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North West hotel group’s art-deco masterpiece is to play host to a sumptuous Seafood Festival this summer, celebrating all the finest fare that UK waters have to offer. English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues is organising the inaugural weekend event at the internationally renowned Midland Hotel on Morecambe’s waterfront on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd […]

The sensational full line-up has been revealed for Lytham Festival 2016 with the announcement there is to be an additional evening of entertainment in the Main Lytham Green Arena on Wednesday August 3. For the first time ever Lytham Festival will present the UK’s largest ever seaside outdoor cinema as audiences are invited to experience […]

Lancaster's Judges' Lodgings Museum will be recognising the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with themed family activities on Saturday 23 April. The activities include a fun trail to find Shakespeare-related objects hidden around the museum, and a Shakespeare quiz. Word searches, crosswords and colouring will also be available for visitors to enjoy. Anthea Purkis, Lancashire […]

Dahlia’s Farm Shop had recently entered the Foodex National Meat Production Competition 2016. After hundreds of applicants entered from all over the UK it was Dahlia’s Farm Shop who came away winning the silver award for the Pork Sausage and the Chocolate & Chilli Sausage entries! Scoring 93/100 for the Pork Sausage and 92/100 for […]

EVERY little helped when it came to securing a £10,000 windfall for one South Ribble park. Walton Park in Walton-le-Dale came second in the Tesco Bags of Help contest – a competition which awards cash prizes to projects that will benefit local green spaces. The park’s friends group will plough the money into building an […]

Preston City Council has been successful in securing £70,000 from Arts Council England to deliver a full scale festival in September, following the successful pilot of Lancashire Encounter last year. Utilising the city’s outdoor spaces the event will aim to deliver a bigger and more ambitious programme. The event will open on Friday 23 September […]

A BEACON will be lit at Rivington Pike to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday. It will form part of a chain of beacons around the UK on Thursday 21 April and is an important part of the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. Chorley Council has registered the Rivington Pike beacon to be one of over 1,000 […]

A popular Pendle eatery has been bought by an award-winning food company as it plans to revive the venue to its former glory.  The Seafood Pub Company, who boast seven venues across the Pendle and Lancashire area, including the Barley Mow in Barley, the Assheton Arms in Downham, and the Oyster & Otter in Feniscowles, […]

Major improvement work starts on Monday 25 April along New Hall Lane in Preston, with changes to the road layout, parking and the local environment.  Enhanced pedestrian crossings will be provided and the amount of street clutter will be reduced.  There'll be more space for pedestrians and increased parking spaces, with changes to the permitted […]

This April Merlin Entertainments Blackpool Cluster is asking teachers to come along to their showcase weekend and explore their 8 exciting attractions.  Teachers across the North West have been invited to claim a FREE Blackpool BIG TICKET which can be used on either 23rd & 24th April 2016 to explore Merlin’s amazing Blackpool attractions and […]

Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Mellor has bolstered its wedding and events team with the appointment of Andrew Loynes. Andrew, who is 25 and lives in Chorley, has joined the award-winning hotel as a meeting and events coordinator. Andrew, Andy to his friends, is a third-year student studying BA (Hons) Event Management at the University […]

FAMILIES, couples and friends who are looking for inspiration for a great day out are being encouraged to check out Chorley and its many attractions and events with the launch of a new visitor website, checkoutchorley.com The new visitor website has been launched by Chorley Council in a bid to showcase the area and what […]