If any film-makers out there have never curled up with a Jill Mansell book, then perhaps now is a good time to start.

Jezebel – most recognise her as the notorious Biblical figure synonymous with power but forever tainted by her reputation as a treacherous ‘painted lady.’ Is her Old Testament story the truth, partly the truth or just a pack of lies?

PENDLE Leisure Trust’s “Arts on Prescription” programme is now running courses throughout the Ribble Valley.

Whether your children are tots or teens, there’s plenty of exciting titles available from Random House Children’s Books this month.

TRINITY Methodist church hall in Clitheroe will be transformed into a contemporary art gallery to host a three-day art exhibition with over 150 pieces of work on show for visitors to enjoy.

THE organisation of events to celebrate The Queens Diamond Jubilee is well under way in Chatburn.

SAXOPHONIST and piccolo player Munch Manship will entertain, together with his quartet, at the next live music event presented by the Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Club.

Restoration London is a dangerous place for a former Parliamentarian spy, but who better to brazen it out than the wily Thomas Chaloner?

Powerful women are always irresistible ... think Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the ‘queen’ of them all, Catherine the Great of Russia.

BURNLEY’s cinema could be transformed with modern new entrance and restaurant.

In the Machiavellian world of the Tudor court, there is always room to take liberties.

A FILM-MAKER from Simonstone who edited a Hollywood blockbuster movie has missed out on a top academy award.

It’s September 9th 2007 and student Jackson Meyer knows for sure that October 30th 2009 is going to be the worst day of his life.

IF you thought David Dimbleby and his “Question Time” audience was a daunting prospect, the session which Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans faced at Oakhill College was equally challenging.

CLITHEROE’S Platform Gallery is making its annual call for entries for the much-anticipated Craft Open exhibition.

PERFORMERS from the Ribble Valley are being urged to apply for a new battle of the bands-style competition at the Houses of Parliament.

Will Silver is the archetypal inspirational teacher, a classic combination of Mr Chips, Muriel Sparks’ Jean Brodie and John Keating of the Dead Poets’ Society.

TWO former pupils of Clitheroe’s Ribblesdale High School are forging careers in the world of drama.

The tenderness of a teenage girl’s sexual awakening played out against a city stalked by savage mutants ... it’s a love affair to die for!

TRIBUTES have been paid to community stalwart Elizabeth Wrigley, who has died suddenly aged 62.