Heather Small will no longer be performing at Manchester Live on Thursday 10th May due to 'unforeseen circumstances'. Mica Paris will perform in Heather's place.

Heather Small will be performing on Saturday 1st September 2012 at Cardiff's Mardis Gras. Heather will be perfoming on the main stage at the Cooper's Field event. Other acts include The Freemasons, Marcus Collins and Ruth Lorenzo.

Adult tickets: £6.00 Gates open at 12:00PM

BBC Radio 6 Music's celebration of Dance Culture reaches its final week with another influential figure sharing his 6 Music Playlist.

Mike Pickering was a DJ at Manchester's famous Hacienda club and worked for Factory Records, where he signed the Happy Mondays and James. He went on to form the band M People. He now works as Head of A&R for Sony BMG's Columbia label, where he's signed the likes of Calvin Harris and the Ting Tings.

During the radio show he shares some favourite tracks and musical inspirations. The radio show will be broadcast on Sunday 29th April at 12:00PM on BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Heather Small is to perform an exclusive live set at Manchester’s annual destination showcase event, Manchester Live!

The event, which is now in its third year and has previously seen performances by Alison Moyet and Russell Watson, will take place on Thursday 10th May at The Roof Gardens, Kensington, London.

Manchester Live! brings together over 35 of the city's finest venues and service providers for conference organisers and buyers to network in a relaxed and informal setting.

Paul Simpson, managing director of Visit Manchester, said:

"Manchester Live! has proven a great success since its launch in 2010 and we're thrilled to have secured Heather to perform at this year's event.

As the lead singer in M People, one of Manchester's best loved 90s musical exports, Heather is an iconic performer well-known for her upbeat vocals.

Manchester Live! is our chance to showcase the city's excellent business tourism product to delegates from the South East and we anticipate that Heather's performance will make this another standout event in the conferencing calendar."

Business tourism is worth over £570m a year to the Greater Manchester economy each year.

For more information about the event, including a full list of the partners taking part and details of how to register to attend, see: www.visitmanchester.com/live

Heather Small will no longer be performing at the event. Mica Paris will perform in Heather's place.

Heather Small has had to cancel her performance of Candi Staton's 'You've Got The Love' as part of BBC One's 'Preston Passion', on Good Friday, due to an illness. Singer Jamelia will perform instead.

A statement from Heather’s management company Bandana Management said:

“Unfortunately, Heather Small has over the past few days been suffering from an acute respiratory infection. On the advice of her doctors it is with great regret that Heather is not going to be well enough to perform at the Preston Passion on Good Friday.

Heather is obviously very disappointed not to be able to fulfil her commitment to the Preston Passion and hopes to be back to full health again soon."

Mike Smith, creative producer of The Preston Passion, said:

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Heather for all the support she has given The Preston Passion over the past few months and I hope that she makes a speedy recovery.”

Get well soon Heather x