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Blackpool Pleasure Beach is pleased to announce the return of international dance brand Ministry Of Sound and present TITANIUM, the ultimate thrill night on Saturday 7th October!  This event will see DJs, including Trevor Nelson, take to the decks to entertain visitors to the park late into the night. Thrill seekers will be able to […]

The official name for the new road in Broughton is James Towers Way, named in honour of a local hero of World War One. Broughton-born Private James Towers was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for his actions almost 100 years ago. In 1918, Private Towers volunteered to relay a message as a runner. Five people […]

PLANS to form a Lancashire Combined Authority may be back on track after the majority of the county’s council leaders agreed a way forward that could pave the way towards a devolution deal. At the shadow Combined Authority meeting held this week representatives from all 15 councils heard how Central Government was now willing to […]

Date: Monday 2 October Time: 09.30 -12.00 Venue: Brockholes Conferene Centre Lancashire welcomes over 67 million visitors to our wonderfully diverse county each year and in turn, this generates £4.1 bn of visitor spending and supports 1 in 10 or over 59,000 local jobs in tourism and hospitality. To continue to grow tourism we need […]

Salary:  Circa £50,000 Hours:  Full Time 37 hours per week Hyndburn Leisure is a charitable trust which was formed in 2001, we manage a range of leisure and sports facilities in the Borough of Hyndburn including: Hyndburn Leisure Centre; Mercer Hall Leisure Centre; Norden Dual Use Sports Centre and Accrington Town Hall plus a number […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is celebrating as Valhalla has been named The Best Water Ride in the World for the third year running at the recent Golden Tickets Awards. Representatives from amusement and water parks across the globe gathered at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, on 8th and 9th September for the annual ceremony, which recognises […]

Celebrating Lancashire’s young talent: Finalists announced for Sub36 Awards 2017 Lancashire’s young business people are celebrating after being named as finalists in the Sub36 Awards 2017. Successful candidates were announced after a day of rigorous judging whittling down the entrants in each category to just four finalists for each award. They have now been invited […]

Clitheroe’s Beer Hall at Holmes Mill is officially laying claim to the title of Longest Bar in Britain. There is no official Guinness record for this category, but a year after opening and in the absence of any challengers, the Beer Hall believes its 105 feet and eight inches long horseshoe-shaped counter, housing 42 artisan […]

The event itself is celebrating 18 years and will take place over 18 nights from 18th January to 4th February 2018. Michelin star chefs travel from across the globe to the boutique hotel in Lancashire to serve their own Obsession Menu, with each night a completely unique experience. This year will see talented chefs from […]

Four new further, higher and adult education centres set to open across county in next two months as a result of £13.25m Growth Deal funding Over 4,000 new training and apprenticeship places to be created across a range of hi-tech and high-demand employment sectors Lancashire is soon set to benefit from over £13m of new […]

Sold out event was bursting with business inspiration and Lancashire pride Taste Lancashire 2017, the county’s first food and drink conference organised by Marketing Lancashire brought together food entrepreneurs, retail bosses, agricultural leaders, international trade experts and influencers from the hospitality industry and was a resounding success with the capacity audience at Holmes Mill, in […]

The British Commercial Vehicle Museum based in King Street, Leyland, Lancashire, is pleased to announce that it has received a National Lottery grant of £1,836,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the ‘Up another gear for the British Commercial Vehicle Museum’ project, it was announced today. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, […]