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An early look ahead to The Great Yorkshire Show 2012
February 23rd 2012
England’s premier agricultural show is getting set to open its gates for what will be a unique three days celebrating all that’s best about the countryside and British farming.
Shooter Steve Walton aims for the Olympics
February 22nd 2012
Clay pigeon Shooter Stevan Walton from Redditch was eight years old when he first picked up a gun under the watchful eye of his father ...
The Mysterious Pirates of Portland
February 22nd 2012
Are there really pirates’ graves at Church Ope Cove? Edward Griffiths grabs his cutlass and pieces of eight to find out more.
Ellis-Fermor & Negus, Derbyshire
February 22nd 2012
NEED A FAMILY LAWYER – CHOOSE ONE THAT FITS AND SUITS YOU!
Send us your memories of royal visits in Lancashire and Lakeland
February 21st 2012
Lancashire Life readers invited to share their pictures and memories of the Queen’s visits to our county
2012 Holly Holy Day 40th anniversary of Battle of Nantwich re-enactment
February 20th 2012
Holy smoke! Roundheads, cavaliers, fire eaters and other historic entertainers converged upon Nantwich town centre to re-enact the Battle of Nantwich. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN COCKS
Search and Rescue Dogs training at Rothbury
February 16th 2012
Dogs are invaluable but often overlooked members of search and rescue teams. Guy Kiddey joined them as they trained in the woods near Rothbury
Herts fire investigation dog, CC, sniffs out Facebook
February 16th 2012
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s fire investigation dog CC has sniffed out his own Facebook page.
ToSouk - helping local artisans take their goods to the marketplace
February 15th 2012
A group of local entrepreneurs have a social marketplace website to shop for everything hip and handmade
Make a grand Lancastrian romantic gesture this Valentine's Day
February 14th 2012
This Valentine’s Day take a break from the supermarket roses and make a grand Lancastrian romantic gesture. Emma Alsop and Georgia Smith save you the hard work by listing their top ten
Make your special day extra special
February 13th 2012
If you thought that hiring a country manor house exclusively for your wedding was just a pipedream, think again. Prested Hall in Feering has been offering this unusual and special experience to wedding couples for years
The Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool is shrugging off it's old image
February 4th 2012
Fifteen years ago a BBC documentary gave Liverpool’s Adelphi Hotel celebrity status – for all the wrong reasons. What’s it like today? Mark Gilligan finds out
Free Village Market Event: Saturday, March 3
February 2nd 2012
Do you hold a regular market in your community building or are you interested in starting one?
Take an Olympic ride at Lee Valley
February 1st 2012
The Lee Valley White Water Centre is now open for its spring season, ahead of the 2012 Games. Don’t miss your chance to give it a go before the athletes do!
Olympics countdown: Paralympic soldier Nick Beighton's incredible story
January 29th 2012
If you were putting together a modern day superhero, Nick Beighton from Shrewsbury would tick all the boxes ...
The Queen: Diamond days ahead
January 28th 2012
Sixty one years ago exactly on February 6, in a remote part of Kenya, the young Princess Elizabeth received the news of her father’s death. The tour was abandoned, and Elizabeth flew back to Britain as its Queen ...
Recharge your car at County Hall
January 27th 2012
Hertfordshire County Council has installed free electric vehicle charging points at County Hall in Hertford.
Bank House Farm, Glaisdale - Bunk Barn in the North York Moors
January 26th 2012
Sell up, sell out or change direction. That was the dilemma facing North York Moors farmer Emma Padmore, as she explains
Daytrips to paradise - Childhood memories of Ainsdale
January 25th 2012
Lancastrian Jean Hill shares her childhood memories of fun with family and friends on Ainsdale beach
Herefordshire's Jubilee celebrations
January 20th 2012
Herefordshire’s celebrations marking the Queen’s 60 years on the throne will have a nautical flavour, says Sharon Chilcott
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