11/01/2016 News by Nia Daniels BBC One has confirmed the latest drama project to star Sheridan Smith, The Moorside Project – a drama we first listed on Production Intelligence back in April 2015. The two-parter will explore the story behind the headlines of the disappearance and search for missing schoolgirl Shannon Read more [...]

Posted Jan. 10, 2016 at 9:39 PM

Nigeria and 93 other countries have been listed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for the 2016 World Team Championships holding in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur from Sunday February 28 to Sunday March 6.   Nigeria and Egypt are the only two countries that made the list of 46 teams that qualified automatically based on their ranking for the tournament.   In 2014, Nigeria was unfortunate to lose to England and missed from making it to the top 20 teams in the Read more [...]

Here is a list of Berkshire County events observing the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Friday, Jan. 15 • The Revs. Josh Breindel, rabbi of Temple Anshe Amunim and Sheila Sholes-Ross, pastor of First Baptist Church of Pittsfield will hold an innovative joint service in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, beginning at 7 p.m. at the temple, located at 26 Broad St. in Pittsfield. All are welcome, and a light dessert reception will follow. The service will reflect the joint themes Read more [...]

HOLYOKE -- Activities ranging from a luminaria parade to a dog show and possibly a hockey game are planned for the Holyoke Canal District Winter Festival Feb. 12 to 14 at Gateway City Arts at 92 Race St. and other downtown venues. "The Holyoke Canal District is excited to offer a celebration of winter themed activities for the whole family," said a listing on the city website. Planning is still in the works, so the schedule listed on the Gateway City Arts website could change as events Read more [...]

Jan. 11 Arkansas Railroad Program BENTON — Shelle Stormoe, education coordinator for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, will present Take the Last Train to Clarksville, a program on Arkansas’ railroad history, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library, 1800 Smithers Drive. Stormoe’s program, which is free and open to the public, will include railroad-related sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, contact Stormoe at (501) 324-9800 Read more [...]

The most social television network will celebrate its transition from ABC Family to Freeform in a new and immersive way with a daylong virtual event and exciting partnerships across the breadth of the social space. Key launch partnerships will include a Social DNA Project with Twitter; a live stream of events via Periscope; a Vine booth; a BuzzFeed Facebook Live chat and a custom "Pretty Little Liars" Facebook icon; Instagram content and talent takeovers; and a "Pretty Little Liars" Snapchat filter. The Read more [...]

On Friday, before the Seattle Seahawks traveled to Minneapolis, coach Pete Carroll was optimistic that Marshawn Lynch would play Sunday. That has been the message from the team all week. By the time the Seahawks boarded a plane to Minnesota, Lynch wasn't with the team and the star running back was ruled out of Sunday's wild-card game against the Minnesota Vikings. View photo.Marshawn Lynch won't play Sunday against the Vikings in Minneapolis. (AP) Lynch, who has been out since Read more [...]

Upcoming gardening events: Northshore Camellia Club's annual Camellia Show -- Saturday, Jan. 9,  8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Southern Hotel, 428 E. Boston St., Covington -- Camellia growers are invited to bring their flowers in to be judged. Entries will be accepted from 8 a.m. to  10:30 a.m., followed by judging from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free public viewing will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Experts will be on hand providing information on the cultivation, propagation, and care of camellias. Plants will Read more [...]

Columnist James Waller-Davies gives his views on some of the recent events on television. After a Christmas which saw little more than tumbleweeds of repeats and soaps rolling across the TV tundra, the new year has offered a glut offerings. Quantity we got, but the quality has been disappointingly patchy.New Year’s Day kicked 2016 off with Sherlock (BBC1), but not the modernised version we’ve become used to. In what was listed a special ‘one off’, Read more [...]