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2 weeks ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
2 1/1 Being bored is simply not an option this spring. Lancashire Life magazine has scoured the county for the 31 best days out – perfect as the school Easter holidays are well under way. There’s something for everyone, from tranquil gardens and peaceful villages to adrenalin-packed adventures and tasty treats.
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1 month ago | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
Being bored is simply not an option this month. We have scoured the county for the 31 best days out – one for every day of March. There’s something for everyone, from tranquil gardens and peaceful villages to adrenalin-packed adventures and tasty treats.
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1 month ago | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
Tom Middleton dreamed of fame as the lead singer of a heavy metal band. Although he always had a flair for art, his passion was for the fast, loud and aggressive music of bands like Metallica and Pantera. But it's an expensive dream to chase and having moved to London from the family home in Caton near Lancaster, he took a succession of jobs to help raise the funds. ‘I got sick of doing all the jobs I needed to do to raise the money to be a musician,’ he says.
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1 month ago | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
For years, there has been an established course of action for people wanting to sell their home: call an estate agent, receive a valuation, get pictures on the agent’s website and hope a potential buyer sees the listing. But a woman from Forton is hoping to shake up the market to bring vendors and agents higher prices and quicker sales.
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2 months ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
Jenny may or may not have adopted the name Eclair to impress a boy in a Blackpool nightclub. PHOTO: Ray Burminston It’s almost 50 years since she left, but Jenny Eclair is pining for Lytham. ‘When I was young I couldn’t wait to leave Lytham but I can appreciate it much more now and I get pangs for Lytham,’ she says.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
It’s almost 50 years since she left, but Jenny Eclair is pining for Lytham. ‘When I was young I couldn’t wait to leave Lytham but I can appreciate it much more now and I get pangs for Lytham,’ she says. ‘Some days I just want to be there, find a 50 per cent sale in Seasalt and buy a new pair of trousers.’ She’s lived in London since the early 1980s when she was just starting out in stand up comedy, with gigs in small rooms above pubs.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
Panto time – and here’s the show lowdown on what’s on in Lancashire and beyond. We take a look at some of the best tickets and talk to celebrities who are about to dress up and step out on stages to entertain families across the region. Enjoying being evil She made her name as one of The Nolans, a wholesome group of singing sisters who had a succession of big hits in the 1970s and 80s. But now Maureen Nolan is enjoying being evil and is looking forward to frightening children.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
The figures make it startlingly clear what a desperate situation hedgehogs are in: their numbers have fallen from almost 40 million to less than one million in the last 50 years. Fewer than one in four of us have seen a live hedgehog in the last year, and a generation of children are growing up having never seen one that hasn’t been run over by a car. Hedgehogs are on the endangered list of British wildlife and if current trends continue, they will be extinct before the end of the decade.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
For almost 70 years a hot potato stall on Preston’s Flag Market has attracted hungry shoppers and people who work in the town centre. In the last few months, they have served customers who have travelled from Oslo, Amsterdam and Colorado just to taste their potatoes. Their remarkable global appeal is down to an incredible social media following two young brothers have built since they took the business on.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Paul Mackenzie
When Mr Hargreaves asked his class at school in Bury what job they each wanted when they left school, Caroline Clegg had a plan. She and a friend were dreaming beyond the mundane aspirations of many of their classmates but didn’t dare stand up alone to say what career they really wanted to pursue. ‘We hatched a plan that she would say “Model” and I would say “Musical comedy actress”,’ she says. ‘We were the last two in the class and everyone else had said hairdresser, secretary, engineer.
