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The first Eastern White Pelican ever to be hand reared in the UK is about the fly the ‘artificial’ nest to join his pelican friends. Charlie the chick, who hatched at Blackpool Zoo just hours before Princess Charlotte was born in May, is leaving the bird nursery he has grown up in and is being […]

Visitors to family-owned Mytton Fold Hotel near Clitheroe can be assured of an excellent ‘Welcome’ after it undertook world class customer service training on two separate occasions. Several employees at Mytton Fold Hotel & Golf Club attended the nationally recognised Welcome to Excellence training course at Waddow Hall and were so impressed by what they […]

The skills of local artists will soon be on display in a creative new exhibition in the Steward's Gallery at Clitheroe Castle. The annual 'Inspired: The Ribble Valley Open' exhibition starts on Saturday 8 August. Every year, amateur and professional artists and students who live or work in the Ribble Valley and surrounding area are […]

Keeping the little ones entertained this summer will be easy for families heading to RSPB Leighton Moss, as there’s a variety of wild adventures in store for all ages at the Silverdale nature reserve. On Wednesday 5 August, families can join the Butterflies, Bugs and Birds Bonanza to discover all that flies, flutters and flaps […]

Four years since launching Ena Mill, the retail outlet in Atherton, near Leigh, owners Simon Yates and Jonathan Addis are about to embark on the next development phase of the former textile mill. And the news will be a great boost to groups coming into the Northwest of England. The two business partners recently purchased […]

Get your dancing shoes on and get ready to party, as Britain’s biggest Motown spectacular embarks on its 2015 nationwide tour with an all-new, all-star show! The Magic of Motown returns to Blackpool’s Grand Theatre with the Reach Out Tour on 9 August, celebrating its 12th incredible year with more chart toppers and sequins than […]

Organisers of the Blackburn Heritage Festival at the Blackburn BID (Business Improvement District) are reminding Blackburn organisers that time is running out to register their participation if they are planning to stage an activity in September.  Registration closes on 1 August for the national Heritage Open Days website with local publicity by the BID going […]

This summer, Dreamboats and Miniskirts swings into Blackpool’s Grand Theatre to showcase the greatest hit songs of the 60s! It is the sequel to Dreamboats and Miniskirts, which premiered in Bromley in 2009, and became a musical phenomenon having played to more than two million people across the UK. Inspired by Universal’s multi-million selling album […]

Top British pop band, The Vamps, have been confirmed as the headline act for VisitBlackpool’s 2015 Blackpool iFest Friday night switch-on event. The Vamps are huge growing stars on the UK music scene. Since 2013 they have scored a multi-Platinum debut album, sold over two million singles, had five Top 10 singles in the UK, […]

Festival Director Ben Ruth says: "One of the original aims of the festival was to highlight the quality, diversity and sheer quantity of live music in this small city. When people visit Lancaster they're always struck by this abundance and in particular how all the venues are within easy staggering distance of each other. Many […]

A TOP line up of family entertainment is planned for the new Chorley Flower Show with stars off the television headlining the children’s stage. Dozens of people have already booked their tickets for the Chorley Council-run event, which will see Fifi and Bumble doing their ‘rock with the tots’ mini show and Alex from CBeebies […]

Blackburn announced as one of the latest towns across the UK to receive support from some of the UK’s biggest brands.   Blackburn is one of 34 new High Streets selected for the ‘Business in the Community’s Healthy High Streets’ programme which aims to increase footfall and reduce the number of vacant properties in the […]