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Darwen’s adidas brand consultant and adidas SPEZIAL designer, Gary Aspden is set to present an exhibition of 1000 shoes from his own archive as well as those from fellow adidas collectors at the upcoming British Textile Biennial. Throughout October 2019, the British Textile Biennial will look at fabric as a means of expression; exploring textiles […]

The world-famous Blackpool Tower has got a brand new illuminated heart in its 125th birthday year. The giant heart on the front of the structure has been completely rebuilt and re-fitted with new-style light nodes in time for the 2019 Illuminations display which runs for 66 nights until November 3. It is part of a […]

Award-winning actress Lucy Fallon made a short trip from the cobbles of Coronation Street to her home town of Blackpool to switch on the world-famous Blackpool Illuminations. Lucy, 23, pulled the switch in front of almost 20,000 people on the Tower Festival Headland sparking a colourful explosion of light and pyrotechnics along the seafront, and […]

One of the UK’s leading chefs and Taste Lancashire Ambassador Nigel Haworth is launching a new initiative, with a hospitality package combining his food expertise with interior design. Michelin starred chef of 20 years, Nigel Haworth, co-founder and global ambassador of the acclaimed Northcote, and creator of food festival Obsession, has now joined forces with […]

What More UK are investing in the future of employees and young adults in education through funding apprenticeship and NVQ courses at their Altham-based warehouse site. As the UK’s largest manufacturer of plasticware, bakeware and cookware, What More UK – in conjunction with Themis – are the ideal professionals to learn from. They enjoy industry […]

Blackpool Zoo has reported a massive 20 per increase in August Bank holiday visitors, beating its previous record from 2016. The sun certainly shone in the resort and the zoo is on course to celebrate the busiest August in its 47-year history!  New attractions including Project Elephant Base Camp, which is home to a herd […]

Preston City Council has made a key decision to take the next steps in progressing the cinema development, with Muse Developments and Maple Grove working in partnership to take the scheme forward. The plans for a new leisure development on the site of the former indoor market and adjoining car park continue to progress. The […]

Following a unanimous decision at full Council on 22nd August 2019, significant investment has been approved to further enhance the Market Hall at Preston Markets. It has also been agreed that there will be a substantial 30% rent reduction offer to traders in the Market Hall, fixed for three years. Today a major capital investment […]

Daragh Carville, writer of ITV’s hit drama The Bay, is to become the newest Honorary Patron of The Dukes. Originally from Armagh, Northern Ireland, Carville had an interest in theatre, television and cinema from an early age. When he and his wife, the novelist Jo Baker, moved to Lancaster in 2005 they homed in on […]

BBC Radio Lancashire has today announced the full list of finalists in the nine categories for the radio station’s 2019 Community Heroes Awards. The awards recognise the fantastic efforts of people from across Lancashire including everything from good neighbours to voluntary work. Members of the public put forward nominees earlier in the year, from whom […]

County food champions, Marketing Lancashire, have provided the introduction to the new Lancashire Cook Book – Second Helpings, as part of their Taste Lancashire campaign aimed at raising the profile of the county’s incredible food and drink and increasing food tourism. Second Helpings is the follow-up to Meze Publishing’s first Lancashire Cook Book which was […]

DIY SOS, BBC One’s popular property renovation show, will head to Blackburn with Darwen later this year to take on an ambitious build to benefit a local charity. The programme is appealing for local tradespeople to volunteer their time to help complete the build in September. DIY SOS: The Big Build BBC Children in Need […]