ONE of the region's arts venues has announced details of its programme for the rest of this month.

The Laughing Gas Comedy Club will continue its residency at The Customs House, in South Shields, South Tyneside, at 8pm on Saturday, with comedians Anvil Springsteen and Martin BigPig. Tickets cost £8, or £6 for concessions.

Top North-East band, The Caffreys, will be performing on Thursday, January 23. The show begins at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £7, £5 for concessions.

Singer and actress Kate Dimbleby, daughter of the broadcaster David, is appearing on Friday, January 24, in her new show, called Music To Watch Boys By. The show begins at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12, or £10 for concessions.

One of America's top comedians is bringing his new Perrier Award-winning show on Sunday, January 26. Rich Hall regularly appears on television shows Have I Got News For You and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. His show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12 or £10.

The North-East's equivalent of Heartbeat will feature on Wednesday, January 29. Called My Son's On The Force, former policeman and writer Arthur McKenzie, accompanied by readings from actor David Whittaker, will recall the nightshifts of the 1960s and 1970s on Tyneside.

In the 1950s, North Shields-born Arthur joined the Newcastle City police force and rose to the rank of detective inspector. The show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £6, or £5 for concessions.

The Voice of Dr Hook - Dennis Locorriere - is returning to the Customs House four years after his first sell-out show. Locorriere, the band's founder member, will appear on Thursday, January 30. The show begins at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £14.50, or £13.50 for concessions.

Internationally-acclaimed singer Darren Lynton is returning to his home town to perform on Friday, January 31. Darren - real name Lynton Hymers - returns to his roots after singing around the world for the past four years. The show begins at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £9, or £7 for concessions.

The box office can be contacted on 0191-454 1234.