A Winning 'Dusty Springfield' and ballerinas each tipping the scales at more than 17st will all be topping the bill this autumn in Scunthorpe. These are just some of the exciting prospects in store for North Lincolnshire theatregoers, in a package which has now been unveiled at the Plowright.

CHART-TOPPER Duffy has continued with her bid to gain a global audience for her best-selling brand of soul music. The singer, from Nefyn, near Pwllheli, was pictured in Paris during a European promotional tour.

THIS WEEK: Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellowcheated a little by editing his last three choices, skipping past Bonnie Raitt and BowWow, to find some idiosyncratic and distinctive vocalists and performers. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis "I think she has one of the great voices of all time.

THE Royal Marsden was the first hospital in the world dedicated to cancer care and research. It was founded in 1851 by Dr William Marsden after the disease killed his wife. It soon outgrew premises in Cannon Row and moved to its present site in 1862.

By David Williams, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Aug. 2--Imagine a radio station that plays nothing but Memphis-area music, from old blues to the latest rock, with all that soulful stuff in between. Or, just log onto your computer and listen.