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Legendary Bay City Rollers feat. Les and Alan Announce Blackpool Date It is announced today that Les & Alan’s Bay City Rollers will be heading to Blackpool as part of their UK tour this December. Rollermania will arrive in town as the Scottish pop stars take to the stage at the Winter Gardens Empress Ballroom […]

The Dukes is once again delighted to be hosting the headline act of this year’s Lancaster Jazz Festival. Cath Roberts is the festival’s Artist In Residence and her special commission will kick off The Dukes autumn season on September 17. Arguably the most exciting saxophonist, composer and large ensemble leader in the UK right now, […]

Live UK Headline Dates Announced for December 2016 Following The Chemical Brothers huge debut performance at London’s SW4 Festival this weekend, the undisputed masters of electronic music return to the UK in December with their critically acclaimed live show. For the past twenty years, The Chemical Brothers have redefined the idea of live electronic music. […]

Czech-based digital art collective The Macula are set to launch their newest creation Down the Rabbit Hole here in Blackpool this September. The Macula are an award winning company, formed in 2007 they have dazzled audiences throughout Europe with their shows,  Down the Rabbit Hole tells the story of an astronaut exploring new worlds. The […]

Bowland businesswoman Janet Simpson, who converted her family farm into a four-star hotel and restaurant, has been shortlisted for two national awards. Both Janet personally, and her Gibbon Bridge Hotel and Restaurant, were selected in two; ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding Diversification Project’. After being shortlisted out of more than 900 other rural businesses across […]

The Dukes Artistic Director, Joe Sumsion, will be leaving the Lancaster theatre in February. Joe, who joined The Dukes in 2007, will be taking on new roles as a freelance director and university lecturer. The Dukes Chair, Gary Rycroft said: “On behalf of The Dukes, I congratulate Joe on the success he has had here […]

The Dukes Artistic Director, Joe Sumsion, will be leaving the Lancaster theatre in February. Joe, who joined The Dukes in 2007, will be taking on new roles as a freelance director and university lecturer. The Dukes Chair, Gary Rycroft said: “On behalf of The Dukes, I congratulate Joe on the success he has had here […]

The first major highway scheme in a programme of improvements to boost access to employment areas and future housing sites along the M65 corridor between Blackburn and Colne has been completed. The £12.1m programme of work to junctions and nearby local roads from junction 7 at Accrington to junction 13 at Barrowford is known as […]

Visitors to the annual Heritage Open Day at Gawthorpe Hall will get a behind the scenes look at what life was like at the 'Downton of the North'. Entry will be free to the Grade I listed hall at Padiham, near Burnley, on Saturday 10 September from 12 noon to 4.30pm. Redesigned in the 1850s […]

Introduction This brief has been prepared to provide information on Light Up Lancaster Festival on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November 2016 and sets out the Evaluation Management requirements. About Light up Lancaster Festival 2016 will be the fourth year of Light Up Lancaster Festival. The festival includes a light and art trail through the […]

A host of musical theatre stars will join pop star Sarah Harding and TV heart-throb Andy Moss when Ghost – The Musical heads to Blackpool. West End star Jacqui Dubois will take on the role of Oda Mae Brown which was made famous by Whoopi Goldberg in the film of the same name. Also taking […]

Blackpool Promenade will be a bike only zone on Tuesday evening for the resorts annual Ride the Lights event. The popular annual event sees the Promenade fully closed to vehicles for one night only between 7pm and 10pm to allow cyclists to get a sneak preview of the Blackpool Illuminations. This year for the first […]