The Martians have landed in Wigan! Me and Jim Berry of the Houghton Weavers. youtu.be/2KSnaXHRzBM?si…

If,like me,you love the old #Lancashire dialect and the stories and songs of yore, there are dozens of old Lancashire books available FREE for downloading on Google Play Books. Brierley, Waugh, Laycock, Harland et al. Search Lancashire or the author's name and they'll all come up

ANDREW NEIL: Ed Miliband's energy policy will be the ruin 0f Britain mol.im/a/15471469

Thank you so much Atherton Collieries for the great honour of putting me and my Lanky Spoken Here book and Thirty Bob Kid autobiography on your Local Heroes wall. I am amazed and truly grateful. #atherton #lancashire

It’s a crazy mad world out there but watching a Beaver eat cabbage makes it all a bit better

A loving and amusing bit as Stan Laurel and his father clown around a bit during Stan's visit to England in 1932.

After 36 years in business, Brixton News will close on Friday. TfL tripled their rent demands to £120,000 - but since reduced the figure to £85,000, after failing to find a willing tenant. We can reveal TfL are still yet to confirm the new vendor — and in promo materials

I am absolutely fascinated by the expertise of #BSL interpreter Eddie Moriarty on BBC news. He has to see and hear what's being said, process it immediately and display it precisely. He was also amazing at the coverage of the Queen's funeral. You are brilliant Eddie Moriarty

‘We are a Government whose central purpose is to stand up for the powerless and not the powerful,’ says Red Ed Miliband, as he stuffs the pockets of rich and powerful providers of wind farms with yet more public gold. The hypocrisy is astounding.

Today, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re thrilled to spotlight Dr Kathryn Bowles, one of our many brilliant funded researchers. Kathryn is helping to understand more about the causes of Parkinson’s to unlock new treatments. #WomenInScience

Just watched the entire BBC2 series of Small Prophets (written by Mackenzie Crook) in one go. Wow. Blown away. Absolutely astonishing. Amazing work of imagination. Guy's a genius.Acting and writing are of the finest and you will not believe your eyes when you see the special f\x.

A case study of contemporary British government at its worst. You cripple the nightlife economy with higher taxes, costs plus more rules, regulations and compliance demands. Then you propose a Minister for Nightlife to revive the nightlife economy.

Sorry for mithering with another article about Early Doors, but there seem to be quite a lot of them. Thanks to the person from ‘British Comedy Classics’ that wrote this (sorry, no name). Anyway, I like this one, it’s worth a read, whether you’re an Early Doors fan or not…

An unlikely juxtaposition - #Merseyside humour on a bench in New Brighton.

The Last Hurrah with Rik Mayall and me. A comedy cult classic. Go find it #rikmayall

'Don't worry men, these Iranian missiles won't get through. We've got the entire seafront covered from Timothy Whites to the Novelty Rock Emporium.'

I am very wary of reports that the UK is now within range of Iranian ballistic missiles. But if the reports are true, let’s be in no doubt: the UK has no defences against such missiles. No dedicated national ballistic missile defence (BMD) system for intercepting intermediate-

I had to manually go through 32,000 land registry filings for this piece and have forgotten many treasured memories in favour of weird details about London attractions owned by overseas billionaires. Please make my toil worth it by giving the piece a read

We wanted to share how our #voices have been impacted by #Parkinsons as part of this year's #campaign One of our hosts, and former BBC presenter, Mark Mardell has been particularly impacted by this symptom of the disease. He tells us more in the clip below..

Been asked where Lanky Spoken Here is available. #Lancashire #dialect #humour It's here: Please share.. Thank you bit.ly/lankyspokenhere