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5 days ago | lancs.live | Jack Fifield

A controversial dance troupe who black up their faces are gearing up for their traditional Easter weekend procession despite calls for them to stop. The Britannia Coconut Dancers will dance through Bacup today (April 19) – and say they won’t ‘cower’ to pressure to stop blacking up. Known as ‘nutters’, the group, which wears coconuts on its knees and dances as a ‘whipper in’ whips the air, insists the practice is just part of its tradition dating back to the 1800s.

5 days ago | lancs.live | Jack Fifield

Residents in Blackpool have told how their lives are being made hell by the booming number of short term lets through companies like Airbnb. People living in the popular seaside town say their lives are being blighted by anti-social behaviour, noise disturbances and even prostitution. They raised their concerns as tens of thousands of holiday-makers are set to flood Britain's resorts and tourist hot spots for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Padma Murughappun |Jack Fifield

Catherine Copeland, 58, who lives in Tring, Hertfordshire, branded Lloyds decision to 'de-bank' her as "politically motivated" after her son's account was also frozen 10:19, Wed, Apr 16, 2025 | UPDATED: 10:55, Wed, Apr 16, 2025 Link copied Bookmark A livid mother has had her bank account abruptly closed by Lloyds after sending "pocket money" to her son, a ballet star based in Russia.

1 week ago | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Jack Fifield

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThese pictures show workings at the UK’s highest distillery - operating at more than 500 metres above sea level in the Peak DistrictKarl Bond, 47, started the Forest Distillery, which makes gin and single malt English whisky, with his wife Lindsay, 45, back in 2015, after starting to distil gin on their home kitchen table.

1 week ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Jack Fifield

Pictures have revealed operations inside the UK's highest distillery - which operates at more than 500 metres above sea level. Karl Bond, 47, opened the Forest Distillery, which makes gin and single malt English whisky, with his wife Lindsay, 45, back in 2015. The couple started their venture after distilling gin in their kitchen at home. Located 1,689 ft (514 metres) above sea level in a 17th century pub building near Macclesfield, Cheshire, it's the UK's highest distillery by elevation.