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Coronation Wives

Book review: Coronation Wives by Lizzie Lane

The war may be over but peacetime brings new challenges for three women from Bristol... not least their buried secrets.

Epic

Film review: Epic 3D (U) - 7/10

Based on the children’s book The Leaf Men And The Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce, Epic is a charming fable that could, with clever parental persuasion, inspire the youngest generation to swap their video games for an invigorating spot of housework.

The New Curate by Percy Robert Craft, part of the Lytham St Annes Art Collection. Below: LTA president Peter Bretherton.

£4k artwork restoration ace

Art lovers have been served a real ace by British tennis’s leading official after a chance appeal.

Wainwright's Lost Tour

Book review: Wainwright’s Lost Tour by Ed Geldard

In May 1931, 24-year-old Alfred Wainwright set out with three friends on a walk which would prove to be a gruelling test of man’s endurance against nature.

Harmattan

Book review: Harmattan by Gavin Weston

There’s an ill-wind blowing through the troubled Republic of Niger... and it’s not just the dry, dusty, damaging Harmattan breeze that sweeps in from the Sahara across West Africa.

The Fast Diet Recipe Book

Book review: The Fast Diet Recipe Book by Mimi Spencer and Sarah Schenker

It has been described as the biggest diet revolution since the Atkins, and the Fast Diet is fast becoming THE way to lose weight and keep healthy.

Pictures Martin Bostock. Unveiling of the Les Dawson statue on St Annes promenade.  Tracy Dawson and daughter Charlotte Dawson with the statue.

Les’ legend will live on forever

Charlotte Dawson hopes a remarkable show featuring a hi-tech hologram of her famous father Les will lead to a resurgence of interest in the late funnyman.

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The Holiday Home

Book review: The Holiday Home by Fern Britton

Here’s an invitation difficult to turn down... a trip to the beautiful Cornish coast, courtesy of one of Britain’s best-loved TV presenters.

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby.

Film review: The Great Gatsby 3D (12A) - 9/10

In 1992, visionary Australian theatre director Baz Luhrmann made a seamless transition to the big screen with his swoonsomely romantic fable, Strictly Ballroom, starring Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice.

Follow me down

Book review: Follow Me Down by Tanya Byrne

When Tanya Byrne’s debut novel Heart-Shaped Bruise was published last year, it didn’t so much break onto the scene as explode in a myriad of starry-eyed reviews.

The Second Dutchess

Book review: The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas

Elizabeth Loupas isn’t the first writer to be inspired by the marital mysteries surrounding the shadowy 16th century Duke of Ferrara... English poet Robert Browning got there first.

The Hope Factory

Book review: The Hope Factory by Lavanya Sankaran

Bangalore... southern India’s entrepreneurial boom city where tradition and technology, ancient cultures and industrial conglomerates, urban grime and suburban grace rub along together amidst a teeming mass of humanity.

The Weeping Girl

Book review: The Weeping Girl by Håkan Nesser

The renowned Chief Inspector Van Veeteren might now be retired and ensconced in an antiquarian bookshop but his voice still speaks loud to his young protégé Ewa Moreno as she is drawn into a disturbing case...

The Weeping Girl

What’s On - May 10, 11 & 12, 2013

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Midnight in St Petersburg

Book review: Midnight in St Petersburg by Vanora Bennett

Anyone who says love and politics don’t mix should pick up a copy of Midnight in St Petersburg, Vanora Bennett’s classy new novel.

Lancaster through time

Book review: Lancaster Through Time by Jon Sparks

With its long history dating back to a permanent Roman settlement, an imposing hilltop castle and a rich variety of architectural gems, Lancaster has much to be proud of.

Lancaster through time

What’s On- May 9, 2013

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Whiskey Beach

Book review: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

For over 300 years, Bluff House has loomed large over Whiskey Beach, facing the cold, turbulent Atlantic as if it was a challenge.

Whiskey Beach

What’s On - Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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The Emergence of Judy Taylor

Book review: The Emergence of Judy Taylor by Angela Jackson

Judy Taylor’s domestic dilemma is one we can all recognise...

The Emergence of Judy Taylor

What’s On - May 7, 2013

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Good Husband Material

Book review: Good Husband Material by Trisha Ashley

Thirteen years have passed since Lancashire-born author Trisha Ashley first published Good Husband Material and it’s pleasing to report that age has added a warm of layer of nostalgia to this edgy, earthy, exhilarating love story.

Good Husband Material

What’s On - May 3, 2013

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Lost Worlds

Book review: Lost Worlds by Andrew Lane

Prepare to be amazed... and amused... and totally blown away!

The Mystery of Mercy Close

Book review: The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes

It seems such a travesty to label Marian Keyes’ brilliantly funny books as chick-lit...

The Paris Winter

Book review: The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson

They say every picture tells a story... but here’s a story that paints a multitude of pictures.

The Paris Winter

What’s On - Tuesday, April 30. 2013

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Accidents Happen

Book review: Accidents Happen by Louise Millar

Kate Parker is convinced that she’s cursed; she’s that one in a million person to whom seriously bad things happen.

Accidents Happen

What’s On - April 29, 2013

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Spilling the beans

Book review: Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pyjamas by Judy Parkinson

There’s no point in beating about the bush... the English language is simply littered with quirks which, to foreigners, must sound positively barking mad!

The President's Hat

Book review: The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain

You have to take your hat off to anyone who can conjure up a clever and refreshingly original story out of... a hat!

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