Black pianist Dr Don Shirley tours the Deep South with Italian-American driver and occasional racist Tony Lip. Along the way, this unlikely duo avoid disaster - and develop a real and warm respect for one another.

New year, new you? Well Active Letchworth has some new faces for you to meet as well as tips to get active in 2019.

Here’s our round-up of some events over the coming week, compiled by the Local & Tourist Information Centre, also available in The Comet. For more information visit the Local & Tourist Information Centre’s website.

Last year Digswell Arts Trust and Jackie's Drop-In teamed up to put on some clay workshop sessions. We went along to see how the gang from Jackie's enjoyed proceedings.

After a life-time in film, Laurel and Hardy give one last farewell tour around Britain and Ireland

Angels Support Group, a local charity supporting families with children and young people with ADHD and Autism, is working in partnership with Nessie (North Herts Emotional Support in Schools) will be launching a program for Letchworth families, supported by a grant from the Heritage Foundation.

Major studios often save their best output for January - because it's award season! - and this year is no exception. A fine selection of films is down at the Broadway this month, with the emphasis on biopics (five out of five) and stories that foreground strong women (three out of five). At least something to look forward to!