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The first student-run clinic in the UK for people seeking advice on tax issues will start in Lancaster in January. The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Lancaster University and national charity TaxAid, which provides free, confidential tax advice to people on low incomes, will run the ten-week-long pilot project from 13 January on Mondays (9.00am […]

Come along to a dementia friendly screening of The Shop Around the Corner (U) at The Dukes Cinema in Lancaster this December. The film tells the story of two employees at a gift shop who can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other’s anonymous […]

Burnley based Calyx Drinks have recently won a prestigious award at the 4th Annual Food and Drinks Awards, hosted by LUX Life. Winning Best Natural Beverage and Food Condiments Manufacturer – UK is the icing on the cake following a busy year for the team. Calyx were selected by LUX Life following extensive research and a judging […]

The overwhelming majority of people who attended a series of Eden Project North consultation events held in October have voiced their support for the Morecambe project.   More than 2,500 people attended the events, with 99% of attendees voting yes when asked “Are you in favour of Eden Project North?”   The same percentage voted […]

Avanti West Coast officially takes over the operation of long-distance train services on the West Coast Main Line today, heralding a new era of intercity and future high-speed rail services in the UK. A fully liveried train bearing the franchise’s new branding with its distinctive logo will leave from London’s Euston Station, with the logo […]

The 2020 Blackpool Destination Guide showcasing the myriad of events and attractions in the UK’s most popular beach resort is now out. The free 100-page guide highlights a huge range of new shows, hotels and entertainment for the coming year including: The opening of the resort’s first five-star hotel, the Sands Venue Resort Hotel & […]

This festive season you can deck the halls and raise a glass or two to the festive season with a pint of Old School Brewery’s Nativity… But, unlike the three wise men you won’t have to ‘traverse afar across field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star’… As thankfully selected watering holes across the […]

The Health Club at Ribby Hall Village has won the award of Health Club of the Year at the National Fitness Awards held in Leicester on Friday 29th November, fighting off strong UK-wide competition. The Health Club of the Year title was the most prestigious award of the night and is given in recognition of […]

  On the eve of Lancashire Day, the 26 November 2019, Marketing Lancashire and eight of the county’s most celebrated chefs, all Taste Lancashire Ambassadors,  made their way to London to prepare a celebratory lunch for some of the country’s top food writers at the Guild of Fine Food in Southwark, London.  Travelling in style […]

As the deadline for entries to the Red Rose Awards draws ever closer, the preparations for the Lancashire business community’s most anticipated event are well underway. Companies who wish to nominate themselves or their peers for any of the Red Rose Awards categories have until midnight on Friday December 13 to submit their entry forms […]

A restaurant business owner and a top European judge are to be awarded honorary doctorates by Edge Hill University. Nisha Katona, founder, CEO and executive chef of Mowgli Street Food restaurants, will be made Honorary Doctor of Business Administration and Judge Professor Paulo Pinto de Alberquerque, European Court of Human Rights judge, will be given […]

Lancashire Chocolatier, Choc Amor wins 2 awards at the International Chocolate Awards,  World Finals and is the only UK chocolatier to win a World Award for one of their chocolate bars from a new Special Category. The Awards Ceremony took place on Monday 18 November 2019, in the Palacio de los Capitanes, Antigua, Guatemala, where […]