Book review: Animal magic from Maverick Arts Publishing
Chase away holiday boredom with two funny, funky picture books from a small publishing company with big, bold ideas.Set up in 2008 by Steve and Karen Bicknell to market animal calendars, Maverick Arts...
View ArticleBook review: The Curse of Babylon by Richard Blake
By the 7th century, the Roman Empire was in tatters… Rome was a pile of rubble, Greece was virtually lost, Spain was overrun by barbarians and Saracens from the East were on the march.Centre of this...
View ArticleChamps hopes hanging by a thread
Fleetwood’s hopes of retaining their Northern Premier League title are fading. The fourth-placed Broadwater club find themselves 39 points behind leaders Barrow, having had to settle for the worse of a...
View ArticleWhat’s On - Tuesday, August 6
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde Coast.TUESDAYAttractionsmadame tussauds. The best of British celebrities. More information...
View ArticleMarine Hall to become food lover’s paradise
Marine Hall in Fleetwood is set to be transformed into a food lovers’ paradise as local chefs and producers sign up for the Fylde Coast Food and Drink Festival.Marine Hall’s partner caterer Twelve...
View ArticleBook review: The Gallipoli Oak by Martin Purdy and Ian Dawson
In a corner of a ‘foreign field’ in the barren Great War killing grounds of Gallipoli in Turkey stands a lone and alien English oak tree – a 90-year-old living symbol of a young Lancashire soldier...
View ArticleRogue trader warning for homeowners
A fresh warning has been issued about rogue traders across the Fylde coast.People in Lancashire are being urged to check that traders who offer to do work on their homes are members of the county’s...
View ArticleSkating star Dan to share his ice skills
Skating sensation Dan Whiston is taking his popular skate school on the road.The Poulton Dancing on Ice favourite has been running sessions during school holidays with fellow star and skating coach...
View ArticleGrezza takes positives from cup defeat
Graham Alexander refused to be downbeat after his Fleetwood Town side were dumped out of the Capital One Cup. A late fightback wasn’t enough to salvage Town’s knockout campaign, the 3-2 defeat to...
View ArticleBook review: What Lies Within by Tim Vowler
Some books defy pigeonholing in traditional genres – take Tim Vowler’s dark and unsettling debut novel with its tantalising and atmospheric blend of mystery, suspense, crime and powerful psychological...
View ArticleKatrina cheques it out for Fylde coast sanctuary
Fleetwood woman Katrina Beardsworth made some waves to help a good cause close to her heart.Animal lover Katrina, 38, staged a sponsored swim in June to raise money for Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary in...
View ArticleWhat’s On - August 9, 2013
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde Coast.friday((august 9)))theatre and showscbeebies live show. Join Sid Sloane and his action packed live show,...
View ArticleCriminal blames financial problems
A man returned to his old criminal ways after getting into financial trouble when he was left to run a house.Michael Roberts burgled a chip shop and pawned computer equipment which had been stolen from...
View Article£1m up for grabs - could it be you?
Someone on the Fylde coast could be a millionaire – and they don’t even know it!Bosses from the National Lottery came to the resort and brought a butler with them to help look for the mystery winner of...
View ArticleBook review: How To Be a Writer by Sally O’Reilly
Many of us have aspirations to be an author but even when that first landmark book has been published, making a living out of writing can still be a huge stumbling block.So what better than a...
View ArticleWhat’s On - August 12, 2013
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde Coast.MONDAYAttractionsmadame tussauds. The best of British celebrities. More information...
View ArticleInteb calls for energy C-Change
Wyre specialist energy services provider Inteb Sustainability Limited has thrown down the gauntlet to British businesses by revealing that £1.7bn could be saved a year by Britain’s biggest energy and...
View ArticleBook review: Blood & Beauty by Sarah Dunant
It’s that time of the year when we are ready to indulge ourselves … a comfy chair, a glass of crisp, chilled white wine, and a book so good that reading it takes over our lives.Look no further than...
View ArticleWhat’s On - August 13, 2013
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde Coast.TUESDAYAttractionsmadame tussauds. The best of British celebrities. More information...
View ArticleBook review: Me and You by Claudia Carroll
Irish writer Claudia Carroll has a special and warm-hearted way of seeing her fictional world.The Dublin author likes nothing better than to fill her fresh, funny novels with the sort of people we can...
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