Andrew Marston on making our venues safer

• Keeping our nights out safe - we're looking at what's being done to prevent drink spiking and the new water tagging system being sprayed on troublemakers.

• Meeting the technical whizzkids behind the mash-up project Kaiju Blue, from Ross-on-Wye, who were part of last night's kitchen disco.

• Our Artist of the Week is a Kidderminster-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, music teacher and all-round rock chick!

• Hearing the reaction to the new Abba album from the Bewdley man who put together Abba Gold.

• In our Musicians' Masterclass - we look at the return of live gigs and how to get bookings.

• In our music news - the 60's stars heading to Redditch for a night of music and nostalgia.

• How the Redditch Palace Drum Clinic is looking to inspire the next generation with a series of events taking place next week.

• Our Festival Update includes a chat with Bobby Gillespie ahead of his appearance at this month's Hay Festival Winter Weekend.

• In our Gig Guide: The bonfire night weekend-long celebrations, including lots of live music.

• Find out how Bewdley's Bo Rumba got on with Worcester's Bear Witness in this week's Collaborator Generator.