A look inside the January 2015 issue of Lancashire Life

Great British Life: Sarah Parry at Longsight Stables with Carina MarieSarah Parry at Longsight Stables with Carina Marie (Image: Archant)

Favourite Lakeland walks - Vivienne Crow takes us on some low level winter hikes

The Downtown side-effect - The TV drama has revived a Victorian tradition and helped a Clitheroe business woman

Great British Life: View along Broadgate, GrasmereView along Broadgate, Grasmere (Image: Archant)

Penwortham’s ice queen - The youngster who is bidding for Olympic fame four years after her first skating lesson

Twenty million not out - Jo Cox talks about her new book and her hometown of Blackburn

Great British Life: Preston Bus StationPreston Bus Station (Image: Archant)

One weird wedding - The day a group of wedding specialists got together in Rawtenstall

Grasmere takes the biscuit - We join the celebrations to mark one of this Lakeland town’s iconic brands

Boys are in step - A new calendar of striking ballet pictures at Stonyhurst

Dog’s Life - The hound who hunts moles

Proud Preston - A new set of plans to improve Preston after a failed bid to revive the city

Power and the glory - All change in Ramsbottom and not without controversy

Dig for victory - Meet the children at our School Garden of the Year

What’s brewing in Ormskirk - Where a crafty beer means something different

HOMES & INTERIORS

The region’s best guide to luxurious homes and beautiful interiors

A dream home in Much Hoole

Five homes with sumptuous reception rooms

Old school style in Southport

Stunning stained glass from Clitheroe

FASHION

Stylish in the city – look great at work

Cleanse, detox and revive

FOOD & DRINK

Why not have a veggie New Year?

A luxury break in Langdale

Ten top teashops

PLUS

What’s On

Walk around Cockerham

Crossword