Person: Tony Christie

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5 minutes with Tessa Sanderson

Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson is one of five stars taking an on-screen holiday together in Celebrity 5 Go Barging. She tells Georgia Humphreys about the highs and lows of boating in France with presenter Penny Smith, actor Tom Conti, gardener Diarmuid Gavin, and singer Tony Christie.

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At 73 Tony Christie is still showing the way to Amarillo

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Carry on Tony Christie

celebrity

Bowie top of UK charts for first time in 20 years

celebrity

Cowell: No plans for Maloney

rugby

Basque brothers, Catalan cousins

Celebration time as Sam brings feel good factor back

THE GUESTS were late.

Tue, 28 Sep, 2010

Shooting victim in 'wrong place at wrong time'

A British father on a road-trip through the United States was shot dead after stopping in Amarillo because he loved the cult song, relatives revealed tonight.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2009

Two Chinese restaurants fined €33k over hygiene

TWO Chinese restaurants have been fined a total of €33,000 for multiple breaches of food hygiene regulations.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2008

€3000 fine for pub with stuffy smoking room

A PUB in Cork has been given the maximum fine for allowing patrons to smoke in a substandard smoking room.

Fri, 04 May, 2007

Belfast NYE concert cancelled due to weather

Bad weather has forced the cancellation of a massive outdoor New Year's Eve concert in central Belfast.

Sun, 31 Dec, 2006

U2, Westlife up for Brit awards tonight

The Brit Awards take place tonight with Westlife and U2 representing Irish interest in the glitzy event. They are among the acts nominated for awards on the biggest night in the British music calendar.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2006

James Blunt and Kaiser Chiefs head Brit Awards shortlist

Former British Army captain James Blunt and Leeds rockers the Kaiser Chiefs have followed their explosion on to the music scene with five nominations each at the prestigious Brit Awards.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2006

Tony Christie tops 2005 single sales in UK

Tony Christie’s (Is This The Way To) Amarillo was the biggest selling single of 2005 in Britain, according to end-of-year figures.

Sun, 01 Jan, 2006

Williams wanted for Bond theme tune

British pop star Robbie Williams has been approached to sing the theme tune to the next James Bond movie.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2005

Big Brother's Davina to host BBC1 chat show

Davina McCall has signed up as a chat show host for BBC1.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2005

Quo: We're desperate to play Live 8

Status Quo today pleaded with Bob Geldof to let them perform at Live 8.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

Lonely Akon storms to top of the charts

New hip-hop sensation Akon has scored a chart double by topping both the UK album and singles chart.

Mon, 09 May, 2005

Tony Christie tops new chart

Seventies crooner Tony Christie has become the first artist to top the new combined download and singles UK chart.

Mon, 18 Apr, 2005

Christie and Kay to stay at UK number one

Crooner Tony Christie is set to remain at the top in this week’s first combined UK download and singles chart.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2005

Christie clings to top of charts

Seventies crooner Tony Christie and comic Peter Kay clung to the top spot in UK singles chart.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2005

Christie goes from Amarillo to Emmerdale

British chart-topper Tony Christie is the latest celebrity to sign up for a spot in a TV soap.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2005

Christie's pop classic may be charity UK chart topper

Cult 70s hit Is This The Way To Amarillo? Is released today, threatening to carry the almost-forgotten singer Tony Christie to number one in the charts, and raising more money for Comic Relief in the UK.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005

Funnyman Kay to appear in pop video

Comedian Peter Kay is starring in a music video for the Tony Christie hit Is This The Way To Amarillo? which he helped to revive.

Sun, 20 Feb, 2005