ORGANISERS of this year's Harrogate International Festival programme are promising "17 days of world-class entertainment".

Among those appearing will be jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and comedian Jeremy Hardy.

Full details of events are available at www.harrogate-festival.org.uk and bookings can be made by calling (01423) 537230.

The festival will open on Thursday, July 18.