Mingooland

October 16, 2024

The Houghton Weavers bringing unique mix of folk music and humour to Preston

North West comedy and folk group The Houghton Weavers are coming to Preston with their 2024 autumn/winter tour. Jim Berry, Steve Millington and their guest musicians will be at Preston […]

October 14, 2024

Why the Labour government has run aground so quickly – and what it needs to do to get back on course

Many prime ministers at some point find themselves in a situation where nothing they do seems to go right. It

October 13, 2024

Why the Cimarons are one of the greatest British bands of all time – as documentary Harder Than the Rock shows

Harder Than the Rock is a rollercoaster of a film that charts the highs and lows of the music business,

October 7, 2024

Board games café prepares to roll the dice on opening in Preston city centre

A board games café is to open in the centre of Preston opposite Preston’s Market Hall. The Dice Box has taken on the former TSB bank unit at the front […]

October 5, 2024

UK hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking the end of a longstanding sovereignty dispute

just-jen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-ND The UK government has announced that it will transfer sovereignty of a remote cluster

October 4, 2024

US Republicans fear UK Chagos Islands deal will boost China

WASHINGTON D.C. — Senior U.S. Republicans attacked the British government for its decision to cede control of the Chagos Islands,

October 2, 2024

TikTok users claim a cast iron ‘fish’ can help with a mineral deficiency – but it’s not quite that simple

Many TikTok users say using this iron fish has helped with their iron deficiency. LIFEintern/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-NC-SA Iron

September 30, 2024

Two men arrested after fleeing M6 towards Hoghton

Two men were arrested after an incident which began on the M6. A car was requested to stop on the M6 by police yesterday afternoon (29 September). Two men in […]