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Threat to spit at police ends with jail term

29 April 2020
Threat to spit at police ends with jail term

Threat to spit at police ends with jail term

29 April 2020

A MAN who threatened to spit at police officers, claiming to have coronavirus, hepatitis and Aids, has been jailed for ten months. James Magee appeared…


INTERVIEW: Juliet Stevenson ‘I’d love to break into comedy’

29 April 2020
INTERVIEW: Juliet Stevenson ‘I’d love to break into comedy’

INTERVIEW: Juliet Stevenson ‘I’d love to break into comedy’

29 April 2020

This year’s Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday Award recipient Juliet Stevenson may not be able to be in Stratford in person, but she joined Playbox Theatre…


Back to school with the RSC

28 April 2020
Back to school with the RSC

Back to school with the RSC

28 April 2020

The RSC launched a range of home learning resources with an hour-long Live Lesson of Macbeth on YouTube on Tuesday morning. To watch the Macbeth lesson…


Wizards drop in for online chat this Wednesday

27 April 2020
Wizards drop in for online chat this Wednesday

Wizards drop in for online chat this Wednesday

27 April 2020

Playbox Theatre's innovative Chatterbox series, where actors and other creatives share their experience with a young online audience, is to host two Harry…


VIDEO: Juliet Stevenson records thank you for Birthday honour

26 April 2020
VIDEO: Juliet Stevenson records thank you for Birthday honour

VIDEO: Juliet Stevenson records thank you for Birthday honour

26 April 2020

Even though the Shakespeare Birthday celebrations were cancelled this year, Juliet Stevenson still accepted her Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday Award win. The…


VIDEO: Singer Kitten and daughter Betsy entertain on daily walk

25 April 2020
VIDEO: Singer Kitten and daughter Betsy entertain on daily walk

VIDEO: Singer Kitten and daughter Betsy entertain on daily walk

25 April 2020

Kitten von Mew and Betsy Vintage singer Kitten Von Mew tells GILL SUTHERLAND how she and daughter Betsy are on a mission to entertain their village on…


'Third Age' club looks forward to meeting up in the future

25 April 2020
'Third Age' club looks forward to meeting up in the future

'Third Age' club looks forward to meeting up in the future

25 April 2020

Jackie Checketts In these difficult times when many older people are in self-isolation, Stratford-upon-Avon University of the Third Age (U3A) Honorary…


INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on what he's up to during lockdown

25 April 2020
INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on what he's up to during lockdown

INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on what he's up to during lockdown

25 April 2020

During the lockdown Herald arts finds out how local creatives are dealing with their downtime. Here Adrian Edmondson shares his thoughts. The actor played…


Otters play on the Avon as humans stay home

24 April 2020
Otters play on the Avon as humans stay home

Otters play on the Avon as humans stay home

24 April 2020

Dolphins have been swimming in Venice, goats have gathered in Llandudno – and now Stratford has its own wildlife in lockdown as otters arrive in the Avon.…


Juliet Stevenson: ‘I’d love to break into comedy’

24 April 2020
Juliet Stevenson: ‘I’d love to break into comedy’

Juliet Stevenson: ‘I’d love to break into comedy’

24 April 2020

This year’s Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday Award recipient Juliet Stevenson may not be able to be in Stratford in person, but she joined Playbox Theatre…


Warwickshire Scrubbers stitch up a storm

24 April 2020
Warwickshire Scrubbers stitch up a storm

Warwickshire Scrubbers stitch up a storm

24 April 2020

A nation of volunteer sewers continues to stitch up a storm to make vital kit for medical staff as shortages become more acute throughout the UK. One…


VIDEO: RSC and am-dram actors unite for joyful #ShareYourShakespeare clip

23 April 2020
VIDEO: RSC and am-dram actors unite for joyful #ShareYourShakespeare clip

VIDEO: RSC and am-dram actors unite for joyful #ShareYourShakespeare clip

23 April 2020

With the theatre's closed, the Royal Shakespeare Company has turned its spotlight on its virtual audience with campaign #ShareYourShakespeare. Launched…


VIDEO: Watch #SaluteToStratford livestream

23 April 2020
VIDEO: Watch #SaluteToStratford livestream

VIDEO: Watch #SaluteToStratford livestream

23 April 2020

This morning Shakespeare Birthplace Trust host an online discussion about what makes Stratford great as the town celebrates William Shakespeare's 456th…


VIDEO: Scrubbing up nicely for frontline workers

22 April 2020
VIDEO: Scrubbing up nicely for frontline workers

VIDEO: Scrubbing up nicely for frontline workers

22 April 2020

A nation of volunteer sewers continue to stitch up a storm to make vital kit for medical staff as shortages become more desperate throughout the UK as…


Look up for shooting stars this week

21 April 2020
Look up for shooting stars this week

Look up for shooting stars this week

21 April 2020

Look up to the skies this evening and you may be lucky enough to see part of the Lyrids meteor shower which occurs in April. These are bright fast meteors,…


Shakespeare Birthday celebrations continue... online

20 April 2020
Shakespeare Birthday celebrations continue... online

Shakespeare Birthday celebrations continue... online

20 April 2020

Even though plans for Shakespeare’s Birthday activities have been cancelled, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust…


Fond farewell to face of the RSC

17 April 2020
Fond farewell to face of the RSC

Fond farewell to face of the RSC

17 April 2020

Tributes have been paid to a hugely popular former manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Graham Sawyer, who died aged 76 on 31st March, was a major…


Lifeline target as The Farm gets overhaul

17 April 2020
Lifeline target as The Farm gets overhaul

Lifeline target as The Farm gets overhaul

17 April 2020

A FARM shop has overhauled the way it works to provide a lifeline to vulnerable people in the community. The Farm Stratford, which sells local artisan…


INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on how he's spending lockdown

16 April 2020
INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on how he's spending lockdown

INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on how he's spending lockdown

16 April 2020

“I feel mostly serene in that there is nothing to do and nothing to be done. This serenity is often punctured by moments of blind panic.” Actor Adrian…


Sewing army provides vital items to NHS

15 April 2020
Sewing army provides vital items to NHS

Sewing army provides vital items to NHS

15 April 2020

A VOLUNTEER army of seamstresses has mobilised to help supply NHS and care workers with vital items of kit. Personal protective equipment such as scrubs,…


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