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Jason ‘Bruno’ Birkbeck joins as Head Cookery Tutor and Emma Lawson joins as Junior Tutor Michelin star boutique hotel, Northcote, is welcoming Jason ‘Bruno’ Birkbeck as Head  Cookery Tutor and Emma Lawson as Junior Tutor at the Cookery School, which is renowned as one of the best culinary schools in the UK. Located in the […]

Lancashire County Council will this week take a major step towards improving the county’s bus network, with councillors due to meet to discuss where investment is most needed. The council’s new administration has committed to make an extra £1m available to support bus services, increasing the budget from £2m to £3m. Key priorities are to […]

A feast of food, travel and tourism experts gather to discuss the future of Lancashire food Travel guru Alastair Sawday and Edwin Booth, CEO and Chairman of Booths, have been announced as the first speakers at the inaugural Taste Lancashire 2017 conference, led by Marketing Lancashire in partnership with the Department for International Trade. Alastair Sawday […]

Invasion returns to Lancaster Castle next weekend (29th/30th July 2017) The Eighth Legion is returning to Lancaster Castle next weekend, bringing Roman Britain back to life with a display of Roman military tactics, armour and equipment. Visitors will be able to try their hand at archery under the expert guidance of our soldiers, and see […]

Blackpool and The Fylde College students will take the stage along with top local acts at this year’s Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On event and as part of the College’s 125-year celebrations. This year’s Illuminations Switch-On event, which takes place on Friday 1st September, is being delivered by MTV, the world’s biggest youth entertainment and music brand, […]

The final stretch for the cottages.com Colne Grand Prix on Wednesday 26th July. News release issued on behalf of Colne Town Council – photographs & logos attached in the link below British and world class cyclists will be going up a gear as the grand final of the HSBC UK | National Circuit Series in […]

CHORLEY will be blooming with displays from the most talented exhibitors in the country as the borough launches its third flower show in the historic grounds of Astley Park. The town will become a riot of colour with dazzling dahlias and brilliant bonsais ready to wow thousands of people on Saturday and Sunday 29 and […]

The world’s first illuminated tram parade will be staged in Blackpool this October as part of a three-day festival of free entertainment. The Festival@LightPool event will be held on and around the Tower Festival Headland from Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 October and will feature spectacular live entertainment between 5pm and 7pm each night. On all three […]

Bowland Brewery is celebrating its best ever week – thanks to summer festivals, foodies and fair weather! The brewery, based at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe, beat its previous best sales record last week (July 10-16th) by the equivalent of 7,200 pints. Said Warren Bennett, brewery md: “We’ve been on a roll with week on week […]

Growing Burnley based micro gin distillery, Batch Brew, are launching a ‘Big Batch Whinberry Picking Challenge’ for a special limited edition batch of their new whinberry gin. Whinberries (a northern term for Bilberries) are just coming into season and there’s only a short window of a few weeks to pick them fresh for the special […]

Back in 2005, Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, Bob Geldof staged Live 8 at Hyde Park and Daniel Craig was named as the new James Bond. It was also the year 15-year-old Jordan Hadfield started his career at The Alma Inn in Laneshaw Bridge. Jordan, originally from Laneshaw Bridge but now living in Barnoldswick, […]

A film star has sent a good luck message to The Dukes in Lancaster where he appeared in its very first outdoor production 30 years ago. Andy Serkis sent a video message to the team behind the 30th anniversary production of Treasure Island just days before the release of his new blockbuster film, War for […]