Chorley is to get its own dedicated tourism officer to help it capitalise on the “significant number” of American visitors expected as part of the forthcoming commemoration of the ‘Mayflower’ voyage.
Travellers from Europe brought ring dancing to Scotland in Medieval times, dances which celebrated the harvest and echoed with pride in tribal histories.
A new book about indie music legends The Smiths recalls memories of the band’s famous live concerts. Here, in an exclusive excerpt, we look back to some of the Manchester band’s Lancashire dates
With another batch of excited freshers heading off to start their university lives this month, Oxbridge researched and collated all of the #1 tracks from the year 2001 – the year that most of these new freshers were born – into a nostalgic Spotify playlist.
For five years archaeologists from UCLan have been leading an annual dig on the site of Ribchester's former Roman fort. Fiona Finch finds out what they discovered and what happens next.
On the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, Lancashire Infantry Museum's Roger Goodwin looks back at how Lancashire soldiers took a much cherished prize during the heat of battle.
One hundred years ago this week the survivors of the famous Preston Pals gathered to remember their comrades killed during the First World War, as Mike Hill recalls
