IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh which is being transformed into a spectacular new festive landscape lights trail.

GAY rights activist Tom Robinson is still glad to be singing his greatest hits 40-years on. But four decades later the Glad To Be Gay and 2-4-6-8 Motorway star believes music doesn't actually change a thing. It provide a tonic for the troops who do bring about real change, says the 67-year-old in this exclusive chat during his 15 date 2-4-6-8 Motorway 40th Anniversary Shows, October 2017. Tour dates and more at http://tomrobinson.com/

Great British Bake Off 2015 champ Nadiya Hussain talks about her meteoric rise, reveals her favourite Yorkshire food and why she's still a huge fan of GBBO...she also tells us how to cook up a quick pesto meal, ahead of her Flavours Food Festival cooking demos at Elsecar Heritage Centre, October 14 and 15, 2017.

Indie icons The Libertines headline Sheffield's Tramlines urban music festival - JULY 21-23 - and drummer Gary Powell in conversation with me here hints that festivalgoers may get to hear new songs ahead of their fourth album which he confirmed is now due out next Spring.

BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration hosts the 10th annual Leeds Hotels and Venues Association Awards at the Queens Hotel, on Thursday, June 299, 2017,.

Rag 'n' Bone Man stands head and shoulders above the rest as Britain's biggest new music star - but that's more to do with his voice than his looks.

In an exclusive interview Joe Bonamassa reveals what fans old and new can expect on his forthcoming 2017 UK tour, talks about his collection of 300 guitars and which one he would want with him on a desert island. He also names who he believes is the greatest guitarist of all time.

The Wailers drummer Aston Barrett Jr today revealed he is so spiritually in tune with reggae king Bob Marley's backing band that he sometimes feels possessed on stage.

Chart-topper Olly Murs has been talking to me about his 2017 UK Tour and reveals why his heart really does skip a beat when he plays for Yorkshire fans.

All the world is The Stage for chart-topping cult American rockers Avenged Sevenfold who make their Sheffield Arena debut this Sunday.