The annual Inspiring Women Awards are an opportunity to celebrate some of the region's amazing women.

It's going to be one of the most exciting years to visit this transformed city. Mairead Mahon reveals some of the best events

A fashion exhibition created by women from Burnley's Asian community has been so successful it will now move to Gawthorpe Hall, home to an internationally renowned collection of textiles.

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Dishoom on Bridge Street, Manchester combines the flavours and ambiance of the old Irani cafes with a huge helping of style. Janet Reeder

Ulverston - perfect for pointless fun

A new generation of indoor gardeners are going potty for pot plants. Linda Viney meets one whose passion has produced the first green shoots of a business.

New homes mean that Kirkby Lonsdale is growing but nothing has diminished its reputation as one of the region's loveliest places.

Author Robert Nicholls reveals why Sunderland Point means so much to him

You are invited to a series of exclusive events at our practices in Preston and Lytham as part of our Around the world in 80 frames campaign.

It's horses for courses on meditation and well-being in Windermere with some creativity thrown in.

John Lenehan devises a route through quarried hillsides to find open moors and stunning views

Head for the the heights with this selection of walks on higher ground in Lancashire.

John Lenehan makes a long overdue return to a part of Lancashire with some beautiful views and a few odd chickens.

Since it launched 50 years ago, Milnthorpe publisher Cicerone has produced 400 walking guides. Here are five of their favourite routes.

Peter Shaffer's dark and complex play, about passion misplaced or displaced, is one of those gifts that keeps on giving.

Willy Russell's masterpiece needs little in the way of introduction to the older generation who will probably remember when it came to fame in the early 80s both on stage and in film. This new touring production, currently running at Keswick's Theatre by the Lake, stays true to the original but is every bit as fresh and relevant now as it was then.

A luv letter to Lancashire, deftly crafted out of hours of conversation with 500 of its inhabitants, and edited into 80 minutes of lovingly-acted verbatim theatre.

Five hundred people were asked what it meant to them to be Lancastrian and their answers have been turned into a stage play. Louise Bryning reports.