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An uplifting new choral performance by artist Daniel Bye, former Chumbawamba guitarist Boff Whalley and a volunteer choir from Morecambe has been released as a beautiful film. The film of the project known as These Hills Are Ours was shot in early March before Government lockdown measures for Covid-19 were put in place. It shows […]

SOUTH Ribble Borough Council’s annual gardening competition, South Ribble in Bloom, will take on a new format this year following the fallout from coronavirus. Unlike in previous years, where judges would visit the competing gardens, this time around entrants will be asked to submit four photos via email, post, or Facebook Messenger. The deadline to […]

The markets in Blackburn and Darwen will reopen to the public on Monday 15th June 2020 but there will be changes. Although the markets have been closed since the end of March, many of the stallholders have been able to continue trading by offering phone and online ordering , with home delivery and click & […]

With 500 days to go until the opening fixture of the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021), tournament organisers have announced that Preston will be the training base for Wales’ men’s team.The Rugby League World Cup is coming to England in 2021, with the groundbreaking tournament hosting the men’s, women’s and wheelchair games concurrently for […]

UCLan’s International Institute of Korean Studies awarded major research funding of £633,000. The University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) is celebrating today having received one of the largest-ever research grants dedicated to the teaching and research of Korean Studies. The £633,000 research grant, awarded by the Korean Studies Promotion Service […]

A unique support programme has been launched to help Lancashire’s scaleup businesses bounce back stronger from the coronavirus pandemic. Two Zero Scaleup Resurgence, fully funded by Lancashire County Council, is designed to help high-growth small and medium-sized businesses return to full strength quickly after Covid-19. 25 places have been made available for the 90-day support […]

 Non-essential businesses are set to reopen in Burnley from Monday 15th June, so long as they meet government social distancing guidelines. Essential businesses have remained open in the town centre and market throughout the crisis Strict hygiene and social distancing practices will be in place From Monday 15th June, non-essential businesses will start to reopen […]

Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours, part of Blackpool Transport Services, have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The volunteers who operate Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours enable the protection, conservation and operation of a unique fleet of vintage tramcars on the tramway for […]

Conservation charity WWT has announced it is to re-open its Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire on Wednesday, June 10. Members of the public and WWT members will have to pre-book online for the day they want to visit as part of measures to keep everyone safe. WWT’s priority is to ensure the public can […]

With only a week to go before the introduction of 14-day quarantine measures, tourism leaders from the north of England have written to the UK Government to ask for a more targeted, risk-based approach to the screening of passengers arriving in the country and for restrictions to be lifted at the earliest opportunity. Tourism boards […]

Workers fighting a huge moorland blaze near Darwen in Lancashire have expressed their gratitude for the upswell of support they have received from local people. Fire crews, mountain rescue teams and workers and contractors from water company United Utilities have been ‘overwhelmed’ with gifts of food and other essential items since the fire started on […]

Moorland fires are devastating wildlife during the nesting season according the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. The Trust has received hundreds of messages from angry and upset nature lovers as two fires are causing severe damage to large hectares of moors above Lancashire and Greater Manchester. And campaigns officer Alan Wright has […]