Cathy Ranson's Rants and Raves

Cathy Ranson

High School Musical: I reckon I know most of the lyrics by heart!

HAVE you been to the amazing wooden adventure playground over at Black Park? It’s a huge natural play area in the woods with loads of great equipment, and is one of our favourite places to go for a walk around the lake, a coffee or ice-cream (depending what the weather is doing) and a play in the playground.Read

Family street dance draws a powerful veto from my 10 year old

SO, THAT'S another school holiday over in the blink of an eye. It’s one step closer to high school in September in our house, as each end of term and half-term milestone passes this year.Read

Bollywood

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Bollywood: Taboo to wear a bikini

DON’T judge Shazahn Padamsee by her looks alone.Read

Bollywood: Rom-com star is a gangster hit

THEY say rom-com specialists should steer well clear of any action genres. Their attempts to cross over can be hazardous. Enter Tusshar Kapoor and the critics shut up!Read

Columnists

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Ray Puddifoot: A stronger position than other local authorities

Statement to the annual meeting of the councilRead

Terrapins and chocolate pudding

In pursuit of free entertainment, and to counteract all the cake at bedtime, my husband and I took advantage of the brief return of the sun at the weekend to resume exploration of our new locale.Read

Film

film

Salmon fishing in The Yemen

The Quixotic director Tim Burton sealed his creative marriage to Johnny Depp more 20 years ago with the brilliantly dark and twisted fairytale Edward Scissorhands.Read

Salmon fishing in The Yemen

The Quixotic director Tim Burton sealed his creative marriage to Johnny Depp more 20 years ago with the brilliantly dark and twisted fairytale Edward Scissorhands.Read

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