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Showzam! Blackpool’s annual celebration of circus, magic and live performance has been hailed a great success. Now in its 10th year the four day festival attracted people from far and wide to the resort, with more than 10,000 visitors attending the Showzam! Central events in the Winter Gardens, the Tower Ballroom and the town centre. […]

Cannon Street in Preston will be getting a new look, in a bid to appeal more to shoppers and businesses. The city centre street, which is part of the Winckley Square Conservation Area, is getting a makeover with natural stone. Funding for the work has been brought together by Lancashire County Council with contributions from […]

Exclusive to the dirty food empire’s Preston restaurant, The Winckley Square burger is Solita’s biggest burger yet!   To celebrate the major refurbishment of the iconic Georgian Square, chefs at Solita have created the ultimate sharing dish which consists of a 1.5 kilo chuck steak burger patty, a 14 inch square brioche bun, one whole […]

It’s that time again, the time when parents, grandparents and grown-ups alike are at their wits’ end to avoid THOSE dreaded words escaping their little ones mouths… “I’m bored”! Well panic not, the East Lancashire Railway has compiled a useful run down of great things to do over those long school free days to keep […]

A head chef from a Lancashire hotel has been called up by an RAF regiment hero to launch a national campaign for a leading welfare charity.   Stuart Robinson, who lost both his legs during RAF service in Afghanistan, enlisted the help of Michael Wilson, the head chef at the art-deco Midland Hotel, to spread […]

Lancashire, Preston and South Ribble’s transformational City Deal pitched to over 100 developers, agents and investors at half-day Place North West business conference Over 120 developers, investors and property professionals drawn from across the North West gathered together this week (February 7th) for a special inward investment event focussing on the commercial opportunities and investment […]

Professor Clive Edwards has been appointed as the Chair of Edge Hill University’s Board of Governors and Pro-Chancellor. Clive, who has an extensive research record as a microbiologist, has served as an independent governor of Edge Hill University since 2013. He has been involved in teaching, research and management at departmental and institutional level at […]

Popular agricultural event comes “across the border” from Yorkshire to Lancashire The organisers of the Todmorden Show have confirmed that this year’s event is to be held in Cliviger, in the borough of Burnley. The popular agricultural event will take place on Saturday 17th June, in fields just off Burnley Road, next to the Ram […]

The Blackpool Resort Pass is back for 2017 – giving visitors the opportunity to make big savings on their favourite attractions in the UK’s most popular seaside destination. The pass is the first of its kind to be operated in this country and gives you the chance to enjoy many top attractions and transport around […]

VisitBlackpool and the Winter Gardens Blackpool are targeting meeting and event organisers at this year’s International Confex to showcase the plans for Blackpool’s planned new conference and exhibition centre. The Government announced last month that the proposed new development will be part-funded from Lancashire’s Growth Deal allocation. It is envisaged that the new facility situated […]

2017 begins with a bang for Marketing Lancashire’s food and drink campaign Marketing Lancashire’s campaign to put Lancashire’s food and drink firmly on the national culinary map continues to build momentum, with a series of spectacular press features, a best-selling Lancashire cookbook, and national recognition at the start of the year. January began with a […]

Following extensive community consultation, Lancashire County Council and their development partners Maple Grove Developments, who are part of the Eric Wright Group, have submitted a planning application to South Ribble Borough Council for a major development of the Cuerden strategic site that will also bring furniture giant IKEA to Lancashire. The Cuerden development could also […]