Wrexham cleared to start season
BBC News
Phil Wynn, a councillor and life-long fan, said the club had hit "rock bottom" with Tuesday's cash appeal but had turned it in to an "amazing day" in its history. He said: "Yesterday morning started with concerns that we just wouldn't make it. …

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 gets even bigger!
Scotland News
Prominently known for its variety in various terms of comedy, theatre to dance, opera, rock and cabaret, it is an art form that is appearing for the first time in its own category. A part of Edinburgh Festivals, this year's new competitor for the …
Laughter is free – well, it is at this year's Edinburgh FringeThe Independent

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History in the making!
The Star
“I think women joining had been mentioned before, but I don't think anyone had wanted to rock the boat. I think there could be a few wives following us in the future, now that we're members. “It feels great to be a member rather than just a helper – we …

The Cribs: Wakefield drummer has spinal surgery
Yorkshire Evening Post
Indie music star Ross Jarman has been forced to take a break from his rock 'n' roll lifestyle after undergoing spinal surgery. Ross, drummer with Wakefield group The Cribs, had the operation to correct a herniated disc that was pushing …

I ink therefore I am, say artists
The Star
The whole process takes a few days – although there is a walk-in service for those pushed for time. Jack said: “The strangest request we've had so far was from a woman who wanted an image of a bee sitting on a rock – because her husband's nickname was …

Lucky Beaches: The First Lucky Beaches Interview
Purple Revolver
The locale, a favourite of musicians including the classic line-up of Guns N' Roses is a run down district of LA where cheap apartments are plentiful. The band, most famous for Sugar Assault Me Now, a UK hit in 2007 and used in countless films and …

Thoughts of a sitar hero
Herald Scotland
Shankar was already a much respected artist and teacher when he was adopted by the burgeoning rock music scene in the 1960s after he met George Harrison. Championed by Yehudi Menuhin, who was always alert to master musicians whatever their genre, …

A few new faces and old favourites…
North Devon Gazette
THE Royal George, Appledore: Live acoustic music with various local musicians, from 8.30pm. ● THE CHILL BAR @Onefyfive, Ilfracombe: Plugged Open Mic with hosts US The Band from 8.45pm. ● THE CEDARS, BARNSTAPLE: Rock 'n' Roll Club, with DJ Midnight …

Field Day, Victoria Park, London
The Independent
The band's melodic rock has graduated swiftly to the top of the bill, and while their sound is big enough to work it, they initially seem a little subdued. "Who'd thought it? A bunch of Northern misfits having a party in east London," comments Thorpe. …

Riots: a Tory PM must always deliver peace and order
Telegraph.co.uk
Nice people are shocked that Charlie Gilmour, Cambridge undergraduate and son of a rock star, was sent to prison for “only” swinging on banners at the Cenotaph. Yet it is important to recover the sense that such disorder is not cost-free. …
The Independent newspaper covers devastation from London RiotsiSubscribe
We Know Nothing yet, Except That we are all to Blame for These RiotsHuffington Post (blog)
Apologists for these thugs should hang their heads in shame: A stinging rebuke …Daily Mail
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