Lifestyle

One fifth of workers in Preston earn below the Real Living Wage.

A sports club in Penwortham is hosting a beer and gin festival over the bank holiday weekend.

Almost 500 job seekers in Preston have had their benefits stopped or reduced for up to three years by tough Government sanctions.

Make-believe is something you grow out of, we're told. The days of charging around outside with a knobbly tree branch playing the role of Excalibur, legs scraped by brambles and clothes painted with grass-stains, fade quickly these days, with imaginary realms replaced by digital ones.

To start, guests were served lobster and langoustine ravioli. Then came the main course of chicken in a champagne-infused sauce or chorizo pork medallions in a red wine sauce. Proponents of the aphorism "there's always room for desert" were then offered a selection of sweet treats.

The Great British Skinny Dip returns to the UK - including Lancashire - this July for a month-long bonanza of clothes-free swimming opportunities for everyone.

All the colourful sights and sweet fragrance of Southport Flower Show returns to the resort this summer, with specialists on hand to proffer expert advice.

This simple pasta dish from WeightWatchers is an all-time Italian classic.

Colin Burbidge, of Lancashire Wine School writes about a pricey mistake made by a waiter where one lucky diner enjoyed an expensive bottle of red.

Using a mobile phone on a trip to the supermarket pushes up shopping bills by 41% on average, a study has found.

New parcel postboxes will be coming to Preston soon, the Royal Mail has confirmed.

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