacco which hadn’t existed for decades” adding memorably to the literature of urination when the sisters can’t find a loo Evelyn has just started a BA in French and is working with sweet self-consciousness on her transformation into adulthood hyper-aware of her clothes and manners and vocabulary in the way of a young adult changing class seems – at least to Evelyn – more confident Evelyn meets people she knows at the party her sister’s colourful friends and a smart and kind fellow student whose niceness makes him unattractive to her but not to the reader She asks him to buy her a drink to alleviate her disappointment with the evening: “I’m not talking to anybody,” she says to him “or at least not anybody I actually like.” When he obliges she abandons him: “she submerged herself effectively in the flamboyant drifting between different groups as if she were always on her way somewhere else” This is not a world in which a woman can buy her own drink Free weekly newsletterThe only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns and there’s a clear divide between those who fought and those too young to remember clearlyThe story remains closely focused on two women over one weekend by the death of a boyfriend shot in Malaya (“it was called an emergency because if they called it a war then the plantation owners wouldn’t be covered by their insurance”) The city’s bombsites have hardly grown over and there’s a clear generational divide between those who fought and those too young to remember clearly we meet the rest of the family: military Dad whose affair with another woman goes unmentioned; Mam in Moira’s view the cause of Dad’s affair; 12-year-old Ned in trouble at school for truancy and experiments with explosives Though the book is short and Hadley’s touch delicate as ever There’s no sense of imminent disaster or comeuppance but the domestic detail of postwar lower-middle-class life is oppressive: a knitting needle oiled by pushing through unwashed hair a dresser drawer “jumbled … with her girdles and stockings and brassieres and spectacles and used ration books The sisters are both comfortably at home and desperate to leave On Sunday night Moira takes Evelyn to a different kind of party an ad hoc gathering in a very grand house that has passed into the possession of siblings whose cousins There’s a different kind of dereliction here “one empty bedroom after another … ghostly furniture draped in white sheets making Moira climb around the drawing room on the antique furniture without touching the floor sending one of the boys to put on the dead aunt’s clothes and then it’s too late and everyone’s too drunk to go home In some ways this is daringly old-fashioned writing its forms as retrospective as the bombed city and prewar furniture This novella isn’t a parable or a political fiction It’s a pen portrait of a particular family in a particular time and place because of – the magnificently Victorian tendencies of the prose The Party by Tessa Hadley is published by Jonathan Cape (£12.99). To support the Guardian and Observer, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com The Sunday TimesTwo’s a coincidence but three’s a trend and there is a striking trend in publishing at the moment all saying the same thing: too many of us wrongly believe we are sick is the author of The Age of Diagnosis; the consultant child psychiatrist Sami Timimi wrote Searching for Normal; and Alastair Santhouse social anxiety and so on are now defined by such an absurdly broad range of increasingly mild symptoms that they pathologise the standard human experience The tobacco companies haven’t admitted it yet but it is clear that smoking is bad for your health and so you warn your children not to smoke Then you find out that after you drop off your children off at their primary school the teachers shove cigarettes into their mouths they’ll encounter smoking in the grown-up world so they may as well learn how to do it now!” Of course schools weren’t blowing cigarette smoke into children’s lungs in the 1990s But they are pumping the internet straight into kids’ brains even as it is known to the point of cliché that constant screen time + But things changed as Corbyn became Labour leader “I don’t expect to be loved in my workplace but it suddenly became a workplace where there was one point of view.” She spoke about a column she had written in which she compared Trump to Corbyn saying how dare you say that about Corbyn?” She also spoke about the “public vilification” of Guardian writer Jonathan Freedland and her concern that there had not been more defence of him by journalists on the left from “denial — that thing [antisemitism] is not happening Those who did not adhere to such beliefs were accused of being “LINO — Labour in Name Only” Freeman was told by Guardian editors that she was “not allowed to write about Corbyn and antisemitism any more” — and that and an ensuing and deeply unpleasant row about gender identity finally led to her departure from the paper Both she and Hirsh 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worth preserving Joey Evans secured a 2-0 away victory for Real Bedford against play-off chasing Hadley on Saturday as they remain top of Southern League Central Division One with Berkhamsted reciprocating the result at home to Flackwell Heath Rob Sinclair’s side only remain top on goal difference although the Pirates do have two games in hand Real Bedford had enjoyed an eleven day break before travelling to Brickfield Lane on Saturday afternoon but they had to grind out all three points against a dangerous Hadley side on a big afternoon of Southern League football Read: Evans winner helps Real Bedford grind out Aylesbury victory An early chance for Josh Setchell was kept out by Luke Ward in the home goal but it was a familiar face who opened the scoring who had earlier narrowly missed a scorching Setchell cross continuing a fine goalscoring streak that has left the number nine on 16 goals in his last 12 games come the final whistle cut in from the left wing and put it on a plate for Evans to head home despite away protestations for offside and it would be a lead that Real Bedford would never surrender Tyler McGregor was called into action not long after but made a save from a free kick look easy before Ben Stevens had an effort kept out at the other end Real should have gone into half-time two goals ahead; a mistimed clearance from Ward falling to the feet of Evans but with the goal gaping Real’s star man knocked it over the crossbar Hadley were not without their chances as Jordan Edwards shot wide of the post before Isaac Stones hit the crossbar from close range A smart save from McGregor also kept out Hermes Gbio as the warning lights flashed for the visitors but it was Evans who put the contest to bed late on with his second of the game It was a beautiful finish as Evans cut in off the left flank and curled a fine strike past Ward and into the top corner to seal a hard-fought but necessary 2-0 win against one of the division’s better sides with this eighth tier title battle now well and truly a two horse race Real Bedford and Berkhamsted are double digits ahead of Barton Rovers in third with a key contest to come at Broadwater on 22 March Real Bedford have to navigate their way past two of the division’s bottom sides with North Leigh first up on Tuesday 11 March – one of their games in hand – before hosting Northwood at the Ledger Stadium on Saturday 15 March To continue reading this article you must be logged in Register or login below to unlock 3 free articles every month Or subscribe from just £7.99 and get unlimited access to thestage.co.uk singer and a tutor at the Royal Academy of Music Invest in The Stage today with a subscription starting at just £7.99 © Copyright The Stage Media Company Limited 2025 Tom Millward Westway Music and Neil O’Brien have announced full details for Hadley Fraser’s upcoming album Things That Come and Go Produced by Fraser and Donald L Anderson for Palm Haven Studios the album will be released on CD and digital platforms on 7 February 2025 The West End favourite is well-known for his musical roles with credits ranging from Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera to City of Angels He has also appeared in a plethora of plays most recently in the likes of The Lehman Trilogy Fraser commented: “Having made a career largely out of smashing music and speech together on stage and seeing what comes out I had gone a little further and experimented with music and poetry on my last album (Lights around the Shore with pianist Will Butterworth) and was keen to do so again Things That Come And Go is the result of my input into a larger project (called Odysseys) together with Don Anderson and the actor Jamie Thomas King but we felt that the music could stand on its own two feet too “I had worked with Sam Young before – only briefly – but I knew he was the person I wanted above all else to arrange these songs he also makes songs feel like they were written yesterday He lifted the whole project up and is a wonderful human to boot I hope you enjoy listening to the record as much as we enjoyed making it.” Anderson added: “I wanted to create an audio experience where the comforting wise and heartfelt words of the ages were presented to tell the story of one’s shared life experiences and that these works were paired with more familiar songs that also combine to guide us through the ‘Odysseys’ of life presented here and known as Things That Come and Go.” the event marks the launch of his upcoming album The concert is presented in association with ADAMA Entertainment and WestWay Music, known for producing solo concerts for Jamie Muscato and Lucie Jones Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 11 February at the Cadogan Hall website Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a theft at a Greggs bakery in Telford Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Officers are appealing for witnesses or information after a theft at the Greggs in Hadley on Saturday Get the latest headlines delivered straight to your inbox with the Shropshire Star’s free newsletter took items and fled in the direction of Manse Road Police are investigating the theft and appealing to the community for help A post by PC Rob Hughes who is a member of the Hadley and Leegomery Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "We regret to inform you that a theft occurred at the Greggs bakery in Hadley on Saturday I am appealing to members of the public who may have witnessed the incident or have information that could assist in our investigation "The suspects have been described as teenage boys who the five boys fled in the direction of Manse Road "If you were in or near Greggs in Hadley around this time and noticed any suspicious activity West End star Hadley Fraser performs his first-ever solo concert at Cadogan Hall and marks the launch of his upcoming album producers of concerts for Jamie Muscato and Lucie Jones This special evening will feature songs from the new album alongside other favourites Another home game and we welcome Hadley to Top Field for a Tuesday night match under the lights in the Herts Senior Cup also a Herts Senior Cup game in 2016 and the result was a 3-0 win for Hitchin Goals coming from Mason Spence (2) and Ben Walster Hadley currently sit top of the Southern League Division One Central League Table We look forward to welcoming Hadley back to Top Field The information below should help you make the best out of your visit https://hitchintownfc.ktckts.com/brand/match-tickets The online box office remains open until 30 minutes after kick off Remember our flexi tickets are also available This allows you to buy a pack of 5 adult or concession tickets at a discounted rate You can then login to your Kaizen account and decide which league games you want to use these tickets for https://hitchintownfc.ktckts.com/merchandise/hit2425flexi/flexi-ticket-202425-5-matches Mad Squirrel Brewery will not be in attendance for this match Canary Kitchen will be open from when the turnstiles open serving a great range of food and soft drinks including our signature HTFC Pies We look forward to welcoming another big crowd and hope everyone has a great evening at Top Field Hitchin Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Hertfordshire Our Men's team currently play in the Southern League Premier Central Division The Oxford University-educated physicist Adam Hadley is both: a tech company founder who was running a website design business at the age of nine and gathering national press attention for his Young Enterprise scheme while at school in Cornwall, when he sold tens of thousands of T-shirts around the world featuring the county’s famous pasties. Hadley is now founder and chief executive of QuantSpark, a consultancy that builds AI and analytics software tools for public and private sector customers. He is also the boss of the public-private partnership As Cameron Smotherman approaches his second UFC fight this Saturday against Serhiy Sidey the vibes are quite different from his first one when he got a call on a Tuesday night asking him if he wanted to fly to Las Vegas to make his UFC debut against Jake Hadley he wonders if he’s been doing things wrong the whole time Saturday's Fight By Fight Preview  “That fight actually shifted my perspective on what getting ready for a fight means,” said Smotherman. “What is a fight camp and all this and that? At the end of the day, we already know how to fight. So it's like, what are we doing for six to 12 weeks before? It's better to just get in there where you don't have to think about nothing, to just make weight and go fight. You always hear about over-training and stuff like that, and I probably am a victim of that myself.” Smotherman is probably not the first person to feel that way, but he may be the first to say it. That honesty is rare, and it makes the 27-year-old one of the most compelling prospects in the bantamweight division. That, and the talent that got him here in the first place. Not that it was an easy road for the 12-4 Texan, who nearly stamped his ticket to the UFC in 2023 when he faced Charalampos Grigoriou on Dana White’s Contender Series. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cameron Smotherman (@lilcampster) Grigoriou stopped Smotherman and sent him back to the drawing board.You might assume that three wins on the regional circuit and one in the UFC would have erased the memory of that loss (and his other three defeats) “So a part of me is still trying to plot and scheme away to get my rematches because it drives me nuts I feel like things happened how they needed to It's just the fact that I can't get it back and I can't fight him again It drives me nuts and I feel like I'll never get over it.” but it shows that Smotherman isn’t settling That attitude will serve him well in Des Moines as he takes on a fighter in Sidey who may take him into deep waters Smotherman welcomes such a fight if he has to UFC Des Moines Free Fights: Figueiredo vs Garbrandt | Sandhagen vs Moraes  but considering he's never been knocked out I got to be prepared to fight him for 15 minutes hard he’s not about to let the moment overwhelm him Looking To Notch His Sixth Consecutive Win Montel Jackson Is Always Going To Let His Fighting Do The Talking Watch Post-Fight Interviews With The Main Card Winners And More From UFC Fight Night: Sandhage See How The Judges Scored Every Round Of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo Get tickets to Hadley Fraser: Things That Come and Go in concert at Cadogan Hall in London West End star Hadley Fraser performs his first-ever solo concert at Hadley Fraser: Things That Come and Go at Cadogan Hall Hadley will be joined by West End guest stars Rosalie Craig (Company This special evening will feature songs from Hadley’s new album alongside other favourites from his incredible West End career Hadley Fraser is an acclaimed West End and international actor with stage credits including Les Miserables Hadley Fraser is performing at Cadogan Hall in London on 15 June 2025 Westway Music have announced full details of the upcoming release of Hadley Fraser’s album ‘Things That Come and Go’ which will be released on CD and digital platforms on 7 February Hadley Fraser is an incredibly accomplished performer having starred in some of the world’s most famous theatre productions including Les Misérables (West End; 25th Anniversary Concert) and The Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary Concert) as well as portraying Anatoly in the West End Concert of Chess The Musical at the Theatre Royal he was cast in The Lehman Trilogy and Opening Night Fraser is also known for his recurring concerts with friend and co-star Ramin Karimloo the pair are joined by a hugely talented cast of West End/Broadway performers as they tour the world in The Reunion concert The tracklist includes covers of world-renowned Frank Sinatra tracks ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ and ‘I’m A Fool To Want You’ alongside Jane Brown Thompson’s ‘I Get Along Without You Very Well’ that have been given a new life by Sam Young’s arrangement and Hadley Fraser’s signature vocals Audiences who pre-order the album will also be able to able to enjoy two preview songs in the lead up to the full album release: ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ and ‘Accustomed To Her Face’ Hadley Fraser said: “Having made a career largely out of smashing music and speech together on stage and seeing what comes out I had gone a little further and experimented with music and poetry on my last album (Lights around the Shore with pianist Will Butterworth) and was keen to do so again ‘Things That Come And Go’ is the result of my input into a larger project (called Odysseys) together with Don Anderson and the actor Jamie Thomas King but we felt that the music could stand on its own two feet too “I had worked with Sam Young before - only briefly - but I knew he was the person I wanted above all else to arrange these songs he also makes songs feel like they were written yesterday He lifted the whole project up and is wonderful human to boot “I hope you enjoy listening to the record as much as we enjoyed making it.” To pre-save ‘Things That Come And Go’, please click here. Having already established himself with a wealth of riveting releases over the years and musician Hadley Fraser has now returned to share his interpretation of 'World On A String' Lifted from his latest studio album 'Things That Come And Go' 'World On A String' sees the original revamped with a vibrant jazz-inspired groove Coupling his smooth and silky vocals with a captivating production throughout he is certainly looking to get us up and out of our seats with this one So with the new single available to stream now we sat down with him to find out more about his origins and what has been inspiring him most over the years What was the first instrument you fell in love with I started playing it at primary school in about 1987 I would think We had a great teacher there who just happened to play and thank my stars I kept learning and playing I’ve played all sorts of guitars in all sorts of settings over the years: acoustic but I’ll be thankful for what I can do and what the guitar affords me What kind of music did you love when you were younger I’ve always been something of a magpie when it comes to listening to music My parents (although very supportive) didn’t listen to a lot of music so I had no real set list or library to dig into a home So hours spent in Our Price in Bracknell or HMV in Reading became very precious discovery moments I listened to anything from jazz/soul/funk (Jason Rebello Debussy) and South American/Spanish guitar treasures (Cacho Tirao What was the first album you remember owning My cousin Catherine fed me a pretty rich diet of cassettes for Christmas presents from a young age I remember specifically being given Tears For Fears Songs From the Big Chair when I was about 6 or 7 The first cd I bought was Jamiroquai’s Emergency on Planet Earth I think one has aged better than the other… What is the one song you wished you could have written yourself I like the simplicity of a lot of the great American Songbook - standards like Skylark Then there’s a couple of Darrell Scott songs which I think I’d take to the grave - You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive Do you have any habits or rituals you go through when trying to write new music I don’t write a whole lot these days - preferring to explore the standards and classics a little more Certainly when I was writing I think it just needed a spark of something - lyric Who are your favourite artists you have found yourself listening to at the moment I’ve been listening to a lot of MARO recently - a great Portuguese singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham is I think a real talent I never stray for too long from Kurt Elling Those guys are always pushing themselves to explore new musical horizons If you could open a show for anyone in the world I’ve seen and heard him live more times than I can remember What do you find is the most rewarding part about being a musician I never fail to appreciate that I do what I love for a living As a consequence I don’t tend to get sick of one or the other - and if I feel I am tiring of one I’ll seek out other projects (or start them myself) that fill up the empty vessel That you can’t be in the studio all the time Like in acting - the best bit is rehearsing And what is the best piece of advice you have received as a musician That an audience will interpret a piece of music is infinite ways and therefore you can’t get too hung up on what the end product is/means Sing/play/create/collaborate and the rest follows Hadley Fraser's new single 'World On A String' is available to stream now West End star Hadley Fraser is set to perform a solo concert in London this summer Hadley Fraser at Cadogan Hall will play Cadogan Hall in London on Sunday 15 June at 6.30pm The event marks the launch of his new album Things That Come and Go, which is out today (Buy now) Hadley’s film and television credits include The Gold Hadley Fraser’s new album is produced by Fraser and Donald L Anderson for Palm Haven Studios Tickets for the solo concert go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 11 February More about tickets to Hadley Fraser at Cadogan Hall in London Mavis Gallant is best known for her short stories 116 of which were first published in the New Yorker she arranged her life around the solitary pleasure of writing while battling extreme self-doubt Tessa Hadley joins Joanne O’Leary to discuss her recent review of 44 previously uncollected Gallant stories and her own forthcoming selection for Pushkin Press They explore what makes Gallant a ‘writer’s writer’ where her reporting and fiction intersect and why her novels fail where her short stories succeed The Soviet Women’s Anti-Fascist Committee was set up in 1941 to foster connections with Allied countries and encourage British and US women to ‘invest personally’ in the war effort is a Victorian novel looking back to Regency England as an object both of satire and nostalgia Thackeray’s disdain for the Regency is present throughout.. 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To mark the publication of a new edition of Gillian Rose’s Love’s Work the hosted a discussion of Rose’s masterpiece and its legacy Newsletter Preferences This site requires the use of Javascript to provide the best possible experience Please change your browser settings to allow Javascript content to run Skinner State Park’s upper parking lot and the Summit House wraparound porch are being closed to accommodate deck repair work that was scheduled to start on Monday The Department of Conservation and Recreation announced the nearly month-long closure on Friday The work is expected to continue through May 28 The work area will be marked and and visitors should use caution around the construction area and large equipment the state spent nearly $1 million in construction and renovations at the Summit House That followed a three-year closure of the building based on a state inspector and engineer identifying structural deficiencies in the porch such as in 2022 when a section facing the Connecticut River forcing the Summit House Summer Concert Series to move to the Notch Visitors Center in Amherst That summer concert series returned to the Summit House in 2024 you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users