An artisan pizza and a pint of beer
SPRING has not produced the al-fresco friendly weather Lancashire locals had envisaged when outdoor dining was re-introduced on April 12. However, Monday 17 May will welcome a further easing of Covid-19 restrictions – with pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and bingo halls all able to welcome punters back through their doors – albeit with the rule of six still in place. Lancashire Telegraph asked its readers where they were most looking forward to booking an indoor table – and the responses came in thick and fast. Jessica Anne commented: “Me and my fiancé are looking forward to going to Amalfi in Darwen. My Mum got some vouchers for my birthday and has kindly offered to babysit our 16-week-old baby, so we can have a couple of hours out to enjoy some delicious food and cocktails.”
Rita Murphy Pomerleau
Rita Elizabeth Murphy Pomerleau was an extraordinary woman. Although she left this world on March 10, 2021, she will never be forgotten. Remarkably, both she and her husband lived to celebrate their 100th birthdays. At the time of her death, Rita was surrounded by her family, who had been caring for her in her lifelong home and who had given her the reason to live so long.
Rita was born in 1920 in Melrose, New Brunswick, Canada, to Helena Winnifred Helm and Denis Ignatius Murphy. Rita was the eldest of their five daughters and the last surviving member of her family. Always signing her name as Rita Murphy Pomerleau, she never forgot her Irish heritage or Canadian upbringing.