Jayne Ashe News Today

Stomping many miles across East Lancashire and every possible inch of of his home town, volunteer Ted Pemberton has walked his way into winning a…

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

GRANDMOTHER Anne Smith came up with a great idea to share bedtime stories wither her new granddaughter during lockdown - she wrote a book based on the playful antics of her puppy. Anne, from Skipton, said knowing coronavirus restrictions meant she would miss out on visiting Sophie, who lives with her family near York, and reading bedtime stories, she wrote her own book. Anne’s daughter shows the book to Sophie, who is almost four months old, and Anne reads it to her over the internet. ...

Here is how you can delve into Bowland’s heritage this spring. THROUGH the Festival Bowland online events programme the Forest of Bowland AONB and Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership will be shining a light on two very different aspects of the area’s history this spring. On Tuesday, March 23, Burnley-based Mid Pennine Arts will be inviting people to “meet the Radicals”. The event will introduce some of the nonconformists, reformers and change makers researched by the volunteers of...