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Isn’t it that time of year when most seaside resorts are battening down for winter?  Not here in Blackpool where the October half-term holiday just doesn’t get any bigger or better! It’s full-on entertainment with everything you need to make the school holiday as good as it can be. All of the major attractions are […]

Work has finished on the latest stage of work to improve journey times and boost capacity along the A582 in South Ribble. Lancashire County Council has expanded the Flensburg Way roundabout on the A582 to create extra lanes, and installed new traffic lights to handle increased levels of traffic both now and in the future. […]

A 'Meet the Butler and Housekeeper' event will take place on Sunday 9 October, from 12pm to 4pm at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley. Visitors will get the chance to step back in time as history will be brought to life. The housekeeper and butler will take up residence for the afternoon in full period costume. They […]

FAMILIES are invited to gather in Astley Park on Friday 4 November for the return of a fantastic fireworks display and bonfire. Chorley Council is organising the family event after great feedback from last year with many people saying it was one of the best fireworks displays they had ever seen. The event will take […]

Bosses at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens are championing disability rights by becoming the first venue in the town – and one of the first in the North West – to adopt a brand new accessibility scheme. The Access Card, which is operated by Nimbus Disability, makes access to concerts, shows and events much more dignified and […]

Leyland's multi-award-winning park will soon be given another boost with the planting of a new woodland. One hundred young trees, all of them native species, will be introduced into Worden Park, which is currently undergoing £500,000 of improvements. The latest planting scheme is the final, and largest, of three that were identified as part of the […]

A team of master blasters from the USA have scooped first prize at the World Blackpool’s Fireworks Championships Blackpool. Rozzi’s Fireworks saw off competition from teams from Australia and Slovakia with a spectacular display during week three of this year’s championships. Michael Lux from Rozzi Fireworks, show designer and fifth generation Rozzi, joined the company […]

A new completion date of August next year has been announced for the Broughton Bypass. This change to the original timetable for the project, which was scheduled to be completed in March 2017, has been caused by complications related to ground conditions. These complications have affected work on the construction of the Brooklands Bridge, over […]

A BUZZ of anticipation is exciting Chorley, as organisers of the hugely popular Chorley Live (7-8 October) event have released details of the full schedule of acts that will be playing over the two-day entertainment extravaganza.   The event will see 236 performances across 30 venues over two nights in Chorley town centre bringing the […]

VisitEngland has today announced a further nine successful applicants to secure year one funding from the £40 million Discover England Fund. The nine winning bidders, announced after a rigorous application process, include projects to get international visitors out exploring England’s waterways, initiatives that drive visitors across the North of England on sightseeing programmes and the […]

Event: Growing Your Business Date: Wednesday 19th October 2016 Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm Venue: The Lancastrian, Chorley Town Hall, Market St, Chorley, PR7 1DP @LancsBusEvents  #CLBE2016 Please join us for the 10th Anniversary Central Lancashire Business Event on Wednesday 19th October 2016. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Growing Your Business’ and our keynote […]

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has announced it is to build a new £16.25m rollercoaster. It will be the UK’s first ever with a double-launch – an advanced technology that gives the roller coaster two powerful thrusts of acceleration during the ride. ‘Construction 2018’ will feature the most number of interactions in the world with 15 interactions […]