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Magician plays mind games for an injured friend in need

A stuntman who does magic tricks, or a magician who does stunts? Matt Stirling doesn’t like to distinguish.Read

Treat for Panto fans

Pantomime season is upon us and theatregoers in Hillingdon this year have a cracking choice of local shows to choose from. Reporter JAMES CRACKNELL previews them... oh yes he does!Read

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Little Black Dress

AS INVITATIONS pile through the letterbox and your inbox becomes cluttered with excitable requests for your attendance at almost nightly Christmas parties there is just one thought that occupies most people’s mind.Read

Purple Theatre Company

The Purple Theatre Company has attracted the attention of the late, great Corin Redgrave and the booming Brian Blessed, and group members say its shows are the perfect springboard for a life on the stage and screen. Chances are, if you land a role, you might find yourself a spouse as well, writes HANNAH BEWLEYRead

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Artist shares ambitious Tube painting journey

Artist Ross Ashmore is on a determined mission to paint every single station within the London Underground network – almost 300 in total. He shared his creative vision and journey to date with Gazette reporter SIBA MATTI.Read

Hillingdon Arts Week is back with a colourful bang

Hillingdon Arts Week, a series of colourful events and activities showcasing the borough's creative streak, begins on Saturday (11). Project manager, Charlotte Baldwin, told SIBA MATTI about this year's highlights.Read

Tube station designs pull in at the V&A

The work of architect Charles Holden, the man behind Uxbridge station and several others in Greater London, is being celebrated at an exhibition in the city. ROSIE CHRISTOPHER finds out moreRead

A positive response to therapy

Michael Sobell House Hospice in Northwood has an expressive way of helping its patients come to terms with having a life-limiting illness. Reporter SIBA MATTI spoke to art therapist Nicole Weinberger to find out moreRead

Very unnoble behaviour

Stand-up comedian Ross Noble visits the Beck Theatre next month to warm up ahead of his 2010 Nonsensory Overload tour. He tells JAMES RAMPTON about his career so farRead

Secret self-taught artist reveals an unusual skill

A SELF-TAUGHT artist who has kept his talent under wraps for years is exhibiting his work at Uxbridge Library - and getting some good reviews.Read

Reflections of an artist

Self-taught artist Aime Hansen, from Hatch End, is holding her third ever solo exhibition in Harrow next month. Read

Starlet quality

Local author Puneet Bhandal is the brains behind the UK's first Bollywood fiction series, launched last week at Waterstones in Uxbridge. Read

'Redundancy led me to a life of art'

A cameraman turned artist who paints entirely on location is having his work showcased at a London art gallery.Read

Inspired by nature

Joan Noble, a South African born artist from Stanmore, is hosting an exhibition of her work at the Etz Chayim Gallery in Northwood until January 19, 2008.Read

Best of the Boyz

SINCE Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, aka Ballet Boyz, formed their company in 2001, they have built up a formidable repertoire of 32 different works.Read

We're three of a kind

Video recorders, transistor radios and Polaroid cameras are all taking the slow trudge to the darkened room marked 'Soon to be obsolete.' Read

Art creates school link to China

Teachers from China paid a visit to a school as part of an international art project about rivers of the world.Read

Best of buildings throw doors open

Fabulous architecture old and modern will be on show this weekend as Hillingdon celebrates London Open House.Read

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