Meerkat pups make first public appearance

A lively quartet of meerkat pups have taken their first steps out into the sunshine at Chester Zoo.  The curious newcomers made their first public...

Three tiny warthog piglets, named after Harry Potter characters, have made their debuts at...

The piglets, which have been revealed as two girls and one boy, have been called Hedwig, Nagini and Aragog in tribute to some of...

Critically endangered Sumatran orangutan born at Chester Zoo

The tiny newcomer was spotted in its mums arms by keeping staff whilst they were doing their daily morning checks on Thursday 3 September.  Keepers...

UK’s rarest freshwater fish caught on film for the first time

UK’s rarest freshwater fish caught on film for the first time The Environment Agency have captured a vendace on film for the first time while...

Project seeks tales from the Home Front

A Lancaster local history project is now set to gather the stories from ‘behind the scenes’ of the First World War. Lancaster Military Heritage Group...

£1.4 major conservation project for dozens of historic timber framed buildings in Northwich Town...

The go-ahead has been given for a £1.418m major conservation scheme to improve dozens of older timber framed buildings in Northwich town centre. The Heritage...

Buxton Festival

A Happy Marriage of Opera, Music and books is how the Buxton Festival which kicks off this Friday describes itself. At this year's offerings promise...

History of ideas

BBC Radio Four is to offer listeners a fresh take on some of the big questions that have preoccupied thinkers down the ages in...

Sale Food Hall in Stanley Square is to close for good in April

The owners of Sale Foodhall have announced that it will be closing its doors on 2nd April 2023 after facing ‘unprecedented cost increases over...

Visit Cheshire Steam Fair

Visit one of Cheshire’s largest steam and vintage events with huge displays of exhibits coming from all over the UK, featuring 40 steam engines...