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Desk-Friendly Yoga Poses to Boost Focus and Productivity at Work

by Dave Stopher | Jan 5, 2026 | Health, Life | 0 |

The modern work environment is extremely fast-paced. Staying focused can feel like a constant...

Windermere spa resort hosts artist’s biography book launch

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Dec 22, 2025 | Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

The biography of a prominent North West artist has been unveiled at a specially organised book launch at a spa resort on Windermere. ‘Fields of Marks’ celebrates the life and work of Milan Ivanič, whose drawings and paintings...

Lake District spa wins best in North West award

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Dec 21, 2025 | Business, Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

A spa resort on Windermere has been voted the best in North West England at the 2025 Good Spa Guide regional awards ceremony in London. Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa has won the accolade, beating off strong competition from a...

Ho-Ho-Hello: Families can really ‘Talk to Santa’ as Portable North Pole unveils a first-of-its-kind new experience

by S Nutter | Dec 21, 2025 | Arts & Culture, Charity, Entertainment, Events, Kids, Life, Technology | 0 |

Santa may like to stick with some traditions, like travelling by sleigh – but he is embracing some new innovations in 2025 now AI has reached North Pole! This year, for the first time ever, children will be able to talk to Santa...

Physiotherapy practice extends its reach with hotel partnership

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Dec 20, 2025 | Business, Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

A business agile physiotherapy practice has set out its stall in a North Lancashire hotel to treat more patients across the county. Former Premier League football physio Mark Leather has hired out a bespoke treatment room for...

Flu hospitalisations set to surge: new data reveals why this winter could be the worst in a decade

by Dave Stopher | Dec 9, 2025 | Health, Life | 0 |

As the UK is set to face the worst flu season in a decade, experts are warning that the early...

£2.5m refurbishment means major holiday brand is set for the future

by Dave Stopher | Dec 8, 2025 | Health, Life | 0 |

An eight-month project to futureproof the North East headquarters of a major holiday brand has...

Cumbrian culinary academy recruits two new trainee chefs

by tom.willcox@ospreycommunications.co.uk | Nov 15, 2025 | Business, Food & Drink, Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

Two apprentice chefs have joined a Cumbrian hotel group’s specialist training academy. Natasha Bull, who has moved up to the Lake District from Derbyshire to work, and Alice Metcalfe from Kendal are the latest recruits to train...

Birthday bash turns into wedding day for Natalie and Peter

by tomwillcoxpr@gmail.com | Nov 4, 2025 | Hospitality, Life, North West, Travel & Tourism | 0 |

A Lancaster couple have turned a 50th birthday party into their dream wedding with a surprise ceremony kept secret from friends and family. Natalie Marshall and Peter Woodruff had booked Lancaster House Hotel several months in...