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A new pop-up Astley Experience is set to open this weekend while conservation repairs continue at Chorley’s historic hall. Astley Hall has been closed since Christmas whilst conservation work was done to preserve the Grade 1 listed building. Now following the recent announcement that the Hall will have to remain closed until the summer, Chorley […]

The award-winning SPA Hotel at Ribby Hall Village has today launched their NEW treatment menu and brochure following a recent investment in excess of £500,000 to enhance The Spa Hotel’s facilities and offering*.  Over the last 12 months the award-winning SPA Hotel which is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year has welcomed […]

The full details of Blackburn BID's Midsummer Festival have been released online showing the full extent of the programme of activities taking place from Darwen Street to Sudell Cross. A FarmVille style map for the Blackburn BID’s Countryside Comes to Town event turns the town into a series of fields showing key landmark buildings reveals […]

McBusted confirmed as the Saturday superstar main stage headliners for Lytham Festival Rae Morris, Rebecca Ferguson, Scouting For Girls, Chicane and Tenors of Rock to headline new Pavilion stage Pop punk supergroup McBusted are today confirmed as the Saturday main stage headliner for Lytham Festival, taking place 2nd – 9th August across Lytham. Additionally, Rae […]

Families can come and experience the best model boats in the North West at WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre this Easter. Model boat groups from Southport, Hoylake, Liverpool, Runcorn, Ormskirk and West Lancashire will be showcasing their collection of model boats on Saturday 11 April and Sunday 12 April. Centre Manager, Nick Brooks, said: “Easter […]

Marketing Lancashire is delighted to announce that five Lancashire Tourism Award Winners 2014/15 have been named as finalists in the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence 2015. The glittering Awards Ceremony is being held on Monday 11 May 2015 at the Sage Gateshead.  Lancashire Tourism Award winners who are now finalist in the national Visit […]

Lancashire County Council's countryside service is holding a range of exciting events this Easter. A special programme of family friendly activities has been organised by the rangers and volunteers from 'friends' groups for the Easter holidays. Try your hand at egg rolling at Wycoller, see birds of prey at Beacon Fell or explore the Brun […]

A Chorley-based retailer which specialises in outdoor clothing has bolstered its staff skills thanks to help from a £5.6m skills and training programme being delivered across the county. Out of the City, based at Buckshaw Village, has received funding from Lancashire Skills Support for the Workforce (LSS) to enable one of its staff members to […]

Talented local artist, Patricia Ramsden, will run a 'Bookarts' workshop at Lancaster City Museum on Sunday 12 April. From 10am to 4pm visitors can learn about creating their own books, paper folding and 3D techniques. This workshop is part of the 'King of Cats' touring contemporary art exhibition based on Lancashire folklore running at Lancaster […]

IT’S REEL – residents in Chorley are set to get a new cinema in the town. National chain Reel Cinema has today announced its intention to bring a six-screen complex to the shopping mall as part of extension plans outlined by owners, Chorley Council. The operator is the first business to publicly declare its commitment […]

FAMILIES and cycle fans are in for a real treat on Easter weekend as the first ever Chorley Grand Prix takes over the Chorley borough. Local people are being urged to show their support and get involved in the spectacular event from 11am on Saturday 4 April by lining the route and taking part in […]