Rotheray and Heaton, meanwhile, co-wrote the band's compositions.

In 2004 their one-time drummer and founding member, Robert Heaton, died of pancreatic cancer.

The band consists of brothers singer Danny McNamara and guitarist Richard McNamara, bassist Steve Firth, keyboardist Mickey Dale, and drummer Mike Heaton.

After various auditions, the drummer Mike Heaton joined the band.

The Beautiful South was an English pop group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway.

Since the split, Dave Rotheray has released a solo album called The Life Of Birds ; Paul Heaton has released two solo albums The Cross Eyed Rambler ( 2008 ) and Acid Country ( 2010 ).

All songs written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray, except where noted.

In fact, it was written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray of the Beautiful South.

" Dave Heaton of PopMatters says " the trio have a snappy sound and memorable hooks, but don't go quite far enough in either direction to make up for the fact that their lyrics are remarkably wishy-washy.

Discs Records, who were considering signing the band, gave her an offer to travel to Hull and sing with Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway of The Beautiful South.

* Dave Heaton ( born 1941 ), Iowa politician

It was written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray.

The Beautiful South was originally conceived as a quintet with two lead vocalists, Heaton and Hemingway.

After moving to Sheffield, Heaton's father took a job in management and Heaton described his childhood as being " fairly middle class, although you wouldn't know it given the schools I went to and the friends I had ".

In the following match, Enckelman was handed a start in place of Heaton and went on to remain unbeaten for over 10 matches, including keeping a clean sheet during a 0 – 0 draw in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Arsenal when forced to undergo a knee operation.

With Heaton in goal for 17 of the 28 Premier Reserve League North matches and 12 of the 22 Central League matches, the team went on to win both league titles by nine and five points respectively.

The injury would go on to cost Heaton his place in the side as the club went unbeaten with Enckelman in goal for over two months.

Upon his return, Heaton went into the side against Derby County, where they won 4-1, their first win in four games.

Later that month, Heaton went on trial with Bristol City during their pre-season training camp in Spain and they opened contract talks soon after.

East End were anxious not to be left behind and lured Tom Watson into becoming the club secretary / manager in the close season of 1888 and from that point, never looked back ; Watson made several good signings, especially from Scotland, and the Heaton club went from strength to strength, while West End's fortunes slipped dramatically.

Ian Brown performing live at Heaton Park, Manchester on 29 June 2012

However, the main attractions of the tour are three homecoming shows at Heaton Park, Manchester, on 29-30 June and 1 July 2012 plus one show in Dublin's Phoenix Park on 5 July 2012.

150, 000 tickets for the two Heaton Park shows sold out in 14 minutes, with the band then announcing a third show at the venue to be held on 1 July 2012.

Miners set to work to demolish the tower of Hetoune ( Castle Heaton ) on 24 September, but the army quickly retreated when resources were expended, and hoped-for support for Perkin Warbeck in Northumberland failed to materialise.

On 27 March 2012, it was confirmed that Primal Scream would support The Stone Roses at their Heaton Park concert in Manchester on 29 June 2012.

Michelle Heaton appeared on ITV's ill-fated Celebrity Wrestling.

In the early 19th century, Heaton built a forge and, later, a charcoal blast furnace in the area just east of what is now the city's central park, on the west side of Mosquito Creek.

Colm Bryce, Gary Donnelly, Kieran Gallagher, Michael Gallagher, Sean Heaton, Jimmy Kelly, Paddy McDaid and Eamonn O ' Donnell were acquitted of all charges on 11 June, with Eamonn McCann found guilty of the theft of two computer discs.

Stringfellow appeared on a celebrity edition of Come Dine With Me, first broadcast on 17 September 2008 alongside fellow celebrities Lee Ryan, Michelle Heaton and Linda Barker.

After a second Greatest Hits album Solid Bronze in 2001, the band took time off and Heaton embarked on his first solo project.

When she completed the course in 1977 and began teaching, the couple used the salary from her job to buy their first house in Heaton, Bradford, where they moved on 26 September 1977, and where they were still living at the time of Sutcliffe's arrest.

Tarr and Stipak repeated the festival the next year and on September 2, 2000 " Ectofest 2000 " featured Rhodes, Jessica Weiser, Anne Heaton, Amy Fairchild, Sloan Wainwright, Merrie Amsterburg and Susan McKeown.

Heaton was born on the Wirral on 9 May 1962.

He married Jacqueline Heaton on 23 December 1978 in Basford and they have a daughter and a son.

The ceremony was attended by Ernie Heaton, who survived the Dorchester sinking, and Richard Swanson who was on the Coast Guard rescue team.

On 18 October 2011, at London's Soho Hotel, The Stone Roses announced that they would reunite for the first time in fifteen years playing three shows at Heaton Park, Manchester, on 29 and 30 June and 1 July 2012 as part of an extensive Reunion Tour.

These would have been on the traditional Reddish – Heaton Norris border, but are now firmly inside Heaton Chapel.

Heaton Norris Rovers originally played home matches at the Heaton Norris Recreation Ground, then at various locations in Stockport until settling at a park on Green Lane, Heaton Norris, in 1889.

Currently, they are on tour with their Spartacus Live 2012 shows, and form part of The Justice Tonight Band, supporting The Stone Roses at Heaton Park, Phoenix Park, Lyon and Milan.

* 1962 – Paul Heaton, English singer-songwriter and musician ( The Housemartins and Beautiful South )

For example, at an early Beautiful South performance in Manchester, Heaton baited the crowd by shouting " fuck off, you Manc twats ", after which some members of the audience began throwing chairs towards the stage.

After the Housemartins disbanded, he and Housemartins founder Paul Heaton put together the Beautiful South from its ashes, featuring roadie and bassist Sean Welch.

He was four years into studying for a Ph. D, researching the psychological theory underpinning educational software design, publishing several papers in this area of study, while working with the Educational Technology Research Group within the psychology department at Hull University, when Paul Heaton made him an offer of joining The Beautiful South playing guitar.

When Rotheray joined The Beautiful South he began writing songs alongside Heaton.

However, as the bulk of tracks on Fat Chance were written by Heaton alone, or with other collaborators rather than Rotheray, it was decided that Rotheray too would have a side project whilst The Beautiful South were on a recording hiatus.