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A walking therapist, a Japanese calendar and yes, a cat, help our author enjoy the outdoors slowly and meditatively

Families are being encouraged to use trains in Lancashire during ‘Community Rail Week’.

A BLACKBURN cultural hub has been given almost £300,000 to pay for a volunteering programme for young people.

A youth-led project that aims to empowers pupils has announced its new artist-in-residence.

From coast to country Lancashire's outdoor landscape has become a key to restoring hope and confidence to those troubled by loneliness and lockdown.

East Lancashire residents have been taking pride in where they live by revolutionising their back alleys. People living in Blackburn and Darwen have been sprucing-up their alleyways, painting the walls and adorning them with beautiful flower arrangements in a bid to keep their towns looking neat and tidy. Residents are sprucing up their back alleys in Blackburn and Darwen. Pic: Cath Ford Many of the people involved are also members of Keep Blackburn Tidy, a volunteer litter-picking gr...

Macadamia nut prices down for 2021 due to pandemic, strong Aussie dollar SunSunday 7 MarMarch 2021 at 8:46pm Australias largest macadamia processor will pay a notional price of $5.10 a kilogram to its suppliers. ( Share Print text only Cancel Macadamia growers can rule out another year of record prices with a strong Australian dollar expected to deliver lower returns across the industry this season. Key points: The peak industry body says there is still room for growers to make good profits A N...