Christmas

The Champneys beauty advent calendar comes with a spa voucher for you to enjoy in the new year

Champneys advent calendar now £34.50 with a spa voucher included

These holidays have everything you need for a festive getaway

Family Christmas holidays from £179 with Santa visits and festive fun

Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour has been described as ‘better than on TV’

Strictly Come Dancing Live tickets an ideal Christmas present for fans

Forget tablets and toys, Yoto is the Christmas present children can enjoy all year round

Yoto is the screen-free Christmas gift children can use every day

Sentier’s Scent Library lets you discover 10 luxury fragrances at home for just £25

Sentier Christmas gift ideas for her, including fragrance sets

Christmas is in peril at SEA LIFE Blackpool as the decorations from the Undersea Christmas Tree have mysteriously disappeared, including the extra-special Christmas Sea Star that belongs at the very top of the tree.

Little explorers needed to help elves save Christmas at Sea Life

Amazon reveals the must have toys for 2026!

Amazon reveals the must have toys for 2026!

These holidays have everything you need for a festive getaway

These Christmas family holidays with Santa and skating start at £129

Christmas gift ideas from Olaplex, Hourglass, Sweaty Betty, Hunter and Neal’s Yard Remedies, with beauty, fragrance and pampering treats for under the tree.

35 best Christmas gifts for 2026 from just £2.99

Notariannis at South Shore.

Famous shop updates on winter hours amid rumours of festive opening

Have a cracking Christmas! Boots has launched three giant beauty crackers – Joy, Magic and Cheer – each costing £25 and packed with six beauty treats worth over £70.

Boots unveils £25 beauty crackers worth over £70

Sentier’s Scent Library lets you discover 10 luxury fragrances at home for just £25

Sentier's Scent Library features 10 fragrances for just £25

The Aromatherapy Associates Atomiser Connect makes a luxurious Christmas gift, pictured with the Winter Wellbeing essential oil blend.

I tried the £190 diffuser that makes my home smell like a spa

The e.l.f. Christmas gift sets I'd pick for beauty lovers this year and prices start from just £15

e.l.f. has a range of Christmas gift sets for beauty lovers

Young Driver sessions are available on Wowcher

Discounts on driving experiences for teens ahead of Christmas

I've started my Christmas shopping and found these designer fragrances that are perfect for friends and family

I'm buying designer fragrances for friends and family this Christmas
Shop designer Christmas fragrance gifts for men and women, including Coach, Rabanne and Montblanc.
Natalie Dixon

Primary school-aged children across Blackpool South are being invited to design MP Chris Webb’s official Christmas card, with the winning entry set to be sent across the constituency and Westminster this festive season.

MP launches 2026 Xmas card competition for primary school children

The Cricut crafting machine that could turn a hobby into a business and it does more than just stickers

The Cricut machine is so much more than a crafting gadget

Louise Walsh, founder of Plasma Pen, says anyone considering aesthetic treatments before Christmas should allow enough time for consultations, healing and results ahead of festive events

Ad Feature Beauty expert says now is the time to book Christmas 'tweakments'

The e.l.f.mergency Smooth & Soothe Skincare Set includes three skincare essentials, including Save Your e.l.f. Hypochlorous Mist (pictured), and is currently reduced to £25 from £31.

This e.l.f. skincare gift set would make ideal gift and is now on sale

New Gen Yoto Player

Yoto Mini 4th Gen vs 2024 Edition: my verdict on which is worth buying

Neal's Yard Remedies' 45th Anniversary Advent Calendar contains 25 skincare, bath, body and wellbeing treats worth more than £500, including 17 full-size products.

Neal's Yard Remedies' £195 advent calendar is a beauty

Lakeland's Barista Espresso Machine is reduced from £169.99 to £136 in the retailer's huge October sale.

Lakeland launches huge sale with savings of up to 20%

These Bunches flowers are the easiest way to update my home for the new autumn season

Think Bunches only delivers flowers? Think again!

M&S Sparks customers can earn up to £15 in festive rewards this Christmas by shopping for eligible drinks, flowers and café treats. Photos by Marks and Spencer.

M&S Sparks shoppers can earn £15 in rewards when Christmas shopping

Cars available to drive include the Lamborghini Gallardo and many more

Lamborghini, Ferrari and Aston Martin supercar driving experiences

The Nolans with nephew Shane, insert

The Nolans reveal their Christmas show dates - and a special guest
“Christmas has always been such a special time for our family”
Claire Lark

SumUp's Solo Lite is making it easier for people who sell items in their spare time to take payments

The £30 card reader giving casual sellers an answer to ‘got no cash’

Yoto Mini 4th Gen review: I tried the £89.99 screen-free player for kids

New Yoto cards include myths, escape room challenges and mysteries

Meet display manager David Fawcett-Ropner at Barton Grange Garden Centre, he gave us a tour around the new festive displays and gave details of this year's display themes, as the Barton Grange team get ready for their annual Christmas Preview event on Thursday 22nd October.

'We're getting ready...' - Garden Centre to unveil Christmas displays

The e.l.f. Christmas gift sets I'd pick for beauty lovers this year and prices start from just £15

e.l.f. Christmas gift sets for beauty lovers

The compact SumUp card reader helps market traders, craft sellers and small businesses accept contactless and card payments without expensive equipment.

7 side hustles to make extra money before Christmas

M&S has introduced its 2026 Christmas sandwich range alongside seasonal snacks and sweet treats.

M&S Christmas sandwiches and there's plenty of festive favourites

Jo Malone London's new Vanilla Scotch Cologne combines warm vanilla, amber and a distinctive whisky note, making it a gorgeous fragrance especially for the colder months.

Jo Malone London's £130 perfume is a winter winner

The American Golf Luxury Advent Calendar features 24 days of golfing treats, including balls, tees, accessories and more, all presented in festive red, white and blue packaging.

American Golf's £129 luxury advent calendar is a golfer's dream

According to KAYAK’s 2025 analyses, the best time to book festive international flights was around six weeks before Christmas

Ad Feature KAYAK reveals festive fare savings

Four Traitors inspired castles to stay in within two hours of Blackpool including in Cumbria & Cheshire

4 castle stays near Blackpool for a unique weekend away

Neil and Fiona Bayntun-Roberts will officially switch on Lytham's Christmas lights this year

Organisers of Lytham Christmas lights switch on issue huge update

Booths supermarket boss reflects on challenging year for retail sector

'What makes Booths special is our people' - Boss on retail challenges

The supermarket says it wants to help customers be well prepared for groceries as the festive season approaches

Asda Christmas delivery slots open today – how to book

Soap & Glory drops 10 new skincare buys – all under £13

Stock photo of mince pies.

I start eating mince pies in Sept and try various brands for research

Magical look inside the Plant Place Christmas wonderland. Photos: Lucinda Herbert

28 magical pics as enchanting Christmas village opens at garden centre

Get your order in now for Christmas turkeys - and save some money if you have a Nectar carda

Sainsbury's Christmas food orders are live and turkey starts at £7.20

Sentier Fragrance Advent Calendar

Sentier’s Advent Calendar includes six gorgeous scented candles

Ready for a mince pie? 'Tis the season to complain about Christmas arriving early

Half-price mince pies make an early Christmas taste test tempting

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range is currently 25% off for Nectar customers, with several freezer-friendly options that could help shoppers get ahead on Christmas food, including this Mini Pies & Vol Au Vent Sharing Selection.

Sainsbury’s Christmas food hack saves shoppers 25%

The W7 Beauty Blast calendar contains makeup as well as other beauty treats

W7’s 2026 beauty advent calendar is packed with 24 treats

The M&S Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 contains 25 beauty treats from brands including Estée Lauder, Benefit, bareMinerals and Color Wow.

M&S Beauty Advent Calendar 2026: what's inside

Sainsbury's is offering 25% off when Nectar customers buy three selected Taste the Difference wines, including sparkling wine and champagne. Stock image.

The Sainsbury's wine deal to know before Christmas

The new Yoto Mini 4th Generation starts shipping today and I’ve already ordered one for Christmas

The new Yoto Mini starts shipping today and I can’t wait to get mine

Sentier Advent Calendar has shoppers calling its fragrances ‘chic and effortless’

What shoppers are really saying about the Sentier Advent Calendar 2026

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range is currently 25% off for Nectar customers, with several freezer-friendly options that could help shoppers get ahead on Christmas food, including this Mini Pies & Vol Au Vent Sharing Selection.

The Sainsbury's deal that could make Christmas food cheaper

Christmas magic begins at Lytham St Annes Garden Centre on October 3 and 4

Christmas comes early with free baubles - how to get one

Sentier Fragrance Advent Calendar

Cerulean Bloom introduced me to Sentier, but this is my new favourite

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