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The former Original Factory Shop unit on Park Hill Road, Garstang, which is set to reopen as a Yorkshire Trading Company store

New retailer lined up for empty Garstang shop

Lancashire-based NWCSG Gets Boost

Boost for NWCSG as Altius Group donates £3,000

Marie Carter Robb is one of the conservation voices behind the petition - Animal News Agency

Petition launched to save Lancashire's last red squirrels as woodland homes disa...

Three Cliffs Bay Gower Peninsula Wales (photo: adobe)

Going green: Staycation is the green way to go on vacation

Shaun the Sheep augmented reality trail

Shaun the Sheep is 30! Celebrate at this new immersive trail

28 Years Later is the big new film released this week. Photo: Other

28 Years Later: The cast and director for the new blockbuster

These are some of the happiest places to live in Britain, according to a new list published by the Guardian

Britain's 'happiest' places named, including 'best kept secret'

Lilidorei in Alnwick.

I tried the world's biggest play structure - it was a magical day

Swept Away by Beth O’Leary

Swept Away by Beth O’Leary: book review

Beautiful scenes show first puffins return to Northumberland's Farne Islands.

Delightful scenes as adorable puffins return to British beauty spot

I went on a staycation to a place where charm is around every corner

A lone tree stands above a limestone pavement at night in the Yorkshire Dales National Park near Malham.

The UK Dark Sky Discovery Sites to view seven-planet parade

Paul Howell was jailed for more than three years after being thwarted by a ‘Home Alone-style' trap

Watch moment 'prolific' burglar is caught by 'Home Alone-style' trap

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

Strong winds forecast as Storm Éowyn to hit the UK.

Watch: Met Office expands yellow wind warning for UK

Are you dreaming of staying in the perfect holiday cottage this Christmas?

Plan your perfect Christmas holiday cottage getaway
You can still bag a dream holiday cottage AND make savings, but you’ll have to be quick
Marc Reeves

Northumberland-based Paula Blackburn, 34, and her father Roy Davison, 57, have been working at Co-op Funeralcare Amble together for two years.

“Working alongside my dad in funeralcare has brought us closer than ever”

Maggie Martin's converted hearse into a campervan.

Watch: Woman creates spooky campervan by converting disused hearse

The Unthanks announce new double album, new single and extensive November-December 2024 tour.

The Unthanks announce new double album, new single and extensive tour

Six-year-old Luca the Bloodhound struggled to see - until he had a facelift!

Meet the loveable droopy-faced pooch who had a facelift-so he can see!

Heidi and Thea on the beach on Holy Island. Meet the family who live on an island that can only be accessed twice a day and only has five children in the local school.

We moved to a tiny island - our local school only has five pupils

Adorable sleepy raccoons lounge around at Northumberland Zoo

Watch these super-cute sleepy raccoons lounge around at the zoo

The Vaccines at this year's event.

Lindisfarne Festival teases epic 10th anniversary in 2025

A vintage bus in Heysham Village.

Lancashire seaside town named price hotspot as property prices soar

Alex Atkinson

Lakeland 100 taken on by Harrison Holidays’ Alex Atkinson

Melanie Hartshorn has walked for the first time after undergoing surgery.

Watch woman with rare spinal condition walk for the first time

David Jones, 34, at Pilning station.

Railway enthusiast visits 2,500 UK train stations in 6 weeks
David visited an average of 62.5 stations a day.
Jessica Martin

Volunteers carved a giant 100ft tribute to the Sycamore Gap Tree as it reaches six months since the iconic tree was chopped down by vandals.

Stunning beach art pays tribute to felled Sycamore Gap tree

Minor illnesses such as coughs, colds, flu and sickness were the most common reasons for calling in sick

These are the top five areas in the UK most likely to call in sick to work

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in parts of the UK this weekend

Met Office issues snow and ice weather warning

Cops discovered a massive stash of cannabis hidden in a derelict building in Alnwick, Northumberland, with about 600 plants being grown in several rooms.
Two Albanian men found in the three-storey property have been jailed for six months each - Klajdi Shehu, 23, left, and Klajdi Miraka, 33

Secret entrance behind fridge leads police to 600-plant cannabis farm

Ester Clyne was enjoying a friend's birthday party at Featherstone Castle in Northumberland when she was hit - Credit: SWNS

Breaking Near miss: Woman cheats death after castle wall falls 30ft on head

UK’s prettiest locations including Isle of Skye and St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall - top 20 list

These are the UK’s prettiest locations

Georgian manor house, owned by founder of the world’s first department store, listed for nearly £5 million

Emerson Bainbridge’s Georgian manor house listed for nearly £5m

Children run through the sand dunes as the sun sets behind Bamburgh Castle

Survey reveals best seaside destinations - is your area on the list?

The Hunt for Raoul Moat: Paul Gascoigne absence explained

The world’s biggest children’s play park Lilidorei is due to open in the UK in 2023

See inside world’s biggest play park opening in UK

7,000 jobs will be on offer

Haven Holidays announces more than 7,000 jobs available across UK

Family left devastated after girl, 15, stabbed to death

New pictures of Lilidorei in Northumberland have been released

See new pics of the world’s biggest play park set to open in UK

Escape to Darling Cove by Holly Hepburn

Escape to Darling Cove by Holly Hepburn: book review

Great Walks on the England Coast Path by Andrew McCloy

Great Walks on the England Coast Path by Andrew McCloy: book review

Winter Solstice: Best destinations for stargazing including one in UK

Ed Byrne attends Absolute Radio Live at the Palladium Theatre on November 27, 2022

Woman thanks comedian for joke which led to bowel cancer diagnosis

Rightmove has announced the happiest places to live in the UK according to its annual Happy at Home survey

Rightmove’s top 20 happiest places to live in UK 2022 announced

Snow is predicted to arrive in the UK this week according to Netweather

UK weather: Snow and flooding predicted despite mild temperatures

CGI image of Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden which is billed to be the world’s biggest children’s play park

See new pics of the world’s biggest play park set to open in UK

Illuminated sheep art work at Bamburgh with artist Deepa Mann-Kler
(photo: Raoul Dixon)

Illuminated sheep arts trail to light up Northumberland this autumn

Father Christmas at Bamburgh Castle (photo: Phil Punton)

Leap into Bamburgh Castle this Christmas

The Hogs Head Inn at Alnwick has undergone a revamp for its ten-year anniversary (photo: Tracey Bloxham)

Community Inspired revamp of The Inn Collection Group hostelry

Williamson Park mini zoo has a new resident - a prevost squirrel named Nacho who is three-years-old.

Lancaster's Williamson Park goes nuts over new attraction

Canal boats set off from the Melbourne Arms on Pocklington Canal to navigate a new two-mile stretch of the canal

Top 40 UK staycations to enjoy before you're 40

Flog Its Paul Martin will visit Bamburgh Castle (photo: Red Forge Studios)

Flog It star Paul Martin to make antiques road trip to Bamburgh Castle

The Summer That Changed Us by Cathy Bramley

The Summer That Changed Us by Cathy Bramley: An inspirational read – book review...

The Arthropleura fossil at Howick beach in Northmberland (Credit: Neil Davies/PA)

Millipedes 'as big as cars' once roamed Northern England, fossil reveals

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