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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 […]

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 […]

Food Innovation Network – Helping Agri-Food Businesses to Innovate On 23 July 2015 the Prime Minister announced the creation of a new UK-wide Food Innovation Network (FIN). The FIN will be an important part of the Government’s 25 year Food and Farming Plan.  A UK-wide industry-led FIN will tackle the barriers identified by the FRP. […]

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 […]

The first ever statue celebrating the nation’s favourite comedy double act Morecambe and Wise will be unveiled at Blackpool’s world famous Winter Gardens next month. Renowned sculptor Graham Ibbeson has completed work on the stunning 8ft tall bronzed statue which has been commissioned to mark the 75th anniversary of Eric and Ernie first appearing on […]

Marketing Lancashire, the county’s destination management organisation, today (Wednesday 28 September) revealed the finalists of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2016. The event now in its 13th year and the only pan-Lancashire tourism-focused awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 10 November at Blackburn Cathedral, the Cathedral of Lancashire. Ruth Connor, Chief Executive of Marketing Lancashire […]

Luxury country house hotel, Northcote is celebrating being named AA Hotel of the Year – England at the AA Hospitality Awards 2016. This prestigious award recognises the most exceptional hotel in England and is chosen by a panel of industry experts, making it the ultimate accolade for hotels in the UK. Northcote is an independently […]