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A former Coronation Street favourite is among a cast bringing Lancaster’s maritime heritage to life in audio dramas launched on December 2. Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played Hayley Cropper in the popular soap, joins seven other actors in Port Stories, an exciting new Dukes project which recently received Heritage Lottery Fund support. Four unique audio dramas […]

The Dukes, Lancaster is delighted to announce that its new Artistic Director will be Sarah Punshon. Sarah will join The Dukes in late Spring 2017 and take charge of its artistic programme from 2018. Sarah trained as a director at the RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), and on the Channel 4 Theatre Directors […]

The Dalmeny Resort Hotel in St Annes will unveil its enhanced spa and wellbeing facilities and new treatment menu at an exclusive launch event on November 23.   In partnership with luxury skincare specialist ESPA, the hotel is launching a refined treatment menu for both men and women, which a choice of more than 40 […]

Leyland is set to welcome the world’s first-ever Truck Trail. Snaking from the town’s railway station to the award-winning Worden Park – 13 6ft trucks, each with their own character and personality, will form an exciting and interactive trail on show from April 2017. Taking inspiration from the success of the Superlambanana scheme in Liverpool and […]

Lancashire’s award-winning chefs and food producers headed to London to celebrate Lancashire Day, which is celebrated annually on 27 November, to prepare a 5 course feast for top food writers, critics and industry insiders at the exclusive IceTank venue in Covent Garden on Thursday 17 November. The 5 award-winning chefs cooking were Lisa Goodwin-Allen, Head […]

More than 250 entrepreneurs from across Lancashire will gather today for a major growth summit aimed at supporting new and growing businesses in the county over the next five years. Vision 2021 is taking place throughout the day at Preston’s Guild Hall and has been staged to showcase the support available to Lancashire businesses and […]

CHORLEY’S festive season got off to a spectacular start on Saturday as thousands of people packed into the town centre to see local singing sensation and star of The Voice UK, Kevin Simm, switch on the town’s Christmas lights. Organised by Chorley Council, the annual Christmas lights switch on event marked the start of the […]

Burnley-based Crow Wood Leisure has announced that they have received notification that their hotel plans have been approved by the Secretary of State in London. This means that Burnley Borough Council can now officially grant planning permission for the project, with Crow Wood having worked on the scheme for two years and incurring considerable expense, […]

Regional theatres breathe life into a community says Andy Serkis as The Dukes in Lancaster reaches its 45th anniversary. Andy, who has had an awardwinning and pioneering career as an actor on stage, in television and film, is now an Honorary Patron of The Dukes where it all began. In an interview released to coincide […]

Bay City Rollers fans are being encouraged to snap up a limited number of specially priced Black Friday tickets for their Blackpool date. Tickets to the rollers’ gigs were priced at £1.10 in 1974 and now fans can roll back the clock and grab themselves a bargain, seeing them reunited at Blackpool Winter Gardens on […]

Wearable robotics, a virtual reality universe and the first graphene coated unmanned aerial vehicle wing were among a range of exhibits on display to highlight the very best of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). The event, entitled UCLan Kaleidoscope, saw more than 300 people from across the North West descend on the Preston Campus […]

CHORLEY’S historic Astley Hall is all set be transformed into a magical winter wonderland again with spectacular lights, music and artistic performance.   Between 5pm and 10pm on Saturday 26 November, Chorley’s centre-piece building will be lit up in magnificent LED spotlights and hundreds of candles to help mark the start of Chorley’s Christmas celebrations. […]