Leigh Reporter - Lifestyle Feed

Digging this perky performance

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:57:13 GMT

NISSAN is a very smart company. It has attracted all the headlines with its LEAF electric car but it also realises that the LEAF isn’t going to be for the everyday budget motorist or those who are a bit intimidated by the prospect of such overt tech.

Book review: Follow Me Down by Tanya Byrne

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:20:31 GMT

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.

Book review: The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:56:34 GMT

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.

Book review: The Hope Factory by Lavanya Sankaran

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:48:19 GMT

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.

Saluting our army of caring people

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:10:41 GMT

MORE than 36,000 borough carers are set to receive extra support during Carers Week.

Book review: The Weeping Girl by Håkan Nesser

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:51:05 GMT

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...

Book review: Midnight in St Petersburg by Vanora Bennett

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:57:35 GMT

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.

Book review: Lancaster Through Time by Jon Sparks

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:51:57 GMT

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.

Book review: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:25:32 GMT

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

Facts at a glance

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:53:45 GMT

THE Hyundai ix35 seemed to come from nowhere to suddenly be one of the best sellers in the compact SUV division.

Fitness and fun the saucy way

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:58:41 GMT

GRAB your feather boa and silky gloves, ladies, the chance to learn the sultry art of burlesque dancing is here, courtesy of a former dancer from Haydock.

Book review: The Emergence of Judy Taylor by Angela Jackson

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:31:28 GMT

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

Book review: Good Husband Material by Trisha Ashley

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:36:46 GMT

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.

Book review: Lost Worlds by Andrew Lane

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:28:33 GMT

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

Only one in ten of us are cycling

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:11:17 GMT

FEWER cyclists than ever are taking to the roads despite plans for a multi-million pound investment to imporve cycle lanes in the borough.

Book review: The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:46:04 GMT

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

Book review: The Paris Winter by Imogen Robertson

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:54:20 GMT

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

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

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:36:12 GMT

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!

Book review: Accidents Happen by Louise Millar

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:27:49 GMT

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

Book review: The President’s Hat by Antoine Laurain

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:37:20 GMT

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