Peacock terrorises 92-year-old Suffolk farmer's chickens The peacock initially got along with the chickens before running riot on the farm, the farmer says.

In other news... 'Peacock terrorises 92-year-old Suffolk farmer's chickens'.
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Interesting.

Illuminations brought £300m into Blackpool in 2025 Two in every five visitors in late summer and autumn came specifically for the Illuminations.

PIlluminations brought £300m into #Blackpool in 2025 - BBC News
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Why it's impossible to measure England's coastline A new hiking trail will soon allow travellers to walk around England's entire coast – but a strange paradox means no one knows exactly how long it is.

The #coastlineparadox - basically coasts can't be measured. share.google/MQFNI4djQgQa... 'The CIA World Factbook lists the UK's coastline as 7,723 miles (12,429km), while The World Resources Institute measures it at 12,251 miles (19,716km) – a discrepancy of more than 4,500 miles.' #coast

Sad.

''Vital' Fleetwood-Knott End ferry service to stop The service, which connects the two towns on either side of the Wyre Estuary, is set to end on 15 April.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... This is sad, and no doubt very fustrating for those in #KnottEnd. BBC News - ''Vital' Fleetwood-Knott End ferry service to stop. #Lancs

A mossy wall in Bleasdale, Lancashire.

Found this around Wolf Fell/Parlick area in #Lancashire today. Any ideas?

Limestone on Hampsfell, Cumbria - looking across Morecambe Bay to Lancashire.

#Spring in rural #Lancs.

Walking with the weavers 200 years after the Lancashire uprising Former mill towns in the West Pennine Moors tell the story of the workers’ rebellion against power looms, the new machines decimating their livelihoods

Walking with the weavers 200 years after the Lancashire uprising - The Guardian. 'Former mill towns in the West Pennine Moors tell the story of the workers’ rebellion against power looms, the new machines decimating their livelihoods'. #Lancashire share.google/pJO6Nw5jz9MY... @groomb.bsky.social

Preston’s economic performance and where the city sits in Lancashire – Blog Preston <p>The Preston Model? Mass house building? We dig into the numbers that reveal how Lancashire without a strong Preston is nowhere really.</p>

The Preston Model the economic secret? Or mass housebuilding and new roads?
We asked data journalist Claire Miller to dig into the numbers on the city's economy. What she found might surprise you. Big, home to entrepreneurs and a relatively young city. 🏙

Thanks, will persevere!

Crazy scenes in the Trough of Bowland today. @lakesstiles.bsky.social

King opens world's longest coastal path around England The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.

King opens world's longest coastal path around England - BBC News
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The disappearance of the Great British holiday Our domestic tourism industry is entering a new stage of decline - with costal and countryside destinations seeing the biggest collapse

UK domestic tourism is in decline, with coastal and countryside destinations most affected neweconomics.org/2026/02/the-...

a ladybug is sitting on a green leaf with the words bring the spring written above it ALT: a ladybug is sitting on a green leaf with the words bring the spring written above it

Happy Equinox!

Many tourism hotspots are ‘de-marketing’ – with mixed success. We researched the smartest ways to do it Rather than using traditional marketing methods to attract tourists, de-marketing uses them to keep people away.

Demarketing tourism destinations. theconversation.com/many-tourism...

No, I'm Banksy...

Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up It comes after the war in Iran caused mass disruption to flights across the Middle East and UAE.

Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up - BBC News
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Nice!

Caroline still has double vision after her accident.

Good luck!

Happy Mother's Day!

Sign the Petition Preston Guild Hall: Let's get the show back on in Preston, Lisa Nandy

We're now closing in on 1,000 signatures in our call for the city to have a major venue again, thanks to everyone who has signed it and shared it already

MIPIM | Blackpool Central: the future of leisure-led regeneration - Place North West Across the UK, town centres and resort destinations are now required to reconsider the role of leisure in driving long-term economic growth, writes Nick Gerrard of Blackpool Council.

MIPIM | Blackpool Central: the future of leisure-led regeneration - Place North West share.google/UTHbQYryzvRz...

We've been without a major entertainment venue in the city since 2019. Tonight we launch our call for the government to pledge their support - whether it's repair or rebuild - to getting the issue resolved.

Photo of a doorway created with twigs in a lush green forest

“Passage”, 2007 by German installation artist Cornelia Konrads #womensart #Spring

That neck of the woods, yes.

I found out that I have 10 gears on my bike, its on 7th gear, at the moment. Yesterday we went to get coco pops, and the lady said to come today. We went today and the man said to come back in the afternoon. I am missing you.