Around 300 guests attended the National Federation of Retail Newsagents’ annual dinner dance at the Hilton Hotel in Blackpool. Entertainment at the North West district event included violinist Jessica Crabtree and the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi pipe band of Bolton.

The event raised more than £2,200 for the East Lancashire Hospice and the Ratcliffe Benevolent Fund, a NFRN charity.