THE Halle Youth Choir will be conducted by James Burton in a concert at St Peter's Cathedral, Lancaster, on Saturday at 8pm. The talented youngsters are all aged between 12 and 19. For details and tickets, call 01524-384820.

LANCASTER'S dark side will be revealed in a tour of the castle next Thurs-day, December 1. To hear stories including the tale of the Pendle Witch trials in 1612, call 01524-64998. The tour starts from Lancaster Castle at 7.30pm.

LANCASTER Inter-national concert series continues this week with the Schubert Ensemble at the Great Hall, Lancaster University, tomorrow (Thursday). For details , call 0800-0283042.

HANDEL'S Messiah' is being performed at the Ashton Hall, Lancaster, on Saturday at 7.30pm. For tickets, call 01524-791634.