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Britty Britty Bang Bang by Hugh Dennis

Book review: Britty Britty Bang Bang by Hugh Dennis

Hugh Dennis wasn’t quite sure how to react when his friend, Irish comedian Ardal O’Hanlon, told him he was the most British person he had ever met.

The Distinguished Assassin by Nick Taussig

Book review: The Distinguished Assassin by Nick Taussig

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

No-Balls and Googlies by Geoff Tibballs

Book review: No-Balls and Googlies by Geoff Tibballs

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?

Decimus Burton

Exhibition on Fleetwood founder Decimus Burton

Fleetwood Civic Society is staging a tribute to architect and town planner Decimus Burton next week as part of a national heritage event.

Street theatre during a previous event in Fleetwood's Marine Gardens. This year's Marine Myths event has been cancelled.

Fleetwood’s Myths festival cancelled

A major new summer festival in Fleetwood which was set to coincide with next month’s Tram Sunday has been cancelled.

Flappers

Book review: Flappers by Judith Mackrell

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.

Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane

Book review: Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane

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.

The Affair

Book review: The Affair by Gill Paul

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.

Kite spirit

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

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.

Time for bed

Book review: Time for Bed by Petr Horáček

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.

O Level Book

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

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?

Last man standing

Book review: Last Man Standing by Jack Straw

‘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.

Intrepid Travellers

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

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

The Military Wives

Book review: Wherever You Are by The Military Wives

When a woman marries into the military, she doesn’t just marry the man she loves… she marries a way of life.

Left overs

Book review: Leftovers by Stella Newman

If Stella Newman’s tasty debut novel Pear Shaped left you hungry for more, then prepare for a feast of fun – and pasta – in her delicious follow-up.

Man Up!

Book review: Man Up! by Rod Green

How many men out there are getting tired of the sedentary pleasures of our brave new world and secretly long to be ‘a real chap’?

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.

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.

Artist's impression of how a gallery in the Angel Building would look.

Art centre proposals for iconic Fleetwood building

Plans have been revealed which would see an eyesore site in Fleetwood transformed into a vibrant arts centre.

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.

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