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What’s On - June 18, 2013

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:40:53 GMT

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Book review: Step into summer with Scholastic Children’s Books

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:09:34 GMT

Forget super heroes and meet sewer hero Stan Stinky, the grime-fighting star of a sparkling summer line-up from Scholastic Children’s Books.

What’s On - June 17, 2013

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:22:54 GMT

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What’s On - 14, 15 & 16 June 2013

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:45:27 GMT

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Fleetwood kayak group left high and dry

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:30:25 GMT

Organisers of an acclaimed kayaking group have had to cease operations because of low water levels at Fleetwood’s Marine Lake.

Win fantastic summer holidays worth £4,000

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:20:55 GMT

It’s the Summer of Love... and to celebrate we’ve organised a Spectacular Summer Holiday Giveaway.

Book review: The Distinguished Assassin by Nick Taussig

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:25:14 GMT

Nick Taussig is determined we should never forget the brutal excesses of Stalin’s Soviet Russia…

What’s On - June, 13, 2013

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:44:58 GMT

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Book review: No-Balls and Googlies by Geoff Tibballs

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:25:52 GMT

As Test match cricket enjoys a resurgence of interest, thanks in no small part to Lancashire’s Andrew Flintoff and the unforgettable series against Australia in 2005, what better time to take a closer look at this inimitable game?

Book review: Flappers by Judith Mackrell

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:22:16 GMT

Long before ‘the sisterhood’ burnt their bras in the 1970s, a diverse group of young women were declaring their female independence in the same spirit of reckless determination.

What’s On - June 12, 2013

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:44:15 GMT

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Book review: Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:56:30 GMT

Ben Kane’s superb Spartacus ‘mini series’ takes historical Roman novel writing to heady new heights in the final, pulsating instalment of the slave rebellion that shook the mighty Roman empire.

Book review: The Affair by Gill Paul

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:18:00 GMT

The steamy love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is not the only drama creating sparks on the set of the iconic film Cleopatra in 1961.

Book review: Summer is here with Macmillan Children’s Books

Thu, 30 May 2013 14:52:22 GMT

An outstandingly beautiful story about a girl coping with her friend’s death, a thrilling adventure featuring pirates and monsters, a hundred decker bus and a madcap pair of puddled plumbers are leading the summer charge at Macmillan Children’s Books.

The Strawberry Gardens is pub of the year

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:06:41 GMT

Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre CAMRA members have voted Fleetwood’s Strawberry Gardens as their pub of the year.

Book review: The O Level Book and The Eleven-Plus Book - Forewords by Dr Martin Stephen

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:52:55 GMT

With talk of scrapping GCSEs fresh in everyone’s minds and grammar schools still a popular choice with parents, here are two perfect books to settle that age-old argument between the generations… were the exams of yesteryear really harder?

Book review: Time for Bed by Petr Horáček

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:29:09 GMT

Turn down the lights, snuggle up close and share the timeless rituals of getting ready for bed in this adorable and innovative board book from award-winning author and illustrator Petr Horáček.

Book review: Last Man Standing by Jack Straw

Tue, 28 May 2013 16:15:07 GMT

‘I love politics, Parliament, my Blackburn constituency,’ declares Jack Straw, one of the last Labour government’s most commanding figures and safest pair of hands, in his engaging and clear-sighted biography.

Banking on fun for a holiday of thrills and spills

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:26:01 GMT

The Fylde coast is keeping its fingers crossed for glorious sunshine as a bumper weekend of events and activities is set to make the bank holiday one to remember.

Book review: Intrepid Travelers: Lowestoft Chronicle’s 2013 Anthology Edited by Nicholas Litchfield

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:51 GMT

So why would an American online literary magazine give itself the rather unlikely, quintessentially English title, the Lowestoft Chronicle?