Places
Manchester’s rebranded Northern Quarter is a cool and unconventional place to visit
It was once an area best avoided after dark but now the rebranded Northern Quarter is a cool and unconventional place to visit. Roger Borrell took a tour
Preston - a city with a vibrant culture and a tradition built around trade
Preston has been a centre for trade for centuries and it still draws in shoppers from across Lancashire. Martin Pilkington reports.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIRTSY THOMPSON
Silverdale is just the place for jolly japes
A trip to Silverdale takes writer Sue Riley back to an age of fun and frolics.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIRSTY THOMPSON & John Lenehan
The top five reasons to spend a weekend in Bowness
This is the perfect time to visit Bowness, especially if you are planning to make a weekend of it. The place is coming to life after a long hard winter but it hasn’t quite reached its peak of popularity. Here are five of our favourite things to do in this lakeside gem.
Ten glorious gardens for you to visit in Lancashire for the National Gardens Scheme
Lancashire Life leads you up the garden path and into some of the region’s loveliest plots - all for charity
Style
Summer Fashion - simplicity is the keyword for this season
Sometimes simplicity is the most sophisticated choice for the season, says Jo Haywood.
Father’s Day Gifts - Aftershave and grooming products
Our choice of men’s grooming products to keep dads looking and smelling good for Father’s Day
Milliner Rosie Olivia is turning heads - and fans include members of the Royal family and the Made in Chelsea cast
Rosie Norman is happy to let success go to her head – after all, she’s making hats for some of Britain’s most famous women.
Walks
Lancashire Walks - Newton in Bowland
Keith Carter leads a walk from Newton in Bowland, one of Lancashire’s loveliest and most unspoilt villages
Tanya Oliver - From High Heels to High Hills
Tanya Oliver ditched a high flying career, packed her vast collection of shoes and headed for the Lakes. She tells Mark Gilligan about her book.
Lancashire Walk - Lancaster Canal and Barton
Keith Carter leads a walk beside the Lancaster Canal and through the countryside around Barton
Lake District Walk - Levens Hall
Keith Carter leads a walk through the beautiful grounds of Levens Hall in South Lakeland
Restaurant Reviews
Pub review - Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green
Walking club members in the home counties were recently bemoaning the fact that all their local pubs were now so posh that they no longer encouraged muddy-booted hikers to cross the threshold.
Short Break - Hilton Manchester Deansgate
The Hilton’s reputation precedes it. Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton, in the intervening years it has played host to such events as the creation of the Piña Colada in 1949 and the famous John Lennon and Yoko Ono Bed-in for Peace in 1969, on its way to become one of the world’s most famous brands.
Short Break - Oddfellows Hotel, Chester
Janet Reeder finds a boutique hotel in Chester the perfect location for exploring the city
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Arts
Eric Knowles and the Antiques Roadshow head to Burnley’s Towneley Hall
Lancashire ceramics expert Eric Knowles is heading home with the Antiques Roadshow team. He spoke to Roger Borrell
Accrington-born Jonathan Slinger on playing Hamlet for the RSC
Lancashire actor Jonathan Slinger hated school but he is using the experience to help his portrayal of Hamlet, as Paul Mackenzie reports.
Artist of the Month - Anthony Barrow
This lively painting of Wigan town centre was completed by professional artist and teacher Anthony Barrow in one of his two-hour classes as a demonstration for students.
Bury Choral society still going strong after 175 years
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 Southport
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
Photography
A View, a Camera and You - Ravenglass
Award-winning photographer Mark Gilligan presents the latest in a series of tips to help you get the best from your camera
Lancashire and Lake District Life Reader Photos - June 2013
There is no shortage of inspirational sights around Lancashire and Lakeland and our talented readers are making the most of the beauty on offer. Every month they are out taking brilliant photographs in all corners of the county, and the best thing is that they share the results with the rest of us.
Lancashire and Lake District Life Reader Photos - May 2013
Brilliant reader pictures entered into the Lancashire Life photography competition in association with Wilkinson Cameras
Food and Drink
Pub review - Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green
Walking club members in the home counties were recently bemoaning the fact that all their local pubs were now so posh that they no longer encouraged muddy-booted hikers to cross the threshold.
Chef Profile - Steve Williams celebrates ten years at Mellor’s Stanley House Hotel and Spa
The chef at one of our top establishments celebrates a special anniversary.
PHOTOGRAPHY: GLYNN WARD
Lee Brown from The Brew House in Bolton wins 2013 Lancashire Young Chef of the Year
A duck egg and a stick of rhubarb helps the young chef from Blackburn win a top award.
PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN COCKS
Philippa James visits La Locanda, Gisburn
Maurizio and Cinzia Bocchi combine Italian style with Lancashire ingredients.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIRSTY THOMPSON
Competitions
Win a relaxing break at at Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green
Win a three-night weekend or a four-night midweek break in a luxury self-catering cottage for up to six people
Events
Southport’s magnificent seven events for 2013
There are many reasons for visiting this coastal resort – not least the brilliant shows
People
Derek J Ripley presses his flares and heads down memory lane to explore Lancashire’s poptastic past.
Every schoolboy knows that the Industrial Revolution started in Lancashire, powered by the three Cs – Cotton, Coal and Chips. But there’s much more to Lancashire than the Industrial Revolution
Jobs for the girls - Ellie Hargreaves meets a group of women who have all made it in roles traditionally occupied by men
Can you spot the plumber, the car mechanic, the shepherdess or the undertaker? Ellie Hargreaves meets women thriving in what was once a man’s world.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIRSTY THOMPSON
Meet Milnthorpe’s Kirsty Watson - the Everest Base Camp local doctor
A GP from Lancaster has been working in one of the planet’s most hostile environments. Mike Glover spoke to her
Eric Knowles and the Antiques Roadshow head to Burnley’s Towneley Hall
Lancashire ceramics expert Eric Knowles is heading home with the Antiques Roadshow team. He spoke to Roger Borrell
Accrington-born Jonathan Slinger on playing Hamlet for the RSC
Lancashire actor Jonathan Slinger hated school but he is using the experience to help his portrayal of Hamlet, as Paul Mackenzie reports.
Homes and Gardens
John Spencer Textiles in Burnley prove that some traditional industries are still thriving
We are told Britain’s days as a manufacuturing nation are dead and buried. Roger Borrell went to Burnley to prove them wrong
Linda Viney visits takes a tour of the Chinese-inspired plot created by design expert Michele Martin in Southport
The Yellow Book lists hundreds of private gardens you can visit from grand country houses with acres to tiny urban plots, many only open for one day. It combines the chance to wander around other people’s gardens, eat delicious home made cake and pick up an interesting plant.
Interiors advice - a selection of new and funky goodies to brighten up your home
A selection of new and funky goodies to brighten up your home
Sophia Rose - Burscough Wharf’s vintage furniture restorer
A Burscough couple are carving out new careers in furniture, as Paul Mackenzie reports
Lancashire Properties - New Hall, Wiswall
Architects have the go-ahead to build a £2.5million Jacobean-style mansion – all they need is a buyer
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