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Tom Lancashire - Bolton's 2012 Olympic 1500m medal hopeful
February 8th 2012
Bolton boy Tom Lancashire is under starter’s orders for the London Olympics. He talks about his career to Emma Alsop
Kate Maxwell - the trekker swapping Shuttleworth for Kashmir
February 7th 2012
Kate Maxwell survives a diet of popcorn and soup while trekking in one of the world’s most remote regions
Eileen Williams - Nantwich businesswoman in Olympic role
February 7th 2012
A Nantwich businesswoman is poised for success in her Olympic role WORDS BY JAN ROBERTS
Prestigious award for Francesca
February 7th 2012
A talented teenager from Gloucestershire has scooped Silver at the prestigious South West Tourism Awards for Outstanding Customer Service
Nantwich Players theatre group to raise funds with new community book
February 6th 2012
The characters who keep Nantwich thriving are revealed in a new book to raise money for the local theatre group WORDS BY LAURA NORMANSELL
Durham’s Kat Driscoll is jumping for trampoline Olympic gold
February 6th 2012
Durham’s Kat Driscoll hopes she’ll be jumping for joy at the Olympics this year, as Steve Gibbs reports
St Albans Triathletes meet GB Triathlon Team
February 3rd 2012
Thirty members from St Albans triathlon club - Tri-Force had a rare and exciting opportunity to receive coaching from the GE Great Britain triathlon team.
Booths - Lancashire's favourite retailer could be heading to a town near you
January 30th 2012
Lancashire’s favourite retailer may be coming to a town near you as the family firm goes for growth. Edwin Booth talks to Roger Borrell
The Homing Instinct: Hendall Manor Farm
January 29th 2012
Nicola and Peter Young have spent six years transforming a derelict dairy farm into a private venue for conferences and other events. They felt that Hendall Manor Farm was meant to be to be their home, and now it is their livelihood too
Derbyshire in the life of Bufalo Bill - the remarkable visit of William Cody's Wild West Spectacular
January 28th 2012
Peter Seddon recounts the remarkable visit to the county of William F. Cody and his Wild West spectacular
Owen Carey Jones - My Yorkshire Weekend
January 28th 2012
Award-winning film writer, director and author Owen Carey Jones explains why Runswick Bay has a special place in his heart
The couple who split their lives between Chatburn and France
January 27th 2012
Karen Tait talks to Abi Turner and finds out why she and her husband Martin believe they have the best of both worlds owning homes in both Lancashire and France
Time to get back in the saddle
January 26th 2012
A scheme is being set up to encourage both new and lapsed horse riders to engage with our equine friends and make the most of riding through our beautiful local countryside.
Regional produce is key at Low Urpeth Farm
January 26th 2012
Local produce is the key to giving an historic County Durham farm an enviable reputation, as Helen Johnson reports
Gaynor Pharoah, David Long Designs - My First Job
January 26th 2012
Gaynor Pharoah, interior designer and partner in York-based David Long Designs, stylishly sums up her career so far
Alycia Smith-Howard: A Dickens of a good story
January 26th 2012
If it hadn’t been for the efforts of Charles Dickens, the birthplace of Shakespeare might have ended up on an Idaho roadside, says Alycia Smith-Howard.
CPRE Warwickshire: Saving lives in Shipston on Stour
January 26th 2012
Nicholas Butler reports on a rural campaign to bring aid to heart attack victims in our villages and small towns.
Close to my Herts: John Spiers
January 25th 2012
Chairman of the Friends of Forster Country in Stevenage, John Spiers, tells Louise McEvoy about the area’s literary and musical heritage
Clive has fun...ice skating
January 24th 2012
Clive Agran take his life in his hands and glides masterfully onto the ice
The Parson and the Publican in Ross-on-Wye
January 23rd 2012
The Parson is The Reverend Ian Charlesworth. His co-writer, and navigator is watercolourist and former innkeeper Richard Stockton
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