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Lancashire’s best food & drink producers, restaurateurs, chefs and retailers, keen to see Lancashire food and drink achieve the recognition it deserves, are invited to the first Lancashire Taste Exchange; an afternoon of tasting, talking and trading developed by Marketing Lancashire with the aim of generating new opportunities for Lancashire’s food and drink businesses.  From […]

St George’s Shopping Centre is one of six UK regions taking part in a national competition to find Britain’s next top vlogging star, who, if successful could follow in the footsteps of YouTube celebrities like Tom Scott and Tanya Burr. Preston will kick-start the search today, in which aspiring YouTube stars are being invited to […]

UK and world class riders will be powering through Colne in a blur of team colours on Tuesday 26th July for the Colne Grand Prix. “Colne is proud to have been chosen to host the grand final of the Men’s UK Elite Series for the first time ever,” said Cllr. Sarah Cockburn-Price, chairman of Colne […]

Will Young fans left disappointed after the chart-topper’s weekend gig was cancelled were today handed a special gift by concert promoters Cuffe and Taylor. Will’s eagerly-awaited Symphony At The Tower performance was called off on Friday after the Hoghton Tower arena, near Preston, was deemed unsafe following torrential rain. Fans who bought tickets will receive […]

Lancaster Maritime Museum has partly reopened to the public after being closed for essential maintenance and to repair flood damage caused last winter. This attraction, based at the former Custom House on St. George's Quay, was closed last October. The warehouse part of the museum re-opened on Saturday 2 July. However, the first floor of […]

Gardening enthusiasts are being encouraged to submit their entries for Chorley Flower Show as the applications are starting to come in thick and fast. After the phenomenal success of the first ever show Chorley Council is urging gardeners and floral artists of all ages to take the opportunity of entering this year’s event. There are new […]

THE Woodland Spa in Burnley, Lancashire has once again received international recognition after winning the Global Luxury Day Spa at this year’s World Luxury Spa Awards. The lavish award ceremony took place at the exquisite 5-star Grand Hotel Kronenhof Pontresina in Switzerland and once again The Woodland Spa succeeded in seeing off competition from more well […]

Almost £11m has been announced to fund a further significant expansion in training places and apprenticeships in key sectors of Lancashire’s economy. The funding, agreed by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP), will contribute to nine projects worth over £34m across Lancashire. The LEP’s aim is to support a network or modern, high quality educational and […]

Young people in the Ribble Valley have the chance to work on a creative project that will help them to understand what it was like for people their age during the First World War. The Lost Generation project will result in the creation of new artwork, film and writing to be exhibited at Clitheroe Castle […]

The role of women in architecture, place making and the urban environment will be the theme of the next 'Conversations in Creativity' event. The event will take place between 6pm and 8pm on Thursday 14 July, at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. The theme of 'A Woman's Place' was in part inspired by award-winning architect […]

TWO apprentices at South Ribble Borough Council will be making their screen debut after accepting a challenge from popular TV programme DIY SOS. Alex Brobbin, 20, and Ryan Turner, 18, are working on a project to revamp the grounds of Blenheim House on Newton Drive, Blackpool, alongside presenter Nick Knowles and his team. Once complete […]

CLAY poppies will be used to create a poignant tribute to more than 100 brave soldiers from South Ribble who died in the Battle of the Somme. Inspired by a similar project at the Tower of London, 103 poppies will be planted at the iconic new war memorial in Lostock Hall – one for each […]