Local People
Parbold families proving commuting and community can mix
May 10th 2012
The residents of Parbold are proof that commuting and community can work, writes Amanda Griffiths Photography by Kirsty Thompson
Double celebration for The Lancashire Aero Club
May 5th 2012
Tom Dugdale’s remarkable flying career is commemorated by admirers young and old Photography by Kirsty Thompson
Unrest in Fylde Community over Fracking
May 1st 2012
Residents from the Fylde gathered on Sunday at St Cuthbert’s in Lytham to discuss and question the proposed hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the area. Gayzer Tarjanyi of Residents Action on Fylde Fracking (RAFF)
Ramsbottom's High Street Heroes
April 28th 2012
Tui Benjamin takes a tour of this up-and-coming Lancashire market town Photography by Glynn ward
The Lancashire couple who created jobs for themselves and 100 others
April 27th 2012
Redundancy led an award-winning Lancashire couple to create their own jobs and employment for another 100. Martin Pilkington reports
Mary Greenwood - from Clitheroe Grammar to saving tigers in Bangladesh
April 26th 2012
Mary Greenwood describes how she travelled from the Ribble Valley to Bangladesh and witnessed a remarkable wildlife rescue
Dennis Mendoros - a major player in aircraft engineering
April 26th 2012
Dennis Mendoros talks to Martin Pilkington about his extraordinary career and almost superhuman energy levels
Amy Lawrenson - using Reiki to heal horses and humans
April 24th 2012
More people are turning to an oriental healing system to treat themselves and their pets. Victoria Heneghan reports
Preston Passion - we spend a day with the TV cameras in the special 2012 Guild event
April 23rd 2012
A nationwide television audience enjoyed the Easter story given a modern twist in 2012 Guild year Photography by John Cocks and Bernie Blackburn
The impact of Fracking on local residents in Blackpool and the Fylde Coast
April 17th 2012
Campaigners are fighting proposals to resume fracking on the Fylde Coast, as Paul Mackenzie reports
Lancaster author John Welshman reveals untold Titanic stories
April 16th 2012
Lancashire author who discovered he is related to a Titanic stewardess reveals untold stories in the new book Titanic: Last Night of a Small Town
Sharon Stewart - the Preston nurse back from military service in Afghanistan
April 12th 2012
Lancashire’s Sharon Stewart talks to Sarah Goldthorpe about saying goodbye to her family and going to a war zone
A year in photos at a Lancashire sheep farm
April 11th 2012
Photographer Glynn Ward spent a year charting the fortunes of a Lancashire sheep farmer and his family
One Planet - the community shop in Accrington captured on film
April 10th 2012
A shop in Accrington started off as a community project and ended up as the subject of a film. Georgia Smith reports
Lancashire connections of the Titanic tragedy
March 28th 2012
It’s 100 years since the Titanic disaster and Lindsay Sutton examines the Lancashire connections and hears new details about the drama
Crosby Stormers - the running group setting the pace for healthy living and charitable causes
March 28th 2012
An energetic group of women from Crosby are setting the pace when it comes to healthy living. Emma Mayoh reports
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Lancashire contralto Kathleen Ferrier
March 27th 2012
It is the 100th anniversary of Kathleen Ferrier’s birth but our love of the Lancashire contralto lives on, as Emma Rigby reports
Rheagan Hendry named Inspirational Woman of the Year
March 13th 2012
Rheagan Hendry was named Inspirational Woman of the Year for the work she’s been doing in her mother’s memory. Amanda Griffiths met her Photography by Kirsty Thompson
Meet Sheena Byrom - the midwife from Whalley
March 9th 2012
Sheena Byrom’s book about life as a midwife made the best seller list and now she has an OBE. Amanda Griffiths reports Photography by Kirsty Thompson
Ormskirk’s Dean Chisnall lands lead role in Shrek the Musical
March 8th 2012
We meet some of the remarkable people putting this West Lancashire market town on the map. Roger Borrell reports Photography by John Cocks
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