A Battle of the bands competition promises to bring the best of Grimsby's new music to one venue. Lloyd's No 1, on the town's Riverhead, is offering a pounds500 prize to the winner of its new Battle Of The Bands contest.

By Esther Walker First Night NEVER FORGET Savoy Thetare LONDON *** The audience at Never Forget is made up of women who, 12 years ago, sat in double-maths writing "Take That 4eva" in Tipp-Ex on their pencil cases.

By Emily A. Benton, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Mar. 5--Heart and soul goes into Muzak's Battle of the Bands Emily A. Benton In a time when every band or musician can create a MySpace page, promoting one's music may seem as easy as the click of a mouse.

MUSIC-LOVING students at a Nuneaton secondary school are to take part in their own Battle of the Bands. The last day of term at Etone Community School has been chosen as the day for some of the school's best student bands to showcase their talents.