The Year of Gin: Batch Gin Brewery
Gin has taken over; everyone seems to know about it and new flavours and colours are constantly emerging. Despite its creation back in the 11th Century, gin is having a revival and the industry [...]
Three magical uses for hibiscus
When Raphael Ogunrinde was growing up in Nigeria, one vivid memory he has is collecting hibiscus flowers to make his favourite rich, vibrant drink with him mum; a drink that was always on tap [...]
Introducing award-winning blogger Emma Campbell | What Emma Did
Emma Campbell is the girl behind What Emma Did, an award-winning fashion, beauty and lifestyle blog covering the goings-on across the North West. We caught up with her for a chat about Burnley, her UCLan [...]
Carnivoro puts the samba into eating!
When bar and restaurant owner Tom Lord was set the task of creating something revolutionary for his home town of Burnley he plumped for a concept which had proved a winner for hundreds of [...]
Marching to the beat of his own drum: Wayne Walsh on music, Christmas and mental health
A European Barn Owl. That’s who would play Wayne Walsh in a movie about his life, according to one of the regulars here at The Shift Café. Surrounded by an array of artwork, instruments [...]
A Magnet For Music Freaks
They were supposed to go the same way as VHS videos because first CDs, then Amazon and more latterly Spotify were all going to be nails in the coffin. And yet, in recent years [...]
Thrills and spills of Hurstwood mountain bike trail
The smell of the pine woods, sound of a skylark and sight of an errant deer add to the adrenaline-filled excitement of mountain biking. Historic Hurstwood high above Burnley – yet only a 10-minute drive [...]