Watch a short movie made in Chester to mark the launch of Marco Pierre White's new restaurant. The 'Hell's Kitchen' star reveals how he has not forgotten his northern roots and explains the philosophy behind the Steakhouse Bar & Grill and his other local venture, the Swan Inn at Aughton near Ormskirk. Click here to play the video and look out for this icon elsewhere on the site.

Take a trip to Hale and enjoy the delights of Port Sunlight.

And watch a video postcard from The Edge - a new film profiling, yes, you've guessed it...Alderley Edge.

Make a date with our Gardeners' Calendar, and if you're battling the bulge we've got news of Recipes to Diet For. There's the amazing story of the world's first powered submarine and its Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

We celebrate 100 Years of hairdressing with Andrew Collinge and share some memories of a great natural history film maker, Nick Gordon: Wild at Heart.

Golf fans can find out from Daily Mail golf correspondent Derek Lawrenson how Hoylake, Wirral, will take its place in a year of golf to remember when the Open championship returns to Royal Liverpool Golf Club.  Read 2014 and All That.

Picks of the day on this and our other sites

60 years ago the genius of two men turned Southport into the centre of the universe. On April 14 1950, from an old bakery in the Churchtown district, a vicar and an unknown artist launched Eagle comic and its front page hero, Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future. Read Future Perfect and watch video.

Now is the time to set the alarm clock for early morning and make the most of one of nature's simplest and most beautiful phenomena - the Spring dawn chorus. Thanks to the Lancashire Wildlife Trust you can find out where and how.  Read Dawn Patrol.