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    Seven parks and open spaces across Preston have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as some of the very best in the world. The newest award is for Moor Park, following its recent Heritage Lottery funded restoration. The sites are among a record-breaking 1,883 UK parks and green spaces that will […]

This August, luxury boutique hotel, Northcote is launching a major new literary event – The Ribble Valley Literary Festival bringing together distinguished authors including The Countess of Carnarvon, Helena Attlee, Felix Francis and Salley Vickers and legendary broadcaster Nicholas Parsons. Guests are invited to hear each author talk about their life as a writer and […]

A new Careers Hub to help transform careers education for young people in Burnley, Pendle and Blackpool has been announced. Developed by The Careers & Enterprise Company, and to be overseen by the Lancashire LEP’s Skills & Employment Hub, the Careers Hub will cover three Lancashire regions – Burnley, Pendle and Blackpool. It will be […]

95.5% of full-time, first-degree UK based graduates went into employment or further study within six months of graduation University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) graduates have received a timely boost to their job prospects after the institution received its best graduate employability score. According to new figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), 95.5% […]

University to take leading role in tackling serious issues affecting the health and wellbeing of residents The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has marked the 70th anniversary of the formation of the NHS by launching its ‘One Health’ strategy to transform the landscape of health and social care across the North West. UCLan is the […]

  As the Winter Gardens Blackpool today celebrates its 140th anniversary, plans have been unveiled revealing a partnership between global producers Selladoor Worldwide and operators Blackpool Entertainment Company to bring a fresh lease of creative life to the historic Pavilion Theatre, based within the grade 2* listed venue. During this joint venture, Selladoor Worldwide will lead […]

Bacup celebrated the official opening of the Britannia Greenway on Saturday 7 July, part of a major new cycling and walking route being developed to link areas throughout East Lancashire. Local people gathered to process along the 1km route from New Line Picnic Site on their bikes, horses, scooters, and on foot, following a ribbon […]

People wanting to snap up advance tickets for the award-winning Chorley Flower Show are being urged to buy now to avoid missing out on the cheaper tickets. Thousands of people have already bought theirs with pre-sales at record levels and if tickets continue to fly off the shelves at the current rate the advance allocation […]

Fundraising for The Dukes pioneering work for people with dementia has received a boost from The Archers! Local actor, Helen Longworth has recently returned to the popular radio drama series to play Hannah Riley after a ten year break. At Christmas, she played Aladdin’s mum in the Lancaster theatre’s Christmas production and she regularly returns […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s new hotel is to be named Boulevard Hotel. The new hotel will boast 120 rooms, including 8 coastal  suites and 8 junior suites with a mixture of coastal and park facing rooms. In addition to the rooms the hotel will include stylish dining and conferencing facilities.  These include the Beachside Restaurant, Ocean Bar, Surfside […]

VisitEngland has today announced the latest successful applicants to receive funding from the three year £40 million Discover England Fund for tourism product development. The 11 successful bids receive funding of up to £250,000 in the third year of the Fund. From promoting food, music and heritage to literature, horse-racing and the coast, the projects […]

An enterprise that helps businesses to harness the power of social media is poised for a successful future after taking part in Boost’s Growth Support programme. Blackburn-based Smith Media Limited helps businesses to develop an effective social media presence without having to pay for a full digital marketing team. They help other companies to create […]