Well, would you believe it? a new place has opened up right next to Woolies and in direct competition with our own beloved local shop. Thisisalocalshop.com is a new official reseller of some of the LoG's most precious things.

Have a great Christmas everyone and I'm sure the gents are wishing the same to all their fans. Although the 'Local News' has been a bit out of date recently the best place to catch up what the gents are up to is at the Press Office in the forums...

Don't forget to visit the Local shop to find some last minute LoG goodies for Chrim-bo!

Some great news this update, firstly we're running a competition in conjunction with localvideos.co.uk to win the Hadfield "The Real Royston Vasey" video. The film offers an insight into the filming locations, fans and locals that can be found in the town of Hadfield. 2 DVDs and 2 VHS copies are up for grabs, so what are you waiting for? Enter Here

After much anticipation the LoG Series 3 video release has been finally been given a date: 10th November 2003. For those that can't wait that long, the Series 3 Audiobook is also scheduled for release on 6th October and is available to pre-order at Amazon - Cassette £9.99.

The LofG have been shortlisted to win the TV Quick Comedy award 2003. It's up to you now to help them win.

Just go here and follow the instructions to vote.

We've been informed that there will be some great comedies on during 6th-15th June at the Commonwealth Film Festival in Manchester.

They'll be showing a number of short films programmes, one of which is called Bizarre Commonwealth. They'll also be screening The Cicerones, a fantastic film directed by Jeremy Dyson and starring Mark Gatiss, there are many other quirky and edgy films that will definitely appeal to those with a twisted sense of humour. Other programmes include Carry on Commonwealth, A Matter of Life and Death and many more.

The date for the Bizarre Commonwealth Programme is:
Sunday 15th June, 16:00, AMC Cinema,(Cinema 2) Manchester.

AMC Bookings: 0161 817 3000
All Screenings: £5 full/£2.75 concs
book here