Val Sawczyn (right) and her stepdaughter Cassie with the Tyson Fury post box topper in Morecambe A big fan of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has created a special post box topper on a Morecambe street in his honour. Val Sawczyn knitted and crocheted a Tyson Fury doll and …
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There has been almost 500 further cases of coronavirus in Lancashire with two dozen more residents losing their lives at the hands of the disease despite infection rates falling across every county borough. On Friday (November 27), Public Health England announced 498 people had tested positive for the virus in …
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In a world that would have be unrecognisable to us all less than one year ago, a number of talented Lancashire bakers have been able to thrive. Cake delivery businesses have been established across the county – and indeed the country – since the very first national lockdown in March, …
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Read More »Letter sent from Lancashire reaches ‘famous’ Scottish historian despite having no address
A letter sent from Lancashire has reached the right recipient in Scotland without a formal address. Neil Oliver, a Scottish archaeologist living in Stirling, posted an image on Twitter after receiving the ‘loveliest letter’ on July 4 despite the sender not knowing his address. The letter was sent via Royal …
Read More »Happy valley: The northern beauty spot that’s just been named the UK’s happiest place
The Ribble Valley in Lancashire with its rolling hills and market towns and beautiful villages is officially the happiest place in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. Less well-known nationally than the internationally renowned Lake District, it still pulls in four million visitors a year which bring …
Read More »Beat-Herder 2019: Line-up, tickets and location
A festival featuring some of the world’s greatest dance and hip-hop acts, in a forest with a fancy dress theme. Now that is something you need to be involved with. Set in the archaic and mystical forests surrounding Dockber Farm, Beat-Herder will once again return to the village of Sawley …
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