Fury from Falkirk theatre and dance groups over threat of town hall closure this year

"Will just spend the winter watching on iPlayer, catching up with bits I missed. Anything Carol does too." (sic)Aec82 typed in reference to Monty's new adorable telly companion, puppy Ned: "Gutted and we are going to miss Ned growing up too."Please continue posting pictures of him."Garywarman19761 tweeted: "Thanks Monty for the series and the winter specials you give so much so relaxing.See you in the spring, look after yourself."Patterson5_a penned: "Sad to hear filming has finished but good to know you will have Longmeadow to yourselves again."Delighted also to see there are going to be some GWs in December but the best is hopefully going to see you again next March.

READ MORE: 'Becoming a webcam model changed my life – I got a flat and no longer feel depressed'Luckily for Simona this all changed in 2014 when she was able to throw herself into learning the sexy art form.She said it marked the beginning of her "greatest love story".Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Simona said: "Pole dancing boosted my self-confidence."It made me realise how important my body is and - with the right training - it can do extraordinary things."It also gave a twist to my femininity, to feeling a strong woman and loving what I see in the mirror."Honestly - it was love at first spin! In love from the first lesson - it was dazzling!"Obviously it's not always easy - there are times when you get stuck in some tricks, there are days when the body is tired and doesn't listen to you as much as you would like, but on the pole I found my dimension and learned to enjoy the journey with the pros and cons that go with it."Simona now has a pole dance studio where she focuses on managing a school and teaching.The dancer gives lessons all over Italy, and she absolutely loves every moment of it.She also performs at events and sometimes collaborates with circus companies.The dancer has a great love for performing which she shows in the TikTok videos she creates for her thousands of followers."Pole dancing requires a lot of physical effort but - with the right technique - even the most complex things are easier to manage," she said."Before starting pole I was a gymnast, and this undoubtedly helped me a lot with my path as a pole dancer.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was vandalised twice in the week building up to their Manchester derby clash against Manchester United. Before the clash in which Guardiola's reigning Premier League champions took all three points with a 6-3 victory, the artwork on on 63-year-old Lesley Kelly's house was vandalised, cleaned and then vandalised again. With MUFC scrawled over a City badge just hours after the grand unveiling of artist Mr Meana's work, plans were put it place to restore the original design and cover it in an anti-vandalism coating. READ MORE: 'Mini Manchester Derby' saw non-league minnows play in front of over 3,000 fans However, the art was again vandalised ahead of the highly-anticipated derby with red paint thrown over the face of Guardiola's likeness with the words 'Manchester' in red and another MUFC.

READ MORE: 'I quit Tesco job for OnlyFans but it's harder than it looks – people judge you' But she then “shocked” her parents when she decided to join OnlyFans instead – before later pocketing £30,000 in a single month.Becky, who is from Devon and is now 22, has been on the saucy platform for three years – and she has spoken publicly for the first time about her decision to become a sex worker.She told the Daily Star: “I realised there was a lot more money to be made this way and I knew if I went into art I would be in debt.“There is also a really creative side to OnlyFans which I’ve enjoyed, and the self expression side made me want to do it.“The only thing worrying for me really was what my parents would think and my little sister and we fell out over it which wasn’t good.”She continued: “I got a lot of bad attention from it and in my area I got known as Becky who does OnlyFans. I’m still known as that and I just live with it.

K.J. Yossman Danny Boyle is set to direct a dance adaptation of 1999 sci-fi blockbuster “The Matrix.” Titled “Free Your Mind,” the Warner Bros. Theater Ventures-licensed project is set to debut next October at Factory International, a new arts venue in Manchester, U.K. The production, described as a “large-scale immersive performance,” will serve as the venue’s inaugural show. “Combining the hip-hop choreography of hundreds of dancers with the latest immersive design, ‘Free Your Mind’ will take audiences on a thrilling journey through ‘The Matrix’ and into a new realm of possibilities,” reads the logline.

A quarter of keen holidaymakers will begin planning their trips away months in advance – but one in ten will leave the bulk of their preparation until the week before departure, research has found.A poll of 2,000 adults found that, on average, 13 days a year are spent planning holidays – from talking about the trip and researching it, to making reservations.The average holiday planning to-do list consists of 11 different tasks – including sorting out currency, organising travel insurance, and arranging activities to do while away.And three in five (59%) agree that budgeting is a “crucial” step, according to the research commissioned by M&S Bank.Other important steps for successfully planning a break include planning well in advance (40%), and researching the destination beforehand (30%).And with over half of holidaymakers (53%) preferring to travel outside of the summer period, it’s likely many of those polled are currently planning an off-season break.Paul Stokes, from travel money and insurance provider, M&S Bank, said: “It is fantastic to see that we are a nation of planners, and we like to spend time to plan the perfect holiday, no matter the time of year.“Doing your research in advance and making a budget for your holiday are both great ways to help your money go further and avoid any unnecessary spending.“In addition, it’s important that holidaymakers don’t put off buying travel insurance until they’re ready to go – as it doesn’t just cover them for while they’re away, but from the moment they take it out.”When planning holiday spending, steps deemed “vital” include choosing what payment methods to use (47%), and making a spending budget (45%).And deciding how much travel money or currency to take (42%) is also

George and Amal Clooney’s 5-year-old son, Alexander, isn’t impressed with his father’s resume. During a conversation on “CBS Mornings”, the 61-year-old actor and his wife, Amal, revealed that their son’s favoUrite superhero is Batman. However, he isn’t fazed by the fact that his father once played the Caped Crusader.

The final closure of Falkirk Town Hall (FTH) is set to go ahead - but will be delayed to allow the children's theatre group Big Bad Wolf to go ahead with its show in February.

Actors’ Equity has endorsed Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles, marking the first time the union’s National Council has ever voted to endorse an L.A. mayoral candidate. The 51,000-member union has more than 7,000 living in Los Angeles. If elected, Bass would be the city’s first female mayor. Polls show her leading real estate developer Rick Caruso.

Workers at eleven Scots universities are being balloted by Unite over strike action amid a row over pay.

EXCLUSIVE: Buffalo 8 has announced the release of Duality to Amazon Video, AppleTV and iTunes, YouTube, Google Play and Vudu, on Friday, October 21. Director Ryan Dowling was granted unprecedented access to an all-star roster of graffiti and street artists including “Dual Streets,” “Sloke,” “Meres,” “Jaber/White Ninja,” and “Never.”

announcement.The program will be kickstarted by a three-year, £136million funding plan.“As an expressive art, screen culture is still young, dynamic and expanding. The first moving images were created just over 100 years ago.

K.J. Yossman The worlds of publishing and screen have paid tribute to author Hilary Mantel, who died on Thursday (Sept. 22) at the age of 70. Peter Kosminsky, who directed the BBC adaptation of Mantel’s novel “Wolf Hall,” told Variety: “A great light has gone out. The word ‘great’ is used very easily these days but nobody could dispute that it’s an appropriate epithet for Dame Hilary Mantel. If you look at the scale of her achievements, the impact she’s had, the breadth of her knowledge and reading… She’s someone whom people went to for thoughts and opinions on a variety of different novels ad nonfiction works. People recognized her for the massive intellect as she was. It’s hard to imagine a world without her.”

Marta Balaga LevelK has boarded Icelandic thriller “Natatorium,” directed by Helena Stefánsdóttir Magneudóttir. The film started shooting on Sept. 14, and is expected to bow locally next year. Produced by Sunna Gudnadóttir for Bjarstýn Films, marking the company’s first feature film, it’s financed with the support from the Icelandic Film Center and the Finnish Film Foundation. Scanbox, Sena and RUV YLE are behind the project as well. “I am mostly interested in working on films with female directors and/or scriptwriters, [projects] with high artistic integrity and universal appeal,” says Gudnadóttir, who previously worked on “A White, White Day,” and Iceland’s Oscar submission “Beautiful Beings.” She adds that “Natatorium” has three complex female leads, and 60% of the crew is female as well.

Falkirk Town Hall could close its doors for good after this year's pantomime run as a proposal to refurbish it would cost millions while the building would still not be fit for purpose.

A three-month long creative project in Camelon and the surrounding canal side communities will come to a close at the Falkirk Wheel this Friday.

Tom Hardy, the star of Venom, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and Mad Max: Fury Road, has proved his combat skills are not screen-made, with an impressive victory in a real-life martial arts competition. 

An underground bunker cinema, world class dining experience, astronomy displays and the transformation of a derelict zoo are all planned in a huge overhaul of Wigan's historic Haigh Hall. The £37.5 million project is set to restore and expand the historic site ‘to its former glory’.

Crowded House have shared details for the rescheduled North American leg of their ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ tour, now set to commence in 2023.Kicking off in Canada at Vancouver’s Orpheum, Crowded House will then undertake a further 17 shows throughout the month, including two back-to-back performances at Los Angeles’ Wiltern. Find all dates below.The North American leg was originally due to commence in Philadelphia last month, but was postponed after drummer Elroy Finn sustained a “painful” injury to his lower back.At the time, frontman Neil Finn said: “We are advised that there may be some risk in the recovery process for him to play shows at this time. The good health and future well-being of the band members has to be our priority.”Tickets for original show dates remain valid for the new run.