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RUNNERS or anyone who would like to take on a challenge will be able to register for the first Chorley 10K event from 9am on Thursday 14 February. The inaugural event, which is being organised by Chorley Council, with support from Fylde Coast Runners, will take place on the morning of Sunday 12 May, starting and […]

Help for businesses in Preston is available from April 2019 with a new two year retail discount scheme for business rates. The Government announced the scheme in the 2018 Autumn Budget. In Preston in year one it’s likely to help over 500 businesses, with discount amounting to approximately £1.67m. The discount equates to one third […]

Work starts next week along Liverpool Road in Penwortham, to create the new junction for the bypass on the A59. The new road aims to reduce congestion and queuing through the centre of Penwortham, especially at peak times. From Monday 11 February, a 30mph speed limit will be put in place along part of Liverpool […]

Businesses need to go wild to help their employees cope with stress and other mental health issues. The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is offering Wild Wellbeing Days to companies and organisations through its Myplace project, which is already supporting people across Lancashire to improve their wellbeing. A recent report stated that […]

Are you ready to party on the Prom? The good news is that MTV will once again be associated with the Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On concert. The free show will take place on Friday 30 August on the Tower Festival Headland, one of the most iconic outdoor music venues in the UK. Details of the acts […]

Marketing Lancashire today announced its latest line-up for the Taste Lancashire food & drink conference 2019, taking place at Holmes Mill, Clitheroe on Tuesday 5 March. The growing list of speakers now includes leading restaurateur, Ormskirk-born curry evangelist and founder of Mowgli street food restaurants, Nisha Katona MBE who will feature in a special Q&A […]

National tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland and Airbnb have announced a partnership to promote and broaden local-led tourism experiences, driving visitor growth and boosting the economy. The £500,000 match-funded partnership will work with businesses and destinations to promote local experiences to domestic and international visitors, and grow and broaden the range of experiences available. Experiences on the […]

An exciting, one-time investment prospect in Leyland has been declared “an amazing and unmissable opportunity” to become involved in one of South Ribble’s most illustrious historical icons. Worden Hall, beautifully set in the heart of Worden Park in Leyland, will be the subject of a new council consultation, seeking views and interest from businesses and […]

Today at full Council, Councillors of Preston City Council received updates of, and made decisions concerning, the continued development of the Harris Quarter. Just shy of 12 months since the opening of the new award winning Preston Market Hall, the Council is making good progress working with its partners to secure the regeneration the surrounding […]

The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) has further expanded its membership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) joining the health partnership. UCLan joins other leading north universities in the alliance, alongside research-intensive NHS trusts and the region’s four Academic Health Science Networks. Health research is a key priority for UCLan, and its academic innovators […]

Following a successful pilot in Blackpool, where 1.4 million pages of local high street offers and events were viewed, a national version of OFFiGO has now gone live. The digital platform which is based in Lancashire seeks to increase spend and footfall in the retail and hospitality sector by bringing the ‘high street’ online and […]

Highest Point will return to Lancaster’s glorious Williamson Park on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May for another jam-packed weekend of music and arts. Now in its second year, the city’s largest and most popular music festival will welcome some of its most established names to date. Disco royalty Sister Sledge, famed for their hits […]