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Creative Mums short listed for this year’s campaign have been busying away making innovative and inspiring pieces that are on show from 13th to 31st May.
Sue Riley takes a trip to this beautiful village and discovers the relationship between Dorothy Wordsworth and her brother is under the spotlight
Britain’s party town ready for makeover. Paul Mackenzie reports
Just because something is a cliché that doesn’t mean it’s untrue. So when people describe Ramsbottom has a hidden gem, they have – to throw in one more cliché – hit the nail on the head.
Chipping is a great place for a walk but it also has some culinary delights, as Martin Pilkington discovers.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIRSTY THOMPSON
Runway on the Runway was the stunning teenage fashion show with a heart at Manchester Airport’s Concorde Conference Centre.
A charity fashion show at the Baku Lounge in Charnock Richard raised money for Derian House and Long-Shaw Kids’ Fund. The evening, involving Foster & Gray Hair Design and Butter Boutique, and guests included boxer and bronze medalist Lisa Whiteside from Preston.
There’s something thrilling about the frills, layers and textures of this season’s dresses, says Jo Haywood.
Keith Carter leads a walk beside the Lancaster Canal and through the countryside around Barton
Keith Carter leads a walk through the beautiful grounds of Levens Hall in South Lakeland
Your guide to walking and unwinding in England's natural playground. Compiled by Barbara Waite
Carter leads a walk which follows the Ribble Way though the countryside around Ribchester
Janet Reeder finds a boutique hotel in Chester the perfect location for exploring the city
Penrith was once the regional capital and at its centre is a hotel steeped in history. Roger Borrell grabbed a napkin and headed north
Harmony is the key at this slick Manchester hotel with a musical past. Words by Dean Bowman
Creative Mums short listed for this year’s campaign have been busying away making innovative and inspiring pieces that are on show from 13th to 31st May.
The rhythmic clatter of a cotton mill at full pelt will resonate down the ages when Lancashire hosts a remarkable world premiere this month
The £18 million rebirth of The Atkinson is set to become a major attraction for people from far and wide. Roger Borrell takes a look inside. PHOTOGRAPHY: KIRSTY THOMPSON
Self-taught Ken Roberts specialising in scenes of the Fylde such as this study of Lytham. Barbara Waite reports
Lancashire Life quizzes Kate Long, who grew up in a terrace in Blackrod and became a best-selling novelist. Now an eagerly-awaited sequel is in the shops
Brilliant reader pictures entered into the Lancashire Life photography competition in association with Wilkinson Cameras
Twenty five years ago six friends from Wigan left their photographic club and went it alone. Tired of the routine of visiting lecturers, internal competitions and seasonal weekly meetings, they set out to create a new kind of photographic club.
Check out this week's top 10 readers' photos...
Janet Reeder finds a boutique hotel in Chester the perfect location for exploring the city
After a high-flying career in broadcasting, Alison Brown is now making the tea. And she loves it. Philippa James reports.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIRSTY THOMPSON
A chef who has worked in some of our top kitchens is back on home soil in Lancashire
David Gale is head chef at Manchester’s Hilton Hotel, the setting for this year’s Cheshire Life and Lancashire Life Food & Drink Awards. David reflects on his rise from his early days in Wilmslow to his prestigious role at the region’s tallest tower.
WORDS BY RAY KING
Win £1000* worth of outdoor living garden furniture and accessories for a stylish start to the summer
One Lancashire Life reader will win a VIP weekend at the Festival and the chance to create their very own mini show garden, from
Burlington Stone’s new landscaping range.
Celebrity historian Dan Snow will give a talk at the Merseyside Maritime Museum this month as part of the Battle of the Atlantic commemorations.
There are many reasons for visiting this coastal resort – not least the brilliant shows
Students from the University Centre at Blackburn College organised A Taste of Bollywood evening in aid of East Lancashire Hospice at the Sylhet Bangla Restaurant in Langho.
St. John’s Hospice held its first charity Ball in Kendal at The Castle Green Hotel, where 144 guests enjoyed a Fire & Ice themed evening to remember with luxury raffle prizes, auction and entertainment from singer Cole Page, all compered by BBC reporter Dave Guest.
Sixty years of fundraising was celebrated with the presentation of a plaque to members of Great Eccleston & District Friends of Cancer Research UK during a ladies’ lunch at Ferrari’s Country House Hotel, Longridge.
Runway on the Runway was the stunning teenage fashion show with a heart at Manchester Airport’s Concorde Conference Centre.
A charity fashion show at the Baku Lounge in Charnock Richard raised money for Derian House and Long-Shaw Kids’ Fund. The evening, involving Foster & Gray Hair Design and Butter Boutique, and guests included boxer and bronze medalist Lisa Whiteside from Preston.
Where: Old Chapel House Farm, Commons Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn,
Where: Lower Horden Barn, Broken Stone Road, Feniscowles
Where: Bromley House, Bromley Cross, Bolton.
Where: Silver Birches, Troutbeck, Windermere.