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08 North West

As Liverpool gears up for the Capital of Culture celebrations, the rest of the North West are on hand for some support. Each region has chosen a unique angle to promote 2008 which are all amazing and well worth a visit;

Taste Lancashire 08 is a year of food and drink to celebrate Lancashire's great local produce, in partnership with Liverpool's 2008 European Capital of Culture celebrations. It's a year of events and promotions championing accredited eateries, local producers, farmers` markets, young chefs and fine local food and drink including Lancashire cheese, Morecambe Bay potted shrimps, Pendle Witches brew beer and the herbal drink Sarsaparilla.

Visit www.tastelancashire08.com for more details and a list of events.

2008 is the single biggest year of world sport in Manchester since the XVII Commonwealth Games in 2002. The city will be hosting a unique series of unmissable championship events. Manchester will be buzzing with passion and adrenalin, as the world's greatest athletes arrive in numbers, ready to test themselves against the best of the best, in pursuit of some of the most prestigious prizes in their sports. Enjoy all the drama and tension of world championship sport at its most exhilarating, in one year, in one city.

If you're in Manchester for one of these unique sporting events, it would be a tragedy to miss the city sights - not forgetting the museums, galleries, theatres, shopping, and unforgettable nightlife. There's also the finest food and drink in one of the most vibrant cafe bar, gastro pub and restaurant scenes in the UK.

For more information on Manchester World Sport 08 and to book the perfect sports break, visit www.manchesterworldsport08.com

Cheshire is home to some of the finest gardens in the world, many are recognised as being of international importance. The county hopes to attract a host of new visitors to region with an impressive schedule of horticultural themed events.

The year long programme is heady a mixture of music, art, theatre, sport and food and drink events at major garden locations, including Tatton Park, Lyme Park, Chester Zoological Garden, Arley Hall and Gardens, Jodrell Bank, Ness Gardens, Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Capesthorne Hall, Gawsworth Hall and Norton Priory.

Full listings of all events are below and online at www.yearofgardens08.com