Red Hot Ash

6:30pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Northern Irish indie rockers Ash are among a starry line-up at this weekend’s Ben & Jerry’s Summer Sundae at Clapham Common. Drummer Rick McMurray spoke to Paul Fleckney about the band’s best festival moments.

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Gospel with a touch of Glastonbury

12:27pm Thursday 17th July 2008

While big name acts Jay-Z and Groove Armada wowed audiences at Glastonbury last month, the London Community Gospel Choir were quietly drawing a little crowd of their own to the acoustic stage.

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Time to get Connected at Summer Festival

12:21pm Wednesday 9th July 2008

When the Stereo MCs headline the Croydon Summer Festival this Saturday, the crowd will be waiting for one song in particular, but they might be pleasantly surprised by the others.

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You make me wanna swing

2:01pm Tuesday 8th July 2008

If there is one thing I have learnt on this job, it's that you can never second guess how an interview is going to turn out.

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Festival jazzes up shopping sorrow

11:32am Thursday 26th June 2008

Shopping in Croydon is not an experience many people look forward to. All they want to do is get in, get what they want and get out, particularly on a busy Saturday.

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Quaye looks forward to summer festival

4:45pm Wednesday 25th June 2008

Reggae artist Finley Quaye is one of the top acts on the bill at this year's Summer Festival in Lloyd Park. Here the Edinburgh-born singer talks about collaborating with headliners Stereo MCs and recording his new album when living penniless in Clapham.

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Penguin fairytale flies to Fairfield

11:55am Tuesday 24th June 2008

When composer Alla Sirenko met a wild blue penguin in New Zealand, it gave her an idea.

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Hawkes' eye on the future

12:43pm Thursday 19th June 2008

Mention the name Chesney Hawkes and you're likely to be immediately hit by a lung-bursting refrain of chart-topping cheese classic The One And Only'.

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Carl Cox rocks!

10:21am Friday 13th June 2008

When it comes to naming the top DJs who have driven dance music forward through the years, chances are Carl Cox would feature prominently.

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Quaye lined up for Croydon Summer Festival

4:19pm Thursday 12th June 2008

The list of top artists filling the bill for next month's Croydon Summer Festival just keeps getting bigger.

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Boy, seven, 'was driving crash car'

Updated 7:34pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Police are trying to establish whether a seven-year-old boy was driving a car which overturned.

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