Our guide to the best events in and around Lancashire this month.

We have teamed up with More2Screen to offer three lucky winners a pair of tickets to the 25th Anniversary Show of Riverdance

A new play which debuts this month in Lancashire takes tales from the bus to the stage

Steeped in history, The Bold Hotel was originally constructed in 1832 by Thomas Mawdsley, built in late Georgian style.

Erst is one of the reasons why Ancoats is billed as the new food centre of Manchester

We've teamed up with Island Cottage Holidays and Isle of Wight Distillery to offer one lucky winner the chance to win £500 of holiday vouchers and a gin set

Formby is full of fascinating people, including the members of one family with a growing passion for the environment.

It's a challenge to revive Lancashire's post-Industrial areas, but Bolton has big plans to breathe new life into the town.

The town stars in the Dolittle film coming out next month - but it's a place that does an awful lot

Fitness has never been more fashionable thanks to a company based in Radcliffe, as Jane Watson reports

If you thought corsets were just for stiff Victorians and burlesque dancers, think again. A Manchester boutique is leading the way

Longridge is perfectly placed to explore the top walking spots in the Forest of Bowland and Ribble Valley.

We looked through our archives to see what we recommended to you in previous years in this month.

The Lancaster Canal runs from Preston in the south to Kendal in the north. This is a selection of walks that take in sections of the route.

Stride into the new year with this glorious walk on Longridge Fell and enjoy the spectacular views

The Collectif and then production comes to Lancaster

Hold very tight please! And strap yourselves in for a riveting ride aboard the 555 bus which wends its way hourly from Lancaster to Kendal, and on through the heart of Lakeland to Keswick.

A new play which debuts this month in Lancashire takes tales from the bus to the stage

'By a moonlit lake, a grieving prince witnesses the transformation of a swan into a beautiful princess. Compelled by an evil spell to spend her days in the form of a bird, she can only be saved by the power of love.'