Rory McIlroy is focused on the bigger picture of his career rather than this week’s Masters, despite receiving a vivid reminder of the importance of major titles from Tiger Woods.McIlroy needs a victory at Augusta National to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hog…
A train has partially derailed in Taiwan after being hit by an unmanned vehicle that rolled down a hill, killing 48 people.With the train still partly in a tunnel, survivors climbed out of windows and walked along the train’s roof to reach safety after…
A brand new vintage clothing store is on track to open in the heart of East Lancashire.At the beginning of March, Matthew Taylor, who owns and runs Hollywood Exports in Preston, said he was looking to open a second store in his hometown of Clitheroe, i…
Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire historyOne of the most remarkable figures in Bolton life in the …
TWO Cheshire towns have been named among the best places to lives in the North West of England.Bollington and Knutsford appeared in the list of eight locations in the region chosen by The Sunday Times in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guid…
Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s most populous state as record rain continues to inundate the country’s east coast.Around 18,000 people had been evacuated from flooding in New South…
A forklift truck driver who used a bank card belonging to Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez to go on a £175,000 spending spree has been jailed for fraud.Sharif Mohamed, 32, admitted he spent the footballer’s money on clothes for his children and drinks…
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I think it’s fair to say that to many of us, the prospect of running a marathon is a very difficult feat.
That is, except for the newly-crowned World’s Strongest Marathon runner, who ran 26 miles with a 1.5-ton Ford Ranger tru…
Lewis Hamilton’s pre-season preparations hit another bump in the road after the world champion spun on the second day of testing.Hamilton’s Mercedes team missed the majority of Friday’s morning session in Bahrain following a gearbox failure.
And, after…
The organisers of one of Lancashire’s most eclectic festivals have announced that they will once again be returning over the August Bank Holiday Weekend.Taking place in the grounds of Hoghton Tower near Blackburn, the family-friendly Crafty Vintage fes…