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Blackpool is preparing to bring the curtain down on 2024 with a spectacular New Year’s Eve party on the Prom. The free family celebration will take place in the Christmas By The Sea village on the Tower Festival Headland between 3pm and 6pm on Tuesday 31 December. It will include a Bavarian-style oompah band and […]

An exciting new mural celebrating Accrington Stanley’s rich history and Accrington’s heritage is one step closer after the project hit its funding target. The project received the support of 69 backers, but surpassed its initial target of £18,021 after an 11th hour pledge of more than £4,000 from nine #AmazingAccrington business leaders. Without that pledge the […]

iMEP have announced that the 2025 iMEP Music Festival will take place over two days at Accrington Cricket Club’s iMEP Arena on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th September. The announcement comes following the highly successful iMEP Music Festival in September, which was headlined by global superstar Jess Glynne and saw thousands attend the event. Now plans are […]

Burnley, Lancashire – This week, Burnley FC First Team players have been spreading festive cheer by visiting various Burnley FC in the Community programmes. The first visit took place at Burnley FC in the Community’s Foodbank and Burnley Together’s Down Town. Connor Roberts and Aaron Ramsey surprised children from Christ the King Primary School, who […]

The Office for Students (OfS) has given its approval for the University of Central Lancashire to officially change its name to the University of Lancashire. Although the University of Lancashire is officially the institution’s new name, visible changes will be incremental over the coming year and the transition is considerate and in line with the student […]

Survey also shows that going out for a meal and visiting a Christmas market are most popular festive activities. VisitEngland’s Christmas Trip Tracker Survey published today, 18 December, shows that 8.8 million Brits are planning an overnight holiday trip in the UK during the Christmas and New Year period, bringing an estimated £2.5 billion boost […]

On the 13 January 2025 South Ribble Borough Council will officially hand over the former Iddons Factory site off Quin Street in Leyland to Tyson Construction, marking the beginning of a key phase of the multi-million-pound Leyland Town Deal project. Tyson Construction has been appointed to deliver the 22-unit residential development on Quin Street, alongside […]

A project celebrating the British jukebox and its influence on teenage culture in the Fifties and Sixties will have a lasting legacy at Lancaster University. Jukebox: The Teenage Revolution has been a year-long programme of events and research run by Lancaster-based arts and heritage charity, Mirador, in partnership with Lancaster University Library. Students from a […]

Vital Energi, a leading sustainable energy solutions developer in the UK, is proud to announce its commitment as a Gold Patron of Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone. This partnership highlights Vital Energi’s dedication to supporting local communities and helping young people unlock their potential in the Blackburn and Darwen area. As a Gold Patron, Vital […]

Preston’s acclaimed fine dining establishment, Aven Restaurant, is thrilled to announce that its upcoming collaboration with Daniel Merriman, the newly crowned winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2024, has sold out within hours of release. The event, which was announced on Friday, December 13th—just a day after Merriman’s victory—saw initial seating times filled within minutes, prompting […]

Construction has commenced to restore the 2.5km of pathway between Wyre Estuary Country Park, Stanah and Skippool Picnic Area and car park. The Wyre Estuary Gateway Project has received £243,099 from the UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and is coordinated by Wyre Council in partnership with Lancashire County Council and Wyre Rivers […]

 Marketing Lancashire, organisers of the only county-wide tourism and hospitality awards, is delighted to announce the finalists in the new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards, which have been launched this year in partnership with Booths – Lancashire’s family-owned grocers.  The Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2024 aims to honour the producers who are based in the county […]