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Brothers Simon and Nick Mellin are celebrating being announced as finalists in eight awards for their sustainable food business Roaming Roosters; and one of them needs your vote! The 28 and 26 year old siblings have made the shortlist in six national and two regional awards, each one celebrating their Higham-based business built on ‘food […]

New era for The Highwayman with the arrival of new Head Chef –  Jason “Bruno” Birkbeck. Partnership with St John’s Hospice remains firm with latest donation and launch of charity dinner.  An Evening with Jason “Bruno” Birkbeck and the Region’s Finest Producers in Aid of St John’s Hospice will take place on Thursday 13th November. […]

There will be plenty of room to park your broomsticks at Blackpool Zoo during a week of eerie events to celebrate Halloween half term. Starting on Saturday 25th October there will devilish daily activities including pumpkin carving at the Pumpkin Grotto, Mysterious Mammals and Blood-thirsty Birds Quiz trail, colouring and writing competitions in creepy corners, […]

Autumnwatch returns to BBC Two at the end of October. Across four days, from Tuesday 28th to Friday 31st October, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games will be live on the beautiful Lancastrian coast in the North West England with the very best of the season’s wild action. Autumnwatch 2014 From rutting red deer […]

The story of one woman's war told through letters to her friends is the inspiration behind a brand-new 30-minute drama to be performed at the Harris Library in Preston on Friday 10 October. ' "My Dearest Girls" – Helen's Story' has been created by acclaimed writer and solo performer Francesca Millican-Slater. The piece is based […]

A memorial cross and surrounding gardens in the grounds of County Hall have been renovated as part of the commemoration of the centenary of World War One. A formal re-dedication of the war memorial has been carried out by the vicar of Preston, Father Timothy Lipscomb. He was joined by the Chairman of Lancashire County […]

Tickets for the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2014, the only awards exclusively focused on and celebrating the county’s £3.5billion visitor economy businesses, go on sale today (Friday 3 October) just as exciting details of what’s in store for Lancashire’s most prestigious tourism event start to emerge. Marketing Lancashire, organisers of the annual awards, revealed today that […]

Stanley House Hotel and Spa has raised £700 for charity after the success of its adopt a tree scheme. The Mellor-based hotel is home to a budding orchard which has helped to boost funds for its charity of the year, Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The 16 trees in the Rosemere orchard range from Bramley and Cox […]

The search is on for fun photographs and selfies of visitors enjoying Blackpool’s world famous Illuminations display. A new Blackpool Illuminations photo competition will offer the chance to win a short break in Blackpool, staying at the contemporary boutique Number One South Beach. The top five entries will also win the chance to have their […]

Jobs growth in the professional, scientific and technical sectors, and in business administration and support services, lies behind a further growth in the number of jobs in Burnley. The news has been welcomed as confirming the effectiveness of the strategy and partnership working developed by Burnley Bondholders and the local council. Figures just released from […]

A chance meeting with an elephant led a six year old girl to pursue a really wild career that started in Blackpool and is set to continue in South Africa. Sarah Chantry, an Education Officer at Blackpool Zoo, is embarking on the trip of a lifetime to work at the Daktari Bush School and Wildlife […]

A Lancashire hotel has been named one of the nation’s best, following inclusion in the Sunday Times’ Ultimate 100 British Hotels 2014. Stanley House Hotel and Spa, Mellor was reviewed and selected from destinations across the UK and is the only Lancashire hotel to make the cut.  The Times prize list, now in its second […]