Donna Petch

Owner and creator of The North East and West HUB. Loves live music, science, sport and meeting new people!!! Find me on

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Manchester Irish Festival, 07 – 17 March

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With over 200 events at 100 different venues, Manchester Irish Festival is now firmly established as Europe’s biggest Irish Festival outside of the Emerald Isle, March 7th – 7th 2014. Just over 100,000 visitors are expected to converge on the city centre for the St Patrick’s Day Parade but unlike other Irish festivals around the world …

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Lancashire Celebrate Youth Awards

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THE ACHIEVEMENTS and contribution to the community made by Lancashire’s young people have been recognized at a glittering awards ceremony earlier this week.  At the Celebrate Youth ceremony, young people’s achievements in areas such as volunteering, community engagement and sport were recognised. The event was held at Park Hall in Charnock Richard. It was organised by Lancashire …

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World Class Facilities Underway in Liverpool

WORK on a world-class exhibition centre and hotel on Liverpool’s waterfront – which will form part of the city’s Arena and Convention Centre – is underway. Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, visited the construction site of the £40m Exhibition Centre Liverpool and £26m integrated hotel at Kings Dock today (Monday 17 February). He was joined at the site by …

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